“Galapagos Grand Odyssey”
Specifications:
Class: luxury
Passengers: 16
Number of Cabins: 9
Length: 42 m
Width: 9 m
Date and place of construction: 2011, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Speed: 12 knots
Flag of Ecuador
Tonnage: 480 tons
Expedition Equipment: 2 Zodiac CARIBE C-16
The archipelago consists of 16 large and many small islands with a total area of 7,8 thousand km and a population of over 4 thousand people. Islands belong to the Republic of Ecuador. They are also called turtle island (from the Spanish galapago – «turtle”) or Colon Archipelago (named after Columbus). The largest islands: Isabela, Fernandina, San Salvador, Santa Cruz and San Cristobal. Administrative center – city and port of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno.