Requirements: Divers may bring their necessary equipment such as mask, snorkels, fins, wet suits (a 1/4 inch wet suit is recommended), regulator and buoyancy compensator. Or one may chose to rent these locally. Divers must also bring their diving certification card and a recent medical certificate showing that they are fit to dive.

Restrictions: One must be an experienced diver. Galapagos is not suitable for novice or infrequent divers due to strong currents, sea swells, surges, upwelling, large animals and difficult entry / exit to / from the dive boat. Most dives are drifts along the cliff faces, off-shore rocks and pinnacles. The new recompression chamber located in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, increases the safety standard for divers in the archipelago.

Occasional Diving
We offer diving to individual passengers in coordination with a local dive operator. One may expect up to four dives during a one-week cruise.

For more information on diving in Galapagos, please contact our office.