Scuba Diving

Certified diving across the Galapagos Islands. Dive experiences require Open Water certification and a minimum number of logged dives, as specified for each experience. Never dived before? The Discovery Scuba Dive is made for you. If you prefer to stay on the surface, see our snorkeling tours.

Scuba diving tours

Kicker Rock, Espanola, Punta Pitt, Roca Ballena, the Carawa wreck and the night dive at Darwin Bay.

A scalloped hammerhead shark, the species divers come to Kicker Rock to see
Diving

From $285 per person

San Cristobal

Two 45-minute dives at Kicker Rock, the volcanic tower standing off San Cristobal. The first descent runs through the channel between the two walls, where Galapagos sharks, hammerheads and rays pass.

Open Water required

A Galapagos sea lion swimming over the reef at Espanola
Diving

From $378 per person

San Cristobal

A two-hour crossing to Espanola, a walk at Punta Suarez among albatross and marine iguanas, then a single 45-minute dive at Gardner Bay with reef sharks, turtles and rays.

Open Water required

A green sea turtle swimming over the reef
Diving

From $285 per person

San Cristobal

Two 45-minute dives at the far northeast corner of San Cristobal, at Bajo Pitt and Pitt islet, followed by a walk up Cerro Pitt to the red-footed booby colony.

Open Water required

A green sea turtle swimming over the rocky bottom
Diving

From $252 per person

San Cristobal

Two 45-minute dives close to town: the reef life of Darwin Bay, then a full circuit of the Carawa, a cargo ship that went down about a hundred years ago and now carries its own reef.

Open Water required

A Galapagos sea lion underwater
Diving

From $280 per person

San Cristobal

For certified divers who have been out of the water six months or more. A full skills review with an instructor, then two 45-minute dives at Darwin Bay and the Carawa wreck.

Open Water required

A white-tipped reef shark resting under a ledge
Diving

From $257 per person

San Cristobal

A deep cave dive to 35 meters, entered one diver at a time on the instructor's signal, then a second 45-minute dive along Pared de Tijeretas. Dive lights included.

Advanced Open Water required

Sea turtles on the bottom with snorkellers at the surface
Diving

From $268 per person

San Cristobal

Hammerheads and Galapagos sharks patrol Roca Ballena on the first 45-minute dive. The second is a full circuit of the Carawa, a century-old wreck now covered by reef.

Open Water required

A Galapagos sea lion swimming beside divers
Diving

From $280 per person

San Cristobal

A program built for people who have never dived. No Open Water certification needed. Surface practice, a guided descent on a line, then two 45-minute dives with a maximum depth of 12 meters.

No certification needed

A spotted eagle ray gliding over the bottom in the Galapagos
Diving

From $254 per person

San Cristobal

One 45-minute dive at Darwin Bay after dark. Lights pick out reef sharks, cat sharks and octopus, and phosphorescent plankton lights up the water around you as you move.

Advanced Open Water required

Two white-tipped reef sharks resting on the bottom
Diving

From $269 per person

San Cristobal

Two 45-minute dives: the shark ground at Roca Ballena, then the wall at Pared de Tijeretas. Hammerheads, Galapagos sharks, turtles and rays are all possible.

Open Water required

A scalloped hammerhead shark cruising in the blue
Diving

From $269 per person

San Cristobal

Two 45-minute dives at San Cristobal's outer sites. Roca Ballena brings hammerheads and Galapagos sharks; Bajo Cerro Mundo, 45 minutes further out, can hold visibility to 30 meters.

Open Water required

White-tipped reef sharks swimming over the reef
Diving

From $267 per person

San Cristobal

A deep cave dive to 35 meters, entered one diver at a time, paired with a full circuit of the Carawa, a ship that sank a century ago and now carries its own reef. Dive lights included.

Advanced Open Water required

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Jacqueline Ojeda and Jorge Jaramillo of Pristine Galapagos