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Galapagos Shark Encounter package: 8D / 7N + 6 Dives

Academy Bay Diving, Avenue Charles Darwin, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador

Academy Bay Diving is a locally owned and operated company dedicated to providing excellent customer service throughout the Galapagos Islands.

Dive Galapagos with Academy Bay Diving

Owner and lead dive master Hugo Masaquiza has been a guide and dive master all over the archipelago, developing an in depth knowledge of all dive and tour sites. All of our dive masters and guides speak both spanish and english, and are extremely knowledgeable about the areas they guide.

Galápagos is our home, and we recognise and feel extremely lucky to live here and be a part of this amazing geological and biological Eden. Therefore we are dedicated to the conservation of our home, and the enchanted islands you wish to visit, and those that need to remain for future generations to come.

Through our diving trips, island tours and packages we hope to educate you about the Galapagos wildlife, helping you to understand what makes it so special, and sharing the rugged beauty that is Galapagos.

Dive Galapagos

Named one of the Seven Underwater Wonders of the World by CEDAM international, the Galapagos waters will make you wish that you could somehow shout out through your regulator to your diving partners all the wonders you see.

Imagine a realm where penguins swim in equatorial seas, no one bats an eye at four-eyed fish, and iguanas are found eating their algae meal submerged in the saltwater. Imagine dolphins leaping about in phosphorescent water and becoming the new friend of a playful sea lion pup. Open your eyes... you are imagining diving the Galapagos.

Spoken Languages:

English, Spanish; Castilian

Guided tours

Guided tours Open Water Diver

The ultimate Galapagos scuba dive package

Duration

8 days

Scuba Dive Galapagos and encounter the legendary schools of Hammerheads, Black tipped reef sharks, the docile White tipped reef sharks and the elusive Galapagos sharks.

The shark encounters package will take you on a journey through all of the most frequented shark sites around the island of Santa Cruz. At these sites you will be diving with the legendary schools of scalloped hammerheads, the menacing black tipped reef sharks, the docile white tipped reef sharks and the elusive Galapagos sharks.

For those of you not so keen on the sharp toothed variety of underwater life, you can’t go to these sites without bumbing into the local sea lions who always want to meet the newcomers, be surrounded by schools of reef fish, glide by the turtles cleaning stations and be amazed by the schools of eagle rays, golden rays, mobula rays and the majestic Manta. There is something for everyone!

The Galapagos Shark Encounter package includes:

* 2 dives per day, equipment, guide, snacks, lunch and photos of the dive
* Airport transfers (entry and departure)
* All tours specified in itinerary
* Lunch on full day tours and diving
* All dive and snorkel equipment on tours
* 7 nights in a level 2 hotel with with breakfast

Galapagos Shark Encounter itinerary

* Day 1:
AM: Baltra – airport. Transfer to hotel
PM: Free time to visit Charles Darwin Station
* Day 2:
AM: Diving (2 dives) and check dive
PM: Free Time to visit Tortuga Bay
* Day 3:
AM: Diving (2 dives)
PM: Highlands Tour
* Day 4:
AM: Diving (2 dives)
PM: Free time to relax
* Day 5:
Day Tour North Seymour, Bartolome, Plazas or Santa Fe
* Day 6:
AM: Depart for Isla Isabela
PM: Bay Tour (Tintoreras & snorkel)
* Day 7:
AM: Tour Volcan Sierra Negra
PM: Free Time
* Day 8:
Depart Isabela/ Arrive Puerto Ayora
Transfer to airport – please see special note for flight times

Not included in The Galapagos Shark Encounter package:

* Airfaires
* National park entrance fee
* Tourist control card
* Taxes

Price is per person and based on a double occupancy and cannot be accumulated with other offers or online discounts.

Accomodations

Hotel

Hotel included

We work with 2 or 3 hotels in each budget category, and as some offer services others don’t, we will try to match your needs with the services and comfort level of your choice.

Level 2 accommodation is included in the ultimate galapagos dive package

* Private room (balcony available)
* Private bathroom with hot water
* Air conditioning
* Breakfast service available
* WiFi & Cable TV
* Close to main street and restaurants
* Kitchenette available
* Swimming Pool available

Price is per person and based on a double occupancy and cannot be accumulated with other offers or online discounts.

Check in time: 11:00

Check out time: 11:00