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8-Day Galápagos Expeditions
Eight-day Galápagos expeditions with vessel options. Compare each boat and departure for comfort, research participation and availability.
4 vessel options · 17 scheduled departures · from $6,690 per person
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Compare our eight-day vessel options and the distinct fifteen-day expedition, with live availability.
Choose your expedition length.
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15-Day Special Expedition
Fifteen days aboard Aqua with Jonathan R. Green.
2 vessel options · 6 scheduled departures · from $13,490 per person
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Liveaboard advisory
When our own expeditions do not fit your dates, budget or diving, we help you choose a different Galápagos liveaboard. This is advice from people who know the boats — not a catalogue and not a booking engine.
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Find your expedition
23 departures
$8,200per person, USD
Available
$6,690per person, USD
Sold out
$13,490per person, USD
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Special 15-Day Shark Conservation Expedition
Aqua · with Jonathan R. Green · 15 days
$13,490per person, USD
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$6,690per person, USD
Sold out
$8,200per person, USD
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$8,200per person, USD
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$6,990per person, USD
Available
$13,790per person, USD
Available
$6,990per person, USD
Available
$6,990per person, USD
Available
$13,790per person, USD
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$8,500per person, USD
Available
$8,500per person, USD
Available
Price to be announced
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Price to be announced
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$13,980per person, USD
Available
$7,290per person, USD
Available
Price to be announced
Available
$7,290per person, USD
Available
$8,290per person, USD
Available
$8,290per person, USD
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$8,290per person, USD
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What you may meet, and where.
Darwin and Wolf are where every expedition spends its days. The rest of the archipelago is a different ocean, and we say so.
Darwin and Wolf
Whale shark
Darwin Island, June to November
The species behind the research programme. Most often seen at Darwin in season; every identification photograph you take can join the Sharkbook.ai database.
Darwin and Wolf
Scalloped hammerhead
Darwin and Wolf, schooling
Schools are part of the verified wildlife context at both northern islands. Sightings are never guaranteed.
Darwin and Wolf
Galápagos shark
Darwin, Wolf, Cousin's Rock
Counted on the standardised SharkCount surveys alongside hammerheads, rays, turtles and mola.
Wider circuit
Giant manta
Cape Marshall cleaning stations
On the Isabela coast, part of the wider circuit rather than the northern islands. Ask the team which sites a given itinerary visits.
Wider circuit
Mola alexandrini
Punta Vicente Roca
Cold-water cleaning station on Isabela. Possible on the wider circuit; never something an itinerary is planned around.
Wider circuit
Marine iguana
Cape Douglas, feeding at 5–10 m
Fernandina. The only lizard that grazes underwater, seen on the wider circuit when conditions allow.
Wildlife is wild. Whale sharks and hammerheads are commonly seen at Darwin and Wolf in season, but no sighting is ever guaranteed on any departure.
The expeditions in detail.
Capacity, research programme and requirements depend on the vessel and departure. Check the details for the sailing you choose.
Shark Conservation Expedition
Eight days aboard Aqua, with three full days at Darwin and Wolf and a scientist in the water with you.
Duration
8 days
Vessel
Aqua
Guests
maximum 16 guests
Cabins
8 cabins
From
$6,690
Three full days diving Darwin and Wolf
Whale shark photo identification and SharkCount surveys
Two bilingual divemasters and one scientist aboard
Nitrox available at $150 a week
Shark Conservation Expedition
Eight days aboard Galaxy Diver II, with published departure inventory for maximum 16 guests.
Duration
8 days
Vessel
Galaxy Diver II
Guests
maximum 16 guests
Cabins
8 cabins
From
$8,200
Three full days diving Darwin and Wolf
8 cabins and maximum 16 guests
Galaxy Diver II departure records
Ask the team to confirm the science programme for your departure
Special 15-Day Shark Conservation Expedition
Fifteen days aboard Aqua with a shark scientist, the longest time at the northern seamounts we run.
Duration
15 days
Vessel
Aqua
Guests
maximum 16 guests
Cabins
8 cabins
From
$13,490
Seven full days at Wolf and Darwin
Extra time around the western side of Isabela
Extended survey work with a shark scientist
Images contributed to Sharkbook.ai
Shark Conservation Expedition
Eight days aboard Humboldt Explorer, with four full days at Wolf and Darwin and a Galápagos Whale Shark Project scientist leading the research.
Duration
8 days
Vessel
Humboldt Explorer
Cabins
8 cabins
Guests
maximum 16 guests
From
$6,990
Four full days diving Wolf and Darwin
Led by a shark scientist from the Galápagos Whale Shark Project
Dive with whale sharks, hammerheads, silky and Galápagos sharks
Learn how to collect data and document marine life
Special 15-Day Shark Conservation Expedition
Fifteen days aboard Humboldt Explorer with a shark scientist and seven full days at Wolf and Darwin.
Duration
15 days
Vessel
Humboldt Explorer
Cabins
8 cabins
Guests
maximum 16 guests
From
Price to be announced
Seven full days at Wolf and Darwin
Explore the islands together with a shark scientist
Extra time around the western side of Isabela
Additional remote dive sites
Shark Conservation Expedition
Eight days aboard Tiburon, joining the GSD fleet for the 2029 season.
Duration
8 days
Vessel
Tiburon
Cabins
8 cabins
Guests
maximum 16 guests
From
$8,290
Joins the GSD fleet for the 2029 season
Shark Conservation Expedition, eight days
Includes a western stop, with chances at mola mola and marine iguanas