North Seymour

There are 5 dive sites suitable for all levels of divers, although sometimes the currents can be strong.   We can see reef fish; sting and eagle rays, a large garden eel colony, turtles, invertebrates, sea lion colony, morays, pelagic fish, and usually white tip reef sharks and hammerheads.  Occasionally the galápagos sharks.

Darwin & Wolf Islands

Darwin and Wolf are the northwesternmost islands of the archipelago, famous among the most desirable dive sites in the world.  The very few tourists that visit there are all divers, because this unique and fragile environment is closed to land visits.  Thousands of seabirds crowd the precipitous cliffs and brushy heights.  Strong currents are the ruling feature of these singular dive sites, where a diver can station himself at a rock to watch vast schools of every kind of fish drift past, and especially hammerheads and big galápagos sharks.  Here you may live the waking dream of finding yourself with the greatest fish of all, the whaleshark.

Cousins Rock

An islet with a wall dropping from the surface into the deepest depths, Cousins Rock is home to a big area of sloping Rock plates known as a "Planchonal" about two hours from our base. There can be strong currents here that separate the productive and unproductive sides of the dive site. Cousins is full of spectacular endemic young black corals and other sightings may include frogfish, fur seals, sea turtles, sea horses, and usually, hammerhead sharks.

Gordon Rocks

This rock formation is a world famous dive site close to Plazas Islands, about one hour from our base.  There are 5 dive sites in the area, but only the three at Plazas are for novices.  The other two sites are for intermediates and experts because there can be strong currents and surge.  The Gordon Rocks dive sites are mostly walls with a deep bottom.  Reef fish, large pelagic fish; golden, sting and eagle rays, turtles, sea lion colony, endemic galapagos fur seals, morays, invertebrates; white tip and galápagos sharks.  Hammerhead sharks are the main attraction, often appearing in large schools.

Academy Bay At Santa Cruz Island

This is the bay of Puerto Ayora at Santa Cruz Island, offering 5 dive sites.  Three of the sites are generally calm with little current; ideal for students or novices.  At the other two sites the dives could be a little more complicated if there is current, so they are suitable for intermediate or expert divers.  It is possible to see reef fish, sea lions, sting rays, golden rays, eagle rays, invertebrates, morays, garden eels, turtles, marine iguanas, and white tip reef sharks.

Santa Fe Island

Offers 4 dive sites.  Generally the waters are clear and the currents mild, so they are ideal for novices.  At the same time, the animals and topography make them interesting for intermediates and experts.   We can see reef fish; sting and eagle rays, garden eels, turtles, sea lion colony, invertebrates, morays, pelagic fish, maybe white tip reef sharks or hammerheads.

Floreana Island

The 9 dive sites usually have calm water but when we find strong current at one we can quickly move to another.  This makes Floreana ideal for all levels of divers.   You may see coral heads, endemic black coral, reef fish; sting and eagle rays, turtles, sea lion colony, barracudas, pelagic fish, white tip reef sharks, galápagos sharks, hammerhead sharks, sea horses, morays, garden eels, invertebrates.

Nameless Island

This is an isolated offshore “sugarloaf” with vertical walls all around.  The distance from our home port is about one hour.  The main dive site is a shelf of boulders at about 60 feet.  We usually see many  galápagos sharks here, some schools of pelagic fish, and multicolored sponges on the rock wall.  Currents and surge are the controlling factors at Nameless Island.