Galapagos Aggressor
ITINERARY DAY BY DAY
8 days / 7 nights
Thursday to Thursday
Day 1
Arrival at San Cristobal Island
Arrive in San Cristobal on Thursday, a crew member will greet you at the San Cristobal airport & drive you to the boat. There is a check-out dive afternoon near San Cristobal followed by a delicious dinner served by the onboard chef.
Day 2
North Seymour Island
This is your first "real" in the Galapagos Islands, you will be able to enjoy our first marine life encounters - Hammerhead Sharks, Manta Rays, White-tipped Sharks, Galapagos Sharks, Eagle Rays, Golden Rays, Green Turtles, Sea Lions, Fur Seals. The diving conditions are influenced by moderate to strong sea currents.
Day 3
Wolf Island
Wolf Island is a real treat, one of the best dive sites in the Islands. Bottom is composed of rocks. Currents are at 1 to 3 knots. The depth we dive at is 40 ft. - 90 ft. Marine life to be encountered may include Schooling Scalloped Hammerhead Sharks, Manta Rays, Galapagos Sharks, Eagle Rays, Green Turtles, Sea Lions, Fur Seals.
Day 4
Darwin Island
Darwin Island together with Wolf are privileged site for marine life. Some of the best diving in the world can be done at this site. Marine life found at this site includes: Schooling Scalloped Hammerhead Sharks, Manta Rays, Galapagos Sharks, Eagle Rays, Green Turtles, Hawksbill Turtles, Whale Sharks.
Day 5
Wolf Island / Darwin Island
2 more dives at Wolf Island, hammer head shark schools are amazing to watch as you explore the blue waters of the archipelago.
Darwin Island is one of the best places in the world to dive with whale sharks, here are 2 more oportunities to spot them.
Day 6
Cousins Rock / Bartolome Island
Cousins Rock is an intermediate dive combination of shoal and wall with sea lions, large amounts of fish, white-tipped reef sharks, hammerhead sharks, jacks, eagle and manta rays. There is breathtaking vertical wall with a profusion of black corals and other invertebrates.
Bartolome is famous for its Pinnacle Rock, which is the most representative landmark of the Galapagos. Precariously walking on the rocks at the base of the Pinnacle Rock are Galapagos Penguins, the smallest species of penguin and the only one found north of the Equator.
Day 7
Gordon Rocks / South Plaza / Charles Darwin Research Station
In Gordon Rocks you will experience turtles, big fish, hundreds of tropical fishes, hammerhead and Galapagos sharks, large morays, spotted eagle rays, golden and sting rays, as well as fur seals. South Plaza island is full of life. There are colonies of sea lions and land iguanas. On the steep banks it is possible to see a great number of birds.
The most important site on Santa Cruz island is the Charles Darwin Scientific Station. An excellent way to begin learning about the islands and their origin and formation is to visit the Station.
Day 8
San Cristobal Island departure
Transfer to San Cristobal to drive to the airport and flight back to the mainland.