Diving Charters in Galapagos

We can offer you this Diving CHARTER in GALAPAGOS in NAUTILUS YACHT           

Nautilus Diving Itinerary

SATURDAY      DAPHNE MINOR - MOSQUERA   – 2 Tanks
SUNDAY          COUSINS ROCK - BARTOLOME  – 2/3 Tanks
MONDAY         SEYMOUR NORTH – GORDON ROCKS – 2/3 Tanks and snorkel – EL GARRAPATERO BEACH 1 Visit
TUESDAY        FLOREANA -  ENDERBY - CHAMPION – 2/3 Tanks LA LOBERIA 1 Visit.  Night in Floreana
WEDNESDAY  FLOREANA -  ENDERBY - CHAMPION – PUNTA CORMORANT – CALDWEY – GARDNER – WATSON  2/3 Tanks and snorkel   ASILO DE LA PAZ 1 Visit. 
THURSDAY      GORDON ROCKS – SEYMOUR NORTE – 2/3 Tanks  TORTOISE RESERVE – LAVA TUNNELS 2 Visits
FRIDAY            PLAZAS - GORDON ROCKS    – 2 Tanks  – CHARLES DARWIN RESEARCH STATION 1 Visit
SATURDAY      LOS GEMELOS - BALTRA AIRPORT   1 Visit

Capactity of Nautilus is 8 divers, It is possible to accept up to 16 divers cruising with another speedboat together.
Everyday is possible to do a check dive and two more dives.
It is possible to start any other day in the week, shorter or longer itineraries.
You start diving from the arrival day!. First day we do two dives.
Last day we do the land visit and transfer to the airport
Normally we breakfast in Hotels at 06:30 before start diving, also we can some day to breakfast in Yacht  the Tuesdays and Wednesdays in Floreana and Sundays during navigation to Bartolome.

Package Includes:

All land and marine transportation to the dive sites. Weight belts and aluminium air tanks
Experienced Guides. Dives in the Galapagos Marine Reserve and visits in the National Park
First Class Air conditioned Hotel, double room with private bathroom
Transfers Baltra airport-Hotel-Baltra airport within the tour dates
Breakfast, Snacks and Lunch
Passenger and Liability Insurance on board

 
Not Included:

Air Fares, Dinners, Nat Park entrance $100, Transit Control Card $10, Personal diving equipment, Single Supplement hotel night,  Diving insurance, Personal expenses, Tips.
Nitrox 32% avalaible.

Nautilus is our beautiful and spacious pilot house motor sailor. This beautiful and comfortable ketch-rigged yacht is for people who enjoy sailing, and the camaraderie of a smaller yacht. For total relaxation this sailing yacht is unbeatable and has four air conditioned cabins, each with double lower and single upper berths, private head and shower.
Her facilities include a dining area with two tables, and salon, TV, DVD a mini-library, and mini-bar and Sun deck. On deck, a “Bimini” covers the settees around an outdoor table and offers ample room for al fresco occasions at the large cockpit.  There is also a swimming ladder.  The diving is supported by a comfortable Caribe C20 boat.
Nautilus Yacht holds all necessary permits from National Park as diving operator in the Marine Reserve, and full fill all safety requirements from the Ecuadorian Navy: Life rafts, Hunter Satellite, Radio VHF, Radio HF, ecosounder, radar, EPIRB, bidirectional radio, Oxygen, and offers the necessary safety and comfort in navigation.

In the Galápagos Marine Reserve you can see schools of hammerheads, galápagos sharks, white tipped sharks, different species of rays including mantas, sea lions, fur seals, marine turtles, a lot of fish, and unforgettable moments. Some of the diving spots are extinct volcanoes (non active) with amazing walls and landscapes.

If you want Hotel Upgrade, please ask per our Luxury packages.
Please feel free to contact us for further information and to answer any questions you may have.

 
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, One more dive in Champion. Snorkel and Lunch on board. Boat ride to Black Beach. Disembark. Land visit to La Loberia. Sea Lions, Pelicans, Marine iguanas. Lodging in the legendary Hotel Wittmer in Floreana.

WEDNESDAY   Board Nautilus per 2 or 3 tanks 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, two of the best diving spots in Galapagos, with hammerheads, galapagos sharks, mantas, sea lions, barracudas, many invertebrates, currents.

FRIDAY         One check dive and two more dives in the inside of the extint volcano of 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.

Nautilus has 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, dining 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 having also travel insurance.