Liveaboard to Darwin & Wolf
Book with Dana Tours. Enjoy complimentary nights in Mindo Cloud Forest at our own Las Terrazas de Dana Boutique Lodge & Spa.
At our own lodge in Mindo
✦ Included with every cruise
2–3 nights
at our lodge, more on request
All meals
breakfast, lunch and dinner
Private transfers
Quito – Mindo and back
Upgrade on selected departures
Tickets for Mindo’s top experiences
Marked + Mindo Plus in the dates table
Our signature gift
At no extra cost
Your own private guide throughout
Private transport to every activity
Cooking class and laundry service
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A dedicated dive yacht for 16 guests on an 8-day liveaboard to Darwin and Wolf, home of the hammerheads and whale sharks, with up to 19 dives led by an English-speaking dive instructor and divemaster, plus Cape Marshall, Cape Douglas and Cousin’s Rock.
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Pick a date in the table above, or tell us when you would like to travel.
We confirm availability and send your cruise price and your complimentary stay in Mindo Cloud Forest.
We can usually hold your cabin for 5–7 days, with no payment and no commitment.
Usually a 20% deposit, with the remaining 80% due 60 days before departure.
Your cruise operator’s booking conditions apply. Holds and payment terms depend on the operator, availability and fare, and bookings close to departure may require full payment. Your personalized offer confirms your hold deadline, deposit, payment dates and cancellation conditions before you book.
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Talk to David and the Dana Tours team. We’ll help you compare routes, cabins and your Mindo stay.
Choose your dates. The 8-day diving route goes to Darwin and Wolf: see every day and every dive before you ask for your offer.
Not sure which route suits you? Our team can help you choose.
Cabins, lounges, decks and the boat itself. Open a collection to see it full screen.
Photos by Oniric Cruises, the operator of Aqua.
Choose a deck to see how the cabins and shared spaces connect.
A cabin with a double bed
Lounge, bar, library and dining area
Dive platform with showers and a dry table
Lower deck: two cabins with a double lower bed and a single upper bed, for two or three guests, and one cabin with bunk beds. Main deck: one cabin with a double bed. Upper deck: one cabin with a double bed and four with bunk beds. All with a private bathroom with hot shower and air conditioning. Your offer confirms the available cabin, bed arrangement and occupancy.
Traveling solo, as a couple or with family? Tell us and we’ll help you choose the right cabin before you book.
Official operator deck plans · Cabin assignment is subject to confirmation.
Your quote will confirm the complete inclusions, equipment, supplements and current fees for your departure.
Before or after Galápagos, enjoy complimentary nights at our own Las Terrazas de Dana Boutique Lodge & Spa, in the Andean cloud forest about two hours from Quito. Usually 2–3 nights, more on request.
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“David is incredibly responsive and organized our logistics flawlessly. Terrazas de Mindo lodge is beautiful and very birdy, with wonderful cuisine, and staff attentive and genuinely kind. Our Galapagos cruise was magical.”
DMKap · North Carolina · Tripadvisor“After we had booked the tour, the cruise company decided to cancel all cruises… David promptly contacted me and offered to find alternate ships. Within 15 minutes, he came up with 3 other cruises that matched our needs and dates.”
vimalp · California · Tripadvisor“We used Dana tours to arrange our cruise to Galápagos Islands and our travel from Quito to Mindo with our stay at Las Terrazas de Dana… We couldn’t have been more pleased. Excellent, Prompt and honest communication and we had an unforgettable experience!”
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Yes. Every cruise includes complimentary nights at the lodge (usually 2–3, more on request) with breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus private transfers between Quito and Mindo. Departures with a fare of US$3,500 or more per person add Mindo Plus, with tickets for Mindo’s top experiences, and those of US$5,000 or more, marked ★ in the dates table, include our complete Mindo All-Inclusive program, with your own private guide throughout. Your written offer confirms the details before you book.
We can help arrange either option, depending on your flights, travel dates and lodge availability.
No. We first confirm availability and send your personalized offer. If you need time to decide, we can usually request a complimentary cabin hold, subject to the operator, availability and fare. You review your cabin, price, Mindo Cloud Forest benefits and booking conditions before committing. See how booking works.
Start with your available travel days, then compare the islands visited, arrival and departure airports, and available sailing dates. Tell us which places interest you and we’ll help narrow the options.
Walks, terrain and landings vary between visitor sites. Some involve uneven ground or stepping into shallow water. Tell us about any mobility concerns so we can review the specific route and available arrangements with the operator.
Tell us your preferred deck and bed arrangement. We’ll check availability and confirm your cabin details before you commit.
We recommend booking them with us, together with your cruise. Many yachts ask their guests to fly on the flights they reserve, because the crew meets the group at the Galápagos airport and the timing has to match the itinerary. You get assistance at the airport in Quito or Guayaquil on the day you fly, and we book your Galápagos flights at the net fare the cruise operator gives us. We also recommend arriving in Ecuador two days before your Galápagos flight, in case your international flight is delayed or canceled.
GALÁPAGOS + MINDO, WITH DANA TOURS
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Plan for separately: Galápagos flights, park fee, transit card and applicable supplements. See inclusions & exclusions.
Travelling as a family or a group? Charter the whole Aqua or compare every yacht’s dates and prices.
8 days / 7 nights · 1 route
A checkout dive at Baltra, Cape Marshall and the City of the Mantas, three days at Darwin and Wolf, then Vicente Roca Point, Cape Douglas and Cousin’s Rock.
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Itinerary A · 8 days / 7 nights · Baltra → Baltra
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Arrival or departure at Baltra Airport. We will confirm flight and transfer arrangements with your cruise offer.
Northeast Baltra is the dive site off the northeast point of Baltra, the island of the main Galápagos airport. On a dive cruise it is the first dive of the trip, on the afternoon you arrive: the check-out dive, where the guides check everyone's weights, buoyancy and equipment before the bigger dives in the north.
More about Baltra Northeast (Checkout dive) · Baltra island guide
Cape Marshall, Cabo Marshall in Spanish, is on the northeast coast of Isabela, just south of the equator, where a lava flow from Wolf Volcano drops into the sea as a steep wall and slopes of boulders. Many divers consider it the best place in the Galápagos to see manta rays, and it is also known as Manta City or the City of the Mantas.
Cape Marshall, Cabo Marshall in Spanish, is on the northeast coast of Isabela, just south of the equator, where a lava flow from Wolf Volcano drops into the sea as a steep wall and slopes of boulders. Many divers consider it the best place in the Galápagos to see manta rays, and it is also known as Manta City or the City of the Mantas.
Darwin is the northernmost island of the Galápagos, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) northwest of Wolf: a small block of cliffs, around one square kilometer, that is the top of an extinct volcano. It was named in honor of Charles Darwin, although he never came this far north.
Darwin is the northernmost island of the Galápagos, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) northwest of Wolf: a small block of cliffs, around one square kilometer, that is the top of an extinct volcano. It was named in honor of Charles Darwin, although he never came this far north.
Darwin is the northernmost island of the Galápagos, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) northwest of Wolf: a small block of cliffs, around one square kilometer, that is the top of an extinct volcano. It was named in honor of Charles Darwin, although he never came this far north.
Wolf is one of the two remote islands in the far northwest of the Galápagos, about 160 kilometers (100 miles) northwest of Isabela, with Darwin farther north. It is small, about 1.3 square kilometers, and steep, rising some 250 meters from the sea: the eroded top of an extinct volcano, named after the German geologist Theodor Wolf.
Wolf is one of the two remote islands in the far northwest of the Galápagos, about 160 kilometers (100 miles) northwest of Isabela, with Darwin farther north. It is small, about 1.3 square kilometers, and steep, rising some 250 meters from the sea: the eroded top of an extinct volcano, named after the German geologist Theodor Wolf.
Wolf is one of the two remote islands in the far northwest of the Galápagos, about 160 kilometers (100 miles) northwest of Isabela, with Darwin farther north. It is small, about 1.3 square kilometers, and steep, rising some 250 meters from the sea: the eroded top of an extinct volcano, named after the German geologist Theodor Wolf.
Vicente Roca Point, on the northwest coast of Isabela at the foot of Ecuador Volcano, is one of the most spectacular marine sites in the Galápagos. There is no landing: the visit combines a panga ride along towering cliffs of tuff, ash and lava, carved by the sea into caves and arches, with snorkeling in a sheltered cove.
Cape Douglas, Cabo Douglas in Spanish, is on the northwest coast of Fernandina, the youngest and most volcanically active island of the Galápagos, and it is the island's only dive site. The cold, nutrient-rich water of the Cromwell Current wells up along this coast and feeds one of the most unusual communities in the islands.
Cousins Rock is a small, triangular islet off the east coast of Santiago, a little north of Bartolomé: all that remains of an eroded volcanic cone, rising from the sea in stepped ledges. Sea lions, blue-footed boobies and pelicans rest on its rocks, and below the water it is one of the best-known dive sites of the central islands.
The highlands of Santa Cruz are the green heart of the Galápagos and the best place to see giant tortoises living in the wild. Most cruises visit them on the first or last day, on the road between Baltra and Puerto Ayora, or as a half-day excursion from the town.
Arrival or departure at Baltra Airport. We will confirm flight and transfer arrangements with your cruise offer.
Visits and their order may change with park regulations and operating conditions. We’ll confirm the itinerary for your departure.
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