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DivEncounters/Galapagos Sky: "Galapagos Sky 2018", Jan, 2018, by Mario Mizrahi, Mexico, MX ( Sr. Reviewer 8 reports with 17 Helpful votes). Report 10119 has 2 Helpful votes.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	I chartered (and stayed) 2 back to back cruises for a total of 32 divers. The first was Jan 21-28 and the 2nd, Jan 28- Feb 4, 2018. This is the 2nd time I use this liveaboard (previous was 7 years ago). The ship is clean and well maintained. Cabins are spacious enough and have room for all your stuff. Service was outstanding with a crew that’s constantly helping you dress, take off your wetsuit, give you hot chocolate or tea, snacks, etc. Andres the Captain acted as one more member of the crew and even accompanied us on some dives, helping weaker divers negotiate currents. Food was very good and abundant so everyone was happy. Diving is world class and we had the chance to see lots of Schooling Hammerheads, Galapagos, Blacktip, Whitetip and Silky Sharks. There were also Dolphins, Pilot Whales, Mobulas, Spotted Eagle Rays, Golden Cowrays, Grey Stingrays, Octopuses, Barracudas, California Sea Lions, Fur Sea Lions, Penguins, Marine Iguanas, Spotted Moray Eels, Yellowfin Tuna, Bonito Tuna, Schools of Jacks, many Turtles, Scorpionfishes, Corals releasing Sperm, Flounders, Garden Eels. There were dives in a very cold spot (15°C) called Punta Vicente Roca, where we saw some Galapagos Bullhead (Port Jackson Shark) and Mola Molas. On another place near Pinzon Island called Roca Boba we saw Red Lipped Batfishes, Snake Eels, a school of Salemas and a big Yellow Seahorse. To me, Galapagos ranks among the 5 best places to dive worldwide, but it is a place mostly for advanced divers because you can encounter poor visibility, strong currents and big animals. A 5 to 7 mm wetsuit is a must as the very cold Hudson and Cromwell currents wash this area.
Websites	DivEncounters
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Cocos, Galapagos, Tahiti, Komodo, Cozumel, Socorro, Guadalupe, Sardine Run in South Africa, Sea of Cortes, Roatan, Bahamas, PNG, Raja Ampat, Wakatobi, etc.
Closest Airport	San Cristobal	Getting There	From Quito and Guayaquil, Ecuador
Dive Conditions
Weather	cloudy	Seas	currents
Water Temp	15-27°C / 59-81°F	Wetsuit Thickness	7
Water Visibility	5-20 M / 16-66 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	110 feet, 60 minutes max
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	> 2
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish	N/A
Small Critters	N/A	Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Very poor facilities for photographers. The camera table doubles as storage for weights, cofee, tools and land visit vests. Limited space for camera equipment such as lenses and other complements.

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Dive Review of DivEncounters/Galapagos Sky in Galapagos Islands

DivEncounters/Galapagos Sky: "Galapagos Sky 2018", Jan, 2018,

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Dive Review of DivEncounters/Galapagos Sky in
Galapagos Islands