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Cachalote I is a charming 96 foot schooner offering first class service.
She is equipped with 8 double occupancy cabins, making the total passengers 16. Each cabin has its own private A/C unit making it fully air conditioned, plus its own W.C. with hot and cold water 24 hours a day. Passengers can relax on one of the three wooden decks while sailing or just anchored in a harbor, but don't forget that sunscreen!
Enjoy sailing on the Cachalote |
Cabin |
Spacious dining |
Come visit the Darwin's Enchanted Islands with our brand new schooner, you can enjoy beautiful cruising through the islands, spot dolphins and whales, snorkel with the sea lions, see red- and blue-footed boobies, frigate birds with inflated red pouches, you can enjoy the scenery and volcanoes, and see black, white and red sand beaches. Come, relax and have fun on our new vessel.
2008 Rates
All Rates are in US dollars, per person and based on double occupancy
Children under 12 receive a 40% discount off the high season rates
and a 30% discount off the low season rates.
Single supplement = 50%, shared cabins available
| Cachalote |
HIGH SEASON |
LOW SEASON
May, June, Sept, Oct |
| 8 day |
$2419 |
$2177 |
| Charter Rates |
High Season |
Low Season |
| 8 day |
$38,700 |
$34,832 |
Itinerary:
Wednesday to Wednesday
| Wednesday |
Baltra / Plazas |
| Thursday |
Santa Cruz: Charles Darwin Research Station / Highlands |
| Friday |
Espanola: Gardner Bay & Punta Suarez |
| Saturday |
Floreana: Punta Cormorant & Post Office Bay |
| Sunday |
Isabela: Punta Moreno & Elizabeth Bay |
| Monday |
Isabela - Urbina Bay & Fernandina - Punta Espinos |
| Tuesday |
Puerto Egas / Bartolome |
| Wednesday |
Santa Cruz: Caleta Tortuga Negra & Baltra |
Scuba
Charters and occasional diving is possible. SCUBA dives during regular itinerary tours are possible for an additional charge of $240 per diver for up to 5 dives.
Deckplan
Accomodation:
8 double cabins
CABIN # 8 maindeck
Is on the main deck, near the salon. 1 double bed, closet, ensuite toilet / sink and shower - window with ocean view and large portholes
CABINS # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 below deck
CABIN # 1:
Lower double / upper single, hanging closet, ensuite toilet / sink and shower, portholes
CABINS # 2, 3, 4, 5:
Are all the same - Upper and lower berths, small closet, ensuite toilet / sink and shower, portholes
CABINS # 6 and 7:
Located at the below deck, wider lower berth, narrower upper berth, closet, ensuite toilet / sink and shower, portholes
All cabins have individual A/C units.
Specifications:
Ketchrigged motor sailor. Steel hull, built in 1971 in California and rebuilt in 2002.
- L.O.A.: 96 feet
- L.O.D.: 86.5 feet
- Beam: 18.5 feet
- Capacity: 16 passengers
Crew: Captain, multilingual naturalist guide, cook, and two sailors
Equipment:
280 hp Caterpillar diesel engine, two 50 kilowatt generators for 220 and 110 AC, 12 volt DC, all required electronic safety equipment, tenders with outboard motors, life rafts, freezer and refrigerator, desalinator, TV and DVD player. Fully air-conditioned. |
