Aqua Yacht

Facilities

Diving - Snorkeling

• Snorkeling: included.
• Diving possible: Yes, on specialist dive departures.

Included Services

• Meals: From lunch on Day 1, until breakfast on the final day.
• Accommodation with private bathroom.
• One English speaking certified dive guide per 8 guests.
• Snorkel equipment
• Unlimited purified water, tea, and coffee.
• 12L Tanks for air, Weights, Belts, Scuba safety equipment (Personal Marine rescue GPS), Towels

Excluded Services

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

• Due to the nature of this cruise and the very remote nature of the destination, all dives are required to have dive accident insurance when diving from the Aqua Yacht

Divers Safety

• 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.

About Cabins

 Cabin Distribution:

• 4 Upper Deck Cabins (5,6,7 & 8) – bunk beds, with windows.
• 1 Upper Deck Cabins (9) – double matrimonial bed, with windows
• 1 Main Deck Cabin (4) – double matrimonial bed, with windows.
• 3 Lower Deck Cabins (1, 2, 3) – double matrimonial bed + upper single bed, with port holes.
• Triple Cabin: Lower Deck Cabins can be used as triple cabins.