Galapagos diving cruise

Galapagos diving cruise, M/V Tiburon Explorer

M/V Tiburon Explorer

It´s all about pleasure! We offer the elegance and comfort to make your Galapagos diving cruise an unforgettable experience.

Diving the Galapagos Islands on board TIBURON 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, Tiburon Explorer. Guests will board the vessel, have lunch and listen to the briefings. After the briefings, the guests will do a check-out dive at Punta Carrion. After dinner, the vessel will depart to the next scheduled destination.
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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 Wolf Island (long transit)
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Day 3: Wolf Island

4 Dives
6:30, 10:30. 2:00 and 4:30 dives. Possible night dive.
Sightings often include hammerheads, whale shark (in season), eagle rays, sea lions, Galapagos sharks and silky sharks.
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Day 4: 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
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Day 5: Wolf Island

3-4 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 Cabo Douglas (12 hours)
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Day 6: Cabo Douglas - Punta Vicente Roca

Cabo Douglas (1-2 Dives)
Sightings include marine iguanas.
Transit to Punta Vicente Roca
 
Punta Vicente Roca (1-2 Dives)
Sightings often include mola mola, turtles and macro life.
Transit to Cousins Rock (10 hours)
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Day 7: Cousins Rock

2 Dives
6:30 and 9:30 dives
This is a 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.
Transfer to the town of Puerto Ayora. Dinner on your own in Puerto Ayora.
Return to the Tiburon Explorer at 8:30pm.
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Day 8: Baltra

Depart the vessel by 9 am. Transfer to the airport.

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  • Category: Diving Boat
  • Length: 125 fts
  • Beam: 24.6 fts
  • Capacity: 16 passengers
  • Speed: 12 knots
  • Crew: 9 and 2 guides
  • Facilities: 9 air-conditioned staterooms on main and lower decks, all with private bathrooms and showers. 2 main deck staterooms have queen beds only while seven staterooms have twin beds and can be converted to queen beds for couples.
M/V Tiburon Explorer cabin
M/V Tiburon Explorer cabin
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M/V Tiburon Explorer restaurant
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Dates & Rates

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Jan 1 – June 30 – 2024 Price per Person: $6.995 Full charter rate: $97.930
July 1 – Dec 31 – 2024 Price per Person: $7.195 Full charter rate: $100.730

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Total: $7.295,00
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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