Introdution

If the definition of diving in Galapagos could be reduced to only two words, we would call it fabulous and unpredictable. It is fabulous because of its abundant marine life and it is unpredictable because of the variable conditions of the ocean.

Marine life in Galapagos is extremely varied, abundant and marvelous. That is the reason the islands are considered one of the seven submarine wonders of the world. Divers find thousands of large and small fish, sea lions, rays and turtles. It can almost be guaranteed that divers will find hammerhead sharks, golden rays, whitetip sharks, and stingrays. In some places, divers can observe dozens of hammerhead sharks, scuba dive with dolphins and even find a white-tipped reef shark during the right season.

The islands are also the only place in the world where people can dive among sea iguanas or watch sea lions playing and white-tipped reef sharks biting their tails.

The richness of our marine life is mainly the result of the cold water that originates in the deep sea and brings nutrients to the clear area, producing great quantities of phytoplankton that initiate a nutritional sequence.

The diversity of the species is principally due to the position of Galapagos in the crossing of the main equatorial current of the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Tropical and semitropical waters flow into the sea here, bringing animals from all along the Pacific and some places in the Indian Ocean. The diversity of the marine habitat (sandy, rocky, coral and muddy) and the large body of water in the Archipelago also contribute to its biodiversity.

These are some of the many reasons that diving in Galapagos is an incomparable experience where thousands of animals and types of marine life can be seen in an unimaginable setting.