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Academy Diving: "Best Dive Shop/Dive Trips in Peurta Ayora", Oct, 2017, by Randall S Preissig, TX, US ( Top Contributor 38 reports with 15 Helpful votes). Report 9934.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Hugo and his wife Alice run a great operation, the best in Peurta Ayora. Trips for 2 hour dives will run from 7am till 2pm, as long boat and car drives are necessary to get to the best dive sites. Their 7 day rotation of sites reads like a who's who of Scuba. Depending on who the dive master is and whether you have inexperienced divers, each site can be dived differently; ie, "safe" shallow boring dives or dives with current, etc. where the good stuff is. I'd advise clarifying what you'll get before signing up. I had both during my 6 days of diving. Cost includes full equipment rental and lunch and snacks.
Websites	Academy Diving
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Red Sea, Raja Amphat, Lembeh, Komodo, Alor, Thailand, Sipadan, PNG, BVI, Bahamas, Tahiti, Palau, Chuuk, Ponape, Guam, Australia, Hawaii, Myamar, Fiji, Cocos, Galapagos, Socorro, 3 Caymans, Bonaire, Cozumel, Belize, Etc.
Closest Airport	Baltra, Galapagos	Getting There	Requires a stop in Ecuador with either a long layover or an overnight. LATAM is probably your best bet.
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy, rainy, cloudy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	63-72°F / 17-22°C	Wetsuit Thickness	7
Water Visibility	20-50 Ft/ 6-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	One boat with a maximum of 12 divers, split into one, two or three total groups depending on who the dive masters were.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Adequate for day trips.

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Dive Review of Academy Diving in Galapagos Islands/Peurta Ayora and nearby isles

Academy Diving: "Best Dive Shop/Dive Trips in Peurta Ayora", Oct, 2017,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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Dive Review of Academy Diving in
Galapagos Islands/Peurta Ayora and nearby isles