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Master Liveaboards Full report LiveAboard     "Galapagos Islands December 2016"
The Galapagos Islands was a bucket list trip and unfortunately it did not rate an "A". My biggest complaint was of my own doing. ... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
12/2016   Gregg Backemeyer
1000+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Galapagos Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard     "Epic Galapagos experience"
What an amazing experience. Expensive but definitely bucket- list stuff. The good: Tons of sharks - including at least half a... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
9/2016   Beverly Sobelman
100+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Galapagos Sky Full report LiveAboard     "Huge disappointment"
The staff at Galapagos Sky and Peter Hughes DivEncounters completely failed to notify me of the dive cruise cancellation for the w... Full report  
1 stars
1 stars  
1/2016   Jeanette Hartshorn
500+ Dives 		3Helpful vote(s) received
Galapagos Master Full report LiveAboard Ecuador   "Dream Dive Destination"
Booked through the Siren Fleet that I have become fond of. Quality in Palau, quality again. Every diver's dream, the Galapagos, w... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
1/2016   Oedipus
250+ Dives 		 
Humboldt Explorer Full report LiveAboard Wolf & Darwin mostly   "If you like to see large pelagics, this is a 'must do' trip"
Diving in the Galapagos was the most challenging and most rewarding trip I have taken in a very long time. Challenging in the sen... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
4/2015   W Stanley Wilson
250+ Dives 		5Helpful vote(s) received
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Galapagos Sky Full report       "Schooling hammerheads galore, fantastic diving, boat and crew"
The Galapagos Sky is a comfortable boat with a very friendly and helpful crew. The accommodations were very comfortable and the f... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
12/2014   William Deertz
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Peter Hughes -- Sky Dancer Full report LiveAboard     First, be aware that there seems to be problems with several dive boats in this part of the world. The original dive boat we had p... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2014   Robert and Laura Mosqueda
500+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Buddy Dive Full report LiveAboard     HISTORY: We first dove the Galapagos in 2004 on the Peter Hughes Sky Dancer. We found the waters incredible but the dive operati... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
12/2013   Kayla Koeber
500+ Dives 		 
Galapagos Sky Full report LiveAboard     This is the most well run and safety conscious liveaboard we have ever been on. The facilities are superb and the food is amazing. ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
11/2013   Robin A Schiendelman
500+ Dives 		 
Galapagos Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard Includes Wolfe/Darwin   First, let me emphasize that this is fantastic diving, but it is VERY COLD- - as low as 59 degrees on some dives and never above the... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2013   Randall S Preissig
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Galapagos Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard     I knew what conditions to expect since I'd been before. . . cold water & strong currents but there is lots of life: many scalloped ham... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
7/2013   Gail M King
1000+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard     The only complaint about the trip is that the flights to Baltra are hard to connect to, making an overnight stay in either Quito (... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
6/2013   Ellen Marie Smith
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Buddy Dive Full report       Diving in the Galapagos (G) is all about large marine life drawn by the nutrient rich currents. Smaller marine life is abundant, b... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
1/2013   Stephen Kouri
100+ Dives 		 
Galapagos Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard     My first live aboard experience and it was VERY satisfactory. The diving, especially at Wolf and Darwin Islands, was incredible. ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
1/2013   Elizabeth Sippl
250+ Dives 		 
Buddy Dive/ Wolf Buddy Full report LiveAboard     This is one of a pair of new (year old) liveaboards in the Galapagos. Feels new as a result and is generally very well designed. I... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
9/2012   Martin Roberts
500+ Dives 		 
Wolf Buddy Full report LiveAboard Darwin, Wolf & Isabella   Wolf Buddy Liveaboard My husband Ron and I were on the new 120- foot “Wolf Buddy” in the Galapagos the week of August 4th 2012. It... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
8/2012   linda rutherford
500+ Dives 		 
Humboldt Explorer Full report LiveAboard     My scheduled Galapagos Operator cancelled my trip. I picked this boat up at the last minute from Beckersphere who knew of one av... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
8/2010   Mr Jeffrey Zankel
1000+ Dives 		 
Galapagos Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard     This was a great operation. very attentive to safety with excellent briefings. The dive masters were excellent and led us to lots o... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2010   Jack M Bernstein
250+ Dives 		 
Galapagos Aggressor I Full report LiveAboard     Diving in the Galapagos is challenging, but eminently rewarding. The water can be cool and a 7 mm wetsuit at minimum is advised. ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
4/2010   Robert M. Jackson
1000+ Dives 		 
Estrella Del Mar I Full report       This trip, the boat, the crew was terrific! Reading up on this boat before we went I read a few negative reports which worried ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
9/2009   Chad Engler
1000+ Dives 		 
Estrella Del Mar Full report LiveAboard     Incredible crew, and very nice boat. When this boat was substituted for their brand- new boat that was unable to get a license for... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
9/2009   Lesa Perrault
500+ Dives 		 
Galapagos Aggressor I Full report       Food aboard Galapagos Aggressor I was excellent and varied. Hot luncheon soup, 2 desserts daily, roast turkey!!! Hot snacks, coco... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
8/2009   Charlotte Lennie
1000+ Dives 		 
SKY DANCER Full report       THIS IS "THE" PLACE FOR LARGE PELAGIC ACTION!! 18 SEPARATE ENCOUNTERS WITH WHALE SHARK, MOST IN THE 50 FOOT+ RANGE. . . LITERALLY "EY... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
6/2009   TOM
500+ Dives 		 
Estrella del Mar Full report LiveAboard Ecuador   I am writing this for the benefit of divers who suffer from acute motion sickness. I was concerned that I would get sick, but wan... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
11/2008   Gabriela Layi
250+ Dives 		 
Aggressor I Full report LiveAboard     This was my second trip on the Galapagos Aggressor. After a check- out dive to get our weight straight (extra weight due to water ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
8/2008   Sean Bruner
500+ Dives 		 
Explorer Ventures/ Estrella del Mar Full report LiveAboard     Great diving for large animals. Many small reef fish but hard to focus on them with the large guys around. Nothing like swimming w... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
8/2008   Jeff Daniels
100+ Dives 		 
Peter Hughes/ Sky Dancer Full report       My wife and I were on the Peter Hughes Sky Dancer, 29 Jun - 6 Jul. Diving was awesome - exciting and challenging (20 dives - 6 eac... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2008   Lee Fenner
100+ Dives 		 
Explorer Ventures/ Estrella Del Mar Full report       The Good: The interior of the boats common areas and cabins were kept very clean. The Bad: The bad started at booking and got w... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
6/2008   Heidi Sheltry
1000+ Dives 		 
Tom Webb Full report LiveAboard N/A   We just completed a trip on the Sky Dancer, April 6- 13, 2008. The overall experience was very good. I did want to comment on a f... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
4/2008   Tom Webb
500+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Full report LiveAboard     Great trip. Great diving. Don't be scared of all the talk of current and cold. While this trip wasn't for beginners, and bouyan... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
4/2008   Jack Gullo
250+ Dives 		 
Silberstein Dive operation Full report       Daytrips to North Seymore with a really bad divemaster. He brought his girlfriend along; made us wait with the taxis back to Puer... Full report  
2 stars
1 stars  
2/2008   Pat Zimmerman
<100 Dives 		 
Peter Hughes/ Sky Dancer Full report LiveAboard     Our first dive at Darwin’s Arch someone spotted the silhouette of a whale shark and everyone took off. Then another one. Wow- - two ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
12/2007   Jeanne & Bill Downey
1000+ Dives 		 
agressor 1 Full report LiveAboard     The check out dive sucks! 60 degress with 10 ft vis at the best. No one even checked us out to see if we could dive or not. I felt... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
8/2007   aaron
500+ Dives 		 
Aggressor II Full report       Aggressor II was an excellent operation. There were 10 crew for 14 guests. Dive briefings were complete. Divemaster GianCarlo was ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2007   Michael Shwayder
500+ Dives 		 
Mistral Full report LiveAboard Ecuador   We arrive San Cristobal Island and are ferried to the Mistral without incident. We're assigned our bunks and set about unpacking a... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
9/2006   Mark Tarczynski
1000+ Dives 		 
Mistral Full report       Sorry, Mistral, this was a bad experience. There is no way this boat should accomodate 12 divers despite it's 6 small double cabi... Full report  
1 stars
1 stars  
9/2006   Carl Bodenstein
1000+ Dives 		 
Aggressor II Full report       The Aggressor II was comfortable and well maintained and the crew was ever present to help with any request onboard or in the wate... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
8/2006   Alan Stabile
100+ Dives 		 
Deep Blue Full report LiveAboard     Sometimes you have diving so good that it's even better than the brochure. This was that time. I made 7 of the 8 dives offered a... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
8/2006   Jason Pellegatto
250+ Dives 		 
MV Lammer Law Full report LiveAboard     Our three days at Wolf and Darwin were excellent, however only guide and one member of the group saw a whale shark. Lots of scallo... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2006   Michael Marmesh
250+ Dives 		 
Deep Blue Full report       The trip exceeded all my expectations. I thought nothing would be ever as good as the Cocos Island trip last year. I was wrong. Ov... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
6/2006   LeRoy Anderson
250+ Dives 		 
Peter Hughes-Sky Dancer/ Sky Dancer Full report       Overall the Galapagos is a great dive location. The diving in the cental islands was good with encounters with sea lions, Manta a... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
12/2005   Brent U.
100+ Dives 		 
Peter Hughs Sky Dancer Full report       Fantastic diving. Definitely adventure diving, NOT pleasure diving. In some areas, the current was so strong you had to pull you... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
11/2005   Mike McIntire, DVM
250+ Dives 		 
REINA SILVIA Full report LiveAboard     Everything you have ever read in Undercurrent or any other dive publication regarding the Galapagos Islands is;. . . Understated. Jus... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
10/2005   GINO DUBAY
250+ Dives 		 
Sky Dancer-Peter Hughes Full report       This was arguably the best and most gruelling dive trip I have ever been on. I have dived around the world from the tropics ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
9/2005   Matt Brandt
250+ Dives 		 
Peter Hughes - Sky Dancer Full report LiveAboard     This was a wonderful trip. It should be added to the "must visit at least once during a lifetime" list for any experienced diver. ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
9/2005   Peggy Weems
500+ Dives 		 
Deep Blue Full report   Darwin, Wolf   My desire to see hammerhead and whale sharks was very happily satisfied on this trip. We had a total of 20 whale shark encounters... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
9/2005   Janet Hays
250+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Full report LiveAboard     We had 28 people in our group - both Aggressors - and I would rate this trip as one of the best we have ever done, and we have bee... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
8/2005   Bill Hardee
250+ Dives 		 
Deep Blue Full report LiveAboard     The bad, the other group got to see the Whale sharks, everything else was above good. Because our panga did not see the whale shar... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2005   Dennis Marguet
1000+ Dives 		 
NEMO Full report LiveAboard     My wife is an avid snorkeler, but not a diver, and hates being trapped with dive nuts, so Darwin and Wolf were definitely out. Pre... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
1/2005   mickey rosenberg
100+ Dives 		 
Peter Hughes Sky Dancer Full report LiveAboard     A tremendous operation/ destination; one place you should experience at least once during your lifetime. Definately not for beginne... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
1/2005   Preston A. Ball
250+ Dives 		 
Aggressor I Full report       I visited the Galapagos Islands from 12- 16- 2004 thru 12- 23- 2004. On the Aggressor I. The Galapagos Aggressor I is superb! Excellen... Full report  
3 stars
1 stars  
12/2004   Scott Johnson
100+ Dives 		 
Reina Silvia Full report LiveAboard     This trip was everything I had hoped for and more! It exceeded my expectations, (which were high) so bonus points for that accompl... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
6/2004   David Vik
250+ Dives 		 
Peter Hughes Sky Dancer Full report LiveAboard N/A   A truly breathtaking trip. I booked my Sky Dancer trip thru Reef and Rainforest ( [. . . ] ) who are very knowledgeable ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
6/2004   Frank Goldsmith
250+ Dives 		 
aggressor 1 Full report LiveAboard     Diving in the Galapagos was indeed the trip of a lifetime; the last dive may be the single best dive of my life. I saw a school of... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
4/2004   jean miller
250+ Dives 		 
Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard     After reading many poor to fair reports on the Galapagos Aggressor II here, I was apprehensive about our 10- day charter over Chris... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
12/2003   John Sommerer
250+ Dives 		 
Reina Silvia Full report LiveAboard Wolf and Darwin and others   Due to the cancelation of the only other group, my wife and I were the only two divers on this boat. For a surcharge of $600 we ha... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
6/2003   Todd Lichtenstein
100+ Dives 		 
Lammer Law Full report LiveAboard Ecuador   In December 2002 we dove the Galapagos aboard the Lammer Law. We had dove the Galapagos several years before aboard another livea... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
12/2002   Donald A. Brooks
1000+ Dives 		 
Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard     Over all, this is indeed a trip of a lifetime. The service on board was excellent, and the food was extraordinary. The crew was ve... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
9/2002   Greg Regnier
250+ Dives 		 
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