Die Galapagos-Kreuzfahrt Aqua Mare
Eine Übersicht
- Kapazität: 16 Passagiere, 7 Suites
- 2 mehrsprachiger Naturführer
- Renoviert: 2021
- Besatzung: 14 Crewmitglieder
- Länge: 50 Meter
- Geschwindigkeit: 12 Knoten
- Equipment: Kajaks, Schnorchel, Neoprenanzüge, SUPs
- Gegen Gebühr: Internet
Maritime Kabinen
- Oberdeck – Suite Kat. III
- Hauptdeck – Suite Kat. II & größte Owner’s Suite des Archipels
- Unterdeck – Suites Kat. III & IV
- Suites mit Meerblick
- Teppichboden
- Private Badezimmer
- Klimaanlage & Safe
- Internationales Telefon
- Haartrockner
Schiffsaustattung
- Sonnendeck mit Panorama Essbereich
- Außen Fitnessbereich
- Panorama Lounges
- Bibliothek
- Panorama Beach Club
- Essen unter den Sternen
- Großzügiges Sonnendeck
- Panorama Jacuzzi
- Outdoor Bar
Inklusive
- Galapagos Nationalpark Eintrittsgebühr
- Gebühr für die Einreisekontrollkarte
- Hilfe am Flughafen
- Transfers auf Galapagos
- Aufenthalt in einer Suite
- Alkoholfreie Getränke, Hauswein
- Alle Mahlzeiten an Bord
- Alle Ausflüge des Programms
- Wäscheservice
- Neoprenanzüge
Reiseberichte
Our trip to Ecuador
Dear Galapagos PRO team,
we had a magical trip. Thanks for the good organization. We will give details in bullet points.
Quito:
• Wantara Suites is unique and Wolfgang a great host! Awesome!
• We would strongly advise against renting a car in Quito, the traffic is murderous. If we had taken the car, the second challenge in our eyes would have been the delivery at the airport, the rental car points are almost 1km away.
• Cotopaxi was great. As a pregnant woman, I would have liked to know that we would drive for almost 7 hours on unpaved roads. You need warm clothes and it is quite exhausting, but a great experience.
• Quilato Lagoon and Cotopaxi in one day is impossible, so do not recommend. In the end we could not see the lagoon.
• HOP ON / HOP OFF was very nice after initial difficulties finding, because there is no bus stop sign. Only traffic messes up the mood in between. Nevertheless, this tour is a must do.
• We went to the equator, that was great!
• The old town is really worth seeing, the best experience we had at the basilica. Very nice! Visit all churches!
• Taxi is best booked with UBER, the prices vary extremely.
• Our tour guide Edy was great! Thank you!
• Rukkalodge has a great restaurant, rooms were also very nice. The breakfast was quite sparse and unloving, does not match to the rest of the ambience. The only station where I could enjoy a non-alcoholic beer ;) good recommendation!
• Airport explanation regarding arrival in Galapagos was great! Has worked perfectly. Thank you!
San Cristobal:
• Manuala is very nice and Luis(?) From Casa Iguana, is the world’s best host. Unbeatable! Great hotel, mega satisfying breakfast and perfect location between city and beach!
• All excursions were great. Nice team and well-versed nature guides.
• favorite island!
• The harbor is the most beautiful of the three islands. So many animals!
Isabela:
• Rebekka took great care of us!
For the Cormorant we have a few thoughts, the hotel is not good.
• The room is a construction site
• Door handle broken in the bathroom
• Door trim to the bathroom loose
• bed broken at the side
• Night cabinet does not open
• Air conditioning needs urgent maintenance, replacement of filter and water, it stinks cruelly
construction sites
• left is being built
• Right is being built
• The road is torn up
• At 7.15am the construction noise and loud talking at the lobby begins
Things that cost nothing for a good experience
• Control of the water tank
• Open the door in the morning
• put a table on the balcony
• More storage space in the bathroom
• Clean extremely dirty fly screen
• Remove soap from the previous occupant
• There is only one neatly accessible outlet in the bathroom
• Refill towels to the beach regularly
• The hotel is in need of major renovation after 2 years
The three employees (owners?) At the front desk are only on the laptop and really do not care about their hotel. As the head of a team, you have to lead by example. You could even remove the 1000 flies that hang on the walls, (not bad at all, the hotel is very open, you could at least remove them in the morning;))
The Comorant Beach Hotel is not well run and we advise guests not to stay there. We have always been looked after by such nice hosts on the rest of our trip who love their job and treated us incredibly warmly.
One senses, that from this hotel the maximum profit margin is drawn. There are no additional services at all: hair dryer, laundry etc.
When asked if we could do laundry would politely tell us that it is possible in the town center. No further explanation. We only received directions and an explanation about breakfast after repeated requests. We run a three-star hotel and are very aware of prices, room amenities and services to the guest.
We feel that the Comorant Beachhotel is nothing more than a modern hostel that has a huge renovation backlog without soul.
Please look for another hotel for your guests.
The location on the beach is good. That was a lot of fun. We were able to walk for hours.
• The Los Tuneles tour was great. Here the food on the boat was especially good.
• Bicycle recommendation was also great for us.
• Definitely recommend Concha de Perla and the small beach, we could swim with penguins. Unique!
• The restaurant Coco Sun must absolutely be recommended to your guests, best dinner during our entire stay – we went there three times!
Santa Cruz:
• Karin also looked after us wonderfully. Has given very detailed tips, she was great!
• Mathias and his wife are great! Best care. You can immediately feel that both WANT you to feel comfortable. Incredibly helpful! Thank you!
• Great apartment! Thank you
• The island was our „least“ favourite. A little neglected.
• The trip was great too. The boat was by far the best! Great crew.
• The Bay Tour was not so exciting for us anymore but it was nice.
• Both nature guides did not have as much passion as the other guides.
• The driver to the airport did everything to perfection, his son even queued for us while loading our luggage! We could not thank him enough, please tell him again that it was a perfect farewell.
We think detailed feedback always helps. It is not a case of criticism (except Cormorant), but just our impression. Everything was brilliantly organized. The service during the booking was perfect, and this continued throughout our whole tour. We are very glad that we found you. We can fully recommend Galapagos PRO.
best regards
Katrin Kleemann
(translated from German)
Ecuador und Galapagos Inseln
Eine meiner besten Reisen. Eine perfekte Planung im Vorfeld und während der Reise durch Galapagos Pro. Die angenehme Begleitung von Beate Zwermann löste kleine Probleme sofort und konnte durch Ihre Erfahrung viel über Ecuador berichten Alle Guides, rund um Quito, Cotepaxi, dem Regenwald und den Galapagos Inseln waren absolut kompetent. Für mich war die Erfahrung beim Schnorcheln ein Highlight. Wunderschöne Eindrücke werden mich noch lange beschäftigen. Eine klare Empfehlung für Galapagos Pro.