Dive Travel

The Four Questions I always get about Cozumel. 1-When is the best time to go? Anytime from Nov – May is safe. 2- Where should I stay? Depends on price. I usually stay at Hotel Cozumel. They are cheap, but would not suggest any all inclusive packages. Rather walk the 7 blocks into town and [...]

I have owned a number of underwater housings in my time. This includes housing from Ikelite (Sony TRV480 + Olympus Point and shoot), Amphibico (from my Sony TRV 950), Light and Motion (First Sony HDV) and most recently Aquatica (for my 5DMKII.) I am always interested to see how underwater imaging manufacturers re-invent themselves. Underwater [...]

The center islands of the Galapagos are surrounded by water that is not so deep as in the north or west. Most places are more protected and the water generally is somewhat warmer (21 to 26°C around Santa Cruz and slightly cooler around Santiago). Dive sites are very varied and can be combined with land [...]

The Galapagos National Park regulations required companies with permits to choose either land excursions or diving. (there are no permits offering both.) Most liveaboards in the past use to offer a combination of land excursions, Santa Cruz, Bartalome, Fernandina etc. So if you are planning on heading to the Galapagos ensure you book some local [...]

The Galapagos is an extremely sensitive and protected part of the world. Over the past decade there have been numerous changes to live-aboard, land tour and diving permits. Also most live-aboard companies are only booking agencies with boats holding their brand name. A lot of these boats are franchises. From time to time boats will [...]

In the pages about the Galapagos islands, the word “endemic” is often used to describe a species that only occurs on these islands. Endemic animals or plants are restricted to a particular geographic region and found nowhere else in the world. Endemism usually occurs in areas that are isolated in some way. Since the Galapagos [...]