In a rugged archipelago 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador you will find more than 200 species of animals above and below the water. Academy Bay Diving offers a range of Galapagos diving holidays and island tours from 1 day to 2 weeks designed so you can experience the unique landscapes and animals that make the Galapagos such a special place.
Galapagos dive courses, cruises, charters, dive sites, tours, liveaboards and day trips. Join us for Galapagos diving
Plan your ideal vacation with one of our tour packages. Check out our options for Galapagos Land Tours
See the Galapagos by boat and meet creatures found nowhere else on earth. Explore our Galapagos diving liveaboard options!
Our Galapagos Islands dive options include packages ranging from 2-14 days. Explore the options that are as diverse as the wildlife and islands themselves!
Any month of the year! You can see the marine life here all year round, you just need to decide how warm you like your water!
We have many favourite dives sites around the islands each with an amazing array of marine life.
Find out what to see and when and the practical things to consider when visiting Ecuador and Galapagos.
Diving with schools of hammerhead sharks is the reason many divers come to Galapagos. It is an awe inspiring experience and you would be unlikely not to see them.
Who doesn’t want to play with these cheeky and curious creatures. Lucky for us they frequent all our dive sites.
The Galapagos sharks are shy, but when they do come out it is a truly unique experience.
If you are lucky enough to dive with the Mola Mola it is an experience you will never forget. They like the cold water, so you need to tough it out in the colder months to see them!
A school of spotted eagle rays is one of the most graceful spectacles you can see. They are just beautiful, and lucky for us, they can be seen in all of the dive sites.
When you look into the eye of a green sea turtle you just feel wisdom.
They are big, beautiful and wise and floating around every corner of the Galapagos.
The giant manta ray is a site to behold. With a wing span normally reaching 2-3 meters it dwarfs any diver it passes.
The whale shark is the dream of every diver. We don’t see them often on the daily dive tours, but don’t let the dream die, though it’s unlikely to see them, it is possible!
Diving with Academy Bay Diving was an awesome experience. We dove two days, at North Seymour and Gordon Rocks. All the technical and administrative aspects of the experience… read more
mbrundige007
June 18, 2022
Decent dive shop but I would not use them again as there are MUCH better places available. Academy Bay asked that we be there the day before to… read more
Long story short, I found Academy Bay to be subpar to what is available in Puerto Ayora and would recommend using another dive shop such as Scuba Iguana.
Steve J
June 7, 2022
I did the day trip dive to Gordon Rocks with Academy Bay. There guides are excellent and practice good safety procedures. There are A+ with helping you put on your… read more
ybal4
May 31, 2022
Explore where volcanoes rise from the depths
To many, the Galapagos Islands are a far-off, mythical place. An archipelago where giant tortoises roam wild and sea lions playfully nip marine iguanas as they dive for their lunch. It’s a mysterious place where schools of hammerhead sharks cruise the ocean floors and rock reefs between thousands of fish, and where the skies are filled with majestic birds of many types… Learn more about our home in the Galapagos Islands
We go to the best dive sites in the Galapagos. Check our dive sites page.
Learn to scuba dive in one of the world’s most extraordinary locations!
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Our dive center is at Puerto Ayora just by Academy Bay on Santa Cruz Island.
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