Dive Review of Galapagos Shark Diving/Ship: Pinguino Explorer in
Galapagos Islands/7 locations including Darwin

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Galapagos Shark Diving/Ship: Pinguino Explorer: "Incredible experience, two years in a row.", Sep, 2021, by Gene Swacker, TN, US ( 2 reports with 6 Helpful votes). Report 11820 has 4 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
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Galapagos had been on my diving bucket list for many years and I’ve now gone there two years in a row. In 2020, the country and the islands had just reopened from the covid mess. I went there with extremely high expectations in 2020, and slightly less expectations in 2021. The lesser expectations were because 2020 was so spectacular, I thought there was no way it could be matched, much less better. I was wrong. It was indeed better the second time. Galapagos Shark Diving is a small organization that has been researching whale sharks since 2010. As a result, their approach is quite different from the regular liveaboards in Galapagos. They are probably the best I’ve ever experienced at plan ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Galapagos Shark Diving
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Maldives, Fiji, Fr. Polynesia, Australia, Red Sea, Cocos Island
Closest Airport	GPS - Baltra	Getting There	Fly to Quito or Guayaquil, Ecuador. From there, fly to Seymour Airport (GPS) on Baltra Island via the regional airlines, either Latam or Avianca.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy, surge, currents, no currents
Water Temp	59-75°F / 15-24°C	Wetsuit Thickness	7
Water Visibility	25-75 Ft/ 8-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Safety stops on all dives. No deco or solo diving, with max 130 ft. Dive insurance and computer required. SMB and electronic beacon required and provided. DiveAlert recommended and a few were available.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	> 2
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Separate and large dunk tank for cameras. Camera table in the center of the dive prep area. Lots of charging stations. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Galapagos Shark Diving/Ship: Pinguino Explorer in Galapagos Islands/7 locations including Darwin

Galapagos Shark Diving/Ship: Pinguino Explorer: "Incredible experience, two years in a row.", Sep, 2021,

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

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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Dive Review of Galapagos Shark Diving/Ship: Pinguino Explorer in
Galapagos Islands/7 locations including Darwin