Yolita II Galapagos Kreuzfahrt + Flüge

Reputable Company; Highly Recommended

I was on the Yolita a week after you Hawaii girl. We had a fabulous time. Washington is definately one of the best. The boat is fabulous and clean. Staff friendly and fun. The tour is so well organised and caters to those who are really intersted and active. However if you want to be lazy you can. The food is fabulous and actually catered to my gluten allergy (celiac). I would recommend this boat to anyways. Has lovely hot showers, and a really good itenerary. Don't waste your money on 5 days. you really need 8 or you won't see everything and will be disappointed.

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Re: Yolita II Yacht, 19th February 2018

Road Scholar Galapagos Tour On Board Yolita II

This was a wonderful experience of a lifetime to get up close to all kinds of animals. Best for those who snorkel because that is a daily activity. The boat is comfortable and the head in each cabin is larger than I expected. Food is good. The cook does well with a small kitchen, and he accommodates dietary restrictions. Yolita II travels both at night and during the day with considerable pitching, rolling, and engine noise, but nobody in our group of 16 was seasick. The temperature was in the low 80's, but sun protection is mandatory at the equator... the sun is intense! Bring a broad brimmed hat, sun screen, and dark sun glasses. Snorkeling equipment may be rented. We were on board for a week. If you are a typical tourist, I would suggest that a 4 day tour will give you enough of a chance to see most of what you want in the Galapagos. A shout out to Road Scholar. They have the best tour guides! Their tours are taken mostly by seniors.

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Walkalot4ever, 12th June 2015

Yolita II Galapagos Cruise

We had a one month travel adventure planned for Peru, and decided within a few weeks of departure that we could fit in a one week trip around the Galapagos. We knew which week we were wanting to go, so used online searches to find a booking agency. "Galapagos Last Minute.net" in Quito Ecuador had an eye catching website. We contacted via email and received positive response within a day. The offered a list of four sailings available within the 10 day window we were looking for, we chose the Yolita II based on price and the dates of the sailing. I was anxious booking the boat tour all by emails which we needed to translate into spanish. Discount Galapagos agencies all work on a cash only basis. We were required to send full payment in advance via bank wire trusting that the whole thing would fall into place. The price quoted included the flight from Guayaquil to Galapagos return, and we were not certain of that flight booking until 4 days befor our departure from Canada. Communicating via emails in spanish and sending whole price of the cruise to a bank account in Quito in U.S. cash and wondering if we had gone down a rabbit hole was an anxious experience for me. However, we did receive flight confirmations at the very last minute, and a voucher for the Yolitta II. We printed those out, went to Guayaquil, got on the plane and hoped we would find a boat representative at the airport once landed. It did work out. We had a great trip. The Yolita II is classed as a "tourist class superior", it is not a luxury boat, it is a tourist class boat, I am not sure I would agree with "superior". There are 16 passengers, 8 crew and a guide. The births were clean, we had the one room that had a double bed. All the rest had two twins. The cabins all have a private bathroom, with a stand up shower. Our cabin was cleaned every day, the bed was made. The whole boat is kept very clean, and the crew all worked hard and were gracious and friendly. Towels were only changed once, part way through the cruise. Breakfast was a buffet, lunch and dinner were served by plate individually. The food quality was basic, but honestly prepared. I felt the cook did what she could with what she had. We wished there were more plentiful servings of fresh fruit and vegetables, few salads were offered. The cook seemed to be trying her best with scant resources, we had anticipated there would be restocking of fresh provisions on Isabella, but not so. There were cold juices and a bit a snack on the deck when we returned from each excusion. Deserts were pretty, but were clearly made with powdered pudding and jello, or canned peaches, and she did make a cake a couple of days. No fresh milk, and I missed yogurts. So not a gastronomic delight, but we were fed. She was a good cook, and did her best. I am sure she would have done more if the boat owners had provided her with better and more provisions. All of us were feeling a bit 'underfed', and wished for bigger or second servings. By the 6th and 7th day she was clearly running out of fresh produce. The servings were 'just enough'. When booking a boat to tour Galapgos you have no way of knowing who or what your fellow passengers will be. We were fortunate, the other passengers were all in mid 30's to early 40's, and were fun, adventurous, eager and energetic felllow travellers. I think the mix of passengers is the most important factor in making a Galapagos tour a success. If you are a adventurous and fit person, and end up on a boat with 70 year olds your trip is going to be very disappointing. We had a great guide, Washington, he was was knowledgeable and an amazing diver. Our snorkling excursions (daily) were exciting and Washington dove down and took videos which he shared with all of us. We enjoyed the excursions on the islands, Washington was full of clearly explained details about the creatures and was cheerful and fun. The boat captain spent an hour circling a bay while we watched hundreds of dolphins leaping in the water all around the boat. The passengers all booked the boat through different channels, several had arrived on the Galapagos islands and then tried to find a boat. So everyone paid a different price. Some were clearly on a shoe string backpacker budget. All of us were a little disturbed by the 'tipping' regime. On the last afternoon we returned to our rooms from an excusion to find two envelopes in our cabins, each one labelled with our cabin number and either "guide" or "crew". That effectively removed all pretense of this being an entirely 'voluntary and annonymous' offering. Some passengers didn't have very much U.S. cash left, some were wanting to tip more for crew and less for guide, some were simply broke and unable to contribute, some believed the guide was somehow related to the boat owner, thus didn't really need a tip. So much discussion was generated in little groups. We solved the issue, by using only one envelope for all passengers. We privately passed two envelopes around, scratched out the room number, labeled one for crew and one for guide and wrote on it "thanks from all of us", and thus annonymously and individually contributed what we felt we were able to and then one of the passengers (from Spain who spoke fluent spanish) gave the two stuffed envelopes to the captain personally. We were quite sure that the crew were disappointed, and I am sure they expected more from us. The solution made us all feel better, and possibly there is no satisfying everybody. So in summary, the Galapagos is fabulous. It is very expensive, and it is a trip of a lifetime. The price and quality of the boats will vary, and booking agencies are all third party, you can not find contact for individual boats. The enjoyment of the excursions will depend on your guide, and the age range and enthusiasm of your fellow passengers, and the weather. The animals are wondrous, the photo ops are fabulous, and you will come away from it with a sense of wonder that will stay with you.

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FromYukonWillTravel's, 13th May 2014