FEATURES
The Eden yacht is a tourist superior class motor yacht with a length of 88.9 feet (25.40 meters), breadth of 21.35 feet (6.10 meters), and draft of 8.61 feet (2.46 meters). A naval steel hull, the Eden is operated by two Detroit diesel motors (6/71 – 180 HP c/u) and has a cruising speed of up to 9 knots. She has a water capacity of 3,000 gallons, fuel capacity of 2,500 gallons, and two 2 KW KOHLER generators (220/110 volt. AC).
She has a total capacity 16 passengers with 8 double cabins spread across the upper deck (3 cabins with bunk beds), main deck (1 cabins with double bed), and lower deck (4 cabins with lower beds). Each cabin is equipped with private facilities, including a private bathroom, hot/cold water, and central air conditioning. The common areas include a comfortable dining room, ample social areas, bar, mini library, tv, dvd, complete snorkel equipment (mask, tube, fins), ample sundeck, and a desalination machine.
The Eden has a crew of seven members plus one naturalist bilingual guide (English – Spanish) for the tours.
Her navigation and safety equipment includes: 24-mile Furuno radar, GPS, compasses, Epirb, VHF radio, and HF radio. These equipment complies with international coast guard regulations.
ITINERARIES
Itinerary 1
Start / End: Baltra / San Cristobal
Duration: 8 days / 7 nights
Day 1 (Sun) – Baltra (start) / Las Bachas Beach (Santa Cruz Island)
Day 2 (Mon) – Darwin Bay (Genovesa Island) / Prince Phillip’s Steps (Genovesa Island)
Day 3 (Tues) – Bartolome Island / Sullivan Bay
Day 4 (Wed) – Black Turtle Cove (Santa Cruz Island) / Dragon Hill (Santa Cruz Island)
Day 5 (Thurs) – Charles Darwin Research Station (Santa Cruz Island) / The Highlands (Santa Cruz Island)
Day 6 (Fri) – Post Office Bay (Floreana Island) / Punta Cormorant (Floreana Island)
Day 7 (Sat) – Punta Suarez (Española Island) / Gardner Bay (Española Island)
Day 8 (Sun) – Kicker Rock (San Cristobal Island) / San Cristobal (end)
Itinerary 1A
Start / End: Baltra / Baltra
Duration: 5 days / 4 nights
Day 1 (Sun) – Baltra (start) / Las Bachas Beach (Santa Cruz Island)
Day 2 (Mon) – Darwin Bay (Genovesa Island) / Prince Phillip’s Steps (Genovesa Island)
Day 3 (Tues) – Bartolome Island / Sullivan Bay
Day 4 (Wed) – Black Turtle Cove (Santa Cruz Island) / Dragon Hill (Santa Cruz Island)
Day 5 (Thurs) – Charles Darwin Research Station (Santa Cruz Island) / Baltra (end)
Itinerary 1B
Start / End: Baltra / San Cristobal
Duration: 4 days / 3 nights
Day 1 (Thurs) – Baltra (start) / The Highlands (Santa Cruz Island)
Day 2 (Fri) – Post Office Bay (Floreana Island) / Punta Cormorant (Floreana Island)
Day 3 (Sat) – Punta Suarez (Española Island) / Gardner Bay (Española Island)
Day 4 (Sun) – Interpretation Center (San Cristobal Island) / San Cristobal (end)
Itinerary 2
Start / End: San Cristobal / Baltra
Duration: 8 days / 7 nights
Day 1 (Sun) – San Cristobal Island (start) / Lobos Island (San Cristobal Island)
Day 2 (Mon) – Santa Fe Island / South Plazas Island
Day 3 (Tues) – Charles Darwin Research Station (Santa Cruz Island) / The Highlands (Santa Cruz Island)
Day 4 (Wed) – Weeping Walls (Isabela) / Centro Crianza Armando Tupiza (Isabela)
Day 5 (Thurs) – Punta Moreno (Isabela Island) / Elizabeth Bay (Isabela Island)
Day 6 (Fri) – Caleta Tagus (Isabela Island) / Punta Espinoza (Fernandina Island)
Day 7 (Sat) – Puerto Egas (Santiago Island) / Rabida Island
Day 8 (Sun) – North Seymour Island / Baltra (end)
Itinerary 2A
Start / End: San Cristobal / Baltra
Duration: 3 days / 2 nights
Day 1 (Sun) – San Cristobal Island (start) / Lobos Island (San Cristobal Island)
Day 2 (Mon) – Santa Fe Island / South Plazas Island
Day 3 (Tues) – Charles Darwin Research Station (Santa Cruz Island) / Baltra (end)
Itinerary 2B
Start / End: San Cristobal / Baltra
Duration: 6 days / 5 nights
Day 1 (Tues) – Baltra (start) / The Highlands (Santa Cruz Island)
Day 2 (Wed) – Weeping Walls (Isabela) / Centro Crianza Armando Tupiza (Isabela)
Day 3 (Thurs) – Punta Moreno (Isabela Island) / Elizabeth Bay (Isabela Island)
Day 4 (Fri) – Caleta Tagus (Isabela Island) / Punta Espinoza (Fernandina Island)
Day 5 (Sat) – Puerto Egas (Santiago Island) / Rabida Island
Day 6 (Sun) – North Seymour Island / Baltra (end)
