Sky Dancer

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The M/V Sky Dancer cruises the Galapagos Islands in search of sea lions, penguins,schooling hammerhead sharks, turtles, stingrays, whale sharks and themagnificent mantas.
US$ 3795		 Sky Dancer

Included in planned itineraries are visits to the veryremote islands of Wolf and Darwin. The luxuriously constructed Sky Dancerfeatures all the Dancer Fleet amenities you have come to expect includingNitrox fills, private en-suite facilities, spacious lounge areas, fine diningand more.


Sunday
AM Cristobal
(Departure)

Interpretation Center where  aninteresting human history of Galapagos can be seen, town walk (lastshopping)  and Departure.

PM Lobos

Arrival.  Check out dive.  Nice protected area at 20 feet depth.  SeaLions, short time dive in a sandy bottom.  Check the skills of everydiver.

Monday

AM  North Seymour

Two dives  close together, good opportunity to se whitetipped sharks.    Open area moderate current and vis.

PM  Bartolome

Snorkeling with penguins and during the sunset climbing to the topof the hill  to enjoy beautiful landscape and spectacular view. This placeis possible to change for the next year.

Tuesday

AM  Wolf

After 120 nautical miles night motoring arrival around 9 o’clockto offer two dives during the morning, when we find current against there is adelay to 11 and we offer 1 instead 2 dives during the morning, Mostly in thelandslide divesite:   Schools of hammerheads, silkies, Galapagossharks, Rays .  The average is moderate to strong current and goodvis.

PM  wolf

Two dives during the afternoon, sometimes look for a differentdive site like pinnacle but basically when we have good divers.

Wednesday

AM  Darwin

Early arrival, two dives during the morning, there is only onedive site Darwin’s arch, when its good is good, the divemasters drop to thewater according the current and spent around 30’ 60’ platform enjoying the fishand animals activities around, after the half hour and due the current leavethe rocks and drift with the current for around 10’ before the safetystop.  During the drift time find schools of silkies, during the seasonthe whale sharks, dolphins and others.  Is impossible to look for adifferent place when the conditions are no good. Average is good visibility. in a


PM  Darwin

Two more dives during the afternoon the same divesite.

Thursday

AM  Darwin

Final two dives around the arch. Mostly after breakfast, and thenhead back to Wolf.

PM  Wolf

After around three and a half hours motoring arrive in Wolf at 3 o’clock, still good time to offer two dives in the landslide dive site.There is no a rule to confirm that the morning dives are better than theafternoon dives a good number of times the divers came back totally happy afterthe fourth dive at  6 pm.

Friday

AM  Marshall

Sailing all the night  we have a early arrive to this divesite, during the season the northern islands are no so good, mostly Marshall offer a greatdives.  Mantas and different schools of endemic fishes are the main normhere.  Two dives around the same area and then the sky head to the east toarrive 4 pm to Pto. Egas in James Island.

PM Pto. Egas

This is the other place where we can currently offer a landexcursion (subject to the GNP’s approval).   Fur seals, marineiguanas, Galapagos hawk we find here.  The walk on land takesapproximately two and a half hours.  

Saturday

AM Gordon’s Rock

Two dives in one of the most popular places in the centralislands, hammer heads, Galapagos sharks, rays and others.  66- 70ºF during the whale sharkseason, and from Dec to May  over the 70ºF.  Frequently good vis.

PM  Pto. Ayora

Charles Darwin station visit, takes around two hours, after thestation for free time for shopping and visit the town and we offer alternativesto have the final dinner at the town or welcome them on board to serve thedinner at the regular time on board.  This is a particular place where wecan offer some maintenance to the sky, fumigation and others activitiesconcerning with the operation.


Sunday

Disembark from yacht in SanCristobal for flight back to mainland.

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