Galapagos 2011 - Week 1

After selling out the first Galapagos boat within 48 hours, we went ahead and added the week prior (hence the titles of Week 1 & 2). This expedition will also fill up fast, so email us to reserve your spot soon.

We are excited to announce a very special trip for 2011 to one of the unique wonders of the world, the Galapagos Archipelago.  Matt Weiss will lead this trip of a lifetime!

The Galapagos are located approximately 600 west of mainland Ecuador. Prepare for a life changing diving and underwater photography or video experience. The main objective of this trip is to dive in the areas of the highest concentration of photo & video opportunities. We've specifically scheduled the trip during the heart of whale shark season, but you can also expect to see schooling hammerhead and galapagos sharks, as well as several other shark species, sealions, dolphins,  manta rays, eagle rays, turtles and other pelagic action.

Our expedition vessel is the Galapagos Aggressor live aboard, and we will be cruising the Galapagos Archipelago for 7 nights. We will focus as much diving as possible in the Northern islands of Wolf & Darwin.

Expedition Itinerary

Thursday

AM: Arrival to San Cristobal - Lunch and briefing

PM: Check out dive at Playa Ochoa and welcome cocktail

Friday

AM: Two dives at Bartolome Punta

PM: Cousins Rock

Saturday

AM: Two dives at Wolf Island

PM:  One dive at Wolf Island

Sunday

AM: Two dives at Darwin Island

PM: One dive at Darwin Island

Monday

AM: Two dives at Darwin Island

PM: One dive at Wolf Island

Tuesday

AM: Two dives at Roca Redonda  

PM: One dive at Punta Vicente Roca      

Wednesday

Wednesday morning the yachts will moor in Itabaca Chanel, Santa Cruz where guests will disembark after breakfast by panga at 8 am to shore.  A private bus will take everyone for a tour to see the beautiful Highlands of Santa Cruz Island. This will include Los Gemelos (The Twins) that are two enormous sinkholes; Scalesia Forest for a scenic view over Santa Cruz, a Tortoise Reserve to see giant tortoises, and Lava Tubes. The tour will then arrive in the quaint town of Puerto Ayora where guests will have lunch at a local restaurant of their choice (the only meal not included in the cruise), time for shopping and an optional visit to the tortoise-breeding center Fausto Llerena and Charles Darwin Research Station.

Thursday

AM: Full breakfast, check out is at 8 am then departure for the San Cristobal airport.

The Galapagos package includes:
- Your live aboard accommodations and diving
- Round-trip transfers to the boat from the San Cristobal airport in the Galapagos
- Limited land excursions during our time in the Galapagos
- All meals, beverages, and local alcoholic beverages
- Highly trained dive guides
- Tanks, weights and air refills

The package does NOT include :
- Any flights
- $100 park fee payable in cash only upon arrival in the Galapagos National Park
- $41 airport tax payable upon departure
- Travel insurance
- Rented gear
- Nitrox gas

IMPORTANT NOTE:
We will be coordinating the intra-Ecuador flights from Quito to the Galapagos as a group through Aggressor. We will notify you of the flight price and bill you for this airfare when your final balance is due.