Tiburon Explorer, Galapagos
9.7 Exceptional - Nitrox available
- Free Internet
- Jacuzzi / Hot Tub
“The best service I’ve received on a liveaboard! ”
Highlights
Built by divers, for divers, the Tiburon Explorer liveaboard offers everything to make your Galapagos liveaboard trip memorable. Catering to 16 guests, the liveaboard provides 9 comfortable staterooms on the lower and main decks. Each cabin is air-conditioned, with a private en-suite bathroom, queen or twin beds, and ample storage space. The main deck cabins have large windows providing stunning ocean views. Social areas include a modern main-deck salon with a TV & lounge area and a furnished dining room serving delicious chef-prepared cuisine. For further socializing and relaxation, guests can unwind on the top deck, enjoy the partially covered sun deck, or relax in the hot tub. The expansive dive deck has modern amenities, including individual gear bins, air and nitrox filling stations, and freshwater rinse tanks for kit and camera equipment.
The Tiburon Explorer liveaboard offers amazing dive trips in the Galapagos Islands. The 7-night/8-day trips explore the 'Best-of-Galapagos' sites of the Western Archipelago, including the world-famous Darwin & Wolf. This unique itinerary includes dives with endemic marine iguanas and larger pelagics, such as hammerhead sharks, manta rays, and whale sharks - season permitting, plus if divers are lucky, a chance to see the rare mola-mola. Two land tours are included to see giant land tortoises and endemic birds like the blue-footed boobie.
Book online to reserve your Galapagos dive safari aboard the Tiburon Explorer.
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Included: VAT, Airport Transfer, Alcoholic Beverages, Drinking Water, Soft drinks, Tea & Coffee, Welcome Cocktails, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Land Excursions, Naturalist Guide, Beach Towels, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, Deck Towels, WiFi internet.
Required Extras: Chamber Fees ($35 / week), Environment Tax ($20), Fuel Surcharge ($150-220), National Park Fees ($220).
Optional Extras: Gratuities, Hotel Transfer, Nitrox ($150 / week), Nitrox Course ($170), Rental Gear, Laundry / Pressing Services.
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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Tiburon Explorer Reviews
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- 9.7 Exceptional
- Vessel 9.8
- Crew 9.6
- Food 9.9
- Diving 9.7
- Value 9.3
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Carsten A
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United States
Outstanding service, amazing diving.
The crew was amazing with even the captain helping with gear and checking every diver before every dive to ensure they were set to dive. The dives were very good. We saw many things for the first time. Our cabin, are including the bathroom, was spacious and very comfortable.
- Recommended for
- Service. Diving. Cabin.
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- 10 Exceptional
- annick C
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France
Superb liveaboard and top dives
Everything and very good atmosphere on board
- Recommended for
- Comfort Magic Dives Service
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- 10 Exceptional
- Elizabeth (Liz) J
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Belgium
Simply amazing diving. Sharks, penguins, sea lions, mola mola, whale sharks and more
This is one of the best dive trips that we have been on and we have dived for several decades. Highly recommended. Everyone of the crew so helpful and friendly and nothing about the diving disappoints.
- Recommended for
- Hundreds of Hammerheads, whale shark, Galapagos sharks, penguins, sea lion, sea horse, marine iguanas, mola mola, loads of rays, turtles, huge tuna as big as sharks, thousands of fish. Amazing diving. Great service and friendly crew. Cocktails included.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Catherine C
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Philippines
Memorable Galapagos liveaboard
Tiburon Explorer exhibited exemplary service, from the scheduled pickup at the hotel to the boat, up to the transfer to the airport. The boat's crew showed exceptional service. You can see how the crew functioned as one, to ensure that the guests' experience during diving and in the boat was a very pleasant one. The boat's crew showed that they were very knowledgeable and experienced with regards diving in the Galapagos islands. The dive crew assisted divers into their wetsuits, dive gear, accurately dropped the divers at the dive site and seamless pickup after each dive. There was attention to detail: 2 of the dive crew, were meticulously checking the divers gear and tanks, as each diver went down the short flight of stairs and upon transfer to the panga for every dive. In the panga, the crew donned the divers fins. For transfers back to the boat, the crew assisted the divers in removing their wetsuit and provided hot beverages on return to the boat. Our cabins were very comfortable and the crew regularly cleaned our rooms. There was an abundance of great tasting food. Although, there should have been more vegan options in the menu aside from veggie meat, as one of our diver friend is vegan, and can only tolerate eating veggie meat several times. Our dive guides were very knowledgeable regarding the dive sites, and you can see and feel that they wanted their divers to enjoy diving in the Galapagos islands. The dive guides were safety conscious and always checked on the divers during the dives. The dive guides were very patient with the divers, and answered questions as best as they can. The best dive site for me was Darwin, followed by Wolf. In Darwin, we saw schools of hammerhead sharks, swimming all around, in the blue, along the reefs, below and above. Going into the blue to do the safety stop was amazing, where hammerheads were also seen swimming. The sea lions during the dives, interacted with the divers. Saw mobula rays, spotted eagle rays, turtles, dolphins, wahoo. Some of the divers saw a whaleshark in the distance. The visibility in Darwin and Wolf was at around 20 meters. The water temperature ranges from 25-27 C and the 7 mm wetsuit was comfortable to handle repetitive dives. I am very fortunate to have been able to join the Tiburon Explorer liveaboard, as diving in the Galapagos has been on my bucket list for quite a while. This trip made up for my bad experience in a liveaboard in the Maldives last October 2025. Where I was pushed by one of the dive crew as I was doing the giant stride, which resulted in landing badly in a water and a tear in my left upper leg muscle, that had me need to recover and do physical therapy for 3 months. The dive crew in Tiburon Explorer was exceptional, knowledgeable, conscientious and looked after the welfare of the divers.
- Recommended for
- Dives in Darwin and Wolf. Exceptional service from the dive guides and boat crew. Comfortable accommodation.
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- 9.2 Superb
- Emmanuel E
- France
Memorable diving trip!!
We were only 9 divers on this cruise and received a top level and remarkable service (a real family!) from our two guides Victor and Natalia as well as the crew. A word about Natalia who is an exceptional guide, enthusiastic both underwater and out of the water, she creates a unique atmosphere while being super professional. The team took great care of us, both the captain and the sailors and the service team. Exceptional manta dives in interactions (6 simultaneously), dolphins, sea lions, sharks, birds...... sometimes very strong current. The desire to go back there in the dry season is more than strong!! I highly recommend!!
- Recommended for
- The dives, the crew and their remarkable service!
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- 10 Exceptional
- Ingemar H
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Sweden
Best service ive experienced on a liveaboard along with superb diving makes 11/10
Amazing service from start to finish. They will go above and beyond to make everything as perfect as can be. Of course the dives were awesome with all what Galapagos can offer.
- Recommended for
- The service. Its fantastic. Organisation. All was minutely handled. The boat is great.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Juan Vicente R
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Spain
We cannot ask for more.
The dive guides are superb and the dives are spectacular. The cooks and the bartender. The gorgeous cabin with a large shower that overlooked the ocean. The common room is superbly decorated and furnished.In my opinion, land visits could be improved
- Recommended for
- The entire staff is aware of every detail, from placing your fins on the boat to helping you put on your suit. The variety and quality of the meals and the cocktails. The bartender is magnificent. The initial talk about safety and on tour to show us the emergency exits.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Julia L
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Canada
Trip of a lifetime
The highlights of my trip were the incredible dives and the extra mile the crew went to make our stay comfortable and entertaining.
- Recommended for
- Crew, service, and amazing food
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- 10 Exceptional
- Pascal D
- Belgium
Wonderful trip where I was pampered beyond expectation.I strongly recommend Tibujon Exporer!!!
Diving of course but jacuzzi debriefings were also top!
- Recommended for
- huge cabins,fantastic itineray & highly professional crew
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- 10 Exceptional
- Chenin T
- United States
Best Liveaboard EVER!
This liveaboard exceeded my expectations. I’ve never had so much help before and after a dive with getting gear on/off. It was fantastic and made the dive experience so much better! Our guides were also amazing. The captain even came down and did final tank checks before we got into the panga. Absolutely amazing service and beautiful boat!
- Recommended for
- Helpfulness. Thorough Briefings. Guide Expertise.
