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Galapagos Aggressor II: "Epic Galapagos experience", Sep, 2016, by Beverly Sobelman, WA, US ( Reviewer 6 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 9121 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	What an amazing experience. Expensive but definitely bucket-list stuff. The good: Tons of sharks - including at least half a dozen different pregnant whale sharks of up to 45' in length, hammerheads, silkies, Gapalagos, bullhead, and a few black-tipped reef sharks. Rays, turtles, marine iguanas, sea lions, huge schools of fish. Best diving overall was at Darwin, plus the marine iguana site off of Fernandiina. The challenging: water ranged from manageable in a 7mm wetsuit with hood (low 70s) to really super-cold (57F). Watch out for intense thermoclines. Current and surge ranged from mild to hang-on-for-dear-life, but that also brings the large pelagics so it was worth it. Absolutely bring warm gloves and hood. I had bootie liners and a 4th Element underlayer that saved me on the colder dives. The boat is well-equipped, the cabins comfortable, the crew attentive and enthusiastic. There is a jacuzzi, which is much-appreciated after the colder dives. Divers are greeted with warm towels and snacks after most dives. Attention to details like that made it really a wonderful experience. This is definitely not a trip for beginners - there was little hand-holding and a clear expectation that we could all manage ourselves in the water and out. Entries and exits were from a dinghy, which could be challenging. But for our group, it was fantastic and the right kind of challenging - the kind with huge payoffs!
Websites	Galapagos Aggressor II
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Hawaii, Australia, Puerto Rico, Dominica, Honduras, Costa Rica, Tanzania
Closest Airport	Baltra	Getting There	Fly into Quito or Guayaquil and book flights to/from Baltra from there on Tame or one of the other Ecuadorian airlines.
Dive Conditions
Weather	cloudy	Seas	choppy, surge, currents
Water Temp	57-73°F / 14-23°C	Wetsuit Thickness	7
Water Visibility	20-50 Ft/ 6-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Max length was 45-60 min depending on site.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	> 2
Turtles	> 2	Whales	1 or 2
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Galapagos Aggressor II in Galapagos Islands

Galapagos Aggressor II: "Epic Galapagos experience", Sep, 2016,

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Dive Review of Galapagos Aggressor II in
Galapagos Islands