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Yacht charter in Ecuador

Choose from 43 yachts across Ecuador. Spread over 1 sailing regions. Prices from €16,330 per week.

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Why this country

Sailing in Ecuador

Ecuador in this catalogue means the Galápagos, and chartering there works unlike anywhere else we list. Start with the numbers: the forty-three boats average nearly 36 metres and the cheapest week is around €16,300. These are not yachts you take out yourself. They are small expedition ships, chartered whole, with crew and a guide aboard.

That is not a commercial preference — it is the law of the national park. Bareboat charter is not available in the Galápagos. Every vessel operating in park waters carries a naturalist guide licensed by the Galápagos National Park Authority, and that guide is the final authority ashore. Landing parties are capped at sixteen people per guide. The itinerary itself has to be submitted and approved by the park before the trip, so routes are fixed in advance rather than decided over breakfast.

What you are buying, then, is a private expedition rather than a sailing holiday: your own ship, your own guide, and an approved route through islands where the wildlife has no reason to be afraid of you. If you want to steer the boat and choose the anchorage, this is the wrong destination — and it is better to know that before you compare the price with a week in Greece.

On the water

Sailing conditions in Ecuador

What is on offer
Chartered expedition ships

43 vessels averaging 35.6 m, chartered whole with crew. The smallest week is around €16,300 — the most expensive destination in our catalogue by a wide margin.

Bareboat
Not available

National park rules require a licensed naturalist guide aboard and an approved itinerary. No operator can offer bareboat here.

Where trips start
Baltra and San Cristóbal

The two airports with park entry. Flights connect from Quito and Guayaquil; the ship meets you.

Season
Year-round, two moods

December to May is warmer with calmer seas; June to November is cooler and rougher, with richer water and more active wildlife.

Worth the detour

Where to drop anchor in Ecuador

  • 1

    Española

    The only nesting site in the world for the waved albatross, between roughly April and December. Also the island where marine iguanas turn red and green in breeding season.

  • 2

    Genovesa

    A flooded caldera in the north-east with a bay you sail into. Red-footed boobies and storm petrels in numbers; fewer ships reach it.

  • 3

    Fernandina — Punta Espinosa

    The youngest and most pristine island, with no introduced species. Flightless cormorants and the largest marine iguana colonies.

  • 4

    Isabela — Urbina Bay and Tagus Cove

    The largest island, formed from six volcanoes. Giant tortoises in the highlands and whale-sharks offshore in the cooler months.

  • 5

    Bartolomé

    Pinnacle Rock and the view across the lava field — the single most photographed landscape in the archipelago.

  • 6

    Santa Cruz — Charles Darwin Station

    The tortoise breeding programme and the research centre at Puerto Ayora. The one genuinely urban stop on most itineraries.

  • 7

    North Seymour

    Frigatebirds inflating their red throat pouches and blue-footed boobies nesting on the path. Close to Baltra, so often the first or last landing.

  • 8

    Floreana — Post Office Bay

    A barrel used as a mail drop by whalers since the eighteenth century. Visitors still leave letters and carry others home by hand.

Suggested routes

Where a week in Ecuador could take you

A typical approved western route

8 days

Routes are set by the national park, not by you, and they rotate so that no site is visited too often. This is an example of the shape rather than a plan you can book as written.

  1. 1

    Baltra

    Fly in, board, and usually a first landing nearby the same afternoon.

  2. 2

    Santa Cruz — Charles Darwin Station

    Tortoise breeding programme and the highlands.

  3. 3

    Isabela — Urbina Bay

    Uplifted coral and giant tortoises.

  4. 4

    Fernandina — Punta Espinosa

    Marine iguanas and flightless cormorants.

  5. 5

    Isabela — Tagus Cove

    Volcanic landscape and snorkelling along the cliffs.

  6. 6

    Santiago — Puerto Egas

    Fur seals and tide pools.

  7. 7

    Bartolomé

    Pinnacle Rock and the lava fields.

  8. 8

    North Seymour and Baltra

    Last landing before the flight out.

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Before you book

Local rules and paperwork in Ecuador

Bareboat
Not possible — this is the key point. Shore landings in the national park require a licensed naturalist guide. No certificate you hold changes that; the restriction is on the activity, not on you.
Naturalist guide
Aboard for the whole trip. Licensed and trained by the Galápagos National Park Authority, and a Galápagos resident. Ashore, the guide is the final authority. Landing groups are capped at sixteen people per guide.
Itinerary
Approved by the park in advance. Routes are allocated and rotated so sites are not overused. You choose between approved itineraries rather than designing your own.
Park entry
A per-person fee plus a transit card. Paid on arrival at the airport and normally separate from the charter price.
What you are actually booking
A private expedition, not a yacht charter. Whole-ship charter with crew and guide. If the appeal is steering the boat and picking the anchorage, the Caribbean or the Mediterranean is the better fit.

Checked October 2026. Rules change — confirm the detail that matters for your trip when you book.

What is here

The Ecuador fleet at a glance

The fleet in Ecuador is made up of 40 catamarans and 3 motor yachts.

Most boats here are catamarans, averaging 35.6 metres.

Weekly prices start in the over €12,000 range, where 29 boats are listed.

Boats sleep between 2 and 18 guests, with cabins up to 11.

The most common size band is over 20 m, with 43 boats.

43 boats can be chartered with a skipper; 0 are available bareboat.

The fullest month on the calendar right now is Oct 2026: 28% of the fleet already has at least one booking, while 31 boats are still completely open.

40
Catamarans
from €16.330
3
Motor yachts

Budget

Charter prices in Ecuador

Weekly rate, set by the operator. No booking fee.

Space on board

Boat sizes

Sleeping 2–18 guests

  • over 20 m 43

Availability

How full is the calendar in Ecuador?

Share of the Ecuador fleet that already holds at least one reservation, for each of the next twelve months. Taken from the operators' own calendars and refreshed daily — a boat with one week booked can still be chartered in the others.

Months further out look emptier simply because they are further away — most charters are booked a few months ahead, not a year.

Most booked month

Oct 2026

28% of the fleet already booked

Most still open

Feb 2027

41 boats with no booking yet

Pick a month to see what is still open that week.

  • Quiet
  • Picking up
  • Busy
  • Peak
28%
Oct
’26
31 open
23%
Nov
’26
33 open
19%
Dec
’26
35 open
7%
Jan
’27
40 open
5%
Feb
’27
41 open
5%
Mar
’27
41 open
0%
Apr
’27
43 open
0%
May
’27
43 open
0%
Jun
’27
43 open
0%
Jul
’27
43 open
0%
Aug
’27
43 open
0%
Sep
’27
43 open

Most common models in Ecuador

Counted from our live catalogue.

Power Catamaran
38 available · from €16.330
Catamaran
2 available
Motoryacht
2 available

The fleet

Yachts in Ecuador

43 yachts available · from €2.333 / day

6
catamaran

Elite

Puerto Baquerizo Moreno

8 cabins 16 guests 37.5 m 2019
From €19.589 / day €137.124 / week
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6
motoryacht

Solaris

Puerto Baquerizo Moreno

11 cabins 16 guests 33.4 m 2018
Price on request
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6
catamaran

Treasure

Puerto Baquerizo Moreno

9 cabins 9 guests 31.97 m 2009
Price on request
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Where to sail

The one sailing region in Ecuador

Every region we have boats in, largest fleet first — with the number of departure bases so you can see where a week actually starts.

West Coast Central America

Mostly Catamarans — 93% of the local fleet.

Yachts
43
Bases
2
From
From €2.333 / day €16.330 / week

Good to know

Frequently asked questions

Weekly prices in our catalogue break down as: over €12,000 (29). The lowest published weekly rate is €16,330. These are the operators' own prices — we add no booking fee.
Our Ecuador catalogue currently lists 40 catamarans, 3 motor yachts.
Booking pressure is highest in Oct, when 28% of the fleet already holds at least one reservation. Mar is the quietest month in our calendar. Availability shown on this site is synchronised daily from the operators' own reservation systems.
0 of the 43 boats we list in Ecuador are available bareboat, meaning you sail them yourself. A recognised licence is required; the listing states which. 43 boats can be chartered with a skipper.
Boats in Ecuador sleep from 2 up to 18 guests, with the largest offering 11 cabins. Most groups book a boat in the over 20 m size band.

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