Galapagos
Individual Cruises
Charter Cruises
Boats & Ships
Islands
& Sites
Geography
Fauna
& Flora
History
Map
Pictures
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Nature & Diving
Charter
Cruises |
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For people who like to book an entire boat for a cruise,
Islazul Tours
can help you with the process. Contact us and let us know your preferred
boat class and we will check for availability. All boats listed in our
catalogue are available for charter trips to the islands.
As for the cost of the charter multiply the stated individual
price times the passenger capacity of the boat plus add the
flight costs. Apart from that you have to add the $110.- per person park entrance fee
as that has to be paid personally by you on arrival at the airport in
Galapagos. Also not included is the snorkeling gear (mask, tube
and fins) and in case of scuba trips your personal scuba gear
(but
compressor on board, tanks and weight belts
are included).
NOTE: You should plan an extra buffer day in case your plane gets delayed
and you cannot get into Quito as scheduled. This happens occassionally
and you do not want to miss your charter cruise because of a thing like
that.
IMPORTANT:
Cruise charter should be done with ample time to spare, ideally at least
9 months ahead to assure you availabilities of boats. In some high
season periods like Christmas and Easter holidays, boats are often
already booked more than one year ahead.
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If you prefer a fully organized
trip we can help you with that too.
Tell us your wishes and we book hotels of your chosen
category, provide transport and organize any desired
additional trip on the mainland.
Especially put together for nature lovers
who like to experience the incredible flora and fauna above and below the ocean
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Reservation and payment policy |
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First contact us and tell us
the exact time period and
price class, either tourist, first class or luxury,
you are interested in. We check then
with the owners and
tell you
which boats
are available
for the cruise. We can hold available ships for 5 days only and
need then a decision by you (so please only contact us if you are ready
to commit yourself financially). Once you agree to a boat, a
deposit of $ 1000.- has to be paid
immediately to reserve you the charter cruise.
Then you have a month
to make the first payment of
35%
of the total value of the cruise. Once received, we
send you by E-mail a confirmation and an invoice. The final
payment has then to be received at least two months
before start of the cruise.
All payments are non-refundable in case of cancellations on your
part.
IMPORTANT: We
do not accept Credit Cards
either by Internet or at our office in Quito. So the payments have to
be made either in USD cash or by money wire to our banks either in USA
or Holland.
Money Wire: Once you like to book a
trip through us, we will give you the transaction details. Be aware that
all transaction fees, go on your account as the
two receiving banks do not charge us any transaction costs. The fees of your bank
has to be paid by you. Our bank in Holland, Europe accepts SWIFT
transfers in USD, CANADIAN DOLLARS and EUROS. For EURO transfers inside
the European Community you might also use IBAN deposits as they are much
cheaper in fees. |
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For permits and more info on our travel agency
ISLAZUL VIAJES,
click to our tour.islazul page page. |
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