Galapagos experiences
Gordon Rocks Diving Tour
It is recommended to be knowledgeable that from July to December sea temperature are cooler here, from 65ºF - 75ºF (18ºC – 23ºC) with occasional thermoclines from 60ºF - 64ºF (16ºC - 18ºC). We provide with 5mm or 7mm wetsuits as well as hoods and also have some spare layers. And, January to June water temperature is up 24ºC.
- Duration
- Full Day
- Destination
- Galápagos, Ecuador
Overview
GORDON ROCKS DIVING TOUR
Stunning extinct volcanic crater to find Hammerhead sharks
Gordon Rocks are located north east coast of Santa Cruz Island. It is an extinct volcanic crater with a sandy bottom at 32 meters, and a wall drop off around the outside of around 65 meters. It has 3 exposed rocks that surround the crater and 3 pinnacles ranging from 5 to 6 meters under the surface along the northern edge of the crater with one larger pinnacle approximately 21 meters below the surface in the center. Sometimes called “The Washing Machine” it is a popular site where intermediate and advanced divers go due to challenging currents and upwellings. It is these very currents that bring the plankton to the surface attracting large pelagic from across the sea in numbers. In this place is found the famous schools of Hammerhead sharks, Galápagos sharks, black tip sharks and white tip, morays, eagle rays, and sea lions.
Itinerary
Departure:at 7:00 am bus pick up from Puerto Ayora
Returning time: approximately at 3:30 pm
Travel Time:speed boat ride takes around 1 hour (August – October the seas can be quite rough). Divers with back or neck injuries are not advised to take this diving journey.
Diver level: certified minimum 25 logged dives or evaluation by our guides at another site
Degree of difficulty: intermediate to advance
Depth range: 22 m - 27 m
Visibility: 10 m - 30 m
Highlight activity: diving next Hammerhead sharks
Transportation: shared bus and speed boat
What’s included
2 dives on one day
Full equipment (5-7 mm wetsuit, regulator, BCD, mask, fins, boots, hoods, gloves-no neoprene-, weight belt, 12ltr tanks
Naturalist Tour Guide accredited by Galápagos National Park, English and Spanish speaker
Snacks, fruit and hot tea, lunch, juice, and drinking water, towels
Check dive (This is a short weights and gear check in shallow water as Galápagos seas require more weights and neoprene than you may be used to. Also a quick skills refresh if it’s been a while since your last dive).
Tax
What’s not included
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