Española, Isabela, Floreana & South Plaza
Southern Isabela and Floreana, then Santa Fe, South Plaza, Española and San Cristóbal.
Ends: San Cristóbal
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First class motor yacht
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.
A first class motor yacht for 16 guests, built in 2018: nine cabins with sea views and private bathrooms, four of them balcony suites, a jacuzzi on the sun deck, a lounge and bar, and eight routes of 4 to 8 days with a naturalist guide.
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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 where to explore. Compare the eight Grand Queen Beatriz routes, from 4 to 8 days, 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 PeakDMC, the operator of Grand Queen Beatriz.
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Main deck: five standard cabins (1 to 5) with twin or double beds. Upper deck: two Junior Balcony Suites and two Deluxe Balcony Suites (6 to 9), each with a private balcony. All with sea views, a private bathroom 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 Grand Queen Beatriz 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.
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8 days / 7 nights · 4 routes
Southern Isabela and Floreana, then Santa Fe, South Plaza, Española and San Cristóbal.
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Bartolomé and Santiago, then the Santa Cruz highlands, North Seymour, Black Turtle Cove, Chinese Hat and Rábida.
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Santa Fe, South Plaza, Española and San Cristóbal, then Bartolomé and Santiago.
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North Seymour, Black Turtle Cove, Rábida and Chinese Hat, then southern Isabela and Floreana.
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Itinerary A · 8 days / 7 nights · Baltra → San Cristóbal
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Arrival or departure at Baltra Airport. We will confirm flight and transfer arrangements with your cruise offer.

Carrion Point, Punta Carrión, is a sheltered cove at the eastern mouth of the Itabaca Channel, the narrow strait between Santa Cruz and Baltra. Its calm, turquoise water and its closeness to Baltra airport make it a favorite snorkeling stop on the first or last day of a cruise.
More about Carrion Point (Punta Carrión) · Santa Cruz island guide

Las Tintoreras is a group of small lava islets just off Puerto Villamil, on the south coast of Isabela, a few minutes by panga from the town's dock. Its name comes from the white-tipped reef sharks, tintoreras in Spanish, that rest in the calm water of a narrow lava channel on the largest islet.

The Arnaldo Tupiza Breeding Center, on the edge of Puerto Villamil, is where the Galápagos National Park breeds the giant tortoises of southern Isabela to return them to the wild. It opened in 1995, after a large fire on the south of the island threatened their habitat, and three years later it took in tortoises rescued from the slopes of Cerro Azul during an eruption.
More about Arnaldo Tupiza Tortoise Breeding Center · Isabela island guide

The Wall of Tears, El Muro de las Lágrimas, is a wall of volcanic rock about a hundred meters long that stands in the scrub some five kilometers west of Puerto Villamil, on Isabela. It is the most moving reminder of the penal colony that Ecuador ran on the island from 1946 to 1959.
More about Wall of Tears (Muro de las Lágrimas) · Isabela island guide

Cormorant Point, on the north coast of Floreana, combines two very different beaches and a lagoon of flamingos in one short visit. The panga lands on a beach of green sand, colored by olivine crystals from the island's volcanic rock, in a wet landing.

Devil's Crown, off the north coast of Floreana, is the rim of a submerged volcanic cone, its jagged points rising from the sea like a crown, and one of the most famous snorkeling sites in the Galápagos. There is no landing: the visit is made from the panga, by snorkeling or with a ride around the rocks.

Post Office Bay, on the north coast of Floreana, keeps alive one of the oldest traditions in the Pacific. In 1793 British whalers placed a wooden barrel here as a mailbox: sailors heading out on long voyages left their letters, and ships sailing home collected and delivered them.

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

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.

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.

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.

Gardner Islet is a small rock island just off the beach of Gardner Bay, on the north coast of Española, and one of the best places in the Galápagos to snorkel with sea lions. The visit is made from the panga, in the same outing as Gardner Bay.

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.

Pitt Point, at the eastern tip of San Cristóbal, is the only place in the Galápagos where all three species of booby nest together: blue-footed, Nazca and red-footed. It is also one of the few sites where both species of frigatebird, the great and the magnificent, nest side by side.

Kicker Rock, known in Spanish as León Dormido, the Sleeping Lion, rises about 150 meters (almost 500 feet) out of the sea off the northwest coast of San Cristóbal, northeast of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. It is the remnant of an ancient tuff cone, eroded by the waves into two vertical walls separated by a narrow channel, and one of the most iconic landmarks of the Galápagos.

Lobos Islet lies a short navigation from Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, on San Cristóbal, and takes its name from the sea lions, lobos marinos in Spanish, that crowd its shores. It is a small, flat islet separated from San Cristóbal by a narrow channel.

The Interpretation Center of San Cristóbal, on the edge of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, is the best place in the islands to understand the story of the Galápagos, from the volcanic birth of the islands to the arrival of the first people and today's conservation work. It is free to visit.
More about San Cristóbal Interpretation Center · San Cristóbal island guide

Arrival or departure at San Cristóbal 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.