1. Monday: Baltra Airport – Punta Carrion (check out dive-1)

Guests fly to the Galapagos Islands from Mainland Ecuador, arriving in the late morning. The dive guides will meet the guests at the airport between 11:30 am and 12 pm and escort them to the Humboldt Explorer. Guests will board the vessel, have lunch and listen to the briefings. After the briefings, the guests will do a check out dive (1 dive) at Punta Carrion. Here you can see schools of Hammerhead Sharks, White tip reef Sharks, Green Sea Turtle, Schools of Barracudas, Schools of Golden Rays, Mobulas Rays, reef fish, etc. After dinner the vessel will depart to the next scheduled destination.

2. Tuesday: Baltra North (2 dives) / North Seymour (land visit)

6:30 and 9:30 dives (2 dives)
Sightings include rays and schools of fish.

Afternoon North Seymour land visit. Walk the path around North Seymour. to see the large colonies of Blue Footed Boobies and Frigate Birds. Sighting of Sea Lions and Marine Iguanas are also common. Depart for Northern Islands. (16+ hour transit)

3. Wednesday: Wolf Island (4 dives)

6:30, 10:30, 2:00 and 4:30 dives. (4 dives). Possible night dive. Sightings often include hammerheads, whale sharks, eagle rays, sea lions, Galapagos sharks and silky sharks. Night anchor at Wolf Island.

4. Thursday: Wolf Island (2 dives) /Transit to Darwin Island ( 2 dives)

Wolf 6:30 and 9:30 dives (2 dives) Transit to Darwin Island 2:00 and 4:30 dives (2 dives) Sightings often include hammerheads, red-lipped batfish, eagle rays, sea lions, Galapagos sharks and silky sharks.

5. Friday: Darwin Island ( 4 dives)

6:30, 10:30, 2:00 and 4:30 dives (4 dives) Sightings often include hammerheads, whale sharks (in season) eagle rays, Galapagos sharks and silky sharks. Transit to Wolf Island.

6. Saturday: Wolf Island (3 dives)

6:30, 9:00 and 11:00 dives (3 dives) Sightings often include hammerheads, whale sharks (in season), eagle rays, Galapagos sharks and silky sharks. Long transit to Cousin’s Rock (20+ hours).

7. Sunday: Cousin´s Rock (1-2 dives) / Santa Cruz: Highlands

6:30 and 9:30 dives (number of dives dependent on travel time from Wolf Island) This is a great macro diving with an excellent chance of seeing sea horses, sea lions and eagle rays.

Lunch will be served while transiting to Santa Cruz (3 hours). Travel by bus to the Santa Cruz Highlands to visit the giant tortoises in their natural habitat. Visit the town of Puerto Ayora and the Darwin Centre on your own. Dinner on your own in Puerto Ayora. Return to the Humboldt Explorer at 8:30pm.

8. Monday: Baltra- Return to Mainland

Transfer back to the airport to take your flight back to Quito or Guayaquil.

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