Your Travel Experience with Argentinien Pro
Day 1
Arrival to Baltra Island
Guests fly to the Galapagos Islands from Mainland Ecuador, arriving in the late morning. The dive guides will meet the guests at the airport and escort them to the Humboldt Explorer. Guests will board the vessel after 1:00pm, have lunch, organize equipment and listen to the safety briefings.
Day 2
Baltra North (Equipment Check - 2 Dives) & North Seymour (trekking)
Morning: Equipment check, 7:00 and 10:00 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)
Day 3
Wolf Island
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.
Day 4
Wolf & Darwin Island Diving
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.
Day 5
Darwin Island Diving
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.
Day 6
Wolf Island Dive
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).
Day 7
Cousin´s Rock Dive & 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.
Day 8
Baltra- Return to Mainland
Depart the vessel by 9:00 am. Transfer to the Airport. Flight to Mainland.