Embarkation: Puerto Baquerizo, San Cristobal at 14:00*

Disembarkation: Puerto Baquerizo, San Cristobal at 08:30

Day 1:

Embarkation between 14:00 and 14:30 followed by introductions, boat and safety briefings and lunch.

After boarding at San Cristóbal, all diving guests on board Galapagos Master will carry out a check-out dive. Carried out in a sheltered bay in an excellent shallow spot, at a max depth of 9m (30ft), this will allow you to check your dive gear but also become acquainted with some of the local marine life.

Day 2:

Light Breakfast followed by a briefing & Dive 1

❖ Punta Carrion

This boulder-strewn reef provides a superb introduction to some of the larger pelagics we expect to see in the Galapagos, including white tip reef sharks but also the occasional hammerhead and Galapagos shark. Sea lions are ever-present and there is the opportunity for some macro critter spotting with sightings of neon nudibranchs. The wall has an average depth of 15m (50ft) and mild to medium current is to be expected.

Full Breakfast, relaxation period, briefing & Dive 2

❖ Option 1: North Seymour

Situated off the northern tip of Baltra Island, this site provides a stunning drift with sightings of white tip reef sharks, turtles, eagle rays and moray eels. Average depth 18m (60ft) medium current is to be expected.

❖ Option 2: Mosquera

Located in between the islands of Baltra and North Seymour, this white sandy islet is not only home to a sea lion colony, but also supports a myriad of marine life; from manta rays and bonitos to Peruvian grunts and fields of garden eels. Occasionally, schools of hammerhead sharks may be seen here. Average depth 20m (70ft) with a typically mild current expected.

Lunch and afternoon land tour of North Seymour Island

Dinner

Days 3 – 4:

❖ Darwin Island: Medium to strong currents are to be expected but they bring large numbers of hammerheads, black tips, silky and Galapagos sharks with them. Schools of jacks are a common sight, along with turtles, angelfish and moray eels. Occasional sightings of tiger sharks, manta rays and bottlenose dolphins make for a thrilling time spent here. Whale sharks may also be seen between May and November.

Light Breakfast followed by a briefing & Dive 1

Full Breakfast, relaxation period, briefing & Dive 2

Lunch, relaxation period, briefing & Dive 3

Snack relaxation period, briefing & Dive 4, where possible

Dinner

Day 5 – 6:

❖ Wolf Island: Schooling pelagics are the main draw with sightings of hammerheads, white tips and Galapagos sharks at each site. During the season (May – November) whale sharks may also be seen here. Divers should alsonbe on the lookout for red-lipped batfish, barracudas, moray eels and dolphins.

Light Breakfast followed by a briefing & Dive 1

Full Breakfast, relaxation period, briefing & Dive 2

Lunch, relaxation period, briefing & Dive 3

Snack relaxation period, briefing & Dive 4, where possible

Dinner

Day 7:

❖ Isabela Island – Roca Redonda: This underwater volcano, with its bubbling streams of natural gas (fumaroles) plays home to schools hammerheads sharks and barracuda. Other commonly sighted marine life include Galapagos sharks which typically come close to divers during safety stops, as well as manta rays, silky sharks and some beautiful green/blue nudibranchs. With typically strong, changeable currents and some down currents, the diving here is challenging, though with an average depth of 18m (60ft).

Light Breakfast followed by a briefing & Dive 1

Full Breakfast, relaxation period, briefing & Dive 2

❖ Isabela Island – Punta Vicente Rock: Alternatively known as “The Ice Box”, due to its chilling thermoclines, this point off the northwest coast of Isabela Island offers a wall drift dive, along which mola-mola can be spotted. The occasional Port Jackson shark may also be seen as well as the endemic Camotillo (White spotted sand bass). Punta Vicente Roca is also a fantastic place to spot Pacific seahorses, frogfish, octopus, nudibranchs, flat worms and a variety of sponges. We stick to a maximum depth of 30m (100ft) with an average of 18m (60ft) while enjoying some milder currents!

Lunch, relaxation period, briefing & Dive 3

Snack relaxation period, briefing & Dive 4, where possible

Dinner

Day 8:

❖ Fernandina Island – Cabo Douglas: Situated on the northwest point of Fernandina Island, this wall dive, with an average depth of 20m (70ft), offers something truly spectacular and is now famed for the feeding marine iguanas that congregate here along with sea lions, fur seals and speedy penguins!

Light Breakfast followed by a briefing & Dive 1

Full Breakfast, relaxation period, briefing & Dive 2

Lunch, relaxation period, briefing & Dive 3

Snack relaxation period, briefing & Dive 4, where possible

Dinner

Day 9:

❖ Cabo Marshall: The craggy volcanic walls are covered with black coral bushes and the sheer variety of marine life is astounding. Sightings of manta, mobula and cownose rays are to be expected during the warm season (November – May). Meanwhile, shark varieties include scalloped hammerhead, Galapagos and white tips. Schools of chevron barracuda and black striped salema are regular visitors along with yellowfin tuna and big eye jacks. And let’s not forget the sea lions and turtles!

Light Breakfast followed by a briefing & Dive 1

Full Breakfast, relaxation period, briefing & Dive 2

Lunch, relaxation period, briefing & Dive 3

Snack relaxation period, briefing & Dive 4, where possible

Dinner

Day 10:

Light Breakfast followed by a briefing & Dive 1

❖ Cousin’s Rock: One of the most photographically productive dives of the region, Cousin’s Rock is formed of coral-covered rock and lava flow. Sea fans, hydroid bushes, red sponges, and small hard corals encrust ledges and overhangs, sheltering hawkfish, nudibranchs, frogfish, and seahorses.

Plenty of larger visitors are also seen here, including giant manta and Mobula rays, spotted eagle rays, and hammerhead sharks. The wall drops beyond 30m (100ft) but rises up shallow to just 3m (10ft) providing an ideal spot to end your dive playing with the sea lions.

Lunch

Afternoon land tour on Santa Cruz to Charles Darwin Station and Puerto Ayora Town

Dinner

Day 11 – Disembarkation Day:

After breakfast and disembarkation no later than 08.30 we will organize a visit to the Interpretation Center in San Cristobal before transfer to the airport, or your hotel.