Guide to diving Highlands to see giant tortoises in Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos

Highlands to see giant tortoises is a dive site in Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos.

See below for all liveaboards that dive Highlands to see giant tortoises.

The liveaboard shown opposite is the highest customer rated liveaboard diving Highlands to see giant tortoises, scoring 9.1/10. You can easily book the Aqua Liveaboard using this link.

Galapagos liveaboards that dive Highlands to see giant tortoises

Below are all the dive liveaboards currently found for Highlands to see giant tortoises in Galapagos, sorted from highest to lowest customer liveaboard rating, with unrated liveaboards shown last.

Tiburon Explorer

Galapagos

Liveaboard Rated: 9.6/10

SDE Rating: 76%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Tiburon Explorer Liveaboard: 76%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Tiburon Explorer liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the Tiburon Explorer liveaboard are ( [Boat:8/10] + [Cabin:7/10] + [Diving:10/10]+ [Food:9/10] + [Drinks:9/10] + [Non-diver:3/10] = 46/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Tiburon Explorer liveaboard is calculated as 46/60 = 76% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

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From £573.00 GBP /day

Cabins:Bathrooms:Guests: 16

Length: 129.6 ft·Beam: 24.6 ft

Dive certification:Advanced Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 100 logged dives

Nortada Liveaboard

Galapagos

Liveaboard Rated: 8.6/10

SDE Rating: 73%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Nortada Liveaboard: 73%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Nortada Liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the Nortada Liveaboard are ( [Boat:9/10] + [Cabin:6/10] + [Diving:10/10]+ [Food:7/10] + [Drinks:8/10] + [Non-diver:4/10] = 44/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Nortada Liveaboard is calculated as 44/60 = 73% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

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From £401.00 GBP /day

Cabins:Bathrooms:Guests: 12

Length: 25.66 m·Beam: 5.4 m

Dive certification:Advanced Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 50 logged dives

Humboldt Explorer

Galapagos

Liveaboard Rated: 8.8/10

SDE Rating: 61%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Humboldt Explorer Liveaboard: 61%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Humboldt Explorer liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the Humboldt Explorer liveaboard are ( [Boat:8/10] + [Cabin:5/10] + [Diving:8/10]+ [Food:4/10] + [Drinks:9/10] + [Non-diver:3/10] = 37/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Humboldt Explorer liveaboard is calculated as 37/60 = 61% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

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From £306.00 GBP /day

Cabins:Bathrooms:Guests: 16

Length: 111.5 ft·Beam: 21.3 ft

Dive certification:Advanced Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 100 logged dives

Galaxy Diver II

Galapagos

Liveaboard Rated: 9.4/10

SDE Rating: 70%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Galaxy Diver II Liveaboard: 70%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Galaxy Diver II liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the Galaxy Diver II liveaboard are ( [Boat:9/10] + [Cabin:6/10] + [Diving:9/10]+ [Food:5/10] + [Drinks:9/10] + [Non-diver:4/10] = 42/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Galaxy Diver II liveaboard is calculated as 42/60 = 70% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

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From £517.00 GBP /day

Cabins:Bathrooms:Guests: 16

Length: 29 m·Beam: 6.6 m

Dive certification:Advanced Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 50 logged dives

Galapagos Master

Galapagos

Liveaboard Rated: 8.7/10

SDE Rating: 65%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Galapagos Master Liveaboard: 65%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Galapagos Master liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the Galapagos Master liveaboard are ( [Boat:7/10] + [Cabin:5/10] + [Diving:8/10]+ [Food:8/10] + [Drinks:8/10] + [Non-diver:3/10] = 39/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Galapagos Master liveaboard is calculated as 39/60 = 65% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

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From £325.00 GBP /day

Cabins:Bathrooms: 10·Guests: 16

Length: 32.3 m·Beam: 7.5 m

Dive certification:Advanced Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 50 logged dives

Galapagos Aggressor III

Galapagos

Liveaboard Rated: 9.1/10

SDE Rating: 58%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Galapagos Aggressor III Liveaboard: 58%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Galapagos Aggressor III liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the Galapagos Aggressor III liveaboard are ( [Boat:6/10] + [Cabin:5/10] + [Diving:9/10]+ [Food:5/10] + [Drinks:7/10] + [Non-diver:3/10] = 35/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Galapagos Aggressor III liveaboard is calculated as 35/60 = 58% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

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From £493.00 GBP /day

Cabins:Bathrooms: 11·Guests: 16

Length: 100 ft·Beam: 22 ft

Dive certification:Open Water Diver
Logged dives:No minimum number of logged dives

Danubio Azul Liveaboard

Galapagos

Liveaboard Rated: 7.3/10

SDE Rating: 68%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Danubio Azul Liveaboard: 68%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Danubio Azul Liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the Danubio Azul Liveaboard are ( [Boat:7/10] + [Cabin:5/10] + [Diving:9/10]+ [Food:7/10] + [Drinks:8/10] + [Non-diver:5/10] = 41/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Danubio Azul Liveaboard is calculated as 41/60 = 68% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

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From £338.00 GBP /day

Cabins:Bathrooms:Guests: 16

Length: 24.84 m·Beam: 5.47 m

Dive certification:No Certification
Logged dives:Minimum 1 logged dives

Calipso Dive Liveaboard

Galapagos

Liveaboard Rated: 9.4/10

SDE Rating: 73%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Calipso Dive Liveaboard: 73%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Calipso Dive Liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the Calipso Dive Liveaboard are ( [Boat:8/10] + [Cabin:7/10] + [Diving:10/10]+ [Food:8/10] + [Drinks:9/10] + [Non-diver:2/10] = 44/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Calipso Dive Liveaboard is calculated as 44/60 = 73% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

This makes it easy to compare different liveaboards at a glance. See a more detailed explanation of how SDE Liveaboard Rating works together with all dive liveaboards ranked by SDE Liveaboard Rating .

From £524.00 GBP /day

Cabins:Bathrooms:Guests: 16

Length: 35.4 m·Beam: 8 m

Dive certification:Advanced Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 100 logged dives

Aqua Liveaboard

Galapagos

Liveaboard Rated: 9.1/10

SDE Rating: 65%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Aqua Liveaboard: 65%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Aqua Liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the Aqua Liveaboard are ( [Boat:8/10] + [Cabin:6/10] + [Diving:9/10]+ [Food:6/10] + [Drinks:9/10] + [Non-diver:1/10] = 39/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Aqua Liveaboard is calculated as 39/60 = 65% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

This makes it easy to compare different liveaboards at a glance. See a more detailed explanation of how SDE Liveaboard Rating works together with all dive liveaboards ranked by SDE Liveaboard Rating .

From £364.00 GBP /day

Cabins:Bathrooms:Guests: 16

Length: 25 m·Beam: 5.5 m

Dive certification:Advanced Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 50 logged dives

Highlands to see giant tortoises Common Sightings

Highlands to see giant tortoises Liveaboard Dive Site

The Highlands to see giant tortoises dive site in Galapagos is visited by nine dive liveaboards with customer scores from 7.3 to 9.6, with prices starting from £306.00.

If you want a more intimate experience, the smallest liveaboard in this selection of the Highlands to see giant tortoises dive liveaboards is Nortada Liveaboard, which has 4 cabins, accommodates up to 12 guests, and is 25.66 m in length. If you prefer a larger boat, Aqua Liveaboard, which is 25 m in length, has 9 cabins, and accommodates up to 16 guests.

To dive the Highlands to see giant tortoises dive site, the minimum diver certification ranges from No Certification to Advanced Open Water Diver, and logged dive requirements range from no minimum number of logged dives to minimum 100 logged dives. So be careful when you choose a liveaboard that has the Highlands to see giant tortoises dive site on its itinerary, to make sure both your dive certification and level of experience match its minimum levels.