Day Trips
ACADEMY BAY AT SANTA CRUZ ISLAND
Place: 1-Punta estrada 2-Camacho 3-EI barranco 4-EI balo
Description: Reef fishes, sea lions, sting rays, golden rays, eagle rays, invertebrates, morays, turtles, marine iguanas, white tip reef sharks.
Level: Beginner 1-2; intermediate 2-3-4; Experienced 3-4.
Trip duration: 3-4 hours.
Minimum: 2 divers
SANTA FE ISLAND
Place: 5-Fondeadero 6-Balo Dinamarca 7-Arco Sta. Fe
Description: Clear waters, reef fishes, sting and eagle rays, garden eels, turtles, sea lions colony, morays, pelagic hshes, white tip reef sharks.
Level: Beginner 5-7; intermediate and experienced 5-6-7
Trip duration: 7-8 hours
Minimum: 3 divers
FLOREANA ISLAND
Place: 8-Enderby 9-Champion 10-Devil's crown
11-La botella 12-Watson 13-Calidwell
14-Balo Garner 15-Orca 16-Hancock bank
Description: Coral heads, black coral reefs, reef fishes; sting,eagle and manta rays; turtles, sea lions, pelagic fishes, morays, garden eels, invertebrates, sea horses, white tip reef sharks, galapagos sharks, hammerhead sharks, dolphins, whales.
Level: Beginner 9-10; intermediate 8-9-10-11-12, experienced all sites.
Trip duration: 8-10 hours
Minimum: 3 divers
NORTH SEYMOUR ISLAND
Place: 17- Canal tintorera 18-Punta seymour 19-Mosquera
20-Daphne mayor 21-Daphne minor
Description: Reef fishes; eagle,sting and manta rays, morays, garden eels colony, sea lions colony, turtles, pelagic fishes; white tip,galapagos and hammerhead sharks, dolphins, whales.
Level: Beginner 17-19; intermediate and experienced all sites.
Trip duration: 8-9 hours
Minimum: 3 divers
GORDON ROCKS
Place: 22-Plazas 23-Gordon rocks 24-Gordon reef
Description: Currents, surge, walls, reef fishes, pelagic fishes; golden,sting,eagle and manta rays; turtles, morays, garden eels, invertebrates; white tip,galapagos and hammerhead sharks, dolphins.
Level: Beginner 22; intermediate 22-23; experienced all sites.
Trip duration: 7-8 hours
Minimum: 3 divers
Its consider beginners at 5 to 20 dives; intermediates 20 to 100 dives. See dive site reference numbers to asses sultability for your level of diver qualification.
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