GALAPAGOS DAILY DIVE TRIPS

You can combine at your desire the day or days you want to dive, resting at your hotel or with a daily land tour, thus you can enjoy our amazing marine fauna together with our terrestrial flora and fauna, or know our crafts and people at the boutiques in Puerto Ayora, as well as several near visit places in which you do not need a boat.

Choose between our dive sites from one to seven days combined with our economic hotels, tourist class and first class or join to the programs already established according to the dates you visit us.

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Our Dive sites in order from difficult level

ACADEMY BAY

Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island
This bay has 5 dive sites within 20 or 30 minutes from your Hotel by boat. Three of the sites are generally calm with little current; ideal for students or novices. At the other two sites, the dives could be a little more complicated if there is a current so they are suitable for intermediate or expert divers. It is possible to see reef fish, sea lions, sting rays, golden rays, eagle rays, invertebrates, morays, garden eels, turtles, marine iguanas, and white tip reef sharks.

SANTA FE ISLAND
This island is about an hour away from your hotel and has 4 dive sites. Generally, the waters are clear and the currents are mild, making these sites ideal for novices. At the same time, the animals and topography make them interesting for intermediates and experts. We can see reef fish, sting rays, eagle rays, garden eels, turtles, sea lion colonies, invertebrates, morays, pelagic fish, and maybe white tip reef sharks and/or hammerhead sharks.

FLOREANA ISLAND
Is about 90 minutes south from Puerto Ayora. The 9 dive sites here usually have calm water but when we find strong currents at one we can quickly move to another. This makes Floreana ideal for all levels of divers. You may see coral heads, endemic black coral, reef fish, sting rays, eagle rays, turtles, sea lions, barracudas, pelagic fish, white tip reef sharks, Galápagos sharks, hammerhead sharks, sea horses, morays, garden eels, and invertebrates.

NORTH SEYMOUR ISLAND
This island is about 90 minutes north of Puerto Ayora.. There are 5 dive sites suitable for all levels of divers, although sometimes the currents can be strong. We can see reef fish, sting rays, eagle rays, a large garden eel colony, turtles, invertebrates, sea lions, morays, pelagic fish, and, usually, white tip reef sharks and hammerheads. Occasionally Galápagos sharks can be seen her.

COUSINS ROCK
An islet with a wall dropping from the surface into the deepest depths, Cousins Rock is full of spectacular endemic young black corals and is home to a big area of sloping rock plates known as a "Planchonal". Cousins is about one hour north of Santa Cruz near Bartolomé Island and two hours from Puerto Ayora. There can be strong currents here. You may see reef fishes, rays, marine turtles, sea horses, morays, pelagic fishes, and, usually, hammerheads sharks.

NAMELESS ROCK
This is an isolated offshore "sugarloaf" with vertical walls all around. The distance from Puerto Ayorat is about one hour. The main dive site is a shelf of boulders at about 60 feet. We usually see many Galápagos sharks here, some schools of pelagic fish, and multicolored sponges on the rock wall. Currents and surge are the controlling factors at Nameless Island.

GORDON ROCKS
This rock formation is a world famous dive site close to Plazas Islands, about one hour from Puerto Ayora. There are 4 dive sites in the area, but only the two at Plazas are for novices. The other two sites are for intermediates and experts because there can be strong currents and surge. The Gordon Rocks dive sites are mostly walls with a deep bottom. Reef fish, large pelagic fish, golden rays, sting rays, eagle rays, turtles, sea lions, endemic Galapágos fur seals, morays, invertebrates, white tip sharks, and Galápagos sharks can all be seen here. Hammerhead sharks are the main attraction, often appearing in large schools.

THE PROGRAMS INCLUDE Dive boats, two dives, Dive Master guides, dive gear (Complete 7mm wet suit, regulator with octopus, BC, mask, snorkel, fins, tanks and weight belt), box lunch, no meals included at Academy Bay.

INTRODUCTORY DIVE
This is our special adventure for visitors who want a first look at the underwater world. This dive is in tranquil waters. You will first have an orientation with the instructor, including a video and personal instruction with the dive equipment. You will learn what will happen in the water, and what you must or must not do for a safe dive. Your instructor will help you prepare for the dive and accompany you at every moment in the water. All you need is good health, swimming ability, and a little self confidence. The program includes only one dive, the maximum depth is 10 meters (33 feet).