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Liveaboards reach Darwin and Wolf for towering walls of hammerheads and seasonal whale sharks. From Santa Cruz and San Cristobal, day boats hit Gordon Rocks, Cousins Rock, Mosquera, and more. Expect surge, downcurrents, and thermoclines that can drop water to 16°C even in the warm season. Many operators require Advanced Open Water and recent cold current experience.
Schooling hammerheads, silky sharks, and seasonal whale sharks in blue water off the Pillars of Evolution.
Black coral gardens, seahorses, rays, and the chance of passing hammerheads.
Sunfish sightings in cool season, penguins, cormorants, and marine iguanas on lava ledges.
Known for giant manta encounters, especially in the warm season.
Fernandina drifts with chance to see marine iguanas grazing underwater.
Intermediate to advanced drift around an eroded crater with schooling hammerheads and eagle rays.
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