Galapagos Scuba diving
DIVING SITES
South Plaza
This island is about an hour away from our Dive Centre, and offers 4 dive sites. Generally, the waters of South Plaza Island are clear and the currents mild, so this Galapagos Island scuba diving location is ideal for novices. At the same time, the animals and topography make this Galapagos dive spot interesting for intermediates and experts. It is possible to see reef fish; sting and eagle rays, garden eels, turtles, sea lion colony, invertebrates, morays, pelagic fish, maybe white tip reef sharks or Hammerheads.
Mosquera
The site is suited for all divers, but caution is advised as strong currents can convert this shallow dive into a drift dive. On the leeward side of Mosquera Island there is a small sandbar that is the home for a large colony of sea lions. It is the perfect place for a check-out dive or a diving test since the water is always clear and the bottom is sandy. White-tip sharks, eagle rays, sting rays, goat fish, puffers, sea turtles and some snake eels might be observed feeding on the sandy bottom as well as free-swimming in the channel.
North Seymour
North Seymour is an uplifted island of lava flow about 90 minutes north of our dive base. There are 5 dive sites suitable for all levels of divers, although sometimes the currents can be strong. These sites have the most different species per square foot of sandy bottom. You can see cleaning behavior, a large garden eel colony, sea turtles, sea lions, fur seals, eagle rays, yellow-tailed grunts, big-eyed jack, and frequently white tip reef sharks and hammerheads.
Daphne
This large submarine peak rises from the sea floor and forms an underwater platform, which is as shallow as 50 feet. This open-water dive provides the opportunity to see large fish like red-tailed and dog snappers, jacks, rainbow runners, trigger fish, and at least three kinds of rays. You also might encounter some black-tip, hammerhead, white-tip and Galapagos sharks.
Rabida
Rabida is a popular site for snorkelers and divers because of its proximity to the sea lion beach, a site for park visitors. The marine life found in these cool waters includes sea lions, sting rays, eagle rays, white-tip and Galapagos sharks, sea turtles, etc.
Albany Rock
Albany Rock is a small crescent shaped island. You dive at a protected cove with little current. There is a sloping rock wall covered with sea fans and yellow black coral and large boulders, rocks, and underwater pinnacles with many crevices. Marine turtles, barracudas, golden and spotted eagle rays and Galapagos shark have been
Cousins Rocks
This Galapagos dive site includes diving on walls, slopes and ledges. Here you will see a wall full of Galapagos ‘endemic’ species, black coral with lots of life on it, sleeping Green Sea Turtles and the biggest Sea Horse of the Pacific - more than 10 inches long. You are likely to encounter small schools of hammerhead sharks, eagle rays and very often-pacific barracudas; but for sure, one of the most incredible experiences will be seeing playful sea lions together with fur seals.
Darwin Bay, Genovesa Island
There is the possibility to either dive along the inner wall or go to the outer wall, which is less protected.
Other possibility is to dive from the outside of the volcano through the channel into the caldera. You might see groupers, jacks and barracuda, eagle rays, tunas and schools of smaller fish and sometimes mantas or hammerhead.
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