Carly reads it within the day and replies personally. The reply will usually include two or three vessel and date options based on what you’ve told us, plus a link to book a video call if you’d like to talk it through. If your dates are tight, we’ll say so. If we’d suggest a different week, we’ll tell you why.

No. There’s no cost to send this form, no cost to book a call, and no cost to receive a quote. We only invoice once you’ve confirmed a charter and we’ve sent you a written agreement.

For most operators we can place a soft hold on a yacht while you make your decision. To confirm the booking, the deposit is 50%, with the balance due 60 days before sailing. We walk you through it on the call so there are no surprises.

Because the operator’s rack rate isn’t what you’d actually be paying. Every Nautica Blu charter includes a hand-picked second senior naturalist, a dedicated photographer and videographer, your Galápagos flights, a contingency for the unexpected, and any mainland Ecuador days you’d like to add. We’d rather build the quote around your trip than publish a number that doesn’t reflect what you’re getting.

Yes. The whole yacht charter price is the same whether you bring six guests or sixteen, because you’re hiring the vessel, not buying seats. Smaller groups simply have more of the boat to themselves.

Not inside the islands, and neither can anyone else. Routes and dates are set by the Galápagos National Park and every operator has to follow them. What we do change is everything around that: which vessel you’re on, which departure and route best matches what you want to see, who guides you, and how many days you add on the mainland at either end.