DAPHNE MINOR DIVING TOUR

DAPHNE MINOR DIVING TOUR

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Duration: 1 day
Group size: 1 - 12
DAPHNE MINOR DIVING TOUR
DAPHNE MINOR DIVING TOUR

Get Travel Galapagos
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9 reviews

$220
Duration: 1 day
Group size: 1 - 12

About this trip

 Home of manta rays and colorful fish

The Daphne Minor is located just north of Santa Cruz. Its area is 0.07 sq km and it is maximum altitude is 38 m (123 ft). The island offers something a bit more unique. There our divers can observe the large quantity of benthic organisms that live on the underwater walls of the island, all of which create a multi-colored aspect to the undersea world. Sea horses can be observed around the black corals and Galápagos sharks and sometimes rays and sea turtles are present. 

What’s included

  • 2 dives on one day
  • Full equipment
    Full equipment (5-7 mm wetsuit, regulator, BCD, mask, fins, boots, hoods, gloves-no neoprene-, weight belt, 12ltr tanks
  • Naturalist Tour Guide
    Naturalist Tour Guide accredited by Galápagos National Park, English and Spanish speaker
  • Snacks, fruit
    Snacks, fruit and hot tea, lunch, juice, and drinking water, towels
  • Check dive
    Check dive (This is a short weights and gear check in shallow water as Galápagos seas require more weights and neoprene than you may be used to. Also a quick skills refresh if it’s been a while since
  • Tax

What’s not included

  • Propina

Available Packages

DAPHNE MINOR DIVING TOUR

 Home of manta rays and colorful fish

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$220

Itinerary

DAPHNE MINOR DIVING TOUR
DAPHNE MINOR DIVING TOUR

 Itinerary

Departure: at 7:30 am from Puerto Ayora Pier

Returning time: approximately at 3:30 pm

Travel Time: speed boat ride takes around 1 hour (August – October the seas can be quite rough). Divers with back or neck injuries are not advised to take this diving journey. 

Diver Level: certified - no minimum experience needed

Degree of Difficulty: beginner to intermediate

Depth Range: 20 m – 25 m 

Visibility: 8 m - 20 m

Highlight activity: diving with manta rays and colorful fish

Transportation: shared bus and speed boat 

Description

Diving journey starts with a 40-minute bus ride from the hotel to the Itabaca Channel. Then, a comfortable speed boat is going to take our guests to Daphne Minor Island, where our divers will be amazed by the peculiar marine wildlife at several diving spots. One of them is the platform that includes a small cave located about 6 m deep where divers will find white tipped sharks and sea turtles. During the diving excursion is possible to go through a pinnacle 20 m depth where there is usually pretty reef fish and from where our diving adventurers can observe the giant manta or Manta birostris. In the underwater platform in the east divers will find the famous salema banks that can have tens of thousands of individuals in formation. The smaller island has another diving spot as vertical walls covered with sessile organisms of various shapes and colors, these walls down to more than 40 m deep. If our divers are particularly lucky they are going to watch white and black tip reef sharks, Galápagos sharks, and sea lions hunting the large schools of black striped salemas and sardines along with blue footed boobies diving for their share. It is also possible to find turtles, yellow fin tuna, stin rays, eagle rays, marble rays, barracudas, jewel morays, large schools of king angelfish and much more. 

It is recommended to be knowledgeable that from July to December sea temperature are cooler here, from 65ºF - 75ºF (18ºC – 23ºC) with occasional thermoclines from 60ºF - 64ºF (16ºC - 18ºC). We provide with 5mm or 7mm wetsuits as well as hoods and also have some spare layers. And, January to June water temperature is up 24ºC.  

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Reviews

Beautiful trip, dolphins jumping out of the sea on the way, many beautiful birds, great views. Snorkeling was nice too, but we haven't seen any sharks or turtles. Lunch was OK. Guide was knowledgeable and kind, but not very flexible regarding questions to try to view sharks on the way.
By Peter R for BARTOLOMÉ DAY TOUR on Mar 26, 2025
I booked the GALÃPAGOS MARINE WILDLIFE 6 DAYS/5 NIGHTS FOUR DIFFERENT ISLANDS with Get Travel Galápagos and it was a huge success! It is a fantastic program. The family owning the Hotel Twin is super nice and goes above and beyond to make the tour a good experience, and when one of the excursions was cancelled due to a engine failure they were swift at helping to arrange a new tour! The food is homemade and delicious. The hotel is placed a bit outside Puerto Ayora but I liked the calm atmosphere - and a taxi is only 5 dollars. There is a small language barrier with Jose but the daughter Mary does very well in informing and explaining everything in English. I cannot recommend this place enough!
By Kristina L for FAUNA MARINA DE GALÁPAGOS 6 DÍAS/5 NOCHES CUATRO ISLAS DIFERENTES on Mar 12, 2025
Fabulous accommodation, clean and great food. Good location for us as slightly out of town so it was quiet and peaceful but a short ride to the busy port. Mary and her dad Jose could not have been more helpful, going above and beyond to help us get the very best out of our stay!
By Julie P for HOTEL TWIN GALAPAGOS on Feb 23, 2025
We had a wonderful experience, so much to see and do, great guide who showed us so much during snorkelling. Delious food on board. Well organised.
By Julie P for 360º SAN CRISTOBAL DAY TOUR on Feb 23, 2025
Everything was so well organized Everyone was helpful and made sure we had an amazing experience!! Thx to everybody for making this trip so memorable!
By martine m for Santa Cruz Galápagos varios tours on Jan 11, 2025
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