San Cristobal

Guide to diving San Cristobal in Galapagos

Discover dive sites, liveaboards, and top sea creatures linked to San Cristobal in Galapagos.

The liveaboard shown opposite is the highest customer rated Galapagos liveaboard diving San Cristobal. You can easily book the Calipso Dive Liveaboard, scoring 9.4/10, using this link.

1 Countries
1 Dive sites
2 Liveaboards
13 Creatures

Sea creatures found in San Cristobal

Here are the main sea creatures found across dive sites in San Cristobal, grouped by type so you can quickly see what marine life you may encounter.

Creature type Sea creatures
Crustacians Sally Lightfoot Crabs
Jack Mackerel Family Jacks (Jackfish)
Mammal Fur Seals , Galapagos Sea Lions
Other sea creatures Galapagos sharks
Reef fish Barracuda , Rainbow runners
Reptile Marine Iguanas
Sea birds Blue-footed Boobies , Frigatebirds
Sea turtles Green turtles
Sharks Scalloped hammerhead sharks
Whales and dolphins Minke whales

Dive sites in San Cristobal

The following dive sites are found in San Cristobal. Each site below shows the liveaboards that dive there.

Dive site Liveaboards that dive this site
San Cristobal Calipso Dive Liveaboard, Galapagos Master Liveaboard

Liveaboards, dive sites, and top sea creatures in San Cristobal

Calipso Dive Liveaboard

San Cristobal top sea creatures: Fur Seals, Blue-footed Boobies, Marine Iguanas, Green turtles, Galapagos sharks, Scalloped hammerhead sharks, Minke whales, Jacks (Jackfish), Barracuda, Rainbow runners, Sally Lightfoot Crabs, Frigatebirds, Galapagos Sea Lions

Galapagos Master Liveaboard

San Cristobal top sea creatures: Fur Seals, Blue-footed Boobies, Marine Iguanas, Green turtles, Galapagos sharks, Scalloped hammerhead sharks, Minke whales, Jacks (Jackfish), Barracuda, Rainbow runners, Sally Lightfoot Crabs, Frigatebirds, Galapagos Sea Lions

Top liveaboards diving San Cristobal

The following liveaboards are the highest ranked dive boats by SDE Liveaboard Rating, to help you compare the best options for diving San Cristobal.

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

The SDE Liveaboard Rating is Scuba Diving Earth’s own scoring system for comparing dive liveaboards at a glance. It adds together six individual category scores, each scored out of 10, covering the boat, cabins, diving, food, drinks, and non-diver companion features.

For the Calipso Dive Liveaboard, those category scores combine into an overall SDE Liveaboard Rating of 73%. This helps you compare the overall onboard experience more quickly across the liveaboards shown below.

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 .