Angelito Galapagos Cruise

Fantastic Cruise With The Angelito

I, along with my wife and 14 friends, chartered the Yacht Angelito for a 1 week cruise around Isabela. Our naturalist guide for the cruise was Maja. I cannot say enough nice things about the yacht, Maja, the crew, or the cruise.

1st of all, the yacht. The cabins were roomy, clean and comfortable, with air conditioning and large functional bathrooms (for a 16 passenger boat). The main salon was comfortable and had plenty of room for the entire group. The sun deck up top was high enough above the water so that you could watch for marine life at a distance, but not so high that you could not see great detail when the animals swam close the the boat.

As for Maja and the crew, Maja took the time to explain the history of the areas we were seeing as well as knowing what times the animals would be most active. This meant that we had to leave the boat very early on some days, but we were always the 1st group ashore, saw lots of activity without having a crowd around, and had time for the longest excursions of any of the nearby boats. We had 1 teenager in our group and Maja kept him close and made him feel special. In fact, he mentioned that he wants to be a naturalist. The crew was also exceptional. They had drinks and snacks waiting for us when we returned from snorkeling, were always polite and friendly, kept the boat very clean (especially the cabins), and went out of their way to make sure we were having a good time. They also adopted our teenager as a "junior crew member". They spent time teaching him knots, letting him visit the engine room, and I even found him one day in the galley, wearing an apron and chef's hat, helping to prepare our dinner. And speaking of food, Manuel, our cook for the week, did an excellent job of providing great food at every meal. There was a variety of food, with plenty of fresh vegetables and fruit as well as meat and seafood. Everyone was happy, from our vegetarian to me, the resident carnivore.

Everyone aboard had a fabulous time, saying that the vacation exceeded all expectations in every way. I cannot recommend the Yacht Angelito Galapagos highly enough.

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William L., 4th May 2018

Amazing Experience

Just returned from spending Christmas week on the Angelito. The weather was spectacular - the animals co-operated - the rest of the travellers were delightful - food was awesome - we had a fabulous week. We saw everything that was advertised - sea turtles, land tortoises, dolphins, whales, blue footed boobies, sea lines, marine iguanas, land iguanas, lava lizards, sally lightfoot crabs, herons, flamingoes, hermit crabs, a snake or two, and more.

The food prepared by Felix was scrumptious and plenty. He even baked a birthday cake. Homer was the bartender and cabin steward - and he is in fact a real angelito (little angel). He was awesome.

The only sour note was that our guide Fabian was somehow in a bad mood - maybe because he worked Christmas week. He was rude and pushy. He could not answer questions not on his 'script' and several times made us feel like our being on the boat was an inconvenience.

I recommend you try to go when Maja is the guide - she is reputed to be a much better guide than Fabian. Maybe because her English comprehension is better, maybe her personality. When I met Maja I found her to be a lovely person.

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Walter From Toronto, 10th January 2018

I So Enjoyed This Trip

We were on this yacht Feb. 9-16, 2014 and had a really great experience. The yacht itself was renovated recently and it is comfortable, clean, and more spacious than we expected. The crew was absolutely fabulous; always available to help us getting off and on the dinghy, always helping us at every opportunity. The food provided by the cook, Manuel, was delicious, plentiful, and had great variety. Every time we returned from a hike or snorkeling, there was juice and a delicious snack, usually something made especially by Manuel. Also fresh, clean towels available after snorkeling. The naturalist, Maja, is married to the co-owner of the boat, so this is a family run business. That means they really care about how well-run everything is, and how much the passengers enjoy the experience. She was such a knowledgeable and charming person, with so much interesting information about everything including Ecuadorian culture and life. She is Swiss but is married to an Ecuadorean and has been leading trips for 27 years, yet she is still very enthusiastic and engaging.

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Mariana B., 7th August 2017