Dive Review of Humbolt Explorer in
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Humbolt Explorer: "Wonderful crew and exprience", May, 2024, by Carol D Cox, FL, US ( Sr. Contributor 22 reports with 17 Helpful votes). Report 12982 has 2 Helpful votes.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
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Comments	I was invited on a scientific expedition to the Galapagos, so the itinerary was very different for this trip. We did not go to Darwin and Wolf which we knew from the beginning. This allowed us to get more dives in, spending less time motoring. The crew was amazing, adapting to a different style of diving. Some days we did 75-minute dives, our patient dive guides watching over us in the chilly water. 20 divers were divided into two groups. We were not lead around on our dives, but giving a general direction to follow so we were free to look for cryptic fish and photograph them. Our dive guides did an amazing job of keeping track of divers. I could concentrate on a tiny stargazer or sanddab, and when done, all I had to do was look up and the dive guide would soon be there to point me in the direction of my bu ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Humbolt Explorer
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Turkey, Palau, Truk, Mexico, Red Sea, Cypress, Guam, Indonesia, Revillagigedo, Costa Rica, Philippines, Galapagos, Dominican Republic
Closest Airport	Baltra	Getting There	Fly to Quito or Quayaquil, and then catch a flight to Baltra.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, currents, no currents
Water Temp	63-75°F / 17-24°C	Wetsuit Thickness	7
Water Visibility	30-80 Ft/ 9-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	Return with 500 PSI, No deco dives, time limits ranged from 30 minutes for night dives to 75 minutes. 50 dives and advanced certification.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	There was a dedicated camera rinse bin. There was a large camera table on the dive deck with compressed air. For our purposes it was a bit cr ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Humbolt Explorer in Galapagos Islands

Humbolt Explorer: "Wonderful crew and exprience", May, 2024,

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Dive Review of Humbolt Explorer in
Galapagos Islands