Addon: 3 Day Diving Extension from Puerto Ayora (Mid Range)

Explore one of the best diving spots of the Galápagos

From USD 813

per traveler

Single room (+USD 431)

This 3-day, 2-night extension will take you from Puerto Ayora on a full-day diving trip to one of the most spectacular sites in the Galápagos Islands. Get up close to the amazing life, swim amongst sea turtles, sea lions and an endless array of colorful fish!

Day 1 • Welcome to Puerto Ayora!

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Puerto Ayora

You will be greeted by our guide and transferred to your hotel in Puerto Ayora. The guide will be available to assist you with any questions regarding your day trip scheduled for the following day. The remainder of the day is free for you to relax—whether that’s enjoying the beach or strolling to the nearby fishermen’s market.

Notes:

Flights are not included.
For logistical reasons, the Galápagos National Park entrance fee (USD 200 per person, USD 100 for children under 12) and the Transit Control Card (USD 20 per person) are not included.
Accommodation at the selected hotel is guaranteed for most travel dates; in rare cases, it may be substituted with a hotel of the same category.

Transportation: Private Taxi (1:00h)

Day 2 • Let's swim among baby sea lions, green sea turtles and many more animals!

Daphne Minor

Mosquera Diving Point

Island Floreana

Let's put on your swim suit and discover the underwater treasures! Today you will enjoy a diving trip, departing early morning, around 7 am, for a 1.5 to 2h boat ride from Puerto Ayora, depending on the sea conditions and diving site. We begin the day with a quick meeting at the office. You will be able to embark and discover one of the unique diving sites mentioned below, and among the best spots for being immersed into the wild and spectacular fauna of the Galapagos!

Floreana: Both Punta Cormorant & Islote Enderby offer the most interesting topography with rocky outcrops, small caves and a sandy bottom, which is an excellent hiding place for many marine animals.
Santa Fe: La Cueva “The cave” is at approx 14 meters and is normally full of colorful fish and a few friendly sea lions. The platform a bit further around the coast offers a little more current and chances to see rays, turtles and hammerhead sharks.
North Seymour canal: gradual steps off the island shoreline declining 8 meters to a beautiful rock reef, before reaching the sandy bottom at 16-18m and provide opportunity to swim with white and black tip reef sharks.
North Seymour point: slightly rough entry, but once in the water it is a leisurely drift dive along the rocky wall. The small caves with White tipped reef sharks, schools of hammerhead sharks and Mobiles (Devil rays), and an excellent place to search for the well camouflaged octopus and the beautiful blue Nudibranchs.
Mosquera - north & south: sand and rock islet in the channel between North Seymour and Baltra islands, and a popular gathering place for sea lions.
Gordon Rocks: an extinct volcanic crater with a sandy bottom at 32m in the middle, and a wall drop off around the outside of around 65m. The strong currents allow seeing schools of up to 50-100 hammerhead sharks! White and black tip reef sharks, green sea turtles, sea lions, sting rays, Eagle rays, large schools of barracuda and snapper also frequent the area, and the occasional majestic manta ray or Mola Mola.
Beagle rocks: named after the ship that carried Charles Darwin to Galapagos, consists of 3 rocks, the remains of a tuff cone - The dive begins on a 12 meter platform before reaching a drop-off wall that descends to more than 60 meters. Hammerheads and Galapagos sharks can often be spotted, and that’s the best site to find the Pacific Seahorse!
Daphne Minor: very diverse. It is a wall dive with normally little current, and the famous spot for Manta rays!

Contact one of our agents to get more details about the adventure waiting for you! Also, when booking, please tell us how many dives you already did and when your last dive was.

You will have the chance for two immersions of max 60 minutes each and with 1h surface interval in between, where you can enjoy some snacks or snorkel if you like. Lunch will be served after the second dive and before going back to Puerto Ayora between 3 and 5pm. The tour includes all diving equipment, experienced bilingual guides (English and Spanish), snacks, lunch and drinking water. Pictures and video will be taken by the guide. You will need to bring a memory stick or SD card in the afternoon to collect the pictures

Notes:

All tours are group tours and not private excursions. Tours in Galápagos and in mainland Ecuador are subject to space and availability. Itineraries may change due to weather conditions, operational or logistical matters.
A basic PADI certification (minimum of 4 dives) is required for all daily diving tours. Exception for Gordon Rocks (minimum of 25 dives). Please note that a refresher (extra cost) may be required depending on the date of your last dive and your previous experience. This can be done on site before you start.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Transportation: Boat (3:00h)

Day 3 • Enjoy once more the unique atmosphere of the Galápagos islands !

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Puerto Ayora

Today is your departure day and after breakfast, you will be transferred either to Baltra airport for your flight back to mainland Ecuador or to the port to start your cruise.

Meals Included: Breakfast