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Galapagos Scuba Diving!
In the Enchanted islands, you will find more than 200 species of animals above and below the water. Scuba diving is well known for its unique marine life.
If you dive at the right time, you’ll be surprised with the number of marine animals such as Galapagos sharks, white tip reef sharks, lots of giant sea turtles, Mobula rays, stingrays, eagle rays, Galapagos eels, barracudas, and various reef fish and much more.
Your 7 Days Galapagos Dive Trip!
Day 01: San Cristóbal – Carola Beach – Tijeretas
Visiting: Interpretation Center, where the guide will talk to you about the formation, colonization, and actual situation of the islands. Frigate bird hill. You will be able to snorkel the shallow waters of Tijeretas Bay or Carola beach.
Day 02: San Cristóbal – (1-2 immersions)
Visiting: Five Fingers, Whale Rock, night dive at Tijeretas or Kicker Rock
Day 03: San Cristóbal – (1-2 immersions)
Visiting: Five Fingers, Whale Rock, night dive at Tijeretas or Kicker Rock
Day 04: Santa Cruz – El Chato – Charles Darwin
Visiting: Highlands in Santa Cruz to see giant tortoises in their native environment! Visit Charles Darwin Station, an international scientific research station situated on the outskirts of Puerto Ayora.
Day 05: Diving around Santa Cruz – shared tour – 2 dives
You will go by boat for 2 dives around Santa Cruz (the sites will be confirmed with your booking according to availability and also according to your experience, as some sites are more technical than others).
Diving sites: Seymour, Floreana, Bartolome, Gordon Rocks, Mosquera, Plazas or Santa Fé
Day 06: Diving around Santa Cruz – shared tour – 2 dives
You will go by boat for 2 dives around Santa Cruz (the sites will be confirmed with your booking according to availability and also according to your experience, as some sites are more technical than others).
Diving sites: Seymour, Floreana, Bartolome, Gordon Rocks, Mosquera, Plazas or Santa Fé
Day 07: Baltra airport
Transfer to Baltra airport in the morning.
Hotel Categories:
Tourist Class: Hotel Deja Vu o similar
Standard Class: Hotel Villa Laguna o similar
Comfort Class: Hotel Solymar Galapagos o similar
Included:
- Lodging for 06 nights at selected hotels + breakfast.
- Transportation: Galapagos airport transfers, land transportation, and sea transportation.
- Meals mentioned in the itinerary (6 breakfast, 2 menu lunch, 4 box lunch).
- Certified English / Spanish-speaking guides.
- Personal assistance.
- Full equipment (5-7 mm wetsuit, regulator, BCD, mask, fins, boots, hoods, gloves (no neoprene), weight belt, 12 liters tanks).
- 2 dives a day.
- Snacks, fruit and hot tea, lunch, juice and drinking water, towels, check dive.
- All the described activities.
Not Included:
- Air tickets to Galapagos Islands.
- Travel insurance.
- Galápagos National Park Fee USD $100.
- Transit control Card USD $20.
- Pier use USD $10.
- Wetsuit.
- Tips.
- Drinks and not specified meals.
- Transportation Baltra Airport – Itabaca Channel USD 5 p.p. (subject to change).
- Transportation Itabaca Channel – Baltra Airport – USD 5 p.p. (subject to change).
- Water taxi from dock to speedboat (depending on the tide) – $ 1.00 US per person per ride.
Itinerary
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Arriving at San Cristobal´s airport, your guide picks you up at the airport and will take you to the hotel. After your lunch, with the guide, you will visit the Interpretation Center, where the guide will talk to you about the formation, colonization, and actual situation of the islands. Then you will follow the trail to the Frigate bird hill, a viewpoint from which you have a beautiful view over the island. You will be able to snorkel the shallow waters of Tijeretas Bay or Carola beach (according to the tide your guide will take you to the best spot), where you can see sea lions, various tropical fishes, and turtles. Your small hike will finish at Carola beach from where you will go back to the hotel. Overnight in San Cristobal.
Meals: Lunch.
Breakfast in the hotel. Depending on the availability and the travel date, we will dive at Five Fingers, Whale Rock, night dive at Tijeretas, or Kicker Rock. Overnight in San Cristobal.
Meals: Breakfast, box lunch.
Breakfast in the hotel. Depending on the availability and the travel date, we will dive at Five Fingers, Whale Rock, night dive at Tijeretas or Kicker Rock
Overnight in San Cristobal.
Meals: Breakfast, box lunch.
Breakfast in the hotel. At 6:30 pick you up and take you to the harbor 7:00 speedboat to Santa Cruz (approx. 2-hour ride). A local guide will receive you at the harbor. Your guide drives up to the ranch in the highlands to see giant tortoises in their native environment! After lunch, stop at Charles Darwin Station which is an international scientific research station situated on the outskirts of Puerto Ayora. You will be taken to the visitor center to learn about geology, climate, natural history, and the conservation of the Galapagos Islands. Overnight in Santa Cruz.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch.
Breakfast in the hotel. Depending on the availability and the travel date, we will visit Daphne or Gordon Rock.
Marine Life of Daphne: White and blacktip reef sharks, Galapagos sharks, sea lions, if you are particularly lucky you can see all of these predators hunting the large schools of black-striped salemas and sardines along with blue-footed boobies diving for their share! We also find turtles, yellowfin tuna, stingrays, eagle rays, marbled rays, barracudas, jewel morays, large schools of king angelfish, and much more.
Marine life of Gordon Rocks: One of the best places to find Hammerhead sharks and the weird and wonderful Oceanic Sunfish (Mola Mola). Also here are Galapagos sharks, white tip reef sharks, lots of giant sea turtles, Mobula rays, stingrays, eagle rays, panamic green morays, Galapagos eels, barracuda, and various reef fish.
Meals: Breakfast, box lunch.
Breakfast in the hotel. Depending on the availability and the travel date, we will visit Seymour (Channel or Point), Mosquera (South or North).
Marine life of Mosquera: Hammerhead sharks and the garden eels that pop their heads out of the ground, blacktip and white tip reef sharks, sea lions, turtles, barracudas, stingrays, eagle rays, Mobula rays, Galápagos eels, and a variety of reef fish and invertebrates.
Marine Life of Seymour Channel: You may be able to spot hammerhead sharks, Galapagos sharks, White, and Blacktip reef sharks surrounded by busy reef fish. Sea lions take advantage of the action to hunt. Turtles, stingrays, eagle rays, Mobula rays, Galapagos eels, and barracudas also populate this area.
Meals: Breakfast, box lunch.
Breakfast in the hotel. Your driver will take you to the Itabaca Canal, to cross on the ferry and in the end, will accompany you until you register at the airport.
Meals: Breakfast.
Note: Itineraries are subject to change without notice due to seasonal changes, last-minute weather conditions, and adjustment of Galapagos National Park policies.
