Galapagos diving cruise, Humboldt Explorer
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Diving the Galapagos Islands on board HUMBOLDT EXPLORER will allow you to experience an unknown world of beauty, wonder and marine life. You will see sea lions, turtles, hammerhead sharks, white tip sharks, dolphins, whale sharks, manta rays, Galapagos sharks, and huge schools of eagle and golden Rays.
Itinerary
Itinerary 8D/7N (Saturday to Saturday)
Day 1: Baltra
1 Check Out Dive at Punta Carrion
Guests fly to the Galapagos Islands from Mainland Ecuador, arriving in the late morning. The dive guides will meet the guests at the airport between 11:30 am and 12 pm and escort them to the Galapagos liveaboard, Humboldt Explorer. Guests will board the vessel after 1:00pm, have lunch and listen to the briefings. After the briefings, the Humboldt Explorer will depart for a short crossing to Punta Carrion for a check-out dive and safety briefing. After dinner, the vessel will depart to the next scheduled destination.
Day 2: Baltra North
2 Dives
6:30 and 9:30 dives
Sightings include rays and schools of fish.
Afternoon North Seymour land visit. Walk the path around North Seymour Island to see the large colonies of Blue Footed Boobies and Frigate Birds. Sighting of Sea Lions and Marine Iguanas are also common.
Depart for Northern Islands.
(16+ hour transit)
Day 3: Wolf Island
4 Dives
6:30, 10:30, 2:00 and 4:30 dives. Possible night dive.
Sightings often include hammerheads, whale sharks, eagle rays, sea lions, Galapagos sharks, and silky sharks.
Night anchor at Wolf Island.
Day 4: Wolf Island
2 Dives
6:30 and 9:30 dives
Transit to Darwin Island (2 Dives)
2:00 and 4:30 dives
Sightings often include hammerheads, red-lipped batfish, eagle rays, sea lions, Galapagos sharks, and silky sharks.
Day 5: Darwin Island
4 Dives
6:30, 10:30, 2:00 and 4:30 dives
Sightings often include hammerheads, whale sharks (in season) eagle rays, Galapagos sharks, and silky sharks.
Transit to Wolf Island
Day 6: Wolf Island
3 Dives
6:30, 9:00 and 11:00 dives
Sightings often include hammerheads, whale sharks (in season), eagle rays, Galapagos sharks, and silky sharks.
Long transit to Cousin’s Rock (20+ hours)
Day 7: Cousin’s Rock
1-2 Dives
6:30 and 9:30 dives (number of dives dependent on travel time from Wolf Island)
This is great macro diving with an excellent chance of seeing sea horses, sea lions, and eagle rays. Lunch will be served while transiting to Santa Cruz (3 hours). Travel by bus to the Santa Cruz Highlands to visit the giant tortoises in their natural habitat. Visit the town of Puerto Ayora and the Darwin Centre on your own. Dinner on your own in Puerto Ayora. Return to the Humboldt Explorer at 8:30 pm.
Day 8: Baltra
Depart the vessel by 9 am. Transfer to the airport.
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- Category: Diving Boat
- Length: 111.5 fts
- Beam: 21.3 fts
- Capacity: 16 passengers
- Speed: 10 knots
- Crew: 7 and 2 guides
- Facilities: 8 air-conditioned rooms on main and lower decks, all with private bathrooms and showers. All rooms except rooms 3 & 4 (forward below deck) can be converted to either one queen bed or two twin beds.
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Dates & Rates
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| Jan 1 – June 30 – 2024 | Price per Person: $6.195 | Full charter rate: $86.730,00 |
| July 1 – Dec 31 – 2024 | Price per Person: $6.295 | Full charter rate: $88.130,00 |
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What's Included
- 7 nights/8 days aboard the vessel
- Up to 4 dives daily (Weather Permitting).
- 3 meals daily, except Sunday’s evening meal
- Between-dive snacks
- Towels, linens
- Use of tanks, weights and weight belts
- All air fills
- Transfers between vessel and airport for same day arrivals & departures
- Local alcohol
- Non-alcoholic beverages
- Free Internet
What's Not Included
- Flights to/from Galapagos
- Dive instruction and retails sales
- Dive gear rental (Wetsuit, BCD, regulator, dive computer, fins, masks, booties, gloves, hoods)
- Crew gratuities
- Trip Cancellation & Dive Accident Insurance
- Premium Alcoholic Beverages
- Galapagos National Park tax – USD 200 per person, cash only.
- Ingala Transit Card USD 20 per person, cash only).
- Hyperbaric Chamber Fee Usd35 per person
- Nitrox: USD 150 per person.
- Fuel tax USD 150 per person.
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