Calipso Itinerary
Galapagos Islands (B)8 days / 7 nights
About Calipso
- Recently renovated vessel with brand-new everything for maximum comfort
- Compliment your dive trip with Calipso’s naturalist and land-based adventures
- Enjoy the spacious new dive deck with plenty of extra amenities
- Refuel after each dive with all-you-can-eat buffets made from fresh local ingredients
This exceptional family-run liveaboard was born from a deep connection with the Galapagos and a passion for its continued conservation. Completely renovated in 2019, Calipso Galapagos liveaboard now comes with a stylish, contemporary look and warm, welcoming feel - the perfect atmosphere to complement each adventurous voyage. Dine on delicious all-you-can-eat buffets, soak up some sun in the Jacuzzi, and add-on extra enriching excursions as you embark on the adventure-diving holiday of your dreams - in total comfort.
Itinerary details
Length of trip 8 days / 7 nights
Number of dives Up to 21
Experience Advanced Open Water - Minimum 100 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: This morning, you will fly from the mainland of Ecuador to San Cristobal, Galapagos. Our guides will be there to greet you and escort you to the yacht. After getting settled in, we will have lunch and briefings, followed by a check dive at Isla Lobos, where you can expect to see sea lions. We will then sail to Marchena overnight.
Day 2: Punta Carrion is located on the island of Santa Cruz and provides a good first dive to acclimatize to Galapagos diving. Sometimes we even get lucky and see mola molas here. Seymour is the next stop and is known for having great dives. Sightings include mobulas, whitetipreef sharks, Galapagos sharks, and sometimes hammerheads. The vessel will then set sail for the remote Wolf Island.
Day 3: Diving begins early to pack 4 dives into a 12 hour day. Sightings include huge schools of hammerhead sharks, Galapagos sharks, seasonal whale sharks, silky sharks, eagle rays, sea lions, fur seals, mantas, moray eels and dolphins. Some sites at Wolf are covered in coral and plenty of tropical fish species. Dive sites include Shark Bay, The Landslide, La Banana and Islote La Ventana. An optional night dive is also offered here where you can see garden eels and the red-lipped batfish on a sandy bottom.
Day 4: Today, you will have a full day of diving around the iconic Darwin Island, where we find more massive schools of hammerheads and huge, pregnant whale sharks in the right season.
Day 5: Enjoy 2 more dives at Darwin in the morning, followed by 1-2 more dives at Wolf in the afternoon. There is also an optional night dive at the Anchorage site. Anchorage has a sandy bottom where you may see garden eels and the red-lipped batfish.
Day 6: After an overnight sail, you will dive Cabo Marshall, located on the eastern side of Isabela Island. We will conduct 4 dives at two different dive sites here, where we will hopefully see mantas, large schools of barracudas, Galapagos sharks, sea lions, flightless cormorants, and enormous schools of black-striped salemas.
Day 7: Search for seahorses, frogfish, octopuses, turtles, and the elusive longnose hawkfish at Cousins Rock. It is also possible to spot pelagics here, including mantas, eagle rays, mobulas and hammerheads. We may do 1-2 dives here, depending on the mood of the divers. In the afternoon, we will head to the Santa Cruz Highlands to see the iconic Galapagos tortoise in its natural habitat.
After the Highlands, we descend into the largest town in Galapagos, Puerto Ayora. You may opt to visit the Charles Darwin Research Center in the Galapagos National Park or wander about town. We will then enjoy our farewell dinner at a restaurant in Puerto Ayora before returning to Calipso and sailing to San Cristobal overnight.
Day 8: After breakfast, you will disembark onto San Cristobal.
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
01:00pm
San Cristobal
San Cristobal Airport: SCY
Return
09:00am
San Cristobal
San Cristobal Airport: SCY
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24
Dec
2026
Galapagos Islands (B)
8 days / 7 nights
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Up to 21 dives
from $7,395 /guest
2 spaces left
24Dec 26
Galapagos Islands (B)
8D / 7N
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Up to 21 dives
from $7,395 /guest
2 spaces left
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