Samba
Why we recommend
The Yacht Samba offers an unmatched active Galápagos adventure, ideal for nature enthusiasts and adventure seekers. With three snorkeling activities and two land excursions daily, it delivers an immersive wildlife experience. This family-owned vessel boasts eco-friendly practices, locally sourced meals, and an intimate setup for just 14 guests. Discover untouched islands and connect deeply with the Galápagos’ unique beauty.
- Solo travelers shared cabin options
- Triple accommodation available on board
- Equipped with sails
- Active Itineraries
Samba description
The Samba Motor Sailboat offers a unique and romantic opportunity to explore the Enchanted Islands. With its carefully designed itineraries and activities, Samba makes the most of your time at the Galapagos Islands. With its seven classic cabins, the Samba creates an intimate experience. Fourteen guests share ample decks and comfortably designed social areas that allow you to enjoy every aspect of Darwin’s beloved Islands. Enjoy the spacious decks, sunbathe, or gaze at the amazing starry sky at night.
Cabins
Cabins at Samba Yacht have fully equipped private bathrooms with hot water and air conditioning; a top-quality service ensures a comfortable and relaxing stay while you cruise one of the most romantic vessels in the Galapagos Islands.
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Samba prices
| Accommodation | 7 nights |
|---|---|
| Standard Cabin | $ 5,000 |
| Standard Single Cabin | $ 7,500 |
| Children under 14 years | $ 4,000 |
| Charter | $ 70,000 |
Prices are subject to change without prior notice.
These rates are valid all year round, except for high-season departures.
Rates include
- Accommodation on board
- All meals while on board
- Purified water, coffee, and tea available during the cruise
- Transfers in the islands during operational days
- English speaking naturalist guide
- Islands excursions and activities according to the Itinerary
- Snorkel equipment (mask, tube, & fins)
- Kayaks
- Paddle board
Rates don't include
- Domestic flights to the Galapagos Islands
- Galapagos National Park Entrance Fee
- Migratory Control Card
- Alcoholic & all bottled drinks
- Wetsuit
- Travel, cancellation and medical insurance
- Tips and personal expenses
Samba - 14 Nights
Baltra
Baltra Island, the gateway to the Galápagos, features a unique flat volcanic landscape and a rich history as a former US airbase. Explore wi…
Santa Cruz Island, Las Bachas
Las Bachas Beach on Santa Cruz's north shore in the Galápagos Islands. Offers breathtaking wildlife, including American Flamingos, nesting G…
Genovesa, Darwin's Bay
A coral beach with a 750m trail leads through vibrant seabird colonies. Discover a Red-footed Boobies Colony on the cliffs while Nazca Boobi…
Genovesa, Prince Phillip's Steps
A steep path winds through a lively seabird Colony to 25m high cliffs: Spot Nazca and Red-footed boobies, Great Frigatebirds, and more. Pass…
Marchena Island, Mejia Point
Discover one of the Galápagos Islands’ best snorkeling sites, featuring preserved lava beds, abundant flora and fauna, and calm, deep blue w…
Marchena Island, Playa Negra
Black Beach, in the Galápagos Islands, features striking black basaltic sand, playful Bottle-Nose Dolphins, and Marine Iguanas diving for al…
Isabela Island, Albemarle Point
Isabela’s northern tip boasts a historic WWII radar base, a nesting site for Flightless Cormorants, and the largest Marine Iguana Colony. Th…
Isabela Island, Punta Vicente Roca
Punta Vicente Roca features ancient volcanic remnants forming turquoise coves and a sheltered bay. Famous for anchoring and exploring cliffs…
Fernandina, Punta Espinosa
Punta Espinosa’s narrow stretch features black lava rocks teeming with Marine Iguanas: spot Flightless Cormorants, Galápagos Penguins, Brown…
Isabela Island, Urbina Bay
Urbina Bay offers waters teeming with Green Turtles and Rays, and a short trail leads to a 1954-uplifted coral reef. Walk amid this unique c…
Isabela Island, Elizabeth Bay
Elizabeth Bay offers rich marine attractions, including soaring Galápagos Hawks, schools of pompanos and dorados, and the largest Galápagos …
Isabela Island, Punta Moreno
Discover rocky shores teeming with Galápagos Penguins and Great Blue Herons, mangrove groves with oysters, and a trek across sharp lava rock…
Floreana, Asilo de la Paz
A 450 m hill behind Straw Hill boasts historic pirate caves and a freshwater spring at its base. Explore the well-preserved Scalesia woodlan…
Floreana, Lobería
A 900 m path of rocks and sand leads to a bay with Galápagos Sea Lions on its shores. Spot Marine Iguanas and Green Turtles on rocky reefs, …
Santa Cruz Island, Santa Cruz Highlands
Discover a reserve where giant Tortoise thrives, grazing peacefully and cooling off in mud baths. This serene habitat invites exploration wi…
Santa Cruz Island, Charles Darwin's Station
The Charles Darwin's Research Station (CDRS) leads Galápagos conservation through scientific research and education. Visitors can explore na…
Santa Cruz Island, Charles Darwin's Station
The Charles Darwin's Research Station (CDRS) leads Galápagos conservation through scientific research and education. Visitors can explore na…
Floreana, Punta Cormorant
Cormorant Point features beaches of volcanic green olivine crystals and a trail with views of a flamingo-favored saltwater lagoon. The trail…
Floreana, Champion Islet
It is near Floreana and offers outstanding snorkeling and diving. Explore Champion Rock’s drift dive, adorned with black coral bushes and Ye…
Floreana, Post Office Bay
Floreana’s iconic site blends history with charm on its picturesque white-sand beach. Experience the cherished tradition of leaving postcard…
Floreana, Baroness' Observatory
Learn about Baroness Eloise Wehrborn de Wagner-Bosquet, the intriguing Austrian who lived here with two lovers before her mysterious disappe…
Española, Punta Suarez
Española Island boasts rich wildlife diversity, featuring five species of nesting seabirds, Bold Española mockingbirds, Galápagos Doves, Gal…
Española, Gardner Bay
Gardner Bay features a stunning turquoise beach, ideal for snorkeling among fish, Turtle, and Sharks. Enjoy encounters with the transient Se…
San Cristobal Island, Isla Lobos
This island, named after its Sea Lion Colony, offers encounters with playful marine life and diverse birds like Blue-footed Boobies and Grea…
San Cristobal Island, Leon Dormido
Kicker Rock's striking twin rocks host a thriving seabird Colony and offer exceptional diving. Discover reef fish, Hammerhead, and Galápagos…
San Cristobal Island, Punta Pitt
Discover unique wildlife on this island, home to endemic lava lizards, the rare Red-footed Boobies, and the Chatham Mockingbird. Enjoy breat…
, Santa Fe Island
Santa Fe Island features a scenic bay with two trails—one to a cliff viewpoint and another to a tall prickly pear cactus forest. Home to uni…
, South Plaza Island
South Plaza, near Santa Cruz, features a striking Sesuvium and Opuntia landscape. Visitors can spot Land Iguanas under cacti, soaring swallo…
Santa Cruz Island, Carrion Point
Carrion Point, on Santa Cruz Island's north coast near the Itabaca Channel, offers stunning turquoise waters perfect for snorkeling. Explore…
Santiago Island, Sullivan Bay
Sullivan Bay's lava field showcases intricate patterns from ancient trees and hornitos. Amid this harsh terrain, mollugo and lava cactus per…
Bartolome, Bartolome Island
The Pinnacle Rock is Bartholomew's iconic tuff cone, formed from volcanic magma meeting the sea. Hike the wooden stairway to breathtaking pa…
Santiago Island, James Bay
Explore a blackened coastline with lava pools, caves, and wildlife-rich inlets—Spot Marine Iguanas, Sally Lightfoot crabs, Herons, Galápagos…
, Rabida Island
Rabida Island features a striking reddish beach and volcanic terrain. It also features a Galápagos Sea Lion Colony, diverse land birds like …
, North Seymour Island
North Seymour Island, north of Baltra, features flat terrain from submarine lava uplift, lush with Frigatebirds and Blue-footed Boobies. Exp…
Baltra
Baltra Island, the gateway to the Galápagos, features a unique flat volcanic landscape and a rich history as a former US airbase. Explore wi…
Samba - 7 Nights 'Centre-South'
Baltra
Baltra Island, the gateway to the Galápagos, features a unique flat volcanic landscape and a rich history as a former US airbase. Explore wi…
Santa Cruz Island, Charles Darwin's Station
The Charles Darwin's Research Station (CDRS) leads Galápagos conservation through scientific research and education. Visitors can explore na…
Floreana, Punta Cormorant
Cormorant Point features beaches of volcanic green olivine crystals and a trail with views of a flamingo-favored saltwater lagoon. The trail…
Floreana, Champion Islet
It is near Floreana and offers outstanding snorkeling and diving. Explore Champion Rock’s drift dive, adorned with black coral bushes and Ye…
Floreana, Post Office Bay
Floreana’s iconic site blends history with charm on its picturesque white-sand beach. Experience the cherished tradition of leaving postcard…
Floreana, Baroness' Observatory
Learn about Baroness Eloise Wehrborn de Wagner-Bosquet, the intriguing Austrian who lived here with two lovers before her mysterious disappe…
Española, Punta Suarez
Española Island boasts rich wildlife diversity, featuring five species of nesting seabirds, Bold Española mockingbirds, Galápagos Doves, Gal…
Española, Gardner Bay
Gardner Bay features a stunning turquoise beach, ideal for snorkeling among fish, Turtle, and Sharks. Enjoy encounters with the transient Se…
San Cristobal Island, Isla Lobos
This island, named after its Sea Lion Colony, offers encounters with playful marine life and diverse birds like Blue-footed Boobies and Grea…
San Cristobal Island, Leon Dormido
Kicker Rock's striking twin rocks host a thriving seabird Colony and offer exceptional diving. Discover reef fish, Hammerhead, and Galápagos…
San Cristobal Island, Punta Pitt
Discover unique wildlife on this island, home to endemic lava lizards, the rare Red-footed Boobies, and the Chatham Mockingbird. Enjoy breat…
, Santa Fe Island
Santa Fe Island features a scenic bay with two trails—one to a cliff viewpoint and another to a tall prickly pear cactus forest. Home to uni…
, South Plaza Island
South Plaza, near Santa Cruz, features a striking Sesuvium and Opuntia landscape. Visitors can spot Land Iguanas under cacti, soaring swallo…
Santa Cruz Island, Carrion Point
Carrion Point, on Santa Cruz Island's north coast near the Itabaca Channel, offers stunning turquoise waters perfect for snorkeling. Explore…
Santiago Island, Sullivan Bay
Sullivan Bay's lava field showcases intricate patterns from ancient trees and hornitos. Amid this harsh terrain, mollugo and lava cactus per…
Bartolome, Bartolome Island
The Pinnacle Rock is Bartholomew's iconic tuff cone, formed from volcanic magma meeting the sea. Hike the wooden stairway to breathtaking pa…
Santiago Island, James Bay
Explore a blackened coastline with lava pools, caves, and wildlife-rich inlets—Spot Marine Iguanas, Sally Lightfoot crabs, Herons, Galápagos…
, Rabida Island
Rabida Island features a striking reddish beach and volcanic terrain. It also features a Galápagos Sea Lion Colony, diverse land birds like …
, North Seymour Island
North Seymour Island, north of Baltra, features flat terrain from submarine lava uplift, lush with Frigatebirds and Blue-footed Boobies. Exp…
Baltra
Baltra Island, the gateway to the Galápagos, features a unique flat volcanic landscape and a rich history as a former US airbase. Explore wi…
Samba - 7 Nights 'North-West'
Baltra
Baltra Island, the gateway to the Galápagos, features a unique flat volcanic landscape and a rich history as a former US airbase. Explore wi…
Santa Cruz Island, Las Bachas
Las Bachas Beach on Santa Cruz's north shore in the Galápagos Islands. Offers breathtaking wildlife, including American Flamingos, nesting G…
Genovesa, Darwin's Bay
A coral beach with a 750m trail leads through vibrant seabird colonies. Discover a Red-footed Boobies Colony on the cliffs while Nazca Boobi…
Genovesa, Prince Phillip's Steps
A steep path winds through a lively seabird Colony to 25m high cliffs: Spot Nazca and Red-footed boobies, Great Frigatebirds, and more. Pass…
Marchena Island, Mejia Point
Discover one of the Galápagos Islands’ best snorkeling sites, featuring preserved lava beds, abundant flora and fauna, and calm, deep blue w…
Marchena Island, Playa Negra
Black Beach, in the Galápagos Islands, features striking black basaltic sand, playful Bottle-Nose Dolphins, and Marine Iguanas diving for al…
Isabela Island, Albemarle Point
Isabela’s northern tip boasts a historic WWII radar base, a nesting site for Flightless Cormorants, and the largest Marine Iguana Colony. Th…
Isabela Island, Punta Vicente Roca
Punta Vicente Roca features ancient volcanic remnants forming turquoise coves and a sheltered bay. Famous for anchoring and exploring cliffs…
Fernandina, Punta Espinosa
Punta Espinosa’s narrow stretch features black lava rocks teeming with Marine Iguanas: spot Flightless Cormorants, Galápagos Penguins, Brown…
Isabela Island, Urbina Bay
Urbina Bay offers waters teeming with Green Turtles and Rays, and a short trail leads to a 1954-uplifted coral reef. Walk amid this unique c…
Isabela Island, Elizabeth Bay
Elizabeth Bay offers rich marine attractions, including soaring Galápagos Hawks, schools of pompanos and dorados, and the largest Galápagos …
Isabela Island, Punta Moreno
Discover rocky shores teeming with Galápagos Penguins and Great Blue Herons, mangrove groves with oysters, and a trek across sharp lava rock…
Floreana, Asilo de la Paz
A 450 m hill behind Straw Hill boasts historic pirate caves and a freshwater spring at its base. Explore the well-preserved Scalesia woodlan…
Floreana, Lobería
A 900 m path of rocks and sand leads to a bay with Galápagos Sea Lions on its shores. Spot Marine Iguanas and Green Turtles on rocky reefs, …
Santa Cruz Island, Santa Cruz Highlands
Discover a reserve where giant Tortoise thrives, grazing peacefully and cooling off in mud baths. This serene habitat invites exploration wi…
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Full Technical Details
Technical details & deck
The Samba motor sailor, built in 1966, delivers a classic midrange Galápagos experience. With a 78 ft length and 18 ft beam, it comfortably accommodates up to 14 guests. Cruising at 9 knots, the Samba blends timeless design with a sociable and intimate atmosphere, making it a perfect choice for travelers seeking a unique and memorable island adventure.
- Type
- Motor Sailor
- Year of construction
- 1966
- Guest Capacity
- 14 Guests
- Length
- 78 ft (24 m)
- Beam
- 18 ft (5 m)
- Speed
- 9 knots