THU | am | Arrival in San Cristobal airport and transfer to the boat |
| pm | San Cristobal: Lobos Island |
FRI | am | Santa Cruz Island: Carrion Point. Acclimatize to Galapagos diving |
| pm | Baltra Island: North East Seymour. Seymour is an island known for having great dives. Sightings include mobulas, white tip reef sharks, Galapagos sharks, sometimes hammerheads and many fish species. |
SAT | am | Wolf Island: La Ventana Islet/ La Banana. Wolf is one of the reasons Galapagos is on most divers’ bucket list. Scientists have designated Wolf and Darwin (together as they are so close together) as the sharkiest place on earth because they have the largest biomass of sharks on the planet, 17.5 tons of sharks per hectare (2.47 acres). Only divers visit Wolf. There is no chumming in Galapagos. This is where sharks come naturally. There are no land visits. Wolf is located 115 miles north of the central islands. |
| pm | Wolf Island: Shark Bay Point/ El Derrumbe |
SUN | am | Darwin Island: Darwin’s Arch. Darwin’s Arch is an icon, the symbol of diving the Galapagos. It is located 229 km / 142 miles north of the central islands. In addition to Wolf, this is where we find massive schools of Hammerheads. Huge, pregnant Whale sharks pass through Darwin each year for reasons unknown. |
| pm | Darwin Island: El Arenal/ Darwin’s Arch |
MON | am | Darwin Island: Darwin’s Arch/ El Arenal. We have 2 more dives at Darwin in the morning. |
| pm | Wolf Island: La Banana/ Shark Bay Point/ Anchor Bay. We have 1-2 more dives at Wolf in the afternoon. Optional night dive at the Anchorage site. |
TUE | am | Isabela: Coka Port (Jan-May)/ Fernandina: Cape Douglas (Jun-Dec). We have 2 different itineraries for the western sites due to seasonal visibility…or rather lack of visibility. |
| pm | Isabela: Cape Marshall (Jan-May)/ Vicente Roca Point (Jun-Dec) |
WED | am | Santiago Island: Cousins Rocks. Cousins is a small rock, the remains of an eroded crater sticking up out of the sea. On the eastern side, the rock cascades down in a series of recessed ledges strewn with black coral, which is bright green under the water. Taking cover in the coral, you may find Seahorses, Frogfish, Octopus, Turtles and the elusive Longnose Hawk fish. It’s not unusual to spot pelagics from Cousins including Mantas, Eagle rays, Mobulas and Hammerhead. Sea lions are fur seals are also at Cousins. 1-2 dives depending on the mood of the divers. |
| pm | Santa Cruz: El Chato/ Tortoise Breeding Center. We disembark head for a reserve in the Santa Cruz Highlands to see the iconic Galapagos Tortoise in its natural habitat. |
THU | am | Transfer to the San Cristobal Airport |