Mary Ann

De Mary Ann is ideaal voor zeillieefhebbers. Het schip neemt 24 passagiers mee in 12 hutten, allen op het lower deck. Iedere hut heeft een stapelbed, badkamer en airco. Er is een ruim zonnedek, met lounge, brug en kajaks.Op het main deck vind je de eetzaal, bar, bibliotheek.

Er is en bemanning van 8 personen, inclusief 1 engelstalige natuurgids. Het schip heeft een lengte van 65 meter en vaart een snelheid van 8 knopen.

Het schip vaart sinds 1997 op Galapagos en heeft een zeiloppervlak van bijna 1000 m2.

Voor meer info over dit schip zie: www.sailinggalapagos.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mary Ann

De routes van de Mary Ann zijn in 2011 grondig gewijzigd. Vanaf juni vaart de Mary Ann volgende 3 routes. Vraag best op voorhand welke route hij vaart op de data van je keuze.

The Southern Islands

Day 1 WEDNESDAY
PM: On arrival at Baltra airport you will be transfered to your yacht, the Mary
Anne and set course for Mosquera Islet. After lunch on board, your first wet
landing will be onto a beautiful, white coralline beach inhabited by the largest
Galápagos sea lion colony in the archipelago. Good area for lava gulls and
coastal birds. Afterwards, we will visit Punta Carrion to enjoy some snorkelling.

Day 2 THURSDAY
AM: A dry landing at one of the oldest docks on the islands on the tiny island of
Plaza Sur, where you will see vibrantly–coloured green prickly pears, reddish
sesuvium and copper orange land iguanas.
PM: A wet landing on Santa Fé to see the largest specimens of prickly pear
cactus in Galápagos and the island’s own species of land iguana: the Santa Fé
land iguana. Watch out for land birds such as Darwin’s finches and yellow
warblers.

Day 3 FRIDAY
AM: San Cristóbal: a wet landing on to one of the most scenic white sandy
beaches of the islands, Cerro Brujo.
A salt-water lagoon, contrasting with the geographical features is home to the 2011
black-necked common stilt and white-cheeked pintail duck.
PM: Another wet landing at Punta Pitt and a long hike to a view point to watch
seabirds riding the thermals. Red-footed boobies, Nazca boobies, great frigate
birds.

Day 4 SATURDAY
AM: Española: A wet landing at Gardner Bay, one of the most beautiful
beaches in the Galápagos Islands. Galápagos sea lions, marine iguanas,
Darwin’s finches, and Española mockingbirds.
PM: Dry landing at Punta Suárez and the start of a spectacular walk along a
trail dotted with plucky marine iguanas, blue-footed boobies and Galápagos sea
lions, up to the cliff top for an amazing view of an impressive blowhole. Nesting
site of the Galápagos albatross from April to December.

Day 5 SUNDAY
AM: Floreana: A wet landing onto a sandy beach of Punta Cormorant. The trail
passes a salt-water lagoon with greater flamingos and ends at “Flour Beach”, a
sea turtle nesting ground. This will be followed by a short panga ride to Devil’s
Crown for some snorkelling.
PM: A short visit with a wet landing at Post Office Bay, where you can drop your
postcards in the barrel as the whalers used to do centuries ago.

Day 6 MONDAY
AM: Santa Cruz: Dry landing at the port of Puerto Ayora plus a bus ride to
Baltra airport with a short stop in the highlands to see giant tortoises.
NOTE: Passengers ending their trip on this day will be transported by bus to the airport at
Baltra. We offer additional tourist packages for passengers who want to spend more time at
Puerto Ayora. Passengers starting their trip on this day will be transported from Baltra to Puerto
Ayora by bus. A certified guide will accompany passengers at all times.
In addition to the land visits we offer a good balance of other activities such as snorkelling,
panga rides and kayaking.

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West and Beyond

Day 1 MONDAY
PM: Santa Cruz: Arrival at Baltra airport and bus transfer to Puerto Ayora and
your boat, the Mary Anne. A visit to the Charles Darwin Research Station, home
to Lonesome George, where you can learn about the conservation efforts to
restore giant tortoise populations to their original islands. Take a stroll along the
main thoroughfare of Puerto Ayora.

Day 2 TUESDAY
AM: Isabela: A dry landing at Punta Moreno onto a superb pahoehoe lava flow
surrounded by giant shield volcanoes–some still active!
PM: Elizabeth Bay: Enjoy a panga ride in a salt-water mangrove lagoon, where
the largest red mangrove trees in Galápagos, grow.

Day 3 WEDNESDAY
AM: Isabela: A wet landing at Urbina Bay onto a dark sandy beach often used
by green sea turtles as a nesting site. Observe large land iguanas, a variety of
native and endemic plants, and the occasional giant tortoises in their natural
habitat. There are also the remains of a 50-year old uplift, with expose coral
heads and other marine fossils.
PM: Fernandina: A dry landing onto one of the most unspoilt islands in the
world at Punta Espinosa. Stroll along the shoreline accompanied by flightless
cormorants, Galápagos sea lions, and colourful Sally Lightfoot crabs. 2011

Day 4 THURSDAY
AM: Isabela: A dry landing next to Tagus Cove where you can see where early
visitors carved their boats’ name on the rock. Take a long walk through the
beautiful Galápagos landscape to Darwin Lake, a salt-water crater lake,
surrounded by tuff stone. Look out for cormorants and penguins and enjoy a
short panga ride or snorkel at Punta Vicente Roca.
PM: A dry landing at one of the most pristine visitor sites within the Galápagos
National Park, Punta Albemarle. On the pahoehoe lava flow huge marine
iguanas and flightless cormorants wait to greet you.

Day 5 FRIDAY
AM: Santiago: Wet landing onto golden-coloured sand, where green sea turtles
nest at Espumilla. A forest trail takes you through some of the largest
specimens of Palo Santo on the islands and you can observe yellow warblers,
Darwin’s finches and Galápagos flycatchers.
PM: Puerto Egas (Santiago): A wet landing onto a dark sandy volcanic beach at
the once inhabited, Puerto Egas. Sleepy Galápagos fur seals doze in grottos
and under arches of lava flow carved by the ocean.

Day 6 SATURDAY
AM: North Seymour: Prior to leaving for the airport at Baltra, you will make a
dry landing at this small uplifted island, which hosts the largest colony of
magnificent frigate birds, (one of the two species that nest in Galápagos). Male
frigate birds display their large red throat pouch to attract a female, while on
ground; blue-footed boobies step out in their courtship dance.

NOTE: On the final, day the yacht sails to the airport at Baltra to disembark passengers ending
their trip and to pick up new passengers.
In addition to the land visits we offer a good balance of other activities such as snorkelling,
panga rides and kayaking.

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Central and northern islands

Day 1 SATURDAY
PM: Santa Cruz: On arrival at Baltra airport you will board your boat, the Mary
Anne and she will navigate the short passage to Black Turtle Cove, a large
mangrove lagoon on the north coast of Santa Cruz. Pelicans and herons roost
on the mangrove branches, while green sea turtles cruise right next to you as
the panga smoothly make its way through the lagoon.

Day 2 SUNDAY
AM: Genovesa: A wet landing onto a coralline beach at Darwin Bay, one of the
highlights of any trip in the Galápagos Islands. The red mangroves and softhaired prickly pear cacti are perching sites for red-footed boobies and great
frigate birds.
PM: A dry landing at Prince Philip Steps and a cliff-climb up to a plateau where
Nazca boobies and great frigate birds nest. Red-footed Boobies perch on Palo
Santo trees and hundreds of Galápagos Storm Petrels effortlessly fly around.

Day 3 MONDAY
AM: Bartholomew: A dry landing and a climb up wooden steps to the top of
this spatter cone to reach a most breathtaking panorama taking in Pinnacle
Rock (the islands’ most famous icon), neighbouring Santiago Island and most of
the central islands as well.
PM: Santiago: A dry landing at Sullivan Bay to walk over a recent lava flow, 2011
including very fresh pahoehoe lava formations, lava bubbles containing
crystallized minerals, and pioneer plants. Along the shoreline, Galápagos
penguins and herons go after small fish.

TUESDAY
AM: Rábida: A wet landing to explore the red island’s fascinating maroon-tinted
interior and saltwater lagoon. Lots of Darwin’s finches, Galápagos
mockingbirds, yellow warblers and, given the right time of the year brown
pelicans nesting on the salt bush that fringes the beach.
PM: Santa Cruz: A dry landing onto the northwest shore at Cerro Dragón. A
saltwater lagoon behind the white sandy beach is home to greater flamingos,
black-necked common stilts, and white-cheeked pintail ducks. Further inland
there is a Galápagos land iguana nesting site.

WEDNESDAY
AM: Santa Cruz: Before heading to Baltra airport we circumnavigate the tiny
islet of Daphne where the longest ongoing field research in to evolution is being
carried out. The cliffs teem with Nazca boobies and red-billed tropicbirds, and
Darwin’s finches have been showing the scientific community how evolution
works.
In addition to the land visits we offer a good balance of other activities such as snorkelling,
panga rides and kayaking.

NOTE: Passengers ending their trip will disembark for the airport on Baltra and passengers
starting their trip will be welcomed on board.

OPTIONAL 1 DAY EXTENSION
After the cruise we will have a transfer from Baltra to Santa Cruz, where we will
visit the Highlands to see the famous Galápagos giant turtles in their natural
habitat.
Afterwards, our private transport will take us to the Royal Palm (5 stars) or
Silberstein Hotel (3 stars) to have a delicious lunch and enjoy its facilities.
Late in the afternoon, we will drive to our exclusive restaurant, Angermeyer
Point, for a very special dinner to say good bye to this magical archipelago.
We will then return to the hotel for a good night sleep.
The next morning, after a hearty breakfast, we will be transferred to Baltra´s
airport to take the flight back to mainland Ecuador.
Note: For prices, please check our rates chart

Mary Ann

Prijzen 2012 in euro	5 dag	6 dag	10 dag	11 dag	15 dag
hele jaar	2 179	2 592	4 233	4 646	6 288

Er is een single-toeslag van 30%.

Dit zijn de prijzen zoals vastgesteld aan het begin van het jaar. Prijzen kunnen aanzienlijk verschillen in functie van de dollarkoers en vraag en aanbod. Vraag ons een offerte.

Prijzen zijn per persoon. Tarieven zijn exclusief vluchten en exclusief de ingang van het nationaal park. Er is een korting voor kinderen en voor grote groepen.