Santa Cruz - Academy Bay Dive Site — Galápagos
About Santa Cruz - Academy Bay
The closest dive site to Puerto Ayora and a favourite for night diving enthusiasts. After dark, white-tip reef sharks emerge to hunt, bioluminescent plankton sparkles with every movement, and slipper lobsters crawl across the volcanic rocks. By day, the sheltered bay offers relaxed diving with sea lions, green turtles, and schools of colourful reef fish.
Site Information
- Depth: 3–15 m
- Difficulty: beginner
- Site type: Reef
- Current: Mild
- Best time: Year-round
- Region: Galápagos
Highlights
- Night Dive
- Sleeping Sharks
- Lobsters
- Bioluminescence