Tiburon Explorer

Category Luxury Speed 12 knots Capacity 16 passengers Length 125 ft (38 meters)

The elegant 16-passenger M/V Tiburon Explorer provides 9 air-conditioned staterooms located on the main and lower decks; all of which have private bathrooms, shower facilities, dressers, closets and ocean views. Each stateroom has twin beds that can be converted to comfortable queen beds for couples.

Guests can enjoy the air-conditioned salon on the main deck, furnished with dining tables, bar and TV/lounge area. Sunning and viewing areas on the top deck offers ample seating and a hot tub.

The spacious dive deck is outfitted with individual gear bins, air, nitrox filling stations, tank racks, a separate fresh water rinse tank for underwater camera equipment, a dedicated camera table with recharging stations, individual storage areas. Diving operations are conducted from two large pangas (tenders), easily boarded from the dive deck.

Capacity: 16 passengers on board
Length: 125 ft (38 meters)
Beam: 24.6 ft (7.5 meters)
Draft: 24.6 ft (7.5 meters)
Electricity: 110v – 220v
Speed: 12 knots
Crew Members: 9 crew members + 2 diving instructors

Saturday: Baltra
Guests fly to the Galapagos Islands from Mainland Ecuador, arriving in the late morning. The dive guides will meet the guests at the airport between 11:00 am and 12 pm and escort them to the Galapagos liveaboard, Tiburon Explorer. Guests will board the vessel, have lunch, organize equipment and listen to the safety briefings.

Sunday: Baltra North (2 Dives)
Equipment check, 7:00 and 10:00 dives
Sightings include rays and schools of fish.
Afternoon North Seymour land visit. Walk the path around North Seymour Island to see the large colonies of Blue Footed Boobies and Frigate Birds. Sighting of Sea Lions and Marine Iguanas are also common.
Depart for Wolf Island (long transit)

Monday: Wolf Island (4 Dives)
6:30, 10:30. 2:00 and 4:30 dives. Possible night dive.
Sightings often include hammerheads, whale shark (in season), eagle rays, sea lions, Galapagos sharks and silky sharks

Tuesday: Darwin Island (4 Dives)
6:30, 10:30, 2:00 and 4:30 dives
Sightings often include hammerheads, whale sharks (in season) eagle rays, Galapagos sharks and silky sharks.
Transit to Wolf Island

Wednesday: Wolf Island (3-4 Dives)
6:30, 10:30, 2:00 and 4:30 dives
Sightings often include hammerheads, whale sharks (in season), eagle rays, Galapagos sharks and silky sharks.
Transit to Cabo Douglas (12 hours)

Thursday: Cabo Douglas (1-2 Dives)
Sightings include marine iguanas.
Transit to Punta Vicente Roca

Punta Vicente Roca (1-2 Dives)
Sightings often include mola mola, turtles and macro life
Transit to Cousins Rock (10 hours)

Friday: Cousins Rock (2 Dives)
6:30 and 9:30 dives
This is a great macro diving with an excellent chance of seeing sea horses, sea lions and eagle rays. Lunch will be served while transiting to Santa Cruz (3 hours). Travel by bus to the Santa Cruz Highlands to visit the giant tortoises in their natural habitat. Transfer to the town of Puerto Ayora. Dinner on your own in Puerto Ayora. Return to the Tiburon Explorer at 8:30pm.

Saturday: Baltra
Depart the vessel by 9 am. Transfer to the airport.

Rates 2025 – 2026

Price per Person: $7.295,00
Charter price: $102.130,00 (2 spaces free)

  • Single supplement (for not sharing cabin) 80%
  • These terms apply to the original date booked. If passengers change their travel date, then these terms do not apply.
  • All pricing is in US Dollars, per person double occupancy.

 

Included

  • 7 nights/8 days aboard the vessel
  • Up to 4 dives daily (Weather Permitting).
  • 3 meals daily, except Sunday’s evening meal
  • Between-dive snacks
  • Towels, linens
  • Use of tanks, weights and weight belts
  • All air fills
  • Transfers between vessel and airport for same day arrivals & departures
  • Local alcohol
  • Non-alcoholic beverages

Not included:

  • Flights to/from Galapagos
  • Dive gear rental (Wetsuit, BCD, regulator, dive computer, fins, masks, booties, gloves, hoods)
  • Crew gratuities
  • Trip Cancellation & Dive Accident Insurance
  • Premium Alcoholic Beverages
  • Galapagos National Park tax – USD 200 per person, cash only.
  • Ingala Transit Card USD 20 per person, cash only).
  • Nitrox: USD 150 per person.
  • Hyperbaric chamber fee USD 35 per person.
  • Fuel tax USD 150 per person.

Diving Equipment Rental Prices Per Person Per Week

  • Full Scuba Package -BCD, Regulator, Console, wetsuit (does not include computer) $ 250
  • Regulator Package with gauges, octopus and inflator $ 90
  • Computer $ 100
  • BCD $ 90
  • Full Body Wetsuit $ 75 (7mm)
  • Mask & Snorkel $ 25
  • Fins/booties $ 50
  • DIN/Yoke Adaptor (limited availability) $ 25
  • 15 Liters Tank $ 130

Payment Terms

Deposit Required Upon Reservation: 30% of regular rate

Final Payment / Balance Due: 90 days prior departure

Individual Cancellation Terms

8 months to 12 months before departure: 10% of regular rate

6 months to 8 months before departure: 20% of regular rate

90 days to 6 months before departure: 30% of regular rate

89 to 0 days before departure: 100% of regular rate

Group Cancellation Terms

12 months to 18 months before departure: 5% of regular rate

8 months to 12 months before departure: 10% of regular rate

6 months to 8 months before departure: 20% of regular rate

90 days to 6 months before departure: 30% of regular rate

89 to 0 days before departure: 100% of regular rate

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