Galapagos - Ecuador
Luxury
4-8 Days
Included
Easy
16 Passengers
The Grand Majestic Galapagos Cruise is where state-of-the-art amenities meet breathtaking scenery. The ship’s deck areas offer panoramic views of the mesmerizing landscapes, with comfortable seating areas and sun loungers for guests to relax and soak up the sun. The ship’s outdoor hot tub and fitness center provide a perfect balance between relaxation and fitness, making sure guests feel rejuvenated after their adventure-filled days.
The Grand Majestic Galapagos Cruise Ship boasts an array of lounges where guests can unwind and socialize. The main lounge is spacious and features a bar, offering a variety of drinks, from refreshing cocktails to Ecuadorian wines and beers. Guests can also indulge in light meals and snacks throughout the day. The library and cinema provide a peaceful and calming atmosphere, perfect for unwinding with a good book or watching a movie.
With a focus on luxury, the cabins on the Grand Majestic Galapagos Cruise Ship are beautifully designed with large windows, offering breathtaking views of the ocean and the islands. Each cabin features air conditioning, a private bathroom, and a flat-screen TV. The ship offers different cabin types, including spacious suites with private balconies, to cater to every traveler’s needs. The ship’s elegant dining room serves a variety of dishes inspired by Ecuadorian and international cuisine, featuring fresh, locally-sourced ingredients. The Grand Majestic Galapagos Cruise Ship is the perfect way to experience the Galapagos Islands in luxury, comfort, and style.
Itineraries
Browse through the different cruise itineraries below by clicking on each one
MON San Cristobal airport: transfer to boat & El Junco Lagoon
TUE Floreana island: Post Office Bay, Cormorant Point, Devil’s Crown
WED EspaƱola island: Suarez Point, Gardner islet, Osborn islet, Gardner Bay
THU Santa Cruz Island: Twin Craters & Baltra airport
(4 days)
Day 1: You will board a boat to get to the Grand Majestic Yacht after landing at San Cristobal Island’s airport. Your first stop will be El Junco Lagoon, which is situated in this island’s Highlands and was constituted in the caldera of an extinct volcano, after you’ve settled into the yacht and had lunch. You will return to the yacht for dinner and rest after this excursion.
Day 2: The day will begin with a trip to Post Office Bay, the location of the fabled post barrel that whalers often used post their mail and where visitors can still visit today. After that, you’ll travel to Cormorant Point, where you’ll have the chance to visit two beaches: one with green sand made of olivine crystals, and the other with white sand. At Devil’s Crown, you can snorkel and see many different kinds of marine life.Ā
Day 3: Suarez Point is the first location to visit in the morning after having breakfast onboard. It is a volcanic rock cliff that has a blowhole where water sprays high into the air, creating a spectacle. An excellent opportunity to take beautiful pictures is on the ascent. Visit Gardner Bay after lunch for a great swimming and snorkeling beach where you can see turtles, reef sharks, and sea lions who enjoy swimming alongside divers. Day’s end and dinner served aboard.
Day 4: Your last stop will be at Twin Craters in Santa Cruz Highlands, which are two sizable subsurface craters that were created by collapsing lava tubes and are among the most stunning scenery in the entire Archipelago. After breakfast, your first activity of the day will be touching land on Santa Cruz Island. You will be driven to the airport in Baltra so you can catch your flight back to the mainland.
THU Baltra airport & Santa Cruz Island: Tortoise Breeding Center
FRI Genovesa island: Prince Phillip Steps, Darwin Bay
SAT Red Beach – Rabida & Chinese Hat
SUN San Cristobal Island: Witch Hill & Lobos Island
MON San Cristobal island: Interpretation Centre & San Cristobal airport
(5 days)
Day 1: You will board a boat to get to the Grand Majestic Yacht after landing at San Cristobal Island’s airport. Your first stop will be Charles Darwin Research Station and Fausto Llerena Tortoise Breeding Center after you’ve settled into the boat and had lunch. Here, you can gain knowledge about the wildlife conservation made to protect the Galapagos species and see tortoises that range in size from 3-inches up to 4-feet long adults. Return to the cruise for dinner.Ā
Day 2: You will travel to Genovesa Island in the morning and El Barranco, also known as Prince Philip’s Steps, will be your first stop. A rocky, step-like path takes you to a cliff from which you can take in a breathtaking view of Genovesa Island. Red-footed boobies and Galapagos swallows can also be found here, as well as a Palo Santo Forest. You then will take a panga ide to Darwin Bay in the afternoon, and then you will walk along a path to pools of water where sea lions swim and rest. Dinner onboard after those adventures.Ā
Day 3: The first stop in the morning will be Rabida Island, which is known for its red sand beach, a byproduct of the volcanic material that makes up its interior and is one of the archipelago’s most vibrant and diverse islands. This is a fantastic place to go snorkeling. You will then visit Chinese Hat and have lunch.Ā Ā
Day 4: You will travel to Witch Hill in the morning. This place got its name from a bird that lives there known as “Pajaro Brujo,” or Witch Bird in English, which is also known as the Vermillion Flycatcher. You will travel to Lobos Island in the afternoon. This island got its name from the large colony of sea lions that lives there. In addition to seeing sea lions and blue-footed boobies, you can snorkel here and see marine iguanas as well. The day ends and dinner is served onboard.
Day 5: Landing on San Cristobal Island will be the first thing to do on the final day. You will then visit the Galapagos National Park Visitor Center, also known as the San Cristobal Interpretation Center, which was established in 1998 for the benefit of islanders and visitors alike and features a thorough exhibition of the evolutionary biology of the islands. You will be driven to San Cristobal Airport to catch your flight back to the mainland after.
MON San Cristobal airport: transfer to boat & El Junco Lagoon
TUE Floreana island: Post Office Bay, Cormorant Point, Devil’s Crown
WED EspaƱola island: Suarez Point, Gardner islet, Osborn islet, Gardner Bay
THU Santa Cruz Island: Twin Craters, Tortoise Breeding Center
FRI Genovesa island: Prince Phillip Steps, Darwin Bay
SAT Red Beach – Rabida & Chinese Hat
SUN San Cristobal Island: Witch Hill & Lobos Island
MON San Cristobal island: Interpretation Centre & San Cristobal airport
(8 days A)
Day 1: You will board a boat to get to the Grand Majestic Yacht after landing at San Cristobal Island’s airport. Your first stop will be El Junco Lagoon, which is situated in this island’s Highlands and was established in the caldera of an erupting volcano, after you’ve settled into the yacht and had lunch. You will return to the yacht for dinner and rest after this excursion.
Day 2: The day will begin with a trip to Post Office Bay, the location of the fabled post barrel that whalers often used to post their mail 200 years ago and also where tourists can still visit today. Next, you’ll travel to Cormorant Point, where you’ll have the chance to visit two beaches: one with green sand made of olivine crystals and the other with white sand that looks like flour and is made of coral. At Devil’s Crown, you could also snorkel and see many different kinds of marine life.
Day 3: Suarez Point, a volcanic rock cliff with a blowhole where water shoots high into the air, will be the first place to see in the morning after breakfast. An excellent opportunity to take beautiful pictures is on the ascent. The waved albatross uses this location for breeding as well. Visit Gardner Bay after lunch for a great swimming and snorkeling beach where you can see turtles, reef sharks, and sea lions who enjoy swimming alongside divers. Day’s end and dinner served aboard.
Day 4: Following breakfast, your first task of the day will be to touch down on Santa Cruz Island and travel to Twin Craters. After this activity, you visit the Charles Darwin Research Station and Fausto Llerena Tortoise Breeding Center, which is also habitat to tortoises that range in size from 3-inches up to 4-feet long adults. Here, you can gain knowledge about the preservation efforts made to safeguard the Galapagos species. The day ends with dinner onboard the cruise.
Day 5: You will travel to Genovesa Island in the morning, and El Barranco, also known as Prince Philip’s Steps, will be your first stop. A rocky path creates this location, which leads to a cliff from which you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of Genovesa Island. Red-footed boobies and Galapagos swallows can also be found here, as well as a Palo Santo Forest. You will then proceed to take a panga ride to Darwin Bay in the midday, and then you will walk along a path to pools of water where sea lions swim and rest. Return to the yacht for dinner.
Day 6: The first stop in the morning will be Rabida island, which is known for its red sand beach, a by-product of the volcanic material that makes up its interior and is one of the archipelago’s most colorful and diverse volcanic islands. This is a fantastic place to go snorkeling. In the afternoon, lunch and a visit to Chinese Hat. In addition to numerous geological formations like lava flows and tubes, this area is a great place to see sea lion and marine iguana colonies.
Day 7: Your first top will be Witch Hill in the morning. This place got its name from a bird that lives there known as “Pajaro Brujo,” or Witch Bird in English, which is also recognized as the Vermillion Flycatcher. You will then have a great chance to go snorkeling here. You will travel to Lobos Island in the afternoon. This island earned its name from the large sea lion colony that calls it home. In addition to seeing sea lions and blue-footed boobies, you can snorkel here and see marine iguanas as well. Day’s end and dinner served aboard.
Day 8: Landing on San Cristobal Island will be the initial plan of the final day. From here, you will tour the Galapagos National Park Visitor Center or San Cristobal Interpretation Center, which houses an extensive exhibit on the natural history, social contact, ecosystems, flora, and fauna of the islands. You will be driven to San Cristobal Airport to catch your flight back to the mainland following this activity.
MON San Cristobal airport: transfer to boat & Breeding Center “David Rodriguez”
TUE North Seymour Island & Santa Cruz Island: Black Turtle Cove
WED Bartholomew island & Santiago Island: Egas Port
THU Isabela island: Tagus Cove, Urbina Bay
FRI Fernandina island: Espinoza Point & Isabela Island: Vicente Roca Point
SAT Santiago island: Buccaneer cove, Espumilla Beach, Sullivan Bay
SUN Santa Cruz Island: Bachas Beach, Tortoise Breeding Center
MON San Cristobal island: Kicker Rock, San Cristobal airport
(8 days B)
Day 1: You will board a boat to get to the Grand Majestic Yacht after landing at San Cristobal Island’s airport. Your first stop will be at the David Rodriguez Breeding Center, where you can admire the adult and hatchling turtles and learn about the Galapagos giant tortoise conservation program, after you’ve settled into the yacht and had lunch.
Day 2: You will travel to North Seymour Island in the early morning, which is home to the Galapagos Islands’ biggest colony of magnificent frigate birds. You will go to Black Turtle Cove in the afternoon. It is on Santa Cruz’s north shore and serves as a living example of how mangroves change the marine ecosystem to produce a varied and interesting habitat. You’ll take a panga ride to see the incredible marine life that calls that area home, including white-tipped reef sharks, mustard rays, and eagle rays.
Day 3: Following breakfast on board, the first stop of the day will be Bartolome Island and its primary visitor attraction, the Pinnacle Rock, from which you can take in one of the archipelago’s most breathtaking views. You will then proceed to the beaches at the pinnacle’s base, which are home to a small colony of Galapagos penguins and marine turtles. You will travel to Egas Port on Santiago Island in the afternoon where you can explore a black sand beach and hike a trail to the edge of an extinct volcano crater.
Day 4: Tagus Cove, which served as a berth for pirates and whalers, will be the first place to be seen in the morning. You can ascend a staircase from the landing point to Darwin Lake, a perfectly circular saltwater crater, and enjoy a breathtaking view of the surroundings. After lunch, go snorkeling at Urbina Bay, which is west of Isabela’s volcano Alcedo. Here, you can see local wildlife like land iguanas, Darwin’s finches, and Galapagos tortoises. Day’s end and dinner is served aboard.
Day 5: After breakfast, the first stop will be the Fernandina Islands, and more specifically Espinosa Point, a small spit of land in the northeastern part of the island, where a number of rare Galapagos species, including marine iguanas and sea lions, can be seen in close proximity while being driven around by a zodiac. Additionally, snorkeling is possible here. After lunch, you will travel to Vicente Roca Point, which is home to masked and blue-footed boobies and makes for a nice snorkeling location. It is formed by two coves with a bay that is well protected from ocean swells. the day’s end and dinner on the yacht.
Day 6: The first location to see will be Buccaneer’s Cove, which was once a pirate hideout where they could get fresh meat and water. After this excursion, proceed to Espumilla beach and follow the path through the Palo Santo Forest. This is a good location to kayak as well. After lunch, you will visit Sullivan Bay in the afternoon, a location known for its amazing lava formations. You can once more swim or snorkel with the local sea lions in the evening. Day’s end and dinner is served aboard.
Day 7: You will travel to Las Bachas early in the morning. This location, which is made up of two sandy white coral beaches, is a significant sea turtle nesting area and was once a key strategic location used by the United States to defend the Panama Canal during World War II. You will learn about the efforts being made to preserve Galapagos giant tortoises as well as the other species that call the Fausto Llerena Tortoise Breeding Center on Santa Cruz Island when you go there in the afternoon. Day’s end and dinner served aboard.
Day 8: You’ll take a zodiac ride to Kicker Rock, also known as LeĆ³n Dormido (literally, “sleeping Lion” in English), at the start of the final day to see a variety of underwater species, including reef sharks, rays, and sea lions. You will be driven to San Cristobal Island following this activity, where you will catch a flight back to the continent.
2024 PRICES | |||
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4 Days | 5 Days | 8 Days | |
Stateroom | US$3,145 | US$4,545 | US$7,045 |
Master Suite | US$4,045 | US$5,945 | US$9,145 |
Charter | US$44,450 | US$67,450 | US$101,450 |
Vessel type
Motor Yacht
Year built
2018
Length
127 ft (39 m)
Beam
24 ft (7.30 m)
Max speed
25 knots
Crew
9 Crew members + 1 Bilingual Guide
Capacity
16 passengers
Decks
3
Engines
MTU Series 2000 - 2400HP
Freshwater maker
Yes
Staterooms
There are 6 cabins on lower deck and 1 cabin on main deck. All cabins are with private bathrooms, hot water and air-conditioning
Master Cabin
King sized bed cabin, located on main deck, master cabin is with with private bathroom, hot water and air-conditioning
Private bathroom
Air conditioning
Toiletries
Room towels
110v Electricity point in cabin
Lounge Area
Bar
Sundeck