Full Live-Aboard Galapagos Island Diving Cruises

We are ready to show all the beauty of the Galapagos Island Ocean with the professionalism you are looking for.

Dive Level:

Live aboard including Darwin and Wolf islands are recommended for intermediate and advanced divers with experience in strong currents and 7 mm. wet suit.

Sample Itinerary:

Days aboard the Explorer generally involve a 6:30 am dive followed by breakfast, a dive at 9:30, lunch at 12:00, and afternoon dives at dive at 1:30 and 4:00 p.m.. Dinner is served atapproximately 7:00pm. Under current National Parks guidelines no night dives nor land visits are allowed.

Please note that these itineraries are examples only, and will change depending on local regulation, weather and logistics at the Captain’s discretion. Currently each week the itinerary includes the same islands. The order of the islands, however, is dictated by the National Parks Foundation.

If meeting the vessel in San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, a guide will meet you upon exiting the baggage claim area for transfer to the vessel.

Day 1, Monday: San Cristobal
Guests fly to the Galapagos Islands from Mainland Ecuador, arriving in the islands mid-day. Guests are met at the airport and taken to the vessel. Boarding the vessel after 11:00 a.m., guests will depart for a short crossing to the a calm site for a check out dive and safety briefing. After dinner the vessel will depart to the next scheduled destination.

Day 2, Tuesday: Punta Carrion – Bartolome Punta
6:30, 9:30 dives. Sighting include rays and sea lions. Depart for northern islands.

Day 3, Wednesday: Wolf Island - Landslide, Shark Bay, Pinaculo
6:30, 10:30 and 2:00 dives. Sightings often include hammerheads, eagle rays, Galapagos sharks, and silky sharks. Night at anchor.

Day 4, Thursday: Wolf Island
6:30, 10:30 and 2:00 dives. Sightings often include hammerheads, red-lipped batfish, eagle rays, Galapagos sharks, and silky sharks. Night at anchor. Crossing to Darwin Island.

Day 5, Friday: Darwin Island
6:30, 10:30 and 2:00 dives. Sightings often include hammerheads,whale sharks, eagle rays, Galapagos sharks, turtles and silky sharks.

Day 6, Saturday: Darwin Island
6:30, 10:30 and 2:00 dives. Sightings often include hammerheads,whale sharks, eagle rays, Galapagos sharks, turtles and silky sharks. Transit to Cousin's Rock.

Day 7, Sunday: Cousin Rocks
10:00 dive –This is a great macro diving with an excellent chance of seeing sea horses, sea lions, and eagle rays. Lunch will be served while transiting to Santa Cruz (3 hrs). In Santa Cruz visit the giant tortoises in the highlands, have an authentic Ecuadorian BBQ lunch, visit the town of Puerto Ayora and the Darwin Centre on your own.

Day 8, Monday: Baltra/San Cristobal
Breakfast; depart the vessel by 9 am. Guests are free to visit the beach in town to see sea lions and marine iguanas in their natural habitat or take a short walk to the Interpretive Centre. Transfer back to the airport for 1 p.m. flight back to Quito or Guayaquil.

Galapagos Diving Cruise Specifications:

* 16 divers on board
* Speed 8 knots
* Beam 31 feet
* Speed 10 knots
* Electricity: 110 V.
* A large staging area, air compressor, tanks, weights and diving equipment ( for rent)
* 8 double cabins with private bathroom, air conditioner and hot water.
* Fully air conditioned Social Areas.
* TV – DVD
* Covered Back Deck and Sun Deck
* 7 crew members plus a naturalistic dive master and dive master assistand
* All safety equipment complies with international coast guard regulations

What is Included in the Galapagos Diving Cruise??

• Accommodations on Board
* All the meals
* Purified Drinking Water, Coffee, Tea
* Diving Instructor + Diving Instructor Assistance
* All the transfers in Galapagos

What is not Included??

* Galapagos National Park Tax Fee: $ 100 USD
* Ingala Tax: $ 10
* Flight Ticket to Galapagos : From Quito: $ 417 USD (RT) , From Guayaquil $ 366 USD (RT)
* Personal Diving Equipment: Wet Suit, Regulators, BCD, fins, mask, etc..
* NITROX $ 150 usd PER WEEK

Insurance and Safety in Your Galapagos Island Diving Cruise:

There is not insurance included in the programs and we highly recommend all divers to have their DAN insurance before going to Galapagos Island. We also recommend to bring dive alert.