One Day Diving Excursions


Check out the  top 5 dive one day dive excursions from Puerto Ayora.

These are your perfect alternatives for divers who are short on time  and cannot take the 14 day liveaboard diving cruise, or divers who would like to do just a couple dives to have the experience of diving in Galapagos.

ACADEMY BAY, Santa Cruz Island  

Distance:   10-20 minutes

Trip duration: 4-5 hours.

Level:Novice to expert

 What you should see:

Reef fish, Sea lions, Sting rays, Golden rays, Eagle rays, Invertebrates, Morays eels, Garden eels, Turtles, Marine iguanas and White tip reef sharks.

Doesn’t include any meals

FLOREANA ISLAND (9 sites)  

Distance:   90 minutes

Trip duration: 8 - 9 hours

Level: Novice to expert

What you should see:

Coral heads, endemic Black coral, variety of Reef fish, Sting rays, Eagle rays, Turtles, Sea lions, Barracudas, Pelagic fish, White tip reef sharks, Galápagos sharks, Hammerhead sharks, Sea horses, Morays, Garden eels and Invertebrates.

NAMELESS ISLAND  

Distance:   60 minutes

Trip duration: 7 - 8 hours.

Level: Intermediate to expert (Wall diving, some current & surge)

What you should see:

Many Galápagos sharks, schools of Pelagic fish and multicolored Sponges

GORDON ROCKS (4 sites)  

Distance:   60 minutes

Trip duration: 7 - 8 hours.

Level: Intermediate to expert (Wall diving, strong current & surge)

What you should see:

Reef fish, large Pelagic fish, Golden rays, Sting rays, Eagle rays, Turtles, Sea lions, endemic Galapágos fur seals, Morays, Invertebrates, White tip sharks, Galápagos and the main attraction, Hammerhead sharks, often appearing in large schools

SANTA FE ISLAND (4 sites)

Distance:   60 minutes

Trip duration: 7 - 8 hours.

Level: Novice to expert (Wall diving, strong current & surge)

What you might see:

Reef fish, Sting rays, Eagle rays, Garden eels, Turtles, Sea lion colonies, Invertebrates, Morays, Pelagic fish, White tip reef sharks and hammerhead sharks.

In general one day diving excursions include: 

• Dive yacht
• Two dives per excursion
• Dive Master guides
• Dive gear (Complete wet suit, regulator with octopus, BC, mask, snorkel, fins, gloves, scuba tuba, tanks, and weight belt)
• Light breakfast and box lunch,
• Galapagos National Park Naturalist Dive Guide fee
• Transfers to and from the airport to the yacht

NOT INCLUDED:

• Personal dive equipment
• Tips
• Travel and/or medical insurance 
• Lodging or transportation while in Galapagos

Price depends on departure dates and diving site, from 189USD and up.