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Dive Review of Galapagos Aggressor in
Galapagos Islands/Ecuador

Galapagos Aggressor, Feb, 2009,

by Gary Brown, Ky, United States (Reviewer Reviewer 3 reports). Report 4635.

No photos available at this time

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations 5 stars Food 4 stars
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity 5 stars
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 5 stars
Beginners 2 stars
Advanced 5 stars
Comments This is a wonderful trip that every diver should try and experience. The visibility was not great but there is a lot of plankton in the water and there are thermoclines. We used 5 mil suits with core warmers and were comfortable on all dives. This was our third Aggressor trip. This trip is expensive but the land tours and diving are exceptional. The dive leaders took good care of everyone and all of our equipment. We dove from dingys for a total of 17 dives. We saw lots of hammerheads at Wolf and Darwin as well as a huge number of moreys. The fish here don't seem to be as colorful as some places but they more than make up for it in quanity. We saw various schools with thousands of fish in them. Some locations offered diving with sea lions which we loved. We saw huge schools of tuna and three individual ones that weighed hundreds of pounds each. This is a very nice boat, well maintained and clean. We had a good crew that provided all our needs. This is a special experience in a magical place.

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 101-250 dives
Where else diving Cayman, Turks, Utila, Belieze
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny Seas calm
Water Temp 63-75°F / 17-24°C Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility 50-70 Ft/ 15-21 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions Stay with the group most of the time
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks Lots Mantas 1 or 2
Dolphins Schools Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales > 2
Corals 2 stars Tropical Fish 3 stars
Small Critters 3 stars Large Fish 5 stars
Large Pelagics 5 stars

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter 5 stars Boat Facilities 5 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 5 stars Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments [None]
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