Aqua Itinerary
Route A - 7N8 days / 7 nights
About Aqua
- Comfortable cruising experience with modern decor and room to relax
- Exciting diving and naturalist liveaboard tours in Galapagos National Park
- Outstanding service with a nearly 1:1 crew to guest ratio
- Incredible encounters with whale sharks and schooling hammerheads
Aqua liveaboard is a recently updated motor yacht offering liveaboard diving itineraries in the Galapagos National Park. This spacious vessel boasts stylish interiors, generous cabins and common areas, and outstanding facilities for scuba divers. Plus, friendly, attentive, and safety-focused service from a top-rated crew. Aqua offers a variety of exciting itineraries, with diving or naturalist adventures starring sea lions, penguins, sharks, and other incredible wildlife. This boat represents excellent value for money, with some of the Galapagos Island's most affordable itineraries and cabins to suit every guest.
Itinerary details
Length of trip 8 days / 7 nights
Number of dives 19
Experience Advanced Open Water - Minimum 50 dives
Insurance Required
Highlights
- Witness the unparalleled biodiversity that inspired Charles Darwin
- Dive with up to 30 different species of shark during one incredible trip!
- Visit a flamingo lagoon, the Charles Darwin Research Station, and more
- Endemic penguins, fur seals, marine iguanas and giant tortoises
- Some of the biggest schools of hammerhead sharks on the planet
- Large marine life, including manta rays, whale sharks, and sea lions
- Hike the highlands of Santa Cruz to a Galapagos tortoise sanctuary
- Big pods of dolphins and thick schools of tuna and jacks
Day 1:
Upon arrival, you will have to pay your Galapagos National Park entrance fee and your luggage will be inspected to make sure no foreign substances are introduced. Your first stop will be in Baltra North East, where you will disembark close to the yacht in order to try on your diving suit. Make sure you get comfortable; you’ll be using this equipment during your entire diving journey!
Upon arrival, you will have to pay your Galapagos National Park entrance fee and your luggage will be inspected to make sure no foreign substances are introduced. Your first stop will be in Baltra North East, where you will disembark close to the yacht in order to try on your diving suit. Make sure you get comfortable; you’ll be using this equipment during your entire diving journey!
Day 2:
This area on the northeast side of Isabela island offers a few great dive spots. One of them is Ciudad de las Mantas, named for how common it is to see giant mantas. The plankton-rich waters of this area are an attraction for many species of rays, sharks, sea lions, turtles, etc.
The main attraction of Cape Marshall is a spot where it is so frequent to see giant mantas that it was named “City of the Mantas.” They come to feed on the plankton-rich waters, which is why visibility can be low.
This area on the northeast side of Isabela island offers a few great dive spots. One of them is Ciudad de las Mantas, named for how common it is to see giant mantas. The plankton-rich waters of this area are an attraction for many species of rays, sharks, sea lions, turtles, etc.
The main attraction of Cape Marshall is a spot where it is so frequent to see giant mantas that it was named “City of the Mantas.” They come to feed on the plankton-rich waters, which is why visibility can be low.
Days 3-5:
Due to the large number of dive sites available around Darwin and Wolf, as well as the marked influence that marine conditions can have on the area, the dive sites will be chosen with these factors in mind. The guide will talk with all passengers in advance to inform them about the location, expected conditions, and alternatives of each site and learn about their interests. A night dive may also be offered if conditions allow. On day five, the vessel will then depart back towards the main archipelago.
Due to the large number of dive sites available around Darwin and Wolf, as well as the marked influence that marine conditions can have on the area, the dive sites will be chosen with these factors in mind. The guide will talk with all passengers in advance to inform them about the location, expected conditions, and alternatives of each site and learn about their interests. A night dive may also be offered if conditions allow. On day five, the vessel will then depart back towards the main archipelago.
Day 6:
Arriving back at Isabela Island, you will have the opportunity to do 1 dive at Vicente Roca Point, followed by 1 dive at Cape Douglas on Fernandina Island.
Arriving back at Isabela Island, you will have the opportunity to do 1 dive at Vicente Roca Point, followed by 1 dive at Cape Douglas on Fernandina Island.
Day 7:
Enjoy 2 dives at Cousin’s Rock, Santiago, before trekking through the highlands of Santa Cruz in the afternoon. The native scalesia forest of El Chato Tortoise Reserve is the best place to search for Galapagos giant tortoises in their most authentic setting.
Enjoy 2 dives at Cousin’s Rock, Santiago, before trekking through the highlands of Santa Cruz in the afternoon. The native scalesia forest of El Chato Tortoise Reserve is the best place to search for Galapagos giant tortoises in their most authentic setting.
Day 8:
It’s time to say goodbye to Galapagos. You will be assisted off the vessel and back to the airport by the naturalist guide and some crew members.
It’s time to say goodbye to Galapagos. You will be assisted off the vessel and back to the airport by the naturalist guide and some crew members.
Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics and local regulations.
Transfer details
Departure
10:00am
Baltra
Baltra Airport: GPS
Return
12:00pm
Baltra
Baltra Airport: GPS
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19 dives
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