Sky Dancer Liveaboard - Galapagos

The M/V Sky Dancer cruises the Galapagos Islands for 7, 10 or the occasional 14 nights in search of Sea Lions, penguins, schooling Hammerhead Sharks, turtles, stingrays, Whale Sharks and the magnificent mantas. Included in planned itineraries, subject to local conditions, are visits to the very remote islands of Wolf and Darwin. The newly constructed Sky Dancer features all the amenities you have come to expect of the Dancer Fleet; including Nitrox fills, private en-suite facilities, spacious lounge areas, fine dining with wine and much more.

In addition to diving the magnificent underwater sites of the Galapagos Islands your days are filled with island exploration and discovery. See Fur Seals and Sea Lions playing on the sand, Marine Iguanas swimming to group gatherings, Giant Land Turtles feeding, penguins diving from rocks, booby birds performing mating dances, flightless cormorants courting and scores of other species of flora & fauna catching your eye during surface intervals.

Most experienced divers will agree Wolf and Darwin are the best diving sites in the world! Sightings of the Whale Shark are common here and at the Northern Arch at Darwin, Hammerhead Sharks are not uncommon, nor are Bottlenose dolphins. The reef also contains many warm water varieties of fish found nowhere else in the Islands. Sky Dancer, carries a maximum of sixteen passengers in eight staterooms with either a window or porthole view. The dive deck features a water fountain, mask defogging station, two showers, and a supply of fresh towels. For photographers there are special rinse tanks for cameras and a photo-table complete with photo supplies. There is E-6 processing and light tables, a photo pro to help with your photography and a camera rental service.

Saturday

Flight from UK to Quito via Miami with British Airways and American Airlines - 1 night in Quito with transfers and breakfast

Sunday

AM Cristobal - Transfer from hotel to airport. Flight from Quito to San Cristobal. PM Lobos - Arrival. Check out dive. Nice protected area at 20 feet depth. Sea Lions, short time dive in a sandy bottom. Check the skills of every diver.

Monday

AM North Seymour - Two dives close together, good opportunity to see white tipped sharks. Open area moderate current and vis. PM Bartolome - Snorkeling with penguins and during the sunset climbing to the top of the hill to enjoy beautiful landscape and spectacular view. This place is possible to change for the next year.

Tuesday

AM Wolf - After 120 nautical miles night motoring arrival around 9 o'clock to offer two dives during the morning, when we find current against there is a delay to 11 and we offer 1 instead 2 dives during the morning, Mostly in the landslide divesite: Schools of hammerheads, silkies, Galapagos sharks, Rays . The average is moderate to strong current and good vis. PM wolf - Two dives during the afternoon, sometimes look for a different dive site like pinnacle but basically when we have good divers. Night Dive - Protected area, going 80' to find red lipped bat fish. Mostly find very interesting night life with shrimps, lobsters.

Wednesday

AM Darwin - Early arrival, two dives during the morning, there is only one dive site Darwin's arch, when its good is good, the divemasters drop to the water according the current and spent around 30' in a 60' platform enjoying the fish and animals activities around, after the half hour and due the current leave the rocks and drift with the current for around 10' before the safety stop. During the drift time find schools of silkies, during the season the whale sharks, dolphins and others. Is impossible to look for a different place when the conditions are no good. Average is good visibility. PM Darwin - Two more dives during the afternoon the same divesite.

Thursday

AM Darwin - Final two dives around the arch. Mostly after breakfast, and then head back to Wolf. PM Wolf - After around three and a half hours motoring arrive in Wolf at 3 o'clock, still good time to offer two dives in the landslide dive site. There is no a rule to confirm that the morning dives are better than the afternoon dives a good number of times the divers came back totally happy after the fourth dive at 6 pm.

Friday

AM Marshall - Sailing all the night we have a early arrive to this dive site, during the season the northern islands are no so good, mostly Marshall offer a great dives. Mantas and different schools of endemic fishes are the main norm here. Two dives around the same area and then the sky head to the east to arrive 4 pm to Pto. Egas in James Island. PM Pto. Egas - This is the other place where we can offer a land excursion and could be deleted from the itinerary the next year. Fur seals, marine iguanas, Galapagos hawk we find here. Two and a half hours take land walk, the guests come back on board and wait for the night dive. not a spectacular place because it is a sandy bottom but you can find more than one red lipped bat fish in 35 feet deep water, sometimes six or seven at the same time.

Saturday

AM Gordon's Rock - Two dives in one of the most popular places in the central islands, hammer heads, Galapagos sharks, rays and others. 66-70degreesF during the whale shark season, and from Dec to May over the 70degreesF. Frequently good vis. PM Pto. Ayora - Charles Darwin station visit, takes around two hours, after the station for free time for shopping and visit the town and we offer alternatives to have the final dinner at the town or welcome them on board to serve the dinner at the regular time on board. This is a particular place where we can offer some maintenance to the sky, fumigation and others activities concerning with the operation.

Sunday

Disembark from yacht in San Cristobal for flight back to mainland. 1 night in Quito with transfers and breakfast

Monday

Flight from Quito to UK via Miami with British Airways and American Airlines (arrives next day)