Information for yachts that would like to stop or pass by the Galapagos Islands
Preferred route to Galapagos Islands
Friday, November 3, 2011
You have three ways to visit Galapagos:
a. Only arrive and stay in the first port of call (could be Puerto Ayora, or Puerto Baquerizo or Puerto Villamil.
b. A permit for sail among the inhabited ports.
c. A permit for sail among the inhabited ports, and also for ask for an
itinerary in the protected areas of the National Park.
And for a good calculation:
d. How many gross tonnage is your sailboat ( gross tonnage )
e. How many people are onboard: ( 4 persons)
Knowing this information I can say you what is the more convenient for you (the necessity or not for to get a permit in advance).
a. Only arrive and stay in the first port of call
In this option you don’t need any permit in advance. You can stay anchorage(the sailboat) until 20 days.
Your Harbor Master fees taxes will be in relation of your Register gross tonnage, in your case: approx multiply per 8.1:U$..(official taxes are subjectof modifications )
Boats anchored at Union Island
Also you have to pay officially:
- Introduces species inspection: U$ 30
- Immigration per vessel: U$ 30
- Resident Control, each one U$ 10
The Servigalapagos professional services for Agency (clearance IN+OUT+Migration) : U$ 120
SAILBOATS OF THE PACIFIC PUDDLE JUMPERS GROUP: U$ 100
A permit for sail among the inhabited ports
In this option you require a permit in advance. You have to pay the same taxes mentioned in literal and the zarpes in each Capitanias among inhabited ports (aprox U$ 13.87 each one)
You would have to send to me in advance:
- Copy of the private ship’s registration
- Copy of all the passports of the people on board
- Blackwater or sewage certification of the vessel
The Servigalapagos professional services for Agency (permit paperwork, get it, IN+ OUT+ Migration): U$ 600
SAILBOATS OF THE PACIFIC PUDDLE JUMPERS GROUP U$ 500
A permit for sail among the inhabited ports and also for ask for an itinerary in the protected areas of the National Park In this case, the same taxes (literals:a. , b.) but you have to hire a naturalist guide on board, pay a special taxes of U$ 200 per person per day while are in the itinerary approved by the Galapagos National Park (while are in the itinerary the guide must be/sleep on board) , give a guarantee, and any other fees.
The Servigalapagos professional services for Agency (permit paperwork, get in, IN+ OUT+ Migration+ Galapagos National Park paperwork, itinerary, etc): U$ 1100
SAILBOATS OF THE PACIFIC PUDDLE JUMERS GROUP:U$ 900
If your plan is to be here in THE NEXT MONTHS, we are in time to start the paperwork process.
ANY HOW, I AM OPEN AND READY TO TALK WITH PPJ or ANYONE FOR DEVELOP MORE IDEAS AND SERVICES INFORMATION.
Kind regards,
Ricardo
Ricardo Arenas
SERVIGALAPAGOS (Sail’n Galapagos, together in the recovery of biodiversity) S.A.
Yacht and Ship Services, Agency, Logistic & Tour Operator
IRCA ISO ISM Lead Auditor Training
Tlfx: +593 5 2526186; GSM [24hours]: +593 [0]9 9480859
www.sailingalapagos .com info@arenas. bz
VHF: channel 05
P. Ayora, Santa Cruz Is. Galapagos, Ecuador.
“Respect to Galapagos.” We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act. It’s an habit”.
Source: Off the Pacific Puddlejump Yahoo Forum.
