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Explorer Ventures/ Estrella Del Mar I Full report LiveAboard Ecuador   This was to have been a combination land and dive live- aboard itinerary, but when we arrived we were told the government had just ... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
7/2008   Paul Selden
250+ 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 		 
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 		 
Aggressor Full report LiveAboard     This was my first experience with Aggressor. I was very impressed! The food, service and accommodations were great. I had one of t... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2008   Dr. Mark Wolff
500+ 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 		 
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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 		 
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 		 
Eco Ventures/ Estrella Del Mar Full report       [The highlight of the trip was our naturalist/ dive guide Fabricio Carbo. Every day he gave a fascinating one hour lecture on the a... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
6/2008   Harvey Schecter
1000+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Full report LiveAboard     The accommodations on Aggressor #1 were somewhat disappointing as the ship was due for dry dock after our trip (#2 boat had alread... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
1/2008   Craig Gibson
250+ Dives 		 
Peter Hughes/ Sky Dancer Full report   Central and Northern Islands   When we arrived at Darwin Island, 2 hours north of Wolf, I couldn’t wait to get down there. We’d already seen Manta Rays breaching... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2008   Dave Hayden
<100 Dives 		 
Peter Hughes/ Sky Dancer Full report LiveAboard Central & Northern Islands   The instruction to prepare for the dive came over the loudspeaker and I could sense a mix of excitement and apprehension as we all... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2008   Dave Hayden
<100 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 		 
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 		 
Sky Dancer Full report LiveAboard     This was my second trip to the Galapagos. I was there approximatley 10 years ago. The trips fill up fast and I had to book this ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
12/2007   Steven Rosenfeld
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 		 
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 I Full report       A wonderful trip. We dove 4 dives at 2 dive sites at Wolf Island. Dove 7 dives at the same site at Darwin's Arch. The dive site... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
8/2007   David Funderburk
500+ Dives 		 
Galapagos Aggrssor II Full report LiveAboard     The on ship operations were outstanding with the crew and the food excellent. This contrasted with the poor coordination from thei... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
5/2007   Dave Demming
1000+ Dives 		 
Aggressor II Full report   Ecuador   Good Dive operation wonderful crew and good food. Office coordination for our reservations ashore were mediocre. ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2007   Dave Demming
1000+ 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 		 
Reina Silvia Full report LiveAboard     I took a mid July 2006 trip on the Reina Silvia (booked through Marc Bernardi of Aquatic Encounters). This was the best live aboa... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
7/2006   Greg Storey
250+ 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 		 
Reina Silvia (via Aquatic Encounters) Full report LiveAboard     Everything about the trip met or beat my expectations- - no small feat since the Galapagos is one of the most talked- about dive loca... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
6/2006   Richard Smith
100+ Dives 		 
Aquatic Encounters/Reina Silvia Full report   Darwin   The volcano was erupting on a different island. We tried to get permission to visit it and do a horseback ride but that fell thro... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
11/2005   Sabra Basler
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 		 
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 		 
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 		 
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 		 
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 		 
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 		 
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 		 
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 		 
Reina Silvia - Aquatic Encounters Full report LiveAboard     Comfortable cabins with en suite facilities. Immaculately clean and maintained 15 passenger yacht with attentive staff and great ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2005   Valerie Miller
250+ Dives 		 
Lammer Law Full report LiveAboard 10022-8339   Excellent boat, great crew and guides. Naturalist/ guide quite good. Everything worked. ... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
2/2005   Harry Edward White
1000+ Dives 		 
MV Reina Silvia Full report LiveAboard Ecuador   I booked with Aguatic Encounters (aquatenctr@aol. com). Marc B did an excellent job at every stage making sure we were informed an... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2005   Dean Ulven
100+ Dives 		 
Agressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard     The service was good. The chase boat drivers were fantastic. They always had you within there sight. The food needs to be im... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
9/2005   Don Meier
1000+ 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 		 
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 		 
Galapagos Aggressor Full report       On our first trip to the Galapagos in Dec 2003 we had a chance encounter with a juvenile whale shark that was "out of season" so t... Full report  
1 stars
4 stars  
7/2005   Frank Zegler
500+ 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 		 
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 		 
aggressor Full report LiveAboard     I have been on 3 previous live aboards. . . . which were generally good, but all things considered. . . service, food and space result ... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
6/2005   Michael Foust
250+ 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 		 
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 		 
AQUATIC ENCOUNTERS/ REINA SILVIA Full report LiveAboard     Good: Spectacular diving! Marc Bernardi of Aquatic encounters does everything in his power to make sure you have a good time, grea... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2003   KEVIN ELMAN
1000+ 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 		 
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 		 
Aggressor Full report LiveAboard     The Galapagos Islands have been on our A- list for several years; we finally dove there for two weeks, and it was awesome! An ov... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2004   Bill & Jeanne Downey
1000+ 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 		 
Sky Dancer Full report LiveAboard     The Sky Dancer is a great boat in good shape. We were on a special itinerary allowing 4 days at Wolf and Darwin on a 7 day trip. ... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
6/2003   pat mcguire, md
100+ Dives 		 
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