Galapagos Aggressor Dive Yacht

Facilities

Included Services

• Meals: From lunch on Day 1 until breakfast on the final day.
• Diving.
• Accommodation with private bathroom.
• Excursions as listed in the itinerary, with a certified naturalist bilingual guide (Spanish/English).
• Bus ticket Baltra Airport / Itabaca channel – $5 pp *Depending on the cruise.
• Compressed air tanks, weights & belts.
• Airport transfers to/from the ship on day of charter.
• Non-alcoholic beverages, local beer and wine.

Excluded Services

• Airfare (international and domestic).
• Insurance.
• Equipment rentals.
• Nitrox fills.
• Certification or specialty courses.
• Hotel stays/day rooms.
• Dinner on final evening.
• Crew gratuity.
• Port/park fees, fuel surcharge, taxes (when applicable).
• Galapagos National Park Fee $200
• Dinner on day 7.
• Single Supplement : 65%
• Wetsuits : (for rental $70 week / 7mm)

Excluded Services

• Master Stateroom Each has 2 single beds side by side that can be made into a queen bed, (upon request) with a private bathroom and shower, closet, port window, individual climate control, TV monitor with media player and a hair dryer
• Deluxe Each has 2 lower single beds (side by side) with a private bathroom and shower, individual climate control, TV monitor with media player and a hair dryer. Staterooms #3 and #4 can be made into a queen bed.

Galapagos diving conditions

• Water temps in summer average 65o F, 70o F in winter.
• The weather at the Galapagos Islands has water temperatures ranging from 65 -70 degrees F from December through May and 60 – 70 F June through November.
• Galapagos water temperatures are at the higher end of the scale in both Darwin and Wolf.
• Air temperatures range from 75 F or higher in the rainy season (December-May) to the mid 60’s F during the dry season (June –November), with nearly constant sea breezes.
• Galapagos currents can range 1 to 5 Knots at the sites we visit, and visibility is generally between 30 and 80 feet.
• Most divers are comfortable with a 7mm wetsuit June – November with a hooded best and gloves and a minimum 5mm wetsuit December – May.
• The primary attraction in Galapagos is the large pelagic such as schooling Hammerhead sharks, Galapagos sharks, Silky Sharks, Bullhead Sharks, Reef Sharks Mola-Molas and Whale sharks.
• Gloves and hood are strongly recommended.
• Occasionally, there is sighting of Whales, Marlin, Dolphin and Orcas. You will see a rare combination of warm and Coldwater creatures including Sea Lions, Mantas, Penguins, Flightless Cormorants, Sting Rays, Eagle Rays, Turtles, Moray Eels, Sea Horses, Marine iguanas and enormous schools of unusual fish. Many of the marine creatures are found nowhere else on earth!
• The best diving around the Galapagos Islands is made possible through the use of dinghies (or inflatable’s) manned by our crewmembers. Few dives are directly from the main vessel itself. Dinghy diving is made easy for you! Once your dive is completed, you hand your weight belt to the dinghy driver, take off your BCD and climb in.

IMPORTANT NOTE: please check dive equipment inclusions and exclusions carefully with your sales person before booking.

Dive insurance

• We strongly recommend each guest purchase CFAR (cancel for any reason) insurance and Liveaboard Rider. To learn more about these policies, visit www.aggressor.com and go to ‘Insurance’. Health insurance is preferable but not mandatory in Ecuador or Galapagos.

Divers Safety

To ensure you safety, we require the followings of all divers:

• All divers must be certified as open water scuba divers by an internationally recognized certification organization.
• All divers must be experienced divers (we recommend) that you have more than 100 logged dives) and have logged at least one dive within the 6 months prior to boarding the vessel.
• Dives are very strong and often at and advanced level. Currents can very strong and often dives are required to swim against them.
• All dives are guided by an instructor/naturalist guide and due to Galapagos National Park regulations all divers must dive with the guide at all times.
• All divers must log in and out of the water with a member of the diving staff.
• All divers must have a submersible console including SPG & depth gauge, time piece or dive computer with these functions.
• Diving activities must cease when the consumption of alcohol begins.
• All divers must present proof of dive insurance per Galapagos National Park regulations.

Dive Equipment Rentals

• Complete Set of Rental Gear (includes BC, Regulator, Computer, Night Dive Light, Mask, Fins, Snorkel) 7 nights - $175
• Scuba Package (includes BC, Regulator, Computer) 7 nights - $150
• REGULATOR (1st stage, primary 2nd stage, octopus, analog spg, analog depth gauge) 7 nights - $60
• BUOYANCY COMPENSATOR 7 nights - $60
• DIVE COMPUTER 7 nights - $60
• MASK/FINS/SNORKEL PACKAGE 7 nights - $50
• WETSUITS 7 nights- $70 (7mm wetsuits)
• NIGHT DIVE LIGHT Per Night -$8