General Information
M/Y Tip Top II
One of the Tip Top fleet of yachts, these yachts offer exceptionally high standards of comfort, service and attention to detail. These yachts go above and beyond the minimum requirements for environmental protection, operating with a serious commitment to minimizing their environmental impact. Operated by a serious company with years of experience in the Galapagos, and offering great food, service and comfort, any of these yachts are excellent options for your Galapagos cruise.
Technical Information
- Classification: First Class
- Number of Passengers: 16
- Accommodations: 8 double cabins, each with private bathroom (toilet, shower, washbasin and vanity), locker and drawers. 6 cabins in the lower deck have two single lower berths; the upper deck has 2 cabins with two single lower berths.
- Features: Bar, dining room, lounge and sun deck. TV; DVD; stereo music system.
- Crew: 8 including Captain, two sailors, engineer, cook, barman, waiter/waitress, and multilingual naturalist guide.
- Diving offered: No
- Length: 27.7 m
- Beam: 6.8 m
- Speed: 10 knots
- Engines: Twin Cummins 6CTA8.3-M main engines, 255 HP each
- Built / Renovated: Built 1983 in Guayaquil, Ecuador; last complete renovation 2011.
- Construction Type: Steel Hull
- Safety and Navigation Equipment: (2) 24 mile range Furuno Navnet Radar/Chart Plotter, (2) Furuno-FCV620 Eco Sounder, GPS, Furuno NX300 Navtex, Furuno SC-Satellite Fluxgate compass, Furuno HF-MF/DSC Radio, (2) VHF/DSC Standard 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, (50) life jackets, twin 14 feet Nautica Inflatable boats with 25 HP four stroke outboard motors for 8 passengers each one. All safety equipment complies with International Coast Guard regulations.
- Energy: Twin 55 KW John Deere/Onan (M) electric generators. 110/220V AC current.
- Water Capacity: Watermaker (reverse osmosis desalination)
- Other equipment: Village Marine Tec Oil / Water Separator, Tidal Wave HMX HEADHUNTER Marine Sanitation Device sewage treatment system (MSD)TW. Westphalia Separator Mineral oil Systems.
Itinerary
Galapagos yachts all operate on a 14 day (2 week) circuit. This circuit is broken into shorter itineraries which can be combined; depending on the yacht, cruises can be as short as 4 days and as long as 15 days.
Starting or ending days are highlighted in the 15 day itinerary (day 1 and day 15 have the same activities); passengers arriving to the Galapagos Islands on these days will do the afternoon activity and passengers departing on these days will do the morning activity.
The Tip Top II offers cruises of 4 days (starting day 1), 5 days (starting day 4) and two itineraries of 8 days, which can be combined to form a complete circuit of 15 days. One 8 day itinerary includes the northwest area of the Galapagos, including Isabela and Fernandina, and the other visits the southeast and central portion of the islands.
All itineraries listed below are subject to change or modification due to park regulations, airport restrictions, weather conditions, or other circumstances beyond the control of Eos or the yacht operators. They are listed as a service to provide general information as to which places in the Galapagos are typically visited by each yacht cruise.
Itineraries for 2013:
- 15 day circuit
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Operation Days: Friday - Friday
DAY 1 Arrive Baltra - Charles Darwin Station DAY 2 Santa Fe - South Plazas DAY 3 Chinese Hat - Rábida DAY 4 Black Turtle Cove - Dragon Hill DAY 5 Floreana: Post Office - Devil's Crown - Punta Cormorant DAY 6 Española: Punta Suarez - Gardner Bay - Osborn Islet DAY 7 San Cristobal: Punta Pitt - Islote Pitt - Kicker Rock - Cerro Brujo DAY 8 North Seymour - Las Bachas Beach DAY 9 Santiago: Sullivan Bay - Bartolomé DAY 10 Genovesa: Prince Phillips Steps - Darwin Bay DAY 11 Santiago: James Bay - Buccaneer Cove - Salt Mine DAY 12 Isabela: Punta Vicente Roca - Fernandina: Punta Espinoza DAY 13 Isabela: Urbina Bay - Tagus Cove - Elizabeth Bay DAY 14 Isabela (Puerto Villamil): Tintoreras - Sierra Negra Volcano - Breeding Center - Wall of Tears - Humedales DAY 15 Charles Darwin Station - Depart Baltra - 8 Days "West"
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Operation Days: Friday - Friday Download Detailed Itinerary
DAY 1 Arrive Baltra - Las Bachas Beach DAY 2 Santiago: Sullivan Bay - Bartolomé DAY 3 Genovesa: Prince Phillips Steps - Darwin Bay DAY 4 Santiago: James Bay - Buccaneer Cove - Salt Mine DAY 5 Isabela: Punta Vicente Roca - Fernandina: Punta Espinoza DAY 6 Isabela: Urbina Bay - Tagus Cove - Elizabeth Bay DAY 7 Isabela (Puerto Villamil): Tintoreras - Sierra Negra Volcano - Breeding Center - Wall of Tears - Humedales DAY 8 Charles Darwin Station - Depart Baltra - 8 Days "East"
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Operation Days: Friday - Friday Download Detailed Itinerary
DAY 1 Arrive Baltra - Charles Darwin Station DAY 2 Santa Fe - South Plazas DAY 3 Chinese Hat - Rábida DAY 4 Black Turtle Cove - Dragon Hill DAY 5 Floreana: Post Office - Devil's Crown - Punta Cormorant DAY 6 Española: Punta Suarez - Gardner Bay - Osborn Islet DAY 7 San Cristobal: Punta Pitt - Islote Pitt - Kicker Rock - Cerro Brujo DAY 8 North Seymour - Depart Baltra - 5 Days
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Operation Days: Monday - Friday Download Detailed Itinerary
DAY 1 Arrive Baltra - Dragon Hill DAY 2 Floreana: Post Office - Devil's Crown - Punta Cormorant DAY 3 Española: Punta Suarez - Gardner Bay - Osborn Islet DAY 4 San Cristobal: Punta Pitt - Islote Pitt - Kicker Rock - Cerro Brujo DAY 5 North Seymour - Depart Baltra - 4 Days
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Operation Days: Friday - Monday
DAY 1 Arrive Baltra - Charles Darwin Station DAY 2 Santa Fe - South Plazas DAY 3 Chinese Hat - Rábida DAY 4 Black Turtle Cove - Depart Baltra