Budget-Friendly Galapagos Cruise
The Fragata is a spacious and comfortable budget-friendly Galapagos cruise. The Fragata is an owner-operated yacht which will accommodate 16 guests in cozy double and single cabins. All cabins are nicely decorated and properly equipped to provide guests a relaxing and informative cruise along the Galapagos Islands. Discover the pristine Galapagos Islands and encounter all the unique animals the islands have to offer aboard the M/Y Fragata!
What does the Fragata Budget-Friendly Galapagos cruise entail?
- All meals included
- Certified bilingual guide
- Comfortable accommodation
- Social areas to enjoy the Galapagos landscapes
Accommodation aboard the Fragata
The Fragata yacht accommodations have been equipped to provide guests not only with maximum comfort but also with extremely private coziness.
All our cabins have a private bathroom with hot and cold water shower, sink and dressing table.
Each and everyone of the Fragata Cruise cabins has air conditioning and full snorkeling equipment, including wetsuits, which are available for rent.
We want to offer you a wonderful environment, therefore you could live the experience of knowing the Galapagos Islands in a different and exclusive way due to the fact that for us and the Fragata Yacht, our passengers are our main priority.
Come and live firsthand the experience of a lifetime onboard the famous Fragata Yacht.
Lower Deck Cabin 
Upper Deck Cabin
Fragata Itineraries explained
Fragata offers 5 itineraries to choose from for your Galapagos vacation.
8-Day C Itinerary
The 8-Day C itinerary of the Fragata is pretty cool. It’s a unique itinerary because it is a week-long itinerary heading to the Southeastern islands of Floreana and Española. The itinerary cannot be split into shorter 4 and 5-day itineraries as usually happens in Galapagos cruises.
It visits the Southeastern islands of Floreana and Española in style. You will get a chance to snorkel at the Devil´s crown which is hands-down the best snorkeling in the Galapagos Islands!
On top of this you will head north to Genovesa Island, aka ¨bird island¨, where you will be able to spot tons of birdlife and enjoy great snorkeling. Bartholomew island is also included where you can take the quintessential Galapagos pic with Pinnacle Rock in the background.
San Cristobal island will provide great visitor sites including Kicker Rock where you get another chance at some prime snorkeling.
8-Day D Itinerary
The 8-Day D Itinerary goes west to Isabela and Fernandina and makes stops at the central islands of Santa Cruz and Rabida as well. The itinerary is a bit lackluster because the boat has to return to Santa Cruz to pick up passengers in the midst of their western islands itinerary. If you take the week-long itinerary you will lose time sailing and going back and forth to embark more passengers.
4-Day A Itinerary
This shorter version of the D itinerary will take you to Isabela Island. The itinerary itself can easily be done on land. Travelers can take a speedboat from Santa Cruz to Isabela and overnight at a nice hotel there.
5-Day B Itinerary
The 5-Day B itinerary will do the better part of the D itinerary in Isabela and Fernandina islands. You will visit sites not accessible from land or on day tours. This is a strange but interesting itinerary for those travelers who don’t have enough time to visit the western islands and would like to do so in five days.
5-Day H Itinerary
The H in the H itinerary stands for Hotel. The reason for this is that you will arrive in Santa Cruz, will visit Tortuga Bay, and will overnight at a comfortable hotel in Puerto Ayora waiting to board the Fragata the next day.
Connoisseur Tip:
I would not hesitate and recommend the week-long C itinerary which visits amazing Galapagos highlights, you get to snorkel at the best sites in the archipelago and you get an uninterrupted Galapagos experience. Highly recommended!
Fragata Itineraries
Fragata, rates, inclusions, exclusions, important info, and specs
Rates Include:
- All meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner).
- Naturalist bilingual guide (English-Spanish).
- All excursions and visits detailed in the program (except for reasons of force majeure).
- Accommodation onboard and/or hotel of Puerto Ayora.
- Snacks after visits.
- Freshwater to drink, tea, coffee.
- Bus service between airport / Pier or airport / Itabaca channel and vice versa (it will be assumed only if passengers travel on our dates of operation)
Rates do not include:
- Air flight rate to/from Galapagos.
- INGALA transit card: USD $20
- Snorkeling gear (mask, tube, fins).
- Wet Suits.
- Extra drinks.
- Personal expenses. Tips.
- Galapagos National Park Fee (USD 100 per passenger).
Important Information
- In case the national government orders the increase of fees, such as the mandatory collection of Value-Added Tax (VAT), rates may be adjusted.
- Supplement for SUPERIOR cabins: USD 100 net per person. Golondrina = main deck and upper deck with bunk beds.
- Guide in other languages USD 250 + VAT per day, please check availability.
- Single cabin supplement 80% over the rate.
- 10% discount will be applied for children from 0 to 5 years after checking availability and season.
- Supplement for special itinerary 10% on the rates.
Social areas aboard the Fragata
Aboard the budget-friendly Galapagos cruise Fragata, guests can spend a beautiful evening at our spacious dining room or relax at our leisure areas and enjoy the Living Room, TV, DVD, Bar, Music System and Sundeck because, in the Galapagos Islands, it’s all about relaxation and to feel at home at one of the most amazing places on earth.
Dining room 
Sundeck 
Lounge Area 
Tasty meals
