Galapagos Sky
Eight dives at Darwin, a night dive at Wolf, and eleven crew for sixteen divers. The boat that treats the north as the whole week, with the bar open when you surface.
Eight at Darwin
Four dives one day, two the next. Nobody in the fleet gives the Arch more water time.
Night dive
Wolf after dark, which most boats skip. Different animals, different behaviour.
Open bar
Beer, wine and spirits inside the fare. Rare on a dive boat at any price.
The north, all week
The Galapagos Sky spends more of the week at Wolf and Darwin than almost anything else afloat: four dives at Wolf including one after dark, four at Darwin, then two more at each on the way back. Up to four dives a day across five and a half days of diving. Thirty metres, seven of beam, twelve knots — the crossing north takes less out of the schedule than it does on a slower hull.
Sixteen divers in eight cabins, split between four master cabins on the Dolphin deck and four deluxe on the Iguana deck. Eleven people run the boat: a captain, a chef, seven sailors and two English-speaking naturalist guides who also lead the land visits. The bar is open and included, which changes the tone of the evening after a four-dive day.
At a glance
Eight days, seven nights
Embark and check dive
Board at Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, then a check dive at Isla Lobos to sort weighting and gear before the boat goes anywhere serious.
Bartolome and Cousins Rock
One dive and a land tour at Bartolome, then two dives at Cousins Rock — sea lions, seahorses and reef fish. The overnight run north follows.
Wolf, including after dark
Four dives, one of them at night. Hammerheads and Galapagos sharks by day; the night dive brings out what the daylight hides.
Darwin, four times
The day the trip is built around. You hook in, stay low, and let the schooling hammerheads come to you. Whale sharks pass through in season, roughly June to November.
Two more at each
A second morning at Darwin, then back south for two afternoon dives at Wolf. Eight dives at Darwin across the week, counting both days.
Cabo Douglas and Punta Vicente Roca
The marine iguana dive at Cabo Douglas — iguanas grazing on the bottom, which happens nowhere else on earth — then two dives at Vicente Roca with mola mola and turtles.
Pinzon and the tortoise reserve
Last dive of the week at Pinzon, then a land tour at the giant tortoise reserve and time in Puerto Ayora. Guests with plans on Santa Cruz can disembark early here.
Interpretation Center and disembark
A last land visit at the Interpretation Center on San Cristobal, then off the boat at Puerto Baquerizo Moreno.
Nothing in the water is guaranteed, and the crew moves the plan around the sea rather than the brochure. Sites and dive counts shift with conditions.
What she carries
- Open bar — beer, wine, spirits and liqueurs
- Snorkelling equipment
- Boutique on board
- Library, DVD and TV
- Hairdryer in the cabins
- Satellite phone
- VHF and HI-SUB radios, GMDSS
- Colour radar, echo sounder and Furuno GPS
- Emergency position indicating radio beacon
What is and is not included
Included
- Cabin accommodation for seven nights
- Up to four dives a day across five and a half days
- 80 cf / 12 l tanks, weights and weight belt
- All meals and snacks
- Open bar: beer, wine, spirits and liqueurs
- Three land excursions with the dive guides
- Airport and dock transfers on embarkation and disembarkation day
Not included
- National Park entrance fee — USD 100
- Transit card (TCT) — USD 20
- Nitrox — USD 200
- Fuel surcharge — USD 150
- Hyperbaric chamber fee — USD 35
- Rental gear
- Flights to Ecuador and on to San Cristobal
- Trip cancellation and dive accident insurance (DAN or DiveAssure)
- Gratuities for guides and crew
The mandatory extras add up to USD 305 before you rent anything — park fee, transit card, chamber and fuel surcharge. Add that to the fare when you compare boats, since not every operator lists them the same way.
Where you sleep
Eight cabins for sixteen divers: four master cabins on the Dolphin deck and four deluxe on the Iguana deck. Hairdryer in each, and enough room to leave a camera rig assembled overnight.
Meals on board
A chef on board, meals and snacks timed around the dive schedule, and an open bar that runs on beer, wine, spirits and liqueurs. Worth pricing out: on most Galapagos dive boats the drinks are a separate bill at the end of the week. Tell us about dietary needs when you book so the galley can plan.
Is this your boat?
Book it if
- Time at Darwin is what you are buying
- A night dive at Wolf sounds like the highlight, not the risk
- You want the drinks and the transfers inside the price
- You are comfortable in strong current and cold water
Choose another cruise if
- You are new to diving or coming back after a long break
- Part of your group does not dive
- Your budget stops well short of seven thousand
- You want landings and snorkeling at the centre of the week
Same sites for less? Compare the Nortada or the Danubio Azul. Prefer landings and snorkeling over tanks? We arrange naturalist cruises across the archipelago.
Tell us your dates
Departures run Sunday to Sunday from San Cristobal. Send the week you have in mind and we come back with the cabins still open on the Galapagos Sky and the full cost with the park fees included.