Galapagos Deep Blue
ITINERARY DAY BY DAY
8 days / 7 nights
Friday to Friday
Day 1
San Cristobal Island arrival
Arrive at San Cristobal, a crew member will greet you at the San Cristobal airport & drive you to the boat. .
Day 2
North Seymour Island
You will be able to enjoy your first marine life encounters - Hammerhead Sharks, Manta Rays, White-tipped Sharks, Galapagos Sharks, Eagle Rays, Golden Rays, Green Turtles, Sea Lions, Fur Seals. After enjoying the marine life we will have a short visit to the land site at North Seymour Island. There are good nesting sites here for a large population of magnificent frigate birds. Blue-footed boobies perform their courtship dance in the more open areas and swallow-tailed gulls perch on the cliff edges. Despite the tremendous surf.
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, etc.
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. There are abundant marine life. The bottom is composed of rocks. Currents range from 1 to 3 knots. Diving is at 40 ft. - 90 ft. in average.
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
Cousin 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. Currents are moderate and the average dive depth is between 40 ft. - 100 ft. During the surface interval between Cousins and Bartolome, you snorkel to look for penguins. Bartolome is famous for its Pinnacle Rock, which is the most representative landmark of the Galapagos.
Day 7
Gordon Rocks / South Plaza Island
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. This is the best one day trip for experienced divers. 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, enjoying the beautiful view from atop the steep banks or strolling along the base of the cliff.
Day 8
Interpretation Center / San Cristobal Island departure
Interpretation Center newly opened by the Galapagos National Park in 1998, is truly an extraordinary contribution to the information and education of the Galapagos Islands communities and the travelers, the 80% is focus in the anthropology of the Galapagos, the 20% is scientific.
Transfer to the San Cristobal airport to take return flight to the Ecuador mainland.