Scuba Diving in the Galapagos Islands

Destination: Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands

Galapagos Islands are an Ecuador diving destination regularly visited by divers from the entire world. Many cruises and excursions include visits to this area as well as there are several live-aboard dive tours specially designed for those who wish to observe this region's underwater world.

One of the most interesting spots for divers to visit in the Galapagos Islands is Santa Cruz Island. This island offers a unique underwater world full of sting rays, golden rays, eagle rays, turtles, marine iguanas, reef sharks and reef fish of many types. The main areas divers should not miss while visiting Santa Cruz Island are Camano, El Bajo, El Barranco and Punta Estrada.

Another very interesting Galapagos Islands' diving area is Santa Fe Island. Divers who visit Santa Fe Island could observe garden eels, turtles, sting rays, eagle rays, morays, sea lions, pelagic fish, and reef fish. These Island's waters are very clear and divers who are just beginners could be able to dive at two of its main spots known as Fondeadero and Arco Santa Fe while more experienced divers could also dive in Bajo Dinamarca, another Santa Fe Island's great spot.

Floreana Island is one of the Galapagos Islands which offer the greatest amount of diving spots for visitors to meet in the area. There are nine main different spots for divers to visit while being in Floreana Island: Champion, La Botella, Devils Crown, Watson, Enderby, Caldwell, Bajo Garner, Hancock Bank and Orca. Divers who visit these spots could observe unique sea formations such as black coral as well as an exotic and wide variety of marine life plenty of different types of rays, turtles, invertebrates, sea horses, sea lions, dolphins, whales and different types of sharks.

Another very interesting place to meet while being at Galapagos Islands is North Seymour Island. This island offers five main dive spots known as Punta Seymour, Daphne Major, Daphne Minor, Mosquera and Canal Tintorera. These spots offer divers an amazing combination of marine life and forms which allows them to observe a beautiful and colorful environment while practicing the sport. Among the sea creatures that divers could observe at this area we can name turtles, reef fish of many kinds, sea lions, morays, rays of several types, dolphins, whales and sharks.