Unsere geplanten Tauchplätze auf den Galapagos Inseln: Cousins Rock: Just one of the many islets that help form the archipelago, this dive has a great deal to offer the advanced diver. With sloping rock plate formations and a wall that drops farther than the eye can see, divers will come across hidden sea horses and octopi, Galapagos black coral, frogfish, and hammerheads and Galapagos sharks! Highlights: Green sea turtles and sea lions accompany the diver on the lookout for hammerheads and Galapagos sharks. Experience: Minimum advanced open water diver and 30 logged dives. Divers must have good buoyancy control. Depth: 2 m-30 m maximum dive depth (one side has a rock-plate slope) Currents Moderate, with surge in shallower waters Difficulty: Intermediate to advanced Visibility: 10-20 m (33-66 feet) Unique Animals: Juvenile Galapagos black coral Interesting facts: This site offers up a buffet of amazing sights for the diver: giant mantas below, sea turtles above, sea horses in the coral, and sea lions that play with your bubbles. Bartholomew Point: Most famous for its view from land, Bartholomew also has a lot to offer below the sea: fascinating lava and rock formations, white- tip sharks, rays, palegic fish, reef fish, rays and turtles. Highlights: An underwater world awaits you with a broad range of sea life, both large and small. Acrobatic sea lions, whizzing penguins near the surface, and giant schools of fish await! Experience: Minimum open water diver, with 20 logged dives Depth: 3-30 m, (10-98 ft) Currents light to moderate Difficulty: Intermediate Visibility: 12-21 m (39-70 ft) Unique Animals: Galapagos penguin, many endemic fishes Interesting facts: The Galapagos penguin is the only penguin that exists north of the Equator. Bartholomew´s Pinnacle Rock is the most photographed scene in the Galapagos. Gordon Rocks: Located within a volcanic crater, this dive site is definitely not for beginners. With several pinnacles of rock, and often super strong currents blowing between these, the various currents can make this dive a tricky one. Famous for its hammerhead sightings, other amazing life is found here, like sting rays, manta rays, turtles and moray eels. Highlights: Schools of hammerhead sharks Activities: Minimum advanced open water and 30 dives recommended. Experience in currents and surges. Depth: 7 m to 40 m (23 ft-131 ft). Average: 15 m to 30 m (49 -98 ft) Currents: Strong Difficulty: Advanced Visibility: 7-20 meter average Interesting facts: This partially submerged volcanic tuff cone has been referred to as “The Washing Machine” because of its strong currents. Oftentimes divers must grab hold of the rocky bottom or slope, and hold on, or crawl “front crawl style” in the direction of the dive plan. Daphne Island: Various topographies make for interesting diving here: slopes, walls, a cave and platforms. Highlights: cleaning stations, hammerheads, manta rays, sea turtles Experience required: Good site for open water students or discover scuba participants Depth: Average dive depth 15 m (49 ft) Currents: Minimal to moderate Difficulty: All levels Visibility: 5-20 m (16-66 ft) Endemic Animals: Galapagos black coral Interesting facts: You can see the underwater remains of lava flows. Das verspricht nett zu werden. :-) :-)
Posted on: Sun, 03 Aug 2014 17:12:11 +0000