Red Mangrove Galápagos
Ecuador
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Nº1
Date: 2010-11-03 - 07:00
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Max Depth: 18m Duration: 45mins
Dive Location
- Surface interval:5 mins
- Temp: Surf 70°C Bottom 50°C
- Dive type : Recreational
- Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
Specific gear used
- Weights: 5 kg
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FLOREANA
A 90-minute sail south from Puerto Ayora, diving in Floreana is ideal for divers of all levels. There are 3 possible dive sites: Devil’s Crown, Champion Islet and Enderby Islet.
Currents: Usually moderate.
Marine Activity: Sea horses are widely seen along with sea lions, Galapagos sharks, white-tip reef sharks, green turtles, reef fishes, sting rays, eagle rays, barracudas, a variety of invertebrates and hammerheads.
Devil’s Crown: Getting its name from the exposed rocks that peak out of the water and forms a crown shape, the Devil’s Crown hosts an array of marine life. Keep your eyes open for: blackspot moray, hawkfish, filefish, king angelfish, creolefish, jacks, turtles, octopus, golden eagle rays, hammerheads and whitetips.
Champion Islet: This is a drift dive accompanied by sea lions and a large number of sea turtles as well. Great for night dives too, where you can encounter sleeping sea turtles, numerous creolefish, bright yellow and orange tubastrea, slipper lobster, red scorpionfish, nudibraches and pufferfish.
Enderby Islet: Diving on the outer edge of this eroded tuff cone (right where the current hits the reef) provides encounters with manta rays, golden eagle rays, morays, turtles, tunas, hammerheads, whitetips, and Galapagos sharks.