Tip Top II
Our M/C Tip Top II was built in 2008 and redesigned in 2015-2016 to offer the highest level of comfort and the best experience in the Islands.
Technical Information
- Length: 104 feet
- Beam: 40 feet
- Draft: 5 feet
- Cruising speed: 12 knots
Safety & Communications System:
- (2) 24 mile range Furuno Navnet Radar/Chart Plotter
- (2) Furuno-FCV620 Eco sounder, GPS, Furuno NX300 Navtex, Furuno SC-Satellite Fluxgate compass, Icom M802 HF-MF/DSC Radio
- (2) Icom M506 VHF/DSC radios, ACR Epirb, ACR Sart
- (2) ACR VHF bi directional rescue radios, Ritchie Magnetic Compass, hydraulic helm, barometer, clock, thermometer, helm indicator, searchlight, horn, fire & smoke detector system
- (2) Viking inflatable life rafts for 25 passengers each one
- (30) life jackets
- Twin 17 feet Caribe Nautica Inflatable boats with 25 HP four stroke outboard motors for 12 passengers each one
All safety equipment complies with International Coast Guard regulations.
Mechanic Equipmment:
Twin Detroit Diesel MTU 350 HP main engines. Twin 60 KW John Deere/Marathon (M) electric generators. Water Separator, Raritan Marine Sanitation Device sewage treatment system. Westfalia Separator Mineral oil Systems. WMSQ-2500 Reverse Osmosis desalination system.
Capacity:
16 passengers
Cabins:
16 passengers accommodated in 10 cabins:
Each cabin has:
- Private bathroom (toilet, shower, washbasin and vanity)
- Locker and drawers
- Hair dryer
- Safety box
- Air conditioned
Guest Accommodation:
Main Deck: (2)
- cabins with one full bed – Cabins 1 & 2
Main Deck: (4)
- cabins with two twin beds – Cabins 3 to 6
Upper Deck: (2)
- cabins with two twin beds – Cabins 7 & 8
Upper Deck: (2)
- Cabins with one king bed – Cabins 9 & 10
Social Areas :
- Sundeck
- Dinning room
- Comfortable Lounge
Crew:
8 members:
- Captain
- Bilingual naturalist guide
- Engineer
- Cook
- Barman & waiter
- Two sailors
Itinerary
OPTION 2
Friday, Day 1 Flight from mainland Ecuador (Quito or Guayaquil) to Baltra, arriving at 09:20 a.m. approximately. Your guide will meet you at the arrivals gate, our crew will take care of your luggage. Your guide will conduct you to a bus and after a short 5-kilometer ride to the pier; you board the Yacht immediately. As the crew weighs anchor, we greet you with our first orientation and we offer a light snack. After navigating, we disembark on Playa Las Bachas, a place where you can appreciate a Flamingos lagoon. During all walks, your guide will be explaining details about the lives of the birds and animals. Optional: time for those who would like to swim and/or snorkel, in the evening you have an orientation about the Galapagos Islands in general: their origin and evolution. Welcome cocktail with the entire crew, and dinner. After breakfast, your experienced Captain sails easily around Kicker Rock (Leon Dormido), a massive tuff-rock that juts abruptly almost 500 feet straight from the ocean. Kicker Rock serves as a nesting place for many seabirds. Then you make a wet landing on Cerro Brujo to walk on a white sand beach and observe sea lions, brown pelicans, marine iguanas, and blue-footed boobies. In the afternoon, you make a dry landing on San Cristobal port, after a short drive, you arrive at Gianni Arismendy Interpretation Center this tour takes you through the geological and human history of the islands and its conservation. You return to the Yacht for dinner and our nightly orientation. Friday, Day 8 Summary
OPTION 1
No
Day
AM
PM
1
Friday
Baltra
Mosquera Islet
2
Saturday
Sullivan Bay (Santiago Island)
Rabida
3
Sunday
Espinoza Point
Elizabeth Bay
4
Monday
Urbina Bay
Tagus Cove
5
Tuesday
Egas Port
Bartolome
6
Wednesday
Chinese Hat
Dragon Hill
7
Thursday
Santa Cruz Highlands
Interpretation Center Fausto LLerena
8
Friday
North Seymour / Baltra
No
Day
AM
PM
1
Friday
Baltra
Bachas Beach (Santa Cruz Island)
2
Saturday
Prince Phillip's Steps
Darwin Bay
3
Sunday
South Plaza
Santa Fe
4
Monday
Santa Cruz Highlands
Interpretation Center Fausto LLerena
5
Tuesday
Baroness Point View / Asilo de la Paz /Post Office
Commorant Point / Champion Islet
6
Wednesday
Suarez Point
Gardner Islet/Gardner Islet / Osborn Islet
7
Thursday
Kicker Rock/Cerro Brujo
B.Moreno Port /Gianni Arismendy Interpretation Center
8
Friday
Black Turtle Cove / Baltra
7 Night/8 Days (Option1
Friday, Day 1
After breakfast, we make a dry landing on Punta Espinoza to observe and see a large colony of sea lions, marine iguanas and the flightless cormorants and clumps of lava cactus. You come aboard for lunch. In the afternoon, you make a panga ride around the islets of Elizabeth Bay to see marine iguanas, penguins, marine turtles, seabirds and shorebirds, herons and blue-footed boobies. Return to the Yacht for dinner and our nightly orientation.
After breakfast, you make a wet landing on James Bay (Puerto Egas), to walk and observe sponges, snails, hermit crabs, a variety of shorebirds, barnacles and the endemic four-eyedblenny, marine iguanas and sea lions. Optional: time for those who would like to swim or snorkel. You return to the boat for a delicious lunch. In the afternoon, you make a dry landing on Bartholomew Island, to hike to the summit; during the hike, you observe colonies of marine iguanas and lava lizards. On the summit, you see an impressive view of the surrounding islands, including the eroded tuff cone of Pinnacle Rock. You return to the yacht for a delicious dinner and our nightly orientation.7 Night/8 Days (EAST -Option2)
After breakfast, you make a panga ride on Black Turtle Cove, a series of mangrove-surrounded coves and islets; here you can observe white-tipped sharks, marine turtles, spotted eagle rays, and yellow cow-nosed rays. You return to the Yacht for disembarking on the pier at 09:00. Your guide accompanies you on the bus ride directly to the airport.
Availability
AVAILIABILITY 2021
| IN | ITINERARY |
|---|---|
| July | |
| July/26/2021 | 05 D - 04 N / MONDAY - FRIDAY |
| October | |
| October/01/2021 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY ( 01 - ROUTE EAST) |
| October/08/2021 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY ( 01 - ROUTE WEST) |
| October/22/2021 | 15 D - 14 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY ( 01 - ROUTE WEST + EAST) |
| October/22/2021 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY ( 01 - ROUTE WEST) |
| October/29/2021 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY ( 02 - ROUTE EAST) |
| November | |
| November/05/2021 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY ( 02 - ROUTE WEST) |
| December | |
| December/03/2021 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY ( 01 - ROUTE WEST) |
| December/10/2021 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY ( 02 - ROUTE EAST) |
| December/17/2021 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY ( 01 - ROUTE WEST) |
AVAILIABILITY 2022
| January | |
| January/14/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST) |
| January/28/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST) |
| February/11/2022 | 15 D - 14 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST + ROUTE EAST) |
| February/11/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST) |
| February/18/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 02 - ROUTE EAST) |
| February/25/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST) |
| March | |
| March/11/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST) |
| March/25/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST) |
| April | |
| April/08/2022 | 15 D - 14 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST + ROUTE EAST) |
| April/08/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST) |
| April/15/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 02 - ROUTE EAST) |
| May | |
| May/06/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST) |
| May/20/2022 | 15 D - 14 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST + ROUTE EAST) |
| May/20/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST) |
| May/27/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 02 - ROUTE EAST) |
| June | |
| June/03/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST) |
| June/17/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST) |
| July | |
| July/01/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST) |
| July/08/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 02 - ROUTE EAST) |
| July/15/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST) |
| July/22/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 02 - ROUTE EAST) |
| July/29/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST) |
| August | |
| August/05/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 02 - ROUTE EAST) |
| August/12/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST) |
| September | |
| September/23/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST) |
| September/30/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 02 - ROUTE EAST) |
| October | |
| October/07/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST) |
| October/14/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 02 - ROUTE EAST) |
| October/21/2022 | 15 D - 14 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST + ROUTE EAST) |
| October/21/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST) |
| October/28/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 02 - ROUTE EAST) |
| November | |
| November/04/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST) |
| November/11/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 02 - ROUTE EAST) |
| November/18/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST) |
| December | |
| December/09/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 02 - ROUTE EAST) |
| December/16/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST) |
Included
- Air ticket
- Kayaks
- International and Ecuadorian food
- Water
- Coffee & Herbal tea
- Personalized service
- Swim fins
Booking and Cancellation Policy
2.1. Charters:
RESERVATION & PAYMENTS
1.1. Charters:
A deposit of twenty five percent (25%) of the net charter rate is required to confirm your booking.
The balance must be paid sixty (60) days prior to departure cruise date, plus passenger’s names, passport numbers, nationality, date of birth, cabin assignment, flights route, allergies or illnesses, wetsuits sizes, and food restrictions.
The immediate deposit of the total amount is required to confirm bookings for departures with promotional and last minute rates.
1.2. Individual Fit’s Passengers:
A deposit of twenty five percent (25%) of the cruise rate per passenger is required to confirm your booking.
The balance must be paid sixty (60) days prior to departure cruise date, plus passenger’s names, passport numbers, nationality, date of birth, rooming list, flights route, allergies or illnesses, wetsuits sizes, and food restrictions.
The immediate deposit of the total amount is required to confirm bookings for departures with promotional and last minute rates.CANCELLATION POLICY
If notice is received one hundred twenty one (121) days prior to departure or more, we will refund the first deposit retaining 10% as administrative and banking expenses.
If notice is received from one hundred twenty (120) to sixty one (61) days prior to departure, no refund is possible.
If cancellation occurs sixty (60) days prior to and the date of departure, the full rate is charged as a cancellation fee.
Clients have the option to release not sold spaces one hundred twenty one (121) days prior to departure cruise date, in this case fit’s rate will be applied.
The Company will sell and will be responsible for all spaces released by the Client.
A 100% penalty applies on cancellations for departures with promotional and last minute rates.
2.2. Individual Fit’s Passengers:
If notice is received one hundred fifty one (151) days prior to departure or more, we will refund the first deposit retaining 10% as administrative and banking expenses.
If notice is received between one hundred fifty (150) and sixty one (61) days prior to departure, no refund is possible.
If cancellation occurs between sixty (60) days before and the date of departure, the full tour rate is charged as a cancellation fee.
A 100% penalty applies on cancellations for departures with promotional and last minute rates.
In case of health related cancellations we will refund 50% upon receipt of medical certificates, (issued by a hospital or medical center) which proves that is impossible for passenger to take the cruise, and to which one the reimburse will be done.
Tip Top Fleet Health Protocols
All crew members resident in the Galapagos Islands, regardless of their position, must be tested before boarding, the crew entering from the continent must pass all the controls and triages defined by the airports. Mandatory non-touch thermal scans will be conducted for all passengers and crew members Touchless temperature checks will occur: • Prior to embarkation at the beginning of every cruise. • Once a day during the cruise. • Prior to disembarkation at the conclusion of every cruise
ENHANCED SCREENING PROTOCOLS
ENHANCED CLEANING AND SANITATION
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Luggage will be disinfected before loading to the ship
•
Panga boat will be disinfected daily.
•
Shoe sanitizing mats and hand sanitizer/dispenser have been placed at the main deck (boarding area)
Furthermore, hand sanitizers/dispensers will be available at the dining room and salon. All cabins will include a personal hand sanitizer
•
Housekeeper must wear personal protective equipment.
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Cabins surfaces and fixtures are thoroughly cleaned up and disinfected twice a day with particular attention to bathrooms and surfaces frequently touched.
All guest corridors and social areas, including all touchpoints like handrails, doorknobs, balcony railings, light switches, etc.
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All guests will be informed about disinfection of cabins and social areas
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After each meal service: tables, chairs, tablecloths, kitchen utensils, floors will be cleaned and disinfected.
•
All crockery, cutlery, glassware, including unused ones, will be washed and disinfected.
SAFETY DURING MEALS
Social Distancing
There will be one meal shift respecting social distancing rules
Staff
Servers will wear appropriate personal protective equipment and apparel for the task.
Table Service
Meals and drinks, which will be served exclusively at the table by our restaurant crew.
Food Safety
As always, we will apply the strictest safety protocols in the procurement and food handling processes.
EXCURSIONS AND ACTIVITIES
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Biosecurity measures will be explained to guests upon arrival
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The guide briefings will be held outdoors.
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A maximum of 8 guests and 2 crew members will be allowed in each panga.
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The ship authorities will coordinate actions to avoid crowds and crossings on the trails with the other ships that are at the visiting sites.
The number of visitors assigned to the visiting sites and the management measures determined by the Galapagos National Park may vary.
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The Galapagos National Park will previously inform the tour operator of the landing and shift order assigned to each vessel.
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Guides and passengers should bring their face masks and disinfectant to visiting sites.
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The guide must carry the protective equipment (face mask), alcohol gel, and a medical kit, and will also avoid physical contact with guests, except during boarding and disembarking maneuvers
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The guide will ensure that the interpretation at the visiting sites (interpretation points) is carried out mostly in open spaces.
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The guide will ensure that the passengers in their charge, move around keeping at least 1 meter of distance from each other at the visit site.
Visits to Populated Areas
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During visits, both guides and guests must keep their protective equipment (face mask)
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During disembarkation to a populated port, both guides and passengers must use personal protective equipment.
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All passengers must abide by the biosecurity measures imposed by the local authorities of each port, which must be previously informed by the guide.
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Passengers will not be able to access a visiting site that is not legally authorized.
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The guide should contact the park ranger to confirm or wait for their turn to enter the visit sites near the port.
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Visiting sites near to population centers, mainly interpretation centers, will have signs indicating the permitted capacity.
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