Galapagos Islands 🇪🇨 - The Best Way to Experience: Agua Pingüino Liveaboard

Notable moments

1. 00:20 Santa Cruz Island Liveaboard Overview

   The host introduces the 8-day, 7-night Galapagos liveaboard scuba diving excursion starting near Santa Cruz Island and Baltra Island. He outlines the itinerary covering outlying northern islands like Darwin and Wolf, where diverse marine life thrives.

   Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos
2. 02:05 Onboard Liveaboard Cabin Tour

   The video shows a walkthrough of Cabin 7 on the liveaboard boat, featuring wood-paneled bunk beds, air conditioning, and an en-suite bathroom with a hot shower. The host introduces his cabinmate Matt from the UK before stepping onto the outer deck.

3. 02:55 Scuba Diving Cape Marshall

   Divers splash into the water for a refresher dive at Cape Marshall off Isabela Island. Underwater footage reveals massive schools of fish, a chunky moray eel in a rock crevice, a distant manta ray, barracudas, a sea turtle, and a white-tip reef shark.

   Cape Marshall, Galapagos
4. 05:08 Galapagos Christmas Eve Dinner Onboard

   A crew member carves a freshly roasted whole turkey on the buffet table for Christmas Eve dinner aboard the liveaboard. Plated meals are served featuring turkey with gravy, fish in tomato salsa, rice, broccoli, and fresh salad.

5. 05:49 Dolphins Riding Boat Wake

   Passengers gather at the bow of the liveaboard vessel in the early morning as a pod of dolphins leaps through the waves right alongside the boat hull. Darwin Island is visible in the distance under a cloudy sky.

   Darwin Island, Galapagos
6. 06:11 Diving with Whale Sharks at Darwin's Arch

   Divers descend into the blue waters near Darwin's Arch and encounter a massive whale shark swimming directly past the group. Several divers wear Santa hats underwater to celebrate Christmas while photographing the majestic creature.

   Darwin's Arch, Galapagos
7. 10:58 Schooling Hammerheads at Wolf Island

   Submerged divers rest along the seabed while looking up into the blue column where a massive school of scalloped hammerhead sharks patrols back and forth. The dive site also features green moray eels, sea turtles, and playful sea lions in shallow surfs.

   Wolf Island, Galapagos
8. 15:36 Mola Mola Sunfish at Vicente Rock

   In the chilly waters of Punta Vicente Roca off Isabela Island, divers spot a huge Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) hovering gracefully in the water column. The cold upwelling environment is also decorated with colorful soft corals, gorgonians, and dense schools of baitfish.

   Punta Vicente Roca, Galapagos
9. 16:20 Dinghy Cave Exploration at Vicente Rock

   Travelers board a rubber dinghy panga to explore dramatic volcanic sea caves and sea arches along the cliffs of Punta Vicente Roca. Inside the cave, clear turquoise waters reflect against green algae-draped rock ceilings while blue-footed boobies perch above.

   Punta Vicente Roca, Galapagos
10. 17:30 Diving with Marine Iguanas at Douglas Cape

    Divers explore shallow waters off Douglas Cape on Fernandina Island to observe marine iguanas diving down to graze on green algae on the rocks. The dive also features playful sea lions performing acrobatics, sea turtles feeding, red-lipped batfish, and stingrays.

    Douglas Cape, Galapagos