Punta Cormorant
Punta Cormorant is a dive site for spotting unique animals like the red lipped batfish, or the Galapagos searobin and is also always good for surprises. A regular feature of the dives there are playful sea lions, eagle rays, marbled rays, octopus, green turtles and a variety of reef fish. The dive site forms the northern tip of Floreana Island, 2 hours south of Santa Cruz Island.




Location
Floreana is the southernmost island of the archipelago, located about 2 hours from Puerto Ayora. Punta Cormorant forms the northern tip of the island.
Punta Cormorant
Dive conditions
Due to its geographic location, Floreana is more influenced by the Humboldt current so conditions can be a little colder and at the same time more diverse in species compared to the other sites.
Punta Cormorant has mild to intermediate currents so it is a good place for beginners and advanced divers. It has a sandy and rocky bottom that goes from 6 meters following a platform type profile that gets deeper.
Many reef fish like barberfish, blennies, and puffer fish surround the diver. Moray eels and octopus can be found in small cavities, and mobulas, stingrays, and marbled rays are found on small platforms.
At about 18-20m it’s the only place with the possibility of finding the red-lipped batfish resting in the sand (especially in the cold season). At the end of the dive sea lions playfully join the divers in the water.

Dive activity
Activity
- Whitetip sharks
- Galapagos sharks (occasionally hammerhead sharks)
- stingrays
- eagle rays
- marbled rays
- mobulas
- octopus
- green turtles (occasionally hawksbill turtles)
- barracudas
- sea lions playing or hunting
- moray eels
- nudibranchs
- sea horses
- characteristic species of this site are the red lipped batfish
- Galapagos searobin
- Harlequin wrasse
- dusky chub
GALAPAGOS DAILY DIVING TOURS
What’s included in our daily diving tours?

- 2 Dives per Day
- 2 x 12 ltr tanks normal air PADI Open Water (or equivalent certification from other recognized dive institutions) is sufficient for participation at all dive sites
- Small Groups
- Max. 5 divers/guide for a safe and great experience underwater.
- Professional and Experienced Crew
- Spanish/English speaking dive guides authorized by the National Park Galápagos, all PADI instructors with many years of experience in local waters. Attentive and service-oriented staff with many years of experience in the diving business.
- Check dive
- A short weight and gear check in shallow waters (Galapagos waters require more neoprene and weights than you may be used to). Quick skills refresher if it´s been a while since your last dive.
- Complete Dive Gear
- 5 or 7mm wetsuit, regulator (yoke) with pressure and depth gauge, BCD, mask, fins, boots, hood, cotton gloves, weight belt and 2 air tanks.
- Food and more
- Hot lunch (delicious local/ international food, specialties such as vegetarian, vegan or gluten-free food are possible), snacks and fruits, table water, juice and tea. Towel service.
Extra Services
If you would like to, you can book the following extra services with us.
DIN Adapter | $5.00 each* |
NITROX Tanks | $15.00 each (must be certified) |
15 liters tank with air | $10.00 each |
Dive Computer | $15.00 per day* |
Private Dive Guide | $180.00 |
*depending on availability (Please contact us in advance to check availability for your dive day) |
Timeline of the Dive Day
If you would like to, you can book the following extra services with us.
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8:00
The meeting point is at Scuba Iguana where there will be a quick run-down of what the day will look like over tea, coffee or hot chocolate (to give you that extra energy for the day)
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8:10
For most dive sites we travel by taxi to the Itabaca Channel (on the North side of Santa Cruz) – a 45 minute drive – and then by boat to our dive site (45- 90 minutes depending on the site).
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10:15
Dive time! Our guides will have briefed you as you get close to the site so that when we arrive we can gear up and go.
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11:15
We surface after approximately an hours dive and warm up with some hot drinks and snacks to boost our energy for round two.
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12:15
Dive time! Usually at a second site, our team brief you once more and we dive again to shallower depths for approximately an hour.
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13:15
We surface for the last time, dry off completely, have a hot lunch and trade stories on the way back to the shore.
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15:00
We arrive back at Scuba Iguana where we go through your log books, photos and any unanswered questions.
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Meet our sales team
All locals, all divers and with many years of experience in the tourism business in Galapagos.
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Lisa
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Jessica
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Sabine
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