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Choose a yacht for Galapagos diving:
Recently, the Galapagos National Park enforced live board diving restrictions to most boats in the Galapagos, currently the Aggressor I and II, and the Sky Dancer are the only boats approved for live aboard diving cruises.
Land-based diving in the Galapagos is going stronger than ever and does have its advantages. Take a look at the land-based diving page, to explore this option.
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Live-Aboard (boat-based) Diving in
the Galapagos
Major Update August 2007 - The majority of live-aboard diving boats' licenses have been revoked by the Galapagos National Park director. We highly recommend you consider a land-based diving trip instead of live-aboard. If you have already reserved a live-aboard trip, please contact your tour operator for details.
Live-Aboard Diving
One major advantage of diving the
Galapagos via a yacht tour is the fact that you get to combine
a terrestrial tour with an underwater tour.
If you are traveling with those who are
not avid divers, then they can enjoy the full tour of the
visitor sites of the Galapagos Islands, and you can too. Most
live-aboard dive boat tours have a mixed daily schedule, visiting
two islands a day. After or before going to the trails on
the islands, they often snorkel or dive. Sometimes the itineraries
give an option: for those that are diving, it's under the
water; for those that are land-lovers, to the island's visitor
site. Likewise, some live-aboard tours can be specially chartered
as diving only tours, or customized for a blend of tours.
Comfort is another major advantage of
live-aboard diving. While on most dives, you get out of the
water, take off equipment and sit on the boat for an hour
or more until you get back to port. For those that choose
a live-aboard diving, its only a short dingy ride to arrive
at the boat, where your fresh water shower, dry comfy clothes
and meals await you.
Good news for all those who don't have
a diving license, but still don't want to miss a glimpse of
the underwater world: All the boats listed on this site offer
snorkelling opportunities and
the required equipment.
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