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SCUBA IGUANA/ ROYAL PALM Full report

As I said this was our second trip to Galapagos in two years with the same dive company SCUBA IGUANA and stayed in the highlands a... Full report

2/2009

Michael Kazacos
<100 Dives

Galapagos Aggressor Full report

Ecuador

This is a wonderful trip that every diver should try and experience. The visibility was not great but there is a lot of plankton i... Full report

2/2009

Gary Brown
100+ Dives

Estrella del Mar Full report

Ecuador

I am writing this for the benefit of divers who suffer from acute motion sickness. I was concerned that I would get sick, but wan... Full report

11/2008

Gabriela Layi
250+ Dives

Explorer Ventures/ Estrella Del Mar I Full report

Ecuador

This was to have been a combination land and dive live- aboard itinerary, but when we arrived we were told the government had just ... Full report

7/2008

Paul Selden
250+ Dives

Aggressor Full report

Great trip. Great diving. Don't be scared of all the talk of current and cold. While this trip wasn't for beginners, and bouyan... Full report

4/2008

Jack Gullo
250+ Dives

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Explorer Ventures/ Estrella del Mar Full report

Great diving for large animals. Many small reef fish but hard to focus on them with the large guys around. Nothing like swimming w... Full report

8/2008

Jeff Daniels
100+ Dives

Aggressor Full report

This was my first experience with Aggressor. I was very impressed! The food, service and accommodations were great. I had one of t... Full report

5/2008

Dr. Mark Wolff
500+ Dives

Explorer Ventures/ Estrella Del Mar Full report

The Good: The interior of the boats common areas and cabins were kept very clean. The Bad: The bad started at booking and got w... Full report

6/2008

Heidi Sheltry
1000+ Dives

Aggressor I Full report

This was my second trip on the Galapagos Aggressor. After a check- out dive to get our weight straight (extra weight due to water ... Full report

8/2008

Sean Bruner
500+ Dives

Peter Hughes/ Sky Dancer Full report

My wife and I were on the Peter Hughes Sky Dancer, 29 Jun - 6 Jul. Diving was awesome - exciting and challenging (20 dives - 6 eac... Full report

7/2008

Lee Fenner
100+ Dives

Eco Ventures/ Estrella Del Mar Full report

[The highlight of the trip was our naturalist/ dive guide Fabricio Carbo. Every day he gave a fascinating one hour lecture on the a... Full report

6/2008

Harvey Schecter
1000+ Dives

Aggressor Full report

The accommodations on Aggressor #1 were somewhat disappointing as the ship was due for dry dock after our trip (#2 boat had alread... Full report

1/2008

Craig Gibson
250+ Dives

Peter Hughes/ Sky Dancer Full report

Central and Northern Islands

When we arrived at Darwin Island, 2 hours north of Wolf, I couldn’t wait to get down there. We’d already seen Manta Rays breaching... Full report

5/2008

Dave Hayden
<100 Dives

Peter Hughes/ Sky Dancer Full report

Central & Northern Islands

The instruction to prepare for the dive came over the loudspeaker and I could sense a mix of excitement and apprehension as we all... Full report

5/2008

Dave Hayden
<100 Dives

Tom Webb Full report

N/A

We just completed a trip on the Sky Dancer, April 6- 13, 2008. The overall experience was very good. I did want to comment on a f... Full report

4/2008

Tom Webb
500+ Dives

Silberstein Dive operation Full report

Daytrips to North Seymore with a really bad divemaster. He brought his girlfriend along; made us wait with the taxis back to Puer... Full report

2/2008

Pat Zimmerman
<100 Dives

Peter Hughes/ Sky Dancer Full report

Our first dive at Darwin’s Arch someone spotted the silhouette of a whale shark and everyone took off. Then another one. Wow- - two ... Full report

12/2007

Jeanne & Bill Downey
1000+ Dives

Sky Dancer Full report

This was my second trip to the Galapagos. I was there approximatley 10 years ago. The trips fill up fast and I had to book this ... Full report

12/2007

Steven Rosenfeld
500+ Dives

Aggressor II Full report

Aggressor II was an excellent operation. There were 10 crew for 14 guests. Dive briefings were complete. Divemaster GianCarlo was ... Full report

7/2007

Michael Shwayder
500+ Dives

agressor 1 Full report

The check out dive sucks! 60 degress with 10 ft vis at the best. No one even checked us out to see if we could dive or not. I felt... Full report

8/2007

aaron
500+ Dives

Aggressor I Full report

A wonderful trip. We dove 4 dives at 2 dive sites at Wolf Island. Dove 7 dives at the same site at Darwin's Arch. The dive site... Full report

8/2007

David Funderburk
500+ Dives

Galapagos Aggrssor II Full report

The on ship operations were outstanding with the crew and the food excellent. This contrasted with the poor coordination from thei... Full report

5/2007

Dave Demming
1000+ Dives

Aggressor II Full report

Ecuador

Good Dive operation wonderful crew and good food. Office coordination for our reservations ashore were mediocre. ... Full report

5/2007

Dave Demming
1000+ Dives

Mistral Full report

Ecuador

We arrive San Cristobal Island and are ferried to the Mistral without incident. We're assigned our bunks and set about unpacking a... Full report

9/2006

Mark Tarczynski
1000+ Dives

Reina Silvia Full report

I took a mid July 2006 trip on the Reina Silvia (booked through Marc Bernardi of Aquatic Encounters). This was the best live aboa... Full report

7/2006

Greg Storey
250+ Dives

Mistral Full report

Sorry, Mistral, this was a bad experience. There is no way this boat should accomodate 12 divers despite it's 6 small double cabi... Full report

9/2006

Carl Bodenstein
1000+ Dives

Reina Silvia (via Aquatic Encounters) Full report

Everything about the trip met or beat my expectations- - no small feat since the Galapagos is one of the most talked- about dive loca... Full report

6/2006

Richard Smith
100+ Dives

Aquatic Encounters/Reina Silvia Full report

Darwin

The volcano was erupting on a different island. We tried to get permission to visit it and do a horseback ride but that fell thro... Full report

11/2005

Sabra Basler
100+ Dives

Deep Blue Full report

Sometimes you have diving so good that it's even better than the brochure. This was that time. I made 7 of the 8 dives offered a... Full report

8/2006

Jason Pellegatto
250+ Dives

Aggressor II Full report

The Aggressor II was comfortable and well maintained and the crew was ever present to help with any request onboard or in the wate... Full report

8/2006

Alan Stabile
100+ Dives

Peter Hughs Sky Dancer Full report

Fantastic diving. Definitely adventure diving, NOT pleasure diving. In some areas, the current was so strong you had to pull you... Full report

11/2005

Mike McIntire, DVM
250+ Dives

Aggressor Full report

We had 28 people in our group - both Aggressors - and I would rate this trip as one of the best we have ever done, and we have bee... Full report

8/2005

Bill Hardee
250+ Dives

MV Lammer Law Full report

Our three days at Wolf and Darwin were excellent, however only guide and one member of the group saw a whale shark. Lots of scallo... Full report

7/2006

Michael Marmesh
250+ Dives

Deep Blue Full report

The trip exceeded all my expectations. I thought nothing would be ever as good as the Cocos Island trip last year. I was wrong. Ov... Full report

6/2006

LeRoy Anderson
250+ Dives

Deep Blue Full report

Darwin, Wolf

My desire to see hammerhead and whale sharks was very happily satisfied on this trip. We had a total of 20 whale shark encounters... Full report

9/2005

Janet Hays
250+ Dives

REINA SILVIA Full report

Everything you have ever read in Undercurrent or any other dive publication regarding the Galapagos Islands is;. . . Understated. Jus... Full report

10/2005

GINO DUBAY
250+ Dives

Peter Hughes-Sky Dancer/ Sky Dancer Full report

Overall the Galapagos is a great dive location. The diving in the cental islands was good with encounters with sea lions, Manta a... Full report

12/2005

Brent U.
100+ Dives

Reina Silvia - Aquatic Encounters Full report

Comfortable cabins with en suite facilities. Immaculately clean and maintained 15 passenger yacht with attentive staff and great ... Full report

10/2005

Valerie Miller
250+ Dives

Lammer Law Full report

10022-8339

Excellent boat, great crew and guides. Naturalist/ guide quite good. Everything worked. ... Full report

2/2005

Harry Edward White
1000+ Dives

MV Reina Silvia Full report

Ecuador

I booked with Aguatic Encounters (aquatenctr@aol. com). Marc B did an excellent job at every stage making sure we were informed an... Full report

11/2005

Dean Ulven
100+ Dives

Agressor Fleet Full report

The service was good. The chase boat drivers were fantastic. They always had you within there sight. The food needs to be im... Full report

9/2005

Don Meier
1000+ Dives

Peter Hughes - Sky Dancer Full report

This was a wonderful trip. It should be added to the "must visit at least once during a lifetime" list for any experienced diver. ... Full report

9/2005

Peggy Weems
500+ Dives

Sky Dancer-Peter Hughes Full report

This was arguably the best and most gruelling dive trip I have ever been on. I have dived around the world from the tropics ... Full report

9/2005

Matt Brandt
250+ Dives

Galapagos Aggressor Full report

On our first trip to the Galapagos in Dec 2003 we had a chance encounter with a juvenile whale shark that was "out of season" so t... Full report

7/2005

Frank Zegler
500+ Dives

Peter Hughes Sky Dancer Full report

A tremendous operation/ destination; one place you should experience at least once during your lifetime. Definately not for beginne... Full report

1/2005

Preston A. Ball
250+ Dives

Deep Blue Full report

The bad, the other group got to see the Whale sharks, everything else was above good. Because our panga did not see the whale shar... Full report

7/2005

Dennis Marguet
1000+ Dives

aggressor Full report

I have been on 3 previous live aboards. . . . which were generally good, but all things considered. . . service, food and space result ... Full report

6/2005

Michael Foust
250+ Dives

NEMO Full report

My wife is an avid snorkeler, but not a diver, and hates being trapped with dive nuts, so Darwin and Wolf were definitely out. Pre... Full report

1/2005

mickey rosenberg
100+ Dives

Aggressor I Full report

I visited the Galapagos Islands from 12- 16- 2004 thru 12- 23- 2004. On the Aggressor I. The Galapagos Aggressor I is superb! Excellen... Full report

12/2004

Scott Johnson
100+ Dives

AQUATIC ENCOUNTERS/ REINA SILVIA Full report

Good: Spectacular diving! Marc Bernardi of Aquatic encounters does everything in his power to make sure you have a good time, grea... Full report

10/2003

KEVIN ELMAN
1000+ Dives

Peter Hughes Sky Dancer Full report

N/A

A truly breathtaking trip. I booked my Sky Dancer trip thru Reef and Rainforest ( [. . . ] ) who are very knowledgeable ... Full report

6/2004

Frank Goldsmith
250+ Dives

Reina Silvia Full report

This trip was everything I had hoped for and more! It exceeded my expectations, (which were high) so bonus points for that accompl... Full report

6/2004

David Vik
250+ Dives

Aggressor Full report

The Galapagos Islands have been on our A- list for several years; we finally dove there for two weeks, and it was awesome! An ov... Full report

5/2004

Bill & Jeanne Downey
1000+ Dives

aggressor 1 Full report

Diving in the Galapagos was indeed the trip of a lifetime; the last dive may be the single best dive of my life. I saw a school of... Full report

4/2004

jean miller
250+ Dives

Aggressor II Full report

After reading many poor to fair reports on the Galapagos Aggressor II here, I was apprehensive about our 10- day charter over Chris... Full report

12/2003

John Sommerer
250+ Dives

Reina Silvia Full report

Wolf and Darwin and others

Due to the cancelation of the only other group, my wife and I were the only two divers on this boat. For a surcharge of $600 we ha... Full report

6/2003

Todd Lichtenstein
100+ Dives

Sky Dancer Full report

The Sky Dancer is a great boat in good shape. We were on a special itinerary allowing 4 days at Wolf and Darwin on a 7 day trip. ... Full report

6/2003

pat mcguire, md
100+ Dives

Lammer Law Full report

Ecuador

In December 2002 we dove the Galapagos aboard the Lammer Law. We had dove the Galapagos several years before aboard another livea... Full report

12/2002

Donald A. Brooks
1000+ Dives

Aggressor II Full report

Over all, this is indeed a trip of a lifetime. The service on board was excellent, and the food was extraordinary. The crew was ve... Full report

9/2002

Greg Regnier
250+ Dives

Peter Hughes Full report

Ecuador

This was our 4th live aboard with Perter Hughes. We flew into Quito, Ecurador and were put up at a nice hotel for the night. We were ... Full report

7/2003

Russ Lido
250+ Dives

Peter Hughes Full report

We cannot wait to go back! This was my first live- aboard experience. We saw more on one dive in the Galapagos than in a wee... Full report

10/2002

Elaine Byland
100+ Dives

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