Calipso diving yacht
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Come find out why scuba diving Galapagos is on every diver’s bucket list. And much better if you make it on board the Calipso Yacht
Only in Galapagos can you dive with such a sheer abundance of species and so many sharks. The best dive sites in Galapagos are some of the best on the planet and are only accessible from a liveaboard. High season offers whale sharks and is the peak of wildlife populations. During high season, water temps are cooler and visibility diminished. Low season has no whale sharks, but better visibility to see all of the hammerheads and mantas that are obscured during high season. Water and air temps are warmer in low season.
Galapagos Liveaboard Diving at its finest
Calipso Galapagos is a 35.4 m/117′ yacht. Completely rebuilt in 2019 so all systems and spaces are new. The dive deck is spacious and efficient. The sun deck has a jacuzzi, al fresco dining and lounger areas. Our spacious salon and dining areas offer amazing panoramic views on both sides. We have wi-fi.
All ensuite double cabins are convertible to 1 bed with individual climate control, TV, safety deposit box, storage, hair dryer and windows.
The dive deck has a rinse tank, a large camera table, dry charging area, hot showers, individual dive stations with storage, wetsuit racks and a bathroom.
DECK PLANS:
CABINS:
Calipso Galapagos Itinerary
The best Galapagos dive sites are only accessible from a liveaboard.
Galapagos Liveaboard diving may ruin everywhere else for you.
Yes we have the high voltage diving at Darwin and Wolf Islands on our itinery. Hammerheads, Galapagos sharks, Silky sharks and Whale sharks in season. Darwin and Wolf put Galapagos on the map for divers.
Divers can begin to take ‘another school of hammerheads’ for granted (true), so like most Galapagos liveaboards, we also dive the western sites. Punta Vicente Roca is a Mola Mola cleaning station, is rich in species and perhaps has the most coral in all Galapagos. Cabo (Spanish for Cape) Marshall is a dependable site for giant Mantas. At Cabo Douglas, you dive with Marine Iguanas and Penguins while they feed. Cousins, our final dive, is in the Central Islands.
All Galapagos liveaboard itineraries are a minimum of 7 nights due to the distance of the remote sites we dive.
ITINERARIES:
8 DAYS - DIVING ITINERARY | |
THU | AM: Arrival. to Baltra airport |
PM: Santa Cruz: Punta Carrion | |
FRI | AM: Baltra NE |
PM: Bartolome Island | |
SAT | AM: Wolf Island (DG) |
PM: Wolf Island (DG) | |
SUN | AM: Darwin Island (DG) |
PM: Darwin Island (DG) | |
MON | AM: Darwin Island (DG) |
PM: Wolf Island - There is an optional night dive at the Anchorage site (DG) | |
TUE | AM: (JUN - MAY Isabela: Cabo Marshall) (JUN - DEC Fernandina:Cabo Douglas) |
PM: Isabela: Vicente Roca Point (DG) | |
WED | AM: Santa Cruz: Counsin Rock (DG) |
PM: Santa Cruz: Puerto Ayora (HK) | |
THU | AM: Mosquera Island |
Baltra: Transfer to the Airport |
LEGEND:
DG | DIVING |
PR | PANGA RIDE |
HK | HIKING |
ITINERARY DAY BY DAY:
THURSDAY
AM: This morning, you will fly from the mainland of Ecuador to San Cristobal, Galapagos. Our guides will be there to greet you and escort you to the yacht.
PM: After getting settled in, we will have lunch and briefings followed by a check dive at Isla Lobos. Lobo is Spanish for wolf and sea lion is lobo del mar in Spanish. Expect to see sea lions. We sail to Marchena overnight.
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RATES:
2021 CALIPSO DIVING YAHCT PRICES PER PERSON | |
ITINERARY | 8 DAYS |
DIVING | US$ 5,695 |
CHARTER | US$ 91,120 |
THE RATES INCLUDED | DOES NOT INCLUDED: |
Accommodation as confirmed. | Round-trip flight to the Galapagos. |
All mentioned meals (full-board); filtered water, tea and coffee. | Soft and alcoholic drinks. |
All guided excursions & activities as mentioned in the itinerary by a National Park certified naturalist guide. | Galapagos National Park entrance fee & Transit Control Card (currently $120, subject to change). |
Beach towels & snorkelling gear (snorkel, mask, flippers; optional wet-suits for hire). | Personal travel insurance. |
Personal expenses, extras and tipping. |