This was my first trip to Galapagos and as an Ocean enthusiast, of course I was absolutely thrilled to be diving. On top of that, I was taking my… read more teenage daughter on her first recreational dive. While I wanted to be adventurous, I also wanted to use a dive shop that took safety measures seriously.

Before my arrival, Alice from the dive shop was responsive and helpful with all my questions, and getting all the online paperwork done. I took my daughter to their shop for a fitting the day before the dive, and everything went smoothly, taking less than 10 minutes.

On the day of the dive, we were cared for by dive instructors who spoke fluent English. Oscar was not only thorough with all the pre-dive briefing, but he was patient and encouraging with my daughter’s first dive.

As for my dive instructor, Byron, who was taking the group of certified divers out, he was equally professional and clear.

There is no better dive than ones who cared for our experience as much as our safety.

Thank you Academy Bay Team

  We did 5 trips with Academy Bay Diving (10 dives) and all were excellent! Good gear which included a dive computer which is really nice. Alison was super helpful in… read more telling us about the dives and just general Galapagos stuff. Loved the Santa Fe cave dive for all the sea lions!

  Great time and diving experiences with Academy Bay Diving who was nicely reactive to our desire to dive promptly in the great waters of galapagos, and specifically Oscar who took… read more great care of us and took us to great places to experience the waters of North Seymour and Mosquera! As a result, we saw pratically everything we wanted to see : see lions, turtles, hammer head, galapagos, white and black tip shark, rays and so on .. Highly recommand the place and the experience!