Itineraries



Nautilus Diving Itinerary approved by National Park  

SUNDAY          COUSINS ROCK - BARTOLOME  – 2/3 Tanks

MONDAY         SEYMOUR NORTH – GORDON ROCKS – 2/3 Tanks and snorkel

TUESDAY        FLOREANA -  ENDERBY - CHAMPION – P. CORMORANT 2/3 Tanks and snorkel Night in Floreana

WEDNESDAY  FLOREANA -  PUNTA CORMORANT – CHAMPION – ENDERBY 2/3 Tanks and snorkel 

THURSDAY     GORDON ROCKS – SEYMOUR NORTH – 2/3 Tanks

FRIDAY            PLAZAS - GORDON ROCKS    – 2/3 Tanks  

SATURDAY      DAPHNE MINOR – MOSQUERA NORTE   – 2/3 Tanks

Nautilus DAY per DAY DIVING Itinerary

FIRST DAY      Arrival to BALTRA AIRPORT – Transfer to Itabaca Channel. CROSS BY FERRY TO Santa Cruz. Transfer by private taxi to Puerto Ayora.  Hotel check in.  Visit  CHARLES DARWIN RESEARCH STATION. Giant Tortoises. Land iguanas. Darwin finches.  DIVING EQUIPMENT CHECK.

SUNDAY         Transfer by car to Itabaca Channel.  Boat ride to Cousins Rock, where you will do first a Check Dive and then one more dive in a Black coral forest.  Barracudas, sea lions and fur seals, mantas and sharks. Sea Horses.. Snacks and Boat ride to see Galapagos Penguins.  Second dive in Bartolome. Lunch on board. Navigation for cetacean watching (dolphins).

MONDAY         Transfer by car to Itabaca Channel.  Boat ride to Seymour. One Check dive in Baltra and One more dive in Seymour North. Snacks. Boat ride to Gordon Rocks, One more great dive with Sharks and Big pelagics.  Amazing landscape. Lunch on board. Boat ride to Puerto Ayora

TUESDAY       Early departure by Nautilus Yacht to the islets of Floreana.  First a Check dive and then one great dive in Enderby: Mantas, Galápagos sharks. Forest of Black coral.  Snacks, Second dive in Champion. Snorkel and Lunch on board. Boat ride to Black Beach. Desembarc. Land visit to La Loberia. Sea Lions, Pelicans, Marine iguanas. Lodging in the legendary Hotel Wittmer in Floreana.

WEDNESDAY  Morning land visit to ASILO DE LA PAZ in the highlands of Floreana. Giant Tortoises. First Settlers caves. Spring of water. Board Nautilus per 2 or 3 dives in Floreana. Depending on the skills of the group is possible to dive in the far away Gardner and Wattson Islets if advanced divers (Sail Fish, Oceanic sharks,..) or in Punta Cormorant and Devils Crown if intermediate divers. Snacks, Lunch on board. Return sailing to Puerto Ayora. Whale and dolphin watching.  

THURSDAY   One check dive in Plazas and two more dives in Gordon Rocks and Seymour North.  

FRIDAY         One check dive and two more dives in Gordon Rocks , one of the best diving sites in Galapagos to see Hammerheads schooling and big schools of fish.

SATURDAY   Transfer to NAUTILUS Yacht.  Boat ride to the extint volcano Daphne Minor CHECK DIVE. Snacks on board. ONE or TWO more DIVES in DAPHNE (wall dive) and MOSQUERA  (cliff and current). Great dives with chances of seeing sea horses, mantas, rays, turtles and sharks.  Hammerheads from July to December. Lunch on board.

LAST DAY   After breakfast, transfer by private taxi or bus to airport. In the way we land visit the volcanic formation   LOS GEMELOS - BALTRA AIRPORT. Check in plane. End of the Tour.

Hotel: Double rooms with private bathroom and air conditioning in Puerto Ayora (Grand Lobo de Mar or similar). Tuesday In Floreana we overnight in the Legendary Hotel owned by the Wittmer family.

Normally we breakfast in Hotels at 06:30 before start diving, also we can some day to breakfast in Yacht.

Nautilus have a inflatable caribe 20 boat for diving. We dive in two groups: 8 divers plus guide in C20, and 8 divers plus guide in speedboat.  All group share the commodities in Nautilus (4 triple cabins with private toilets, dinning room, ample deck,..)

All transfers between airport, Yacht and Hotel are with private taxi or private bus, always accompanied by guides.

The land visits also are private and guided.

Dinners are not included, and are free to choice your favorite Restaurant (there are plenty and good options in Puerto Ayora for sea food, Italian, typical, ..)

Persons wanting flight tickets from Quito or Guayaquil to Galapagos, personal diving equipment rental, Nitrox tanks (32% or 36%), or any other request it is necessary to book it in advance.

Nautilus is the safest daily diving Yacht in Galapagos, anyway we request to divers to have a Diving Insurance. We strongly suggest to have also a travel insurance.