Ardea at sea as the sun goes down

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The Galápagos · Ecuador

M/Y Ardea

Weekly charter · $840,000

Spend like a billionaire

Sixty metres of ice-class steel built to go where cruise ships cannot, with a naturalist, a dive master and a crew of twenty-six. A week through the western islands, where marine iguanas sun on black lava and sea lions come aboard the swim platform to sleep.

  • 60 metres, ice-class
  • A naturalist and dive master
  • A crew of 26

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Handled for you

  • A car at your door, and at every door after it
  • Bags collected at home and unpacked before you arrive
  • A concierge on call, day and night, until you are home
  • The crew briefed on your tastes; berths and permits arranged

Best time to go

All year

A year-round destination. December to May is warm and calm; June to November is cooler, with whale sharks at Darwin.

In pictures

Marine iguanas sunning on the lava
A giant tortoise in the highlands
A sea turtle gliding through open water
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Your journey

Days
7 days
Guests
2 guests
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Enhancements · 0 added

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Your own aircraft to BaltraRather than the shared charter$38,000
Advance provisioningFuel, food, park fees and permits: 30% of the charter$252,000
A chef from LimaCeviche and Nikkei cooking, all week$42,000
A marine biologist on boardFor the underwater half of the islands$14,000
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