Departing: Sunday 26th August 2012 9 Nights including 19 Dives ex-Sydney Tour Leader: Lee Johnson & Joey PoolReef fish, sea lions, sting rays, golden rays, eagle rays, invertebrates, morays, garden eels, turtles, marine iguanas, white tip reef sharks, hammerheads, whale sharks, whales, pelagic fish — all this adds up to just one thing — Galapagos Islands Scuba Diving. Being voted one of the top diving spots year after year isn’t a surprise. There are few to no places left in the world where an entire archipalego is virtually free of commercial fishing, leaving the waters left to those who want to swim and watch the action unfold in the deep, clean waters of the Pacific. Let’s Go Scuba Diving !!!Your Dive Tour to the Galapagos Islands includes: - Return airfares Sydney – Santiago – Quito – Santiago – Sydney flying Qantas Airlines & Lan Chili Air
- 2 Nights accommodation in Quito Hotel, Quito
- Twin standard room, including breakfast
- 7 Night package on board the Humboldt Explorer live aboard
- All meals, water, tea & coffee whilst on board
- Certified National Park Guide & Dive Instructor plus Assistant
- All transfers in the Galapagos Islands
- 19 Dives
- Tanks, weights and air fills
- Land trip to see the giant Tortoises in the Highlands of Santa Cruz
- Land trip to see the Sea Lions and Iguanas
Your Live Aboard Itinerary Days aboard the live aboard vessel generally involve a 6:30am dive, followed by breakfast, a dive at 9:30am, lunch at 12:00pm, and afternoon dives at 1:30pm and 4:00pm. Dinner is approximately 7:00pm. Day 1: Arrive San Cristobal to join the Humboldt Explorer vessel Board the vessel, check out dive, depart for Day 2 dive location. Day 2: North Seymour Island Sightings include turtles, hammerheads & sea lions. Day 3: Darwin Island Sightings include hammerheads, whale sharks, eagle rays, Galapagos sharks & Silky sharks. Day 4: Darwin Island Sightings include hammerheads, whale sharks, eagle rays, Galapagos sharks & Silky sharks. Day 5: Wolf Island Sightings include hammerheads, eagle rays, Galapagos sharks, turtles & silky sharks. Day 6: Isabela Island – Cabo Marshall Sightings include giant manta rays, mobula rays, turtles, hammerheads & black-striped salema. Day 7: Cousins Rock Sightings include sea horses, frog fish, sea lions and eagle rays. Land tour of Santa Cruz to visit the gian Tortoises. Day 8: San Cristobal Early morning trip to see the sea lions and land iguanas. Depart the vessel and return to Quito. The Galapagos Islands has been rated for many years as one of the top ten best sites for diving in the world. All scuba diving lovers have this destination as a must in their diving sites to be explored. The main attraction is Wolf and Darwin which are sites were divers can see an immense diversity of marine life, including schools of hammer head sharks and the biggest creature in the oceans, the whale shark. People can swim and see all this amazing underwater life. There are a few and very selective options for live aboard diving cruises, you have to make sure that you find the best option for you with even a year in advance since the spaces are so limited for diving in Galapagos. Some other options to consider are the land based tours which depart daily from Puerto Ayora in Santa Cruz Island. The vessel: HUMBOLDT EXPLORER Humboldt Explorer accommodates 16 passengers in 8 comfortable double cabins with full-size twin beds that can be converted to queen beds. All cabins have an ocean view, air-conditioning, hot water, TV/DVD. HUMBOLDT EXPLORER CRUISE SPECIFICATIONS: All safety equipment complies with international Coast Guard regulations The Humboldt Explorer is a new vessel, which began construction in August 2009 and will provide guests with exceptional amenities. All cabins are air-conditioned and have private bath and showers, an ocean view, flat screen televisions and can be arranged to provide 2 twin beds or one large bed depending on guest needs.  A partially covered sun-deck with jacuzzi and ample seating areas, a salon including a lounge area, a spacious dive deck with a large camera table are just some of the features.The Humboldt Explorer was designed by one of the premier marine architects in Ecuador, and is the first of her kind. She is a 106 foot, 2 level steel monohull vessel, built for stability on the long crossings to Darwin and Wolf, and features raised lower staterooms to allow a window in every room.
The vessel offers 6 lower and 2 upper staterooms, each with private baths, full-size twin beds that can convert to queen beds and large windows. A teak sun-deck features open and covered areas, a Jacuzzi, wet bar, BBQ grill and ample seating for all; the indoor dining and lounge area comfortably seats all guests as well. A large dive deck with camera rinse tank, large camera table, wetsuit drying area and hot showers accommodates 16 divers with ease, and a cruising speed of up to 10 knots means more itinerary options than are available aboard slower vessels. Humbold Explorer accommodates 16 passengers in 8 comfortable double cabins with full-size twin beds that can be converted to queen beds. All cabins have an ocean view, air-conditioning, hot water, TV/DVD. Book Now!You are now officially a member of Perth Scuba’s elite and a part of the most active dive club in Perth. We are travelling all over the world every year… want to join us? Welcome Aboard! To book onto Perth Scuba’s fantastic Galapagos Tour call 08 9455 4448 or email [email protected] |
