Nortada Liveaboard, Galapagos
8.6 Fabulous - Nitrox available
- Free Internet
- Naturalist Guide
“Diving in Galapagos was amazing. ”
Highlights
The 26m Nortada liveaboard presents a different kind of Galapagos dive liveaboard experience. With only 4 cabins onboard and catering to a maximum of 12 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 allow for small dive groups and attentive dive 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 throughout the year.
The Nortada is available for individual bookings and full charter. Call us or reserve 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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- 8.6 Fabulous
- Vessel 7.9
- Crew 8.6
- Food 9.4
- Diving 8.8
- Value 8.3
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- 10 Exceptional
- Diane C
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France
I couldn't have dreamed of a better liveabord in the Galapagos!
I stayed 8 days on board the Nortada and it was one of the best experiences of my life. The dives were fantastic, we saw schools of hammerhead sharks, mola mola, dolphins and even... orcas!! I will never forget that moment in Darwin when we saw orcas hunting hammerhead sharks under the zodiac.The cabins are comfortable, and the very hot water in the shower is clearly a plus because the dives are very cold.Thank you to all the crew who were always taking care of us, the food on board was excellent and thank you to the two amazing dive masters Daniel and Felipe, they knew the sites perfectly. Thank you to Daniel, for his energy, his good humor and his competence!!
- Recommended for
- The crew was lovely, helpful and available. The divemasters Daniel and Felipe were fantastic. The dives were amazing.
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Michael W
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United Kingdom
Great diving shame about lack of nitox
Whale shark and hammerheads at Darwin were amazing but other dives would have a fantastic variety from penguins and playful sea lions to the strange mola
- Recommended for
- great diving, Pedro the chef
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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
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Tadzio B
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Netherlands
Amazing experience with an amazing crew
The amazing diving!
- Recommended for
- Diving, crew, food
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- 9.2 Superb
- Scott A
- United Kingdom
Spectacular Trip
My first ever time on a liveaboard and a truly spectacular one. The boat may lack some of the luxuries that are available on some of the more expensive trips but what it does boast is small guest numbers which makes for a really personal experience and better diving, which (if you are like me) is a far higher priority anyway. All the guides and crew were fantastic; friendly, attentive and welcoming- nothing was too much trouble. The diving I cannot put into words... Whalesharks, Hammerheads, Penguins, Iguanas... I was lucky enough to see them all. There were some small logistical problems, such as not initially having the correctly sized rental equipment but I cannot fault them for their quick efforts to get this rectified and it absolutely wasn't a significant enough problem to tarnish what really was a special trip. Thank you Nortada, for a fantastic week
- Recommended for
- Great diving, incredible wildlife and fantastic crew
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- 9.2 Superb
- Benjamin S
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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
- 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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- 9.2 Superb
- Ke T
- United States
Very good way to dive the Galapagos!
Pros: - Dive sites are absolutely amazing - The chef was fantastic, all the food was awesome, plus snack and beverage service. - We were a group of 7, and bc of the roomy sun deck the boat didn’t feel crowded at all. - Crew was so welcoming and helpful, great tenders, took our minds off of the little things and ran the boat smoothly. - Dive guide was attentive and passionate, had a lot of interesting information before, during, and after the dive. Cons: - Bring your own equipment. My rental mask fogged constantly despite burning/scrubbing, at one point my BCD had a leak and would not inflate during a dive, and the torch I was given died within minutes of use underwater. - Cabins smell musty and like toilet cleaner. AC control is all over the place so sometimes it’s very hot, others it’s super cold. Overall 4/5, worth the money and the small inconveniences to be able to dive at one of the coolest places in the world and see hammerhead sharks, rays, marine iguanas, sea lions, batfish, mola molas, etc.
- Recommended for
- Good dives, good food, good crew
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- 8.4 Very good
- Markus J
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Finland
Very good experience
Hundreds of Hammerheads at Wolf, Mola-Mola's, a Killer whale, Mantas, Marina Iguanas, Penguins, Dolphins, School of Silky sharks under our boat at Darwin, Sealions, Golden Rays, Pirate Cave at Wolf.
- Recommended for
- Huge variety of underwater life, very good food, good diveguides
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- 8.4 Very good
- Melanie H
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New Zealand
Wow. Just wow.
I did 19 dives in five days! It was fantastic. I saw mola molas up close, if I reached my arm out I would’ve touched it! There were hammerhead sharks everywhere. At Landslide, there were schools of them being cleaned by angel fish! I also saw marine iguanas feeding, horxbille turtles being cleaned and feeding, hornshark baby sleeping, white tip sharks up close, silky sharks and Galapagos sharks up close, huge parrot fish, manta rays right in front of me, schools of golden cow rays, did I mention the mantas being powerful and beautiful and maybe a metre from me as they aren’t scared of divers? Oh right and I swam with dolphins and saw them on our safety stop, I played with sea lions, they copy you! Mola molas were plentiful and a new favourite. They again came so close and there were so many! That’s not to mention the barracudas and the soldier fish, the shrimps and the lobsters.... every moment caused me to do an underwater jiggle of excitement. Note, it does get cold and there are currents. At times, we just planted ourselves to rocks and watched the blue. I was in a 5ml and I was fine but there were others on the boat in 7mls and were cold. A lot of the current dives were negative entry so confidence with that is ideal as we did loose a couple of divers on the descent on our first negative entry dive. Note, due to the tides and the nutrient rich water, the vis isn’t as high as I’d have expected but due to fishing laws etc they don’t scare and come so close. Eye contact with hammerheads and molas says it all right? The guide also took a go pro and gave me his footage. I’m fond of living the dive for the moment and not through a camera so it’s nice to have that. I thought that I may see a hammerhead or two, I had no idea that in five days, I would see so much. It’s a completely different vibe to coral reefs so you can’t really compare the two. The Galapagos is expensive, too much for my liking but this trip was good value and they give you your five a day! Be sure to tip the crew members individually as they share all the tips out. They appreciated the thank you letters we attempted to write in Spanish and the individual tips. I don’t want to go home.
- Recommended for
- Every dive site had its own vibe and marine life. Look into the blue and keep breathing, there’s so much to see! The crew were super friendly despite not speaking English and were great!
