Galapagos Islands
Humboldt
Your Galapagos Liveaboard diving adventures in will encompass everything from sharks to nudibranchs, and more. The islands are best known for amazing shark diving around Wolf and Darwin Islands. These small and remote islands are best reached by liveaboard vessels for divers. Your diving experience here will generally include Galapagos sharks, silky sharks, and lots of schooling hammerheads being cleaned by king angelfish. Seeing marine turtles, schools of tuna, eagle rays, and sea lions are very common, and seeing a whale shark is very possible from June through November.
Trip includes:
- 8 days / 7 nights aboard Humboldt Explorer®
- 2-4 dives a day (up to 19 dives total)
- Dive Green & Green Fins sustainability
- Accommodation, meals, snacks, and alcohol/non-alcohol beverages
- Opportunities to see local endemic life on two land excursions
- Around-the-clock service from a friendly and professional crew
- All diving amenities (Nitrox and rental equipment are extra)
- Dramatic sites with offshore pinnacles and reefs
- 3-4 days diving at the famous Wolf & Darwin Islands
- Dramatic sites with offshore pinnacles and reefs
- Whale sharks from July- November
- Schooling Galapagos sharks, silky sharks, and hammerheads
- Mola mola and marine iguanas
- Sightings of eagle rays, Mobula rays, sea lions, dolphins, tuna, giant angelfish, and red-lipped batfish.
- Macro photographers will have their fill of sea horses, barnacle blennies, coral hawkfish, and many others.
ABOUT THE VESSEL
Completely renovated in March 2023, the16-passenger Humboldt Explorer Galapagos Islands liveaboard provides eight air-conditioned rooms located on the main and lower decks; each has a private bathroom, flat-screen television, and ocean view. All rooms except rooms 3 & 4 (forward below deck) can be converted to either one queen bed or two twin beds. The yacht features a partially covered sun deck with a hot tub and ample seating, a salon area with dining, a bar, and an entertainment area. The large dive deck includes a bathroom, a large camera table with a charging station, individual storage areas, rinse bins for cameras, and another for gear. Diving operations are conducted from two large pangas (tenders), easily boarded from the dive deck.
