Calipso Naturalist 8 Days - Itinerary A

• The Calipso yacht is unusual in Galapagos, in that it rotates each week between a standard naturalist itinerary, and a specialist live-aboard dive itinerary, thus offering the best of both worlds!
• Recently refurbished in 2019 every inch of internal and external space on the Calipso in sparking new!
• The Calipso counts with 6 upper and 2 main deck cabins, each with 2 beds that can be used as double or twin. There are also 2 lower deck single cabins available.
• Social spaces such as dining room, lounge, coffee station, bar area, and BBQ are spacious and comfortable for passengers to rest during free time while taking in the wonderful ocean views.
• The Calipso dive platform and facilities are brand new, offering top class diving possibilities. The dive itinerary takes you north to dive sites at Darwin and Wolf islands, famous for hammerheads and whales sharks!

The Galapagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands famous for the fact that they were unpopulated by man until the 1800s and the amazing endemic species, especially the giant tortoises which give the islands their name. The islands are a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the surrounding waters are a national park and a biological marine reserve. Of the 18 islands Baltra, Floreana, Isabela, San Cristobal and Santa Cruz are now populated by more than 25 000 people. The original names were given by an English pirate, but the Ecuadorians have given the islands Spanish names. The Islands were made famous by Charles Darwin after he visited them on his scientific voyage on the HMS Beagle and the endemic species here contributed significantly to Darwinian Theory.