Nortada Liveaboard, Galapagos
8.7 Fabulous - Nitrox available
- Free Internet
- Naturalist Guide
“Great crew, very friendly and helpful.”
Highlights
The 26m Nortada liveaboard presents a different kind of Galapagos dive liveaboard experience. With only 4 cabins onboard and accommodating up to 8 guests, the Nortada offers divers a more intimate and personalized experience. The dive platform with a bench and camera table was carefully designed with divers in mind, and the 2 tenders and 2 assigned dive guides support small dive groups and an attentive experience.
The comprehensive 7 or 14-night itineraries to the world-famous dive sites, including Wolf and Darwin, nearly guarantee guests' dive trips of a lifetime. Pelagic sightings involving hammerheads, Galapagos sharks, giant mantas, whale sharks, and mola molas are not uncommon, and guests can also hope to see the Flightless Cormorants, Galapagos Penguins, Marine Iguanas, and several other endemic species during the cruise. Nitrox is available for an additional cost, as is rebreather support and technical diving. For non-diving guests, the Nortada also offers the Naturalist itinerary year-round.
The Nortada is available for individual bookings and full charter. Book online today to start your amazing Galapagos adventure.
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Included: VAT, Drinking Water, Soft Drinks at Meal Times, Tea & Coffee, Welcome Cocktails, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Extra Dives, Night Dives, Land Excursions, Naturalist Guide, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, Deck Towels, WiFi internet.
Required Extras: National Park Fees (100-200 USD), Visas and Fees (20 USD).
Optional Extras: Gratuities, Airport Transfer (50 USD), Alcoholic Beverages (3-6 USD per item), Soft drinks (2 USD per item), Wine with Dinner (20 USD per item), Nitrox, Nitrox Course (210 USD), Private Dive Guide, Rental Gear, Kayaks, Snorkel Gear, Snorkeling Guide.
Book now, pay later: You can easily place your booking online. We will then hold the spaces for you and you can confirm with a payment later.
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Nortada Reviews
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- 8.7 Fabulous
- Vessel 7.9
- Crew 8.7
- Food 9.4
- Diving 9.0
- Value 8.4
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- 9.2 Superb
- Martin M
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Slovakia
Thanks a lot guys!
As better than expected!
- Recommended for
- Prof. guides and staff. Small amount of guests. Atmosphere.
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- CARLOS M
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Brazil
Being connected with nature
A wide variety of marine life at the dive sites.
- Recommended for
- Dive sites. Friendliness and receptiveness. Nortada's team.
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- 8.0 Very good
- Tuan N
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United States
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Overall, our experience was amazing. Aside from the diverse wild life on each dive, which speaks for itself, the main reason this trip was great was how small and intimate the dive group was and how friendly the crew are. We took this trip in September and only had 8 total divers on this cruise (out of a possible 12), which made the dives and living with one another in close quarters really comfortable. The boat may be smaller than some available but the room sizes are a comfortable with relatively soft beds. The AC can be a bit tricky but the crew was very helpful in fixing it.
- Recommended for
- Dive group. The crew. Small group.
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- 9.2 Superb
- Benjamin S
- United States
Excellent!
Amazing diving around the Galapagos. Great crew, very friendly and helpful.
- Recommended for
- Dive Guides, Crew, Dive Sites
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- 10 Exceptional
- Lara U
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France
Which will remain unbeatable for a long time the best week of my life... Aboard the Nortada
A simply magical and indescribable week aboard the Nortada. Between the crew taking care of you, the magnificent little boat in which you quickly feel at home and that you can't leave... And life underwater..., you cling to balconies, or you land in small basins, then you let yourself drift at high speed above the reef and then in the blue, and this always accompanied somewhere by hammerheads, dolphins, galapagos sharks, eagle rays... that you don't even know where to look. Our guide Jesse was perfect, our highlight was the double passage under our nose just after the immersion of a huge female tiger shark of more than 5m in Darwin....I recommend this boat 1000%
- Recommended for
- Friendly family atmosphere. Quality of diving equipment provided. Supervision, care and support.
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- David G
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Spain
Great liveaboard
I have already done a few lives on board, some with you and this has been the best. I have been lucky enough to coincide on the trip with a colleague of yours, Joaquín, an Argentinian who works for Liveaboard from Valencia. The first day my GoPro died, he did not hesitate to lend me one of his cameras for the whole trip and at the end of it he gave me a t-shirt from your company. It was a pleasure to dive by his side, I congratulate you for having people like this on the staff. It's been great life on board, the people on the boat spectacular and the dives second to none, thank you for everything.
- Recommended for
- Guides and staff on board. Dives. Food.
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- 9.2 Superb
- Anon
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United Kingdom
Bucket List Level Stuff - Get on this boat
This liveaboard has ruined future diving for me now - it was insane. Unmatched diving and great opportunity to go to wolf and darwin islands. Food was overall very good given remoteness and size of the boat - left heavier than when I arrived.. Staff were all very nice and helpful. Boat is small - it used to be a fishing boat before being repurposed for a diving liveaboard. This comes with les divers which was nice - we had 8 of us only. The smaller size means it is more rocky - i do get sea sick but felt fine 90% of the time with sea sickness tablets - but would note i went in May (shoulder month) and it was apparently much calmer than usual. Refresh your knowledge/training of diving in currents as you'll be doing that almost every dive. Highly recommend getting you nitrox cert if you haven't already - most will be using nitrox to extend dive time - all 8 of us used nitrox all week. Helps given you are doing anywhere from 3-5(!) dives per day depending on conditions. Make sure you bring dive gloves which were essential. You can rent everything but it is pricey to do so. The wifi was surprisingly awesome - I was expecting to be off grid for half the week but there was strong wifi connection throughout, even at wolf/darwin! We saw so much but my highlights were seeing my first Whale shark (huge and pregnant), schools of hammerheads and dolphins, HUGE manta Rays including a Melanistic manta, mobula rays jumping out of the water, and countless white & black tip reef sharks, just to name a few highlights. Highly recommend this liveaboard - I had a great time which I will remember forever
- Recommended for
- Insane Diving in Wolf and Darwin Islands. Food surprisingly very good. Boat small but decent quality.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Annette D
- France
one of my best
all has been very great !!!!! Galápagos are still the best destination for diving in the world for me ( third time here ! ) !!!!
- Recommended for
- small group (8 guests on board ),very nice&comfortable liveaboard, huge hug to all the crew !
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- 7.2 Good
- joseph V
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Netherlands
Diving in a fantastic environment
hammerheads, whale sharks, mola mola,manta rays and a perfect group.
- Recommended for
- the diving group, the Wolf and Darwin area, marine life
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Anette S
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Norway
Amazing Galapagos
Diving in Galapagos was amazing. The boat Nortada hoses only 8 divers and thats PERFECT. You dive in small groups and gets close to the marine life. There where huge schools of hammerheads, sunfish(mola mola), sealions,, eagle reys,turtles and so on... Its a small boat, but if there are big waves on the sea i don't think it would make any different if you are on a bit bigger boat. The crew was super friendly and the food was good. I will highly recommend this trip and this boat!
- Recommended for
- Few divers, best dive spots, fantastic marine life
