The Galapagos Islands
Recently Lori Rackl, Travel Editor for the Chicago Sun-Times wrote about her trip to the Galapagos Islands. At the Galapagos Islands you can see reef fish, sea lions, sting rays, golden rays, eagle rays, invertebrates, morays, garden eels, turtles, marine iguanas, white tip reef sharks, hammerheads, whale sharks, whales, pelagic fish — all this adds up to just one thing — Galapagos Islands Scuba Diving. Being voted one of the top diving spots year after year isn’t a surprise. There are few to no places left in the world where an entire archipelago is virtually free of commercial fishing, leaving the waters left to those who want to swim and watch the action unfold in the deep, clean waters of the Pacific.
The Galapagos Islands are listed as one of the 7 underwater wonders of the world and Wolf Island and Darwin Island are certainly the highlights, these small and remote islands can only be reached by live aboard dive trips. There are many live-aboards in the Galapagos:
However way you get there, there are a few things to remember:
- You will not visit any town to buy needs, TAKE them with.
- Diving skill is more intermediate to advanced
- Lots of currents and cold water
- Bring spare parts and equipment
- Most trips are a minimum of 8 days.
- Seas can be rough at times.
The Galapagos is an amazing trip. You will see animals above and below found nowhere else on earth. There are more tourists going now, but it is still a remote trip for most. Diving is still pristine…….for now!