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This graceful and spacious First Class, 36-metre, three-masted steel-hulled motor sailer has a crew of nine, including a naturalist guide. Although equipped with ten air-conditioned cabins on two decks - each with a lower double and upper single berth and a single porthole - she carries only 16 passengers. Facilities include a library, comfortable conference room, dining room and deck salons, plus five separate public areas.

The M/V Sagitta offers several itineraries, ranging from 5 to 15 days. Some examples are shown below.

Sagitta 6 day / 5 night Southern Galapagos itinerary (Wed-Mon)
Day 1 Fly to Baltra and embark. Introductory briefing and visit Mosquera islet and Punta Carrion
Day 2 Visit South Plaza and Santa Fe islands
Day 3 Visit Cerro Brujo and Punta Pitt (San Cristobal)
Day 4 Visit Gardner Bay and Punta Suarez (Espanola)
Day 5 Visit Punta Cormoran, Devil's Crown and Post Office Bay (Floreana)
Day 5 Disembark, transfer via Santa Cruz highlands to Baltra and fly to the mainland.

Sagitta 6 day / 5 night Western Galapagos itinerary (Mon-Sat)
Day 1 Fly to Baltra; transfer via the highlands of Santa Cruz island to Puerto Ayora and embark. Introductory briefing and visit Charles Darwin Research Station
Day 2 Visit Punta Moreno and Elizabeth Bay (Isabela)
Day 3 Visit Urbina Bay (Isabela) and Punta Espinoza (Fernandina)
Day 4 Visit Tagus Cove and Punta Albermarle (Isabela)
Day 5 Visit Espumilla and Puerto Egas (Santiago)
Day 6 Visit North Seymour island, disembark on Baltra and fly to the mainland.

Sagitta 5 day / 4 night Central & Northern Galapagos itinerary (Sat-Wed)
Day 1 Fly to Baltra and embark. Introductory briefing and visit Black Turtle Cove (Santa Cruz)
Day 2 Visit Darwin Bay and El Barranco (Prince Philip's Steps, Genovesa)
Day 3 Visit Bartolome island and Tagus Cove (Isabela)
Day 4 Visit Rabida island and Cerro Dragon (Santa Cruz)
Day 5 Visit Daphne island, disembark on Baltra and fly to the mainland.