Luxury superyacht
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
See what’s included ↓Each departure in the dates table shows its level, and your written offer lists exactly what’s included — before you book. No surprises.
The first true superyacht in the Galápagos: a 50-meter CRN yacht from Aqua Expeditions for just 16 guests, with seven Zuretti-designed cabins, an 80 m² Owner’s Suite, a jacuzzi on the sun deck, a Beach Club at water level and two naturalist guides, on routes of 8 or 15 days.
Choose when to travel. Compare departures, public fares and your saving per person.
Asking costs nothing. Here is what happens after you request your offer.
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.
Wire transfer to our US business bank account in USD. We provide the payment instructions with your booking.
Pay in other supported currencies through Wise Business. We confirm the currency, amount and payment instructions before you pay.
Pay by credit card through Stripe. Any applicable card surcharge and the total payable will be disclosed before you pay.
Talk to David and the Dana Tours team. We’ll help you compare routes, cabins and your Mindo stay.
Choose where to explore. Compare the four Aqua Mare routes, east and west in 8 days or both in 15, and see every day before you ask for your offer.
Not sure which route suits you? Our team can help you choose.
Cabins, lounges, decks and the yacht itself. Open a collection to see it full screen.
Photos by Aqua Expeditions, the operator of Aqua Mare.
Choose a deck to see how the cabins and shared spaces connect.
Owner’s Suite of 80 m²
Category II cabin
Dining room
Main deck: the Owner’s Suite (Category I, 80 m², up to 4 guests) and a Category II cabin. Lower deck: two Category III and two Category IV cabins. Upper deck: the Category V cabin. All with a king-size bed or twin beds, an ensuite bathroom with a walk-in rain 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.
Each departure in the dates table shows its level, and your written offer confirms exactly what’s included before you book. See the full program ↗
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Dana Tours is a family-run company. David and our team help you choose your cruise, and we welcome you at our own lodge in Mindo Cloud Forest.
More about Dana Tours →Galápagos cruises arranged by Dana Tours, and stays at our own lodge in Mindo Cloud Forest.
“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!”
bins · South Carolina · TripadvisorRequest your Aqua Mare cruise through Dana Tours. Your personalized offer lists your complimentary Mindo nights, meals, transfers and any extras for your departure.
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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View dates & prices Personalized offer · No booking commitmentPrices in USD, per person · Based on 2 guests sharing a cabin.
Plan for separately: Galápagos flights, cocktails and personal expenses. The park entrance fee and transit card are included in Aqua Expeditions’ rates. See inclusions & exclusions.
Travelling as a family or a group? Charter the whole Aqua Mare or compare every yacht’s dates and prices.
8 days / 7 nights · 2 routes
Borrero Bay, Genovesa, Sullivan Bay and Chinese Hat, Bartolomé and Dragon Hill, the Santa Cruz highlands, Española, then Santa Fe and South Plaza.
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The Santa Cruz highlands, Floreana, Moreno Point and Urbina Bay on Isabela, Fernandina and Tagus Cove, Santiago, Rábida and Black Turtle Cove, and North Seymour.
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Itinerary EAST · 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.
Borrero Bay, Bahía Borrero, is a quiet bay on the north coast of Santa Cruz, with a beach of white coral sand and clear, turquoise water, in one of the less visited corners of the island. Behind the beach, the dry coastal scrub climbs gently toward the interior.
More about Borrero Bay (Bahía Borrero) · Santa Cruz island guide
El Barranco, better known as Prince Philip's Steps, is the second visitor site on Genovesa, named after Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who visited the island. The panga brings you to the foot of the cliff for a dry landing, and a steep stairway cut into the rock, with a handrail, climbs about 25 meters (80 feet) to the top.
More about Prince Philip's Steps (El Barranco) · Genovesa island guide
Darwin Bay is the coral-sand beach inside Genovesa's caldera, where the island's bird colonies come right down to the shore. The pangas land you directly on the sand (a wet landing), and an easy trail of about two hours leads along the beach, through saltbush and mangroves, past tide pools and up to a viewpoint over the cliffs and the bay.
Sullivan Bay, on the east coast of Santiago, is a walk across one of the youngest and most beautiful lava fields in the Galápagos. The lava flowed here in the second half of the 1800s, and the surface is still almost bare: a shining black landscape of pahoehoe, the smooth, ropy lava that forms when molten rock cools in folds and twists.
Chinese Hat, or Sombrero Chino, is a small volcanic islet off the southeast coast of Santiago, named for its perfect cone shape. The yachts anchor in the narrow, sheltered channel that separates it from Santiago, one of the most beautiful anchorages in the Galápagos.
The walk on Bartolomé is one of the classic moments of a Galápagos cruise: the climb to the summit for the most photographed view in the islands, and a swim beside Pinnacle Rock. A dry landing at a small dock leads to a trail of about 600 meters to the top, 114 meters (375 feet) above the sea.
More about Bartolomé Summit and Pinnacle Rock · Bartholomew island guide
Dragon Hill, on the northwest coast of Santa Cruz, takes its name from the land iguanas that live on its slopes, the dragons of the Galápagos. It is also a conservation success: in 1976 feral dogs almost wiped out the iguanas of this coast, and the last survivors were taken to the Charles Darwin Research Station to breed.
El Chato is a private reserve in the highlands of Santa Cruz, near the village of Santa Rosa, and one of the best places in the Galápagos to see giant tortoises in the wild. The farm lies on the route the tortoises have followed for generations between the dry coast and the green highlands, and they wander freely through its pastures, ponds and forest.
More about El Chato Giant Tortoise Reserve · Santa Cruz island guide
The Fausto Llerena Breeding Center, part of the Charles Darwin Research Station complex in Puerto Ayora, is where the Galápagos National Park breeds and raises giant tortoises to return them to the islands where they belong. It is named after Fausto Llerena, the park ranger who cared for Lonesome George for some forty years.
More about Fausto Llerena Breeding Center · Santa Cruz island guide
Suarez Point, at the western tip of Española, is one of the most rewarding walks in the Galápagos and the best place in the islands to see the waved albatross on land. The panga lands you on the rocks beside a small lighthouse, a dry landing that can be slippery, and a loop trail of about three kilometers (two miles) crosses the point in around three hours.
Gardner Bay, on the northeast coast of Española, is one of the most beautiful beaches in the Galápagos: a long crescent of white sand, about two kilometers, shared with a large colony of Galápagos sea lions. The panga brings you to the sand for a wet landing, and there is no inland trail: the visit is a slow walk along the shore among the sea lions, with time to swim and relax.
Osborn Islet is a small rocky islet off the north coast of Española, near Gardner Bay, visited by panga for snorkeling and swimming. It is one of the most colorful snorkeling sites in the south of the archipelago.
The visit to Santa Fe begins in Barrington Bay, a turquoise anchorage on the northeast coast of the island and one of the most beautiful bays in the Galápagos. The panga lands you on a small beach crowded with Galápagos sea lions, in a wet landing, and the trails climb from there into a forest of giant prickly-pear cacti.
More about Santa Fe (Barrington Bay) · Santa Fe island guide
South Plaza, a small island off the east coast of Santa Cruz, is one of the most colorful visits in the Galápagos. The panga leaves you at a small dock for a dry landing, and a loop trail climbs gently through a forest of prickly-pear cacti to the cliffs on the southern side and returns along the coast.
Los Gemelos, the Twin Craters, are two huge pits on either side of the road that crosses the highlands of Santa Cruz between Baltra and Puerto Ayora. They are not true volcanic craters but sinkholes: the roofs of empty magma chambers that collapsed long ago, leaving two deep, round hollows now filled with vegetation.
More about Los Gemelos (Twin Craters) · Santa Cruz island guide
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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