The Cachalote Explorer

The Galápagos Islands – Introducing Cachalote Explorer…. and re-introducing Beluga!

Andy TuckerBy This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Operations Manager
8th June 2019

Our new Galápagos yacht, Cachalote Explorer, has just completed her first winter season in the ‘Enchanted Islands’ and we have finally got our hands on a collection of quality images which showcase the appeal of the boat. Click here for further information, our gallery of images, and previous trip reports.  

We also work with Cachalote Explorer’s sister boat, Beluga, which offers a bit more speed and space. Click here for details of our ‘Deluxe’ cruises.

The owners of Cachalote Explorer and Beluga are a small, family-run Ecuadorian company who, like Naturetrek, pride themselves on outstanding customer service. Both boats have air-conditioning throughout, fantastic crews, deck space and the best Galápagos National Park guides.

If you’re thinking of travelling to the Galápagos, these boats come highly recommended. Booking on a Naturetrek Galápagos charter brings with it several advantages, not least the appeal of cruising with like-minded Naturetrek clients, as opposed to a mixed-focus, non-wildlife cruise.

Operations Manager, Andy Tucker, has compiled a piece on Galápagos FAQs here. For further information, please call Andy on 01962 733051, or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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The Cachalote Explorer's dining and living room

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The Beluga

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The Beluga's dining room

About the Author

Andy Tucker

Andy Tucker

Managing Director
Andy is an Aquatic Biology graduate (Aberystwyth) and worked in fisheries consultancy for a year after graduation before travelling to south-east Peru to work as a guide in the Amazon rainforest. During his year there he balanced guiding with his fisheries research and, after a brief spell back in England, returned to a full-time guiding post at Sacha Lodge in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Andy has travelled widely in Central and South America and his fluent Spanish is a huge advantage during our tours both across the Atlantic and in Spain. Andy has birdwatched for as long as he can remember and counts himself lucky to have seen so many fantastic bird and wildlife spectacles around the globe. He joined the Naturetrek team in 1998 and, while now kept busy as General Manager, is involved in the operations of a wide variety of tours in Latin America, Western Europe and North Africa.

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