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DESTINATIONS > THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS> DIVING CRUISES
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Galapagos Diving - An unmatched experience
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The Galapagos Islands scuba diving experience has been chosen in the past by Rodale’s Scuba Diving as the world’s top all-around diving experience. Galapagos was chosen as the top spot in “Best Fish Life,” “Best Big Animal Dive,” “Best Advanced Diving,” and scored among the top as the “Healthiest Marine Environment” and “Best Value.” The waters around these islands are a paradise for divers who will surely encounter hammerheads, giant manta rays, whale sharks and many other marvelous creatures. Guests who book a cruise with us, have the opportunity to dive 2 to 4 times throughout their cruise in these magnificent waters.
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Dive Guides & Safety
Our diving trips are conducted by our professional dive masters and instructors, under very strict safety norms. The average diving experience of our dive masters and dive instructors is over 18 years, with many of them having 25+ years of experience diving. |
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Beginner divers can start out at the easier dive sites and proceed to the more difficult ones as they acquire more practice. All our divers are always led by our dive masters or instructors. In all our dives our dive master will be diving with the entire group of divers. There is a recompression chamber in Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island for our guests’ safety. |
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Skill Levels
We offer diving for the following diving skills levels:
Beginners: Newly certified divers or divers with few logged (3 to 15 dives)
Intermediate: 15 to 50 dives logged with experience in cold water and with drift and wall diving.
Advanced: 100 dives or more logged with experience in cold water; drift and wall diving. |
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We offer great diving sites for beginners, intermediate and experienced divers, although the best dive sites tend to be the most difficult ones. Many of them have strong currents near vertical walls.
Note: Full diving cruises in Galapagos with Wolf & Darwin Islands are for experienced divers only. A minimum of an advanced open-water certification is recommended. Most of the good diving sites have strong currents, surge and cold waters. |
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Equipment
All divers are required to:
• Complete a Health certificate
• Complete a Liability release form
• Have a valid dive certification from PADI or NAUI |
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Requirements
We Provide the following equipment free of charge
• Tanks and air
• Nitrox bottles (additional charge)
• Weights and weight belts
• Dive alert
Guests must bring the following or they can rent it on the islands:
• Wet suit
• BCD
• Regulator
• Mask and fins |
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Diving Courses
If you do not have a diving certification and would be interested in obtaining an Open-Water diving license, we offer diving courses conducted by professional PADI diving instructors. These courses can be taken either before or after your Galapagos cruise and you require 4 days to complete the written tests and the basic tests done underwater. Please contact us for more information, dates and rates.
Basic diving course to learn the techniques of breathing, movement, balance, and buoyancy control underwater as well as what wildlife to look for while scuba diving in the Galapagos Islands.
Courses Include: complete dive gear, dive boat, dive instructor, theory classes, pool sessions, texts, four open water dives, and international PADI certification. |
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| Diving in the Galapagos Islands |
The Galapagos marine reserve is one of the world’s largest and these islands always rank amongst the world’s best diving destinations. The creation of the Galapagos National Park has helped ensure that these waters remain amongst the healthiest in the world. Our dive-masters are well trained and knowledgeable about life below and above water to make your Galapagos diving experience a memorable one. They continue to teach about the unique Galapagos diving environment and to ensure visitors’ safety and enjoyment. Let us know if you would be interested in a diving adventure while on your cruise.
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Your Dive Ship
We take our guests on a 7N / 8D live-aboard cruise around the Galapagos archipelago onboard M/S Alta. This spacious and comfortable vessel is great for cruising Galapagos' waters in grace and style while providing top of the line safety and navigation equipment. Diving itineraries onboard the Alta feature Wolf & Darwin islands where guests are sure to see large hammerhead schools and also whale sharks from June - November.
Read more about the Alta
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Dive Guides & Safety
The Galapagos Islands marine reserve is home to a wide variety of species, but is better known for its bigger fish. Amongst the most important species are:
• Whale sharks
• Hammer Head sharks
• Galapagos Sharks
• White tipped reef sharks
• Black tipped reef sharks
• Giant Manta Rays
• Sunfish
• Orcas
• Bottle nosed dolphins
• Sperm whales
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TOLL FREE UK 0-800-883-0827
WORLDWIDE +1 415-738-8369 |
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