Every Day
Departures
Land-based Diving Tour
Trip Style
4
Immersions
Meals not included
Lunch & Dinner

5 – Day Galapagos Scuba Diving Tours

This Galapagos Scuba diving Tours Experience  works perfectly if you don’t have that much time to visit the Galapagos but are still in for some fine diving.

This short but comprehensive land-based Galapagos Dive Tour itinerary extends for 5 days  and includes scuba dive on various spots around Santa Cruz Island plus an excursion to the Highlands and some time to visit the Charles Darwin Station or Tortuga Bay on your last day.

You can also customize it with a day trip to Bartolomé, North Seymour or Santa Fe. Pretty good for only five days, right?

Start Date: Every day.
Visiting: 
Santa Cruz + 2 Diving Sites.
Activities:
           Diving, Hiking, Snorkelling and Wildlife Viewing
Trip Style:          Landbased Diving Trip.

Diving Level:    Certified Beginners – Intermediate – Advanced

Short Itinerary

  • Day 1: Arrive at Baltra Airport / Transfer to Santa Cruz / Visit Highlands

  • Day 2: FULL DAY DIVING EXCURSION (2 immersions)

  • Day 3: FULL DAY DIVING EXCURSION (2 immersions)

  • Day 4: Santa Cruz Is: FREE DAY OR Full-day guided tour (extra cost)

  • Day 5: Transfer-out to Baltra Airport

For the complete itinerary click on the tab Itinerary above .


Essential Trip Information

Important Remarks

DIVING SITES – Santa Cruz Island

YACHT 1 

YACHT 2

Monday 

Floreana

Gordon Rocks **

Tuesday

Santa Fe

Seymour – Mosquera

Wednesday

Seymour 

Gordon Rocks **

Thursday

Gordon Rocks **

Seymour – Daphne

Friday

Mosquera – Daphne 

Seymour – Mosquera 

Saturday

Seymour 

Gordon Rocks** 

Sunday 

Gordon Rocks** 

Seymour – Mosquera 

**  MINIMUM OF 25 LOGGED DIVES OR THE EVALUATIONS FROM OUR GUIDES

 

* Sites and visiting dates as regulated by the Galapagos National Park *

* NOTE: Diving sites are fixed daily and depend on availability

Important data

DEPARTURE LOCATIONBaltra Island Airport. (GPS)
RETURN LOCATIONBaltra Island Airport. (GPS)
DEPARTURE TIMEYou must arrive before 11:00 AM. *Ask for more details.
RETURN TIMEApproximately 10:00 AM. *Ask for more details.
WEARComfortable clothing, hiking shoes, hat, jacket and sunscreen.
INCLUDED

 Accommodation in selected class hotels – double rooms

 4  Breakfasts

 Box Lunch (ONLY during diving excursions) 

 2 Full-Day diving excursions (4 immersions) 

 Complete Dive Gear: 7mm wetsuit, Regulator, BCD, mask, fins, hood, gloves, weight belt and tanks (does not include dive computer)

 All land and sea transportation within the Galapagos during the program

 Transfer Baltra – Puerto Ayora – Baltra by truck or by bus depending on group size.

 Transportation Baltra Airport – Itabaca Channel – USD 5,00 per person (subject to change).

 Transportation Itabaca Channel – Baltra Airport – USD 5,00 per person (subject to change).

NOT INCLUDED

 Air Ticket to/from Galapagos

 Lunch and Dinner

 Galapagos National Park Entry Fee – USD $200.00

 Water taxi from dock to speedboat (Santa Cruz Islands – depending on the  tide)

 USD $ 1.00 per person per ride

 Migratory Control Card – USD $20.00

 Extra meals

 Soft-drinks and alcoholic beverages

 Tips and single supplement (in case of solo travelers – ask for rates)

 Travel Insurance

*NOTE: Diving sites are fixed daily and depend on availability. Itinerary subject to change due to National Park dispositions or to circumstances beyond our control (force major).

Day 2

FULL DAY DIVING EXCURSION (2 immersions)

Our English speaking guide will be waiting for you at the airport in Baltra, who will then take you to the port of Puerto Ayora (Santa Cruz Island). 

Afterwards, we will take a short rest before making our way to the Highlands of Santa Cruz. Here we will have the amazing opportunity to observe the famous Giant Tortoises, also known as Galapagos, in their natural environment. It is from these that the Islands get their name from. Get the chance to observe Galapagos Finches, Bird Wizards, and endemic vegetation such as Escelacias forests and Matazarnos. Return to Puerto Ayora towards the Dive Center to try on the diving gear and hear some instructions.

“Accommodations at the hotel class of your choice.”

Day 2

FULL DAY DIVING EXCURSION (2 immersions)

 

After breakfast, meet at Scuba Dive Center at 7:00AM or the hour established the day before. You will hear some last instructions before departing via sea and land to the diving site. After a weight check you will go for the first immersion (20 – 25 m deep). A surface interval for one hour is scheduled to have snack-lunch and enough energy for the second immersion (depth 15 -23 m). Depending on the dive site, you will be able to observe: sea lions, Galapagos sharks, white tip reef shark, hammerhead shark, mobulas, turtles, reef fishes, sting rays, eagle rays, Galapagos eel, barracudas, sea horses, barracudas, sea lions, variety of invertebrates and coral walls. Some wildlife can be observed during surface interval as well. We will have a snack before returning to Puerto Ayora around 16:30pm to get ready for our diving next day.

“Accommodations at the hotel class of your choice.”

 

Day 3

FULL DAY DIVING EXCURSION (2 immersions)

 

After breakfast, meet at Scuba Dive Center at 7:00AM or the hour established the day before. You will hear some last instructions before departing via sea and land to the diving site. After a weight check you will go for the first immersion (20 – 25 m deep). A surface interval for one hour is scheduled to have snack-lunch and enough energy for the second immersion (depth 15 -23 m). We will have a snack before returning to Puerto Ayora around 16:30pm to the hotel.

“Accommodations at the hotel class of your choice.”

 

Day 4

Santa Cruz Is: FREE DAY OR Full-day guided tour (extra cost)

In your last day you can either choose a FREE DAY or ask us to arrange for a guided visit to Charles Darwin Station in the morning and Tortuga Bay in the afternoon or a navigable tour, for an extra cost. 

Option 1: In the Charles Darwin Research Station you will find a large variety of tortoise’s species coming from each island on the archipelago. You can also listen about the ongoing conservation efforts directed at preserving the Giant Tortoises, as well as the environment of the archipelago as a whole. The afternoon hike to Tortuga Bay beach could be the perfect ending to your trip. Abundant wildlife inhabits the place and the view is astounding as it is considered one of the most beautiful beaches in Galapagos.

Option 2: A full-day navigable tour. The destination can be Santa Fe, South Plazas, North Seymour or Bartolomé Island. The activities will include hiking, snorkeling, swimming and breathtaking sightseeing. After land and sea excursions, we will return back to the hotel in Santa Cruz.

“Accommodations at the hotel class of your choice.”

Day 5

Transfer out Baltra airport

After breakfast, the guide will pick you up to guide you to Baltra airport so you can catch your flight back to the mainland to either Quito or Guayaquil.

Note.  Itinerary and diving sites are subject to change without prior warning depending on seasonal changes, weather conditions, and adjustments in policies set by the Galapagos National Park, and other unforeseen circumstances that may arise.

“Accommodations at the hotel class of your choice.”

*NOTE: Diving sites are fixed daily and depend on availability.  Itinerary subject to change due to National Park dispositions or to circumstances beyond our control (force majeure).The Galapagos diving sites depend of the day of the week.

NOTE: Hotels depend on availability, we may not always use hotels listed below, but we will always stick to the class you selected.

First Class Hotels

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On-site water purification plant
Wireless internet
Air-conditioning and hot water
Located on a pristine white-sand beach
Large double glass doors in every room with spectacular ocean views
Most luxurious hotel in Isabela

Tourist Superior Hotels

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Air-conditioning and hot water
Wireless internet
BBQ area
Rooftop jacuzzi and terrace
Located next to Flamingo Lagoon
Private bathroom

Tourist Class Hotels

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Air-Conditioning and hot water
Private bathroom
Wireless Internet
Jacuzzi
Located 3 blocks from the pristine white sand beach

Economy Class Hotels

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Private rooms
Private bathrooms
Clean and comfortable
Located near the beach

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