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Explorer Ventures/ Estrella Del Mar I Full report LiveAboard Ecuador   This was to have been a combination land and dive live- aboard itinerary, but when we arrived we were told the government had just ... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
7/2008   Paul Selden
250+ Dives
 
Aggressor Full report LiveAboard     Great trip. Great diving. Don't be scared of all the talk of current and cold. While this trip wasn't for beginners, and bouyan... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
4/2008   Jack Gullo
250+ Dives
 
Explorer Ventures/ Estrella del Mar Full report LiveAboard     Great diving for large animals. Many small reef fish but hard to focus on them with the large guys around. Nothing like swimming w... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
8/2008   Jeff Daniels
100+ Dives
 
Aggressor Full report LiveAboard     This was my first experience with Aggressor. I was very impressed! The food, service and accommodations were great. I had one of t... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2008   Dr. Mark Wolff
500+ Dives
 
Explorer Ventures/ Estrella Del Mar Full report       The Good: The interior of the boats common areas and cabins were kept very clean. The Bad: The bad started at booking and got w... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
6/2008   Heidi Sheltry
1000+ Dives
 
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Aggressor I Full report LiveAboard     This was my second trip on the Galapagos Aggressor. After a check- out dive to get our weight straight (extra weight due to water ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
8/2008   Sean Bruner
500+ Dives
 
Peter Hughes/ Sky Dancer Full report       My wife and I were on the Peter Hughes Sky Dancer, 29 Jun - 6 Jul. Diving was awesome - exciting and challenging (20 dives - 6 eac... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2008   Lee Fenner
100+ Dives
 
Eco Ventures/ Estrella Del Mar Full report       [The highlight of the trip was our naturalist/ dive guide Fabricio Carbo. Every day he gave a fascinating one hour lecture on the a... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
6/2008   Harvey Schecter
1000+ Dives
 
Aggressor Full report LiveAboard     The accommodations on Aggressor #1 were somewhat disappointing as the ship was due for dry dock after our trip (#2 boat had alread... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
1/2008   Craig Gibson
250+ Dives
 
Peter Hughes/ Sky Dancer Full report   Central and Northern Islands   When we arrived at Darwin Island, 2 hours north of Wolf, I couldn’t wait to get down there. We’d already seen Manta Rays breaching... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2008   Dave Hayden
<100 Dives
 
Peter Hughes/ Sky Dancer Full report LiveAboard Central & Northern Islands   The instruction to prepare for the dive came over the loudspeaker and I could sense a mix of excitement and apprehension as we all... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2008   Dave Hayden
<100 Dives
 
Tom Webb Full report LiveAboard N/A   We just completed a trip on the Sky Dancer, April 6- 13, 2008. The overall experience was very good. I did want to comment on a f... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
4/2008   Tom Webb
500+ Dives
 
Silberstein Dive operation Full report       Daytrips to North Seymore with a really bad divemaster. He brought his girlfriend along; made us wait with the taxis back to Puer... Full report  
2 stars
1 stars  
2/2008   Pat Zimmerman
<100 Dives
 
Peter Hughes/ Sky Dancer Full report LiveAboard     Our first dive at Darwin’s Arch someone spotted the silhouette of a whale shark and everyone took off. Then another one. Wow- - two ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
12/2007   Jeanne & Bill Downey
1000+ Dives
 
Sky Dancer Full report LiveAboard     This was my second trip to the Galapagos. I was there approximatley 10 years ago. The trips fill up fast and I had to book this ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
12/2007   Steven Rosenfeld
500+ Dives
 
Aggressor II Full report       Aggressor II was an excellent operation. There were 10 crew for 14 guests. Dive briefings were complete. Divemaster GianCarlo was ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2007   Michael Shwayder
500+ Dives
 
agressor 1 Full report LiveAboard     The check out dive sucks! 60 degress with 10 ft vis at the best. No one even checked us out to see if we could dive or not. I felt... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
8/2007   aaron
500+ Dives
 
Aggressor I Full report       A wonderful trip. We dove 4 dives at 2 dive sites at Wolf Island. Dove 7 dives at the same site at Darwin's Arch. The dive site... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
8/2007   David Funderburk
500+ Dives
 
Galapagos Aggrssor II Full report LiveAboard     The on ship operations were outstanding with the crew and the food excellent. This contrasted with the poor coordination from thei... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
5/2007   Dave Demming
1000+ Dives
 
Aggressor II Full report   Ecuador   Good Dive operation wonderful crew and good food. Office coordination for our reservations ashore were mediocre. ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2007   Dave Demming
1000+ Dives
 
Mistral Full report LiveAboard Ecuador   We arrive San Cristobal Island and are ferried to the Mistral without incident. We're assigned our bunks and set about unpacking a... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
9/2006   Mark Tarczynski
1000+ Dives
 
Reina Silvia Full report LiveAboard     I took a mid July 2006 trip on the Reina Silvia (booked through Marc Bernardi of Aquatic Encounters). This was the best live aboa... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
7/2006   Greg Storey
250+ Dives
 
Mistral Full report       Sorry, Mistral, this was a bad experience. There is no way this boat should accomodate 12 divers despite it's 6 small double cabi... Full report  
1 stars
1 stars  
9/2006   Carl Bodenstein
1000+ Dives
 
Reina Silvia (via Aquatic Encounters) Full report LiveAboard     Everything about the trip met or beat my expectations- - no small feat since the Galapagos is one of the most talked- about dive loca... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
6/2006   Richard Smith
100+ Dives
 
Aquatic Encounters/Reina Silvia Full report   Darwin   The volcano was erupting on a different island. We tried to get permission to visit it and do a horseback ride but that fell thro... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
11/2005   Sabra Basler
100+ Dives
 
Deep Blue Full report LiveAboard     Sometimes you have diving so good that it's even better than the brochure. This was that time. I made 7 of the 8 dives offered a... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
8/2006   Jason Pellegatto
250+ Dives
 
Aggressor II Full report       The Aggressor II was comfortable and well maintained and the crew was ever present to help with any request onboard or in the wate... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
8/2006   Alan Stabile
100+ Dives
 
Peter Hughs Sky Dancer Full report       Fantastic diving. Definitely adventure diving, NOT pleasure diving. In some areas, the current was so strong you had to pull you... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
11/2005   Mike McIntire, DVM
250+ Dives
 
Aggressor Full report LiveAboard     We had 28 people in our group - both Aggressors - and I would rate this trip as one of the best we have ever done, and we have bee... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
8/2005   Bill Hardee
250+ Dives
 
MV Lammer Law Full report LiveAboard     Our three days at Wolf and Darwin were excellent, however only guide and one member of the group saw a whale shark. Lots of scallo... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2006   Michael Marmesh
250+ Dives
 
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