Academy Bay Diving
Academy Bay Diving
4.5
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Monday
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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Join us exploring the extraordinary that is diving in the Galapagos Marine reserve. We can help you book a diving adventure you will never forget, with daily dive tours, packages for extreme divers, or packages that include land tours so you can experience all that Galapagos has to offer underwater and on land.
Puerto Ayora, Ecuador
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Lizko
Toronto, Canada5 contributions
Nov. 2023 • Solo
Excellent dive shop - I did 4 daily dive trips and everything was well run and organized throughout. Dive guide Leo and all the crew were wonderful. Highly recommend!
Written 13 November 2023
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Jana J
Kingston, Canada7 contributions
Nov. 2023 • Couples
Terrific Dive - they took care of all of the details, it was easy and enjoyable. Pro dive masters and crew. They also took great photos/videos and shared as part of the dive cost. Five stars!
Written 11 November 2023
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simonborn
Oberhausen-Rheinhausen, Germany2 contributions
Nov. 2023 • Friends
great team - super professional, well organized, awesome diving - perfect:-)
we dived with leon, he was very good, great diving guide!
we dived with leon, he was very good, great diving guide!
Written 5 November 2023
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godor69
10 contributions
Oct. 2023 • Solo
Awesome experience, would definitly go again. Very experienced instructors, very polite staff on the boat. Big Recommendation!
Written 6 October 2023
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Yvonnec
Littleborough, UK3 contributions
Sep. 2023 • Friends
Had the most amazing diving experience for day diving .. saw everything hammerheads, turtles, eagle rays, seals, just fabulous, the crew and guide was fabulous
Written 23 September 2023
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LiQiChiu
Singapore, Singapore96 contributions
Jul. 2023 • Friends
We did the day tour to Bartolome with walking and an afternoon of snorkeling. It was awesome! The boat was really new, modern and comfortable. Ramiro the guide took very good care of everyone. The walk was fantastic and quite easy. Ramiro made sure we all got best pictures at the viewpoint. The snorkel site was fantastic too! I could snorkel with the marine iguana, and even caught a swimming penguin and turtle.
Written 5 September 2023
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Latinamerica for All
Quito, Ecuador23 contributions
Jul. 2023 • Family
Excellent locations (Mosquera and Daphne).
Guide (Daniel) very helpfull and fun to scuba with. Always taking care of divers and our security while we had fun.
At office Alice was very nice and helpfull with us as well.
Great experience :)
Guide (Daniel) very helpfull and fun to scuba with. Always taking care of divers and our security while we had fun.
At office Alice was very nice and helpfull with us as well.
Great experience :)
Written 29 July 2023
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Thank you! We are very happy your enjoyed your diving with us
Written 10 August 2023
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johntuck77
6 contributions
Jun. 2023
An Amazing Dive Shop that takes care of its equipment and its customers. Great dive guides that take you to the best places. Gordon Rocks is a must!
Written 26 July 2023
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Michael O
1 contribution
Jul. 2023 • Friends
Really good company! Everything was well planned and the dive guides were great. The boat was well maintained
Written 14 July 2023
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Thank you! We are so glad you enjoyed your dives!
Written 10 August 2023
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Anne Marie B
Buffalo, NY3 contributions
Jun. 2023 • Solo
I had an excellent experience with Academy Bay. I booked the dive 2 islands package and it was perfect. It was the perfect amount of hand holding for me, just enough that I didn’t stress with figuring out how to take ferries or navigate transit, but it wasn’t organized with a group so I had plenty of free time also.
The diving guides are some of the most professional and safe I have ever dived with. The lunches were great and they accommodated dietary needs on the boat.
The package I did was a great value overall.
The diving guides are some of the most professional and safe I have ever dived with. The lunches were great and they accommodated dietary needs on the boat.
The package I did was a great value overall.
Written 8 July 2023
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Great to hear you enjoyed your week with us in Galapagos!
Written 10 August 2023
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Jeff R
Sacramento, CA1,070 contributions
How was the dive gear? What was the water temperature?
Peter V
Benalmadena, Spain53 contributions
For us the gear was top notch. As the other person said from December, water temp starts to increase. We were there from 13 till 21 Dec and had around 23 I believe (need to check my logbook to confirm). Anyway they have 7mm suits and offer body/hoodie. I never felt cold this way and usually I am.
Maria Noel M
Montevideo, Uruguay64 contributions
Hola!!pienso viajar en noviembre a Puerto Ayora y quisiera saber si en esa época preciso llevarme el traje de neopreno.
BrandyAlexander
Boston, MA170 contributions
Hi, just saw your review of this company. I have had trouble getting them to respond to my emails and have paid a deposit to them with no confirmation. How did you communicate with them? My trip isn't until January but it seems irresponsible not to reply to several emails and I''m concerned since the paypal payment is called a donation. Thanks.
cavscout2016
Orlando, FL31 contributions
I guess I was really late in responding. I hope your dive went well. I am new to this trip advisor thing.
Daniel H
Santiago, Chile87 contributions
Hola , voy con mi hijo en octubre , ambos padi advanced , quisiera saber valor en dólares por cada excursión ( 2 inmers.) y si incluye equipamiento completo , etc.
Gracias
Alexander K
Quito, Ecuador
hi we would like information about your tours we want a course for 2 adults and 3 kids. mi cel phone 0999234277. tks!!
divingalapagos
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Hello Alexander
Sorry for the delaying in getting back to you, I didn't see your enquiry.
The cost for the PADI dive course is $650 per person and runs over 3 days. Your children must be over 10 years of age to do it.
If you have any questions please contact us through email us through our website.