Voila ce qu'on me dit a propos du bateau pour les iles galapagos j'aimerai avoir votre avis :je vais aux galapagos l'année prochaine et je m'inquiète !
" mer très agitée, traversées longues et mouvementées entre les îles qui peuvent tourner à la galère pour les personnes sensibles aux mal de mer et même les autres ..J'ai vu que certains Tours Opérateurs mettent d'ailleurs les voyageurs en garde sur les circuits Galapagos............"
Sur quel bateau etes vous? nous avons fait les galapagos au mois d' aout sur le celebrity xpedition nous n' avons eu aucun probleme je n' ai pas vu de personne malade a bord nous avions par precaution mis un patch derriere l' oreille comme beaucoup d' autres passagers .
voici le programme bateau je n'ai pas de nom de bateau merci pour votre réponse
Arrivée à l’aéroport de Baltra.puis ferry jusqu’à l’île de Santa Cruz.
Arrivée à Puerto Ayora, installation à l’hôtel. Départ matinal et navigation jusqu’à l’île d’Isabela.
Départ en bateau à moteur pour découvrir les îlots face à Puerto Villamil.
Départ matinal vers Santa Cruz en bateau de ligne.
Journée d’excursion avec déjeuner inclus (sur le bateau) dans une des iles citées ci-après.
Le choix de l’île visitée sera confirmé en fonction des disponibilités, conformément à la réglementation en vigueur au niveau de l’organisation des visites sur les Iles Galapagos :
BARTOLOME
Petite île, aux paysages volcaniques spectaculaires, peuplée par des raies à aiguillons, de petits requins à pointes blanches ou pointes noires. On peut y apercevoir néanmoins des raies léopard, ainsi que des tortues noires qui viennent pondre sur le haut de la plage en novembre et décembre.
SEYMOUR NORTE
Ile aux paysages désertiques embellie par des cactus à raquette, dont se nourrissent quelques iguanes terrestres. Vous traverserez des colonies de fous à pattes bleues, puis de "Frégates magnifiques" dont les nids se mélangent avec ceux de la "Grande Frégate".
PLAZAS
Une importante colonie d’otaries et d’oiseaux marins habite l’île. Sans parler de quantité d’iguanes terrestres et des crabes rouges.
SANTA FE
Plages et lagunes habitées par iguanes terrestres, otaries, tortues marines, petits requins à pointes blanches.
A votre retour, dîner dans un restaurant local.
Nuit à l’hôtel NORTH SEYMOUR*** ou SIMILAIRE
Transfert à l’aéroport de Santa Cruz.
Arrivée à Guayaquil, puis connexion pour le vol régulier IBERIA, à destination de Paris.
Bonjour,
effectivement, quand tu fais des petits trajets entre les îles, ça va. Mais quand les trajets sont un peu plus longs pour rejoindre les îles un peu plus distantes, ça peut bien tanguer 😉
je souffre aussi du mal de mer, j'avais donc emporté des médicaments (chewing gum il me semble).
l'important c'est soit de te coucher sur ton lit et de rester tranquille, soit d'aller t'asseoir à l'avant du bateau et de fixer un point précis.
cela peut être un peu gênant par moments, effectivement, mais pas suffisamment pour renoncer à la croisière 😉
je suis allé aux galapagos en avril 2013.
j'ai utilisé des médicaments contre le mal de mer (mercalm que l'on trouve en pharmacie) à 2 reprises sur des traversées de nuit un peu houleuses, notamment pour aller à Floréana et espanola (iles un peu éloignées). c'est efficace. nous naviguions sur un petit bateau (16 passagers)
la seule chose est de prendre le médicament, soit en préventif avant ladite traversée, soit dès le tout début des premiers symptômes (ne pas trop attendre)
il y a un effet un peu somnolent.
Ca peut bouger beaucoup, nous avons eu une mer très agitée surtout quand on est allé vers l'ile de Genovesa. Ma copine qui est sujette au mal de mer a été malade pendant les 5 jours de la croisière malgré les médicaments (on était sur un petit bateau, l'encantada pr 12 passagers).
Il vaut mieux monter dans un catamaran, c'est plus stable.
Nous étions sur un monocoque, pour une croisière de 11 jours (1500€), c'était l'un des moins cher à l'époque, en 2005. J'ai eu les mal de mer assez souvent, notamment qd il fallait descendre ds la cabine. Nous étions vers le moteur, ce qui n'est pas terrible.
Peut être vaut-il mieux mettre un peu plus cher pour se sentir mieux. Mais, lamer n'était pas mauvaise du tout et naviguer la nuit n'a posé aucun pb. C'est juste la tangage à l'arrêt.
Si malgré les médicaments préventifs , vous êtes du genre "malade comme un chien" lors de la traversée de la Manche ou pour aller à Quiberon , n'allez pas aux Galapagos
J'y suis allé et , alors que je suis sensible au mal de mer , je n'ai ressenti qu'une seule fois le besoin de prendre de quoi :pendant 20 mn , moteurs de petit hors bord à FOND , le guide a essayé de nous approcher au mieux de quelques raies manta . Tout le reste du temps , aucun problème ! La personne qui parle de "longs trajets" : ? aucun n'est long
J'ai un grand ami , espoir international junior de rugby , en équipe réserve du Stade Toulousain dès 16 ans qui n'a jamais pu faire carrière : non seulement mal de mer mais lui , en plus , mal de transport par route ! quand il fallait aller jouer à l'extérieur , il dégueulait tripes et boyaux et rien n'y a fait : il ne peut pas supporter d'être passager !
Si vous êtes comme cela...
Merci à tous pour vos réponses
J'ai fait la traversée entre Guadeloupe et les Saintes ....pas été malade mais les Galapagos ne se refusent pas de toutes façons !
Ayant vécu en Guadeloupe , j'ai fait X fois cette traversée et quand ça secouait , ce fut limite pour moi : donc , sauf l'épisode spécial du hors bord , je n'ai pas plus été secoué aux Galapagos que pour Les Saintes : vous pouvez partir tranquille... avec quand même de quoi, pilules ou patch au cas où
Personnellement , en voyage , je suis ravi quand je pars avec 200g de pharmacie et que je reviens avec 195g ! ce n'est pas du poids inutile
Juste quelques souvenirs dans la "capitale " santa quelque chose , j'ai oublié son nom :
1) le soir , au retour des pêcheurs , quand ils commencent à remonter les filets et jeter quelques poissons non valables , c'est une vraie CORRIDA entre les frégates qui planent et font du sur-place avant de piquer et les pélicans sur l'eau pour se disputer les meilleurs morceaux : SUPERBE !
2) la promenade en bois est +- squattée les soir par quelques otaries ( la plage de sable en contrebas en est pleine le soir ) : pourquoi certaines préfèrent les lattes en bois au sable doux , mystère mais faites GAFFE ! si par inadvertance vous marchez sur une queue , sur 3m , c'est plus vif que vous et ce sont des morsures profondes et très douloureuses . Sur le sable ou le jour sur les plages , c'est plus simple : si vous vous approchez trop , l'otarie vous fixe et grogne ; retirez vous aussitôt
3) il y a ( avait ) un reste de jetée où tôt le matin , otaries et/ou fous à pattes bleues viennent se mettre , 5 à 10 mn : SUPERBE aussi voir photo
4) le principal parc aux tortues : vaste espace touffu , +- d'arbres mais hautes herbes et on doit impérativement rester sur les sentiers +- boueux . On se dit qu'on va rien voir : PAS DU TOUT; Elles ont compris que circuler dans les sentiers , même si ça rallonge, c'est plus facile : si vous en voyez une qui arrive , ne bougez plus les pieds et attendez ; elles sont très myopes et vous distinguent mal , surtout si vous avez des habits de couleur terne ; ce n'est quà +- 3m de vous qu'elles réagissent : elles soufflent et se carapaçonnent mais vous aurez eu entre temps largement le temps de les filmer/photographier cf photo
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For several years now, increased aggression has been observed in Cape fur seals.
At least 70 unprovoked attacks on humans.
It was recently confirmed that this is due to rabies.
The suspected origin is contamination in Namibia by jackals.
The contagion seems to be spreading.
Preventive vaccination (of the animals) is being considered.
Just a reminder:
Rabies affects all mammals.
Once symptoms appear—sometimes weeks or even months later—death is inevitable.
It’s the bite that transmits the disease.
There are so-called "furious" forms with aggression, but also forms without aggression.
In case of a bite, in addition to standard wound care, tetanus prevention… rabies prevention is essential.
Stay careful out there…
Seeing seals from a boat along the coast isn’t rare in these parts…
