Galapagos Sky: "Schooling hammerheads galore, fantastic diving, boat and crew", Dec, 2014,by William Deertz, FL, US ( Reviewer 5 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 8175 has 1 Helpful vote. |
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best): |
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Accommodations | Food | ||
Service and Attitude | Environmental Sensitivity | ||
Dive Operation | Shore Diving | N/A | |
Snorkeling | N/A | ||
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The Galapagos Sky is a comfortable boat with a very friendly and helpful crew. The accommodations were very comfortable and the food was very good. Our trip was at the tail end of the whale shark season but we were lucky to see no few than 4 whale sharks. Swimming amongst the hundreds of schooling hammerheads is a fantastic experience. Plenty of mantas and eagle Rays, Dolphins on the surface (never could get close enough underwater to see but could hear them), the sea lions were playful and fun to video. Here is a link to a short video from the trip [facebook.com link] Highly recommend a trip to the Galápagos Islands, not for inexperienced divers due to strong currents and surge. |
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Websites | Galapagos Sky | ||
Reporter and Travel |
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Dive Experience | 501-1000 dives | ||
Where else diving | throughout Indonesia (Bali, Komodo, Flores, Raja Ampat, Manado, Lembeh Straits, etc), Florida Keys, Thailand, Philippines, Australia, Saipan, Hawaii, | ||
Closest Airport | San cristobal | Getting There | Overnight in Quito or Guayaquil. We spent 3 days in Quito before trip, well worth stopover |
Dive Conditions |
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Weather | sunny, dry | Seas | calm, surge, currents |
Water Temp | 68-75°F / 20-24°C | Wetsuit Thickness | 5 |
Water Visibility | 50-75 Ft/ 15-23 M | ||
Dive Policy |
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Dive own profile | no | ||
Enforced diving restrictions | Generally required to stay with group due to remote location and strong currents. | ||
Liveaboard? | no | Nitrox Available? | yes |
What I Saw |
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Sharks | Lots | Mantas | Squadrons |
Dolphins | Schools | Whale Sharks | > 2 |
Turtles | > 2 | Whales | None |
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best): |
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Corals | N/A | Tropical Fish | |
Small Critters | Large Fish | ||
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Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best): |
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Subject Matter | Boat Facilities | ||
Overall rating for UWP's | Shore Facilities | N/A | |
UW Photo Comments | [None] |
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