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Calipso 2019 Rates www.royalgalapagos.com Calipso 2019 Rates KEY FEATURES Naturalist and Diving Cruises Recently Refurbished Brand new and beautiful cabins PAX Excellent Itineraries 2019 PRICES RACK RATES Program Type 8 Days 5 Days 4 Days Naturalist Cruise $5,345 $3,245 $2,445 RACK CHARTER RATES Naturalist Cruise $77,450 $47,450 $35,450 Ask your account manager for your comission rate. INCLUDED: NOT INCLUDED: IMPORTANT NOTES: All meals and excursions Roundtrip Airfare to / from Galapagos • Discount for groups from 6 to 14 pax 10% Transfers in the islands Alcoholic drinks • Discount for children under 12 years 20% Bilingual National Park Guide $100 Galapagos National Park fee Xmas and New Year Supplement 25% Use of snorkeling equipment/Wetsuit $20 Transit Control Card • Free airport Assistance* Travel / medical insurance • Single supplement 50% Hotel night in Quito or Guayaquil Tips • All prices in United States Dollars (the day before the cruise)* Personal Expenses 2 Free transfers to Galapagos Flights* • All rates are commissionable *Applies when purchasing airfare from Royal Galapagos. CALIPSO ITINERARIES 2019 am Arrival to San Cristobal Airport: Transfer to boat El Arco, DARWIN DARWIN Thu El Arenal WOLF WOLF pm San Cristobal: Lobos Island Shark Bay Point, GENOVESA GENOVESA El Derrumbe, La Ventana, Mejia Point Espejo Point La Banana am Marchena Island: Espejo Point MARCHENA MARCHENA ) ISABELA ISABELA Fri pm Marchena Island: Mejia Point A Cape Marshall ( Vicente Roca Point am Wolf Island: La Ventana Islet / La Banana SANTIAGO SANTIAGO E Sat pm Wolf Island: Shark Bay Point / El Derrumbe S Cousins Rocks Espinosa Point I Tagus Cove Cape Douglas BARTHOLOMEW U am Darwin Island: Darwin’s Arch NORTH SEYMOUR Urbina Bay Chinese Hat NORTH SEYMOUR Sun RABIDA RABIDA pm Darwin Island: El Arenal & Darwin’s Arch FERNANDINA FERNANDINA South Plaza C Tortoise Breeding Tortoise Breeding am Darwin Island: Darwin’s Arch & El Arenal El Chato Center SAN CRISTOBAL Center SAN CRISTOBAL Y Moreno Point Mon Witch Hill pm Wolf: La Banana / Shark Bay Point / Anchor Bay SANTA CRUZ Lobos Island SANTA CRUZ A SANTA FE D Pto. Baquerizo Moreno Pto. Baquerizo Moreno am Isabela: Coka Port*/ Fernandina:Cape Douglas** Interpretation Center Tue 8 DAY DIVING CRUISE 8 pm Isabela: Cape Marshall*/ Vicente Roca Point** Cormorant Point Baroness Viewpoint 8 DAY DIVING CRUISE am Post Oce Bay Santiago Island: Cousins Rocks 8-Day Diving Cruise 8-Day Naturalist Cruise Wed pm Santa Cruz: El Chato/Tortoise Breeding Center Thursday - Thursday FLOREANA Thursday -Thursday FLOREANA ESPAÑOLA ESPAÑOLA Thu am San Cristobal Island: Puerto Baquerizo Moreno DARWIN DARWIN pm San Cristobal Island: Witch Hill WOLF WOLF GENOVESA GENOVESA am Bartholomew Island Fri pm Santiago Island: Chinese Hat ISABELA MARCHENA ISABELA MARCHENA am Fernandina Island: Espinosa Point Sat pm Isabela Island: Tagus Cove SANTIAGO SANTIAGO Espinosa Point am Tagus Cove Isabela Island: Urbina Bay BARTHOLOMEW BARTHOLOMEW Sun pm Urbina Bay Chinese Hat NORTH SEYMOUR NORTH SEYMOUR Isabela Island: Moreno Point 5 DAY CRUISE RABIDA RABIDA FERNANDINA FERNANDINA South Plaza am North Seymour Island Tortoise Breeding Mon SAN CRISTOBAL Center SAN CRISTOBAL pm South Plaza Island Moreno Point Witch Hill SANTA CRUZ SANTA CRUZ am Floreana: Post Office Bay/Baroness Viewpoint SANTA FE SANTA FE Tue Pto. Baquerizo Moreno Interpretation Center pm Floreana Island: Cormorant Point Cormorant Point am Santa Fe Island Baroness Viewpoint Wed Post Oce Bay pm Santa Cruz Island: Tortoise Breeding Center 5-Day Naturalist Cruise FLOREANA 4-Day Naturalist Cruise FLOREANA 8 DAY NATURALIST CRUISE am ESPAÑOLA ESPAÑOLA San Cristobal Island: Interpretation Center Thursday - Monday Monday - Thursday Thu pm Transfer to San Cristobal Airport 4 DAY CRUISE Arrival Visitor Site Departure Airport *Itineraries subject to change without previous notice. *Jan-May / **Jun-Dec Charters & Groups Land Services Contact us for special rates! We oer the full range of travel experiences in the region, including: Machu Picchu and Peru, Amazon Lodges, Andes Adventures, hotels, ights, day tours and transfers. Contact us for details. CONTACT US TODAY !! Sales Reservations Address Toll Free: +1-877-209-7243 [email protected] 265 Foch Street and 6 de Diciembre Av. 5th Floor, Sonelsa Tower. Quito - Ecuador Direct Line: +593-2-255-4080 [email protected] www.calipso-cruise.com www.royalgalapagos.com [email protected] (unbranded) VTA: 2-OCT-2019.
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