


Tiburon Explorer, Galapagos
4.8Excellent4 verified reviews
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799
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This liveaboard is like a 5-star resort in the sea. Built and designed specifically for sailing in Galapagos weather conditions. Great relaxation areas with partially covered sundeck and jacuzzi. All cabins are suitable for double occupancy and twin sharing due to convertible beds. Highly personalized service will make your holiday exceptional.
Boat interior
Tiburon Explorer has 9 cabins to accommodate 16 passengers. All cabins have private ocean views, and even lower deck rooms are raised to have windows which is rare for liveaboards. Each cabin has a spacious private shower and individually controlled air conditioning. Staterooms are supplied with convertible beds which means that you can book a cabin for a couple or share it with another diver. The main cabin feature is that they all have a sea view.
The boat features a covered sun deck with a jacuzzi. Also, there is a salon with an entertainment area and a bar. The yacht offers special dedicated facilities for photographers like the camera table and charging station.
Diving
The dive deck offers a generous space for storing equipment and individual charging stations. All dives will be made from two pangas. For EANx-certified divers nitrox is available onboard. Equipment items can be rented as well as DIN adaptors. For underwater photographers, there are special facilities.
Safety and navigation
Liveaboard was made for sailing in the cold waters of the Galapagos. Reinforced metal hull, modern fire fighting system, motorized tenders, easy access to escape staircases - everything brought to ensure the safety on board. The boat is also equipped with life rafts and vests, an emergency position locator, flares, oxygen, and first aid kits.
Diving features
Galapagos Islands are truly unique. Due to its remoteness, lots of endemic creatures live here. Sharks and nudibranchs, turtles, schools of tuna, eagle rays, and sea lions are very common. Underwater photographers will be delighted to spot sea horses, barnacle blennies, coral hawkfish, and many others.
When to go
Water temperature ranges from 18-23 C (65 -75 F). During the rainy season from December to May, it is slightly higher. Currents can be relatively strong. You will need at least a 7 mm wetsuit
Boat interior
Tiburon Explorer has 9 cabins to accommodate 16 passengers. All cabins have private ocean views, and even lower deck rooms are raised to have windows which is rare for liveaboards. Each cabin has a spacious private shower and individually controlled air conditioning. Staterooms are supplied with convertible beds which means that you can book a cabin for a couple or share it with another diver. The main cabin feature is that they all have a sea view.
The boat features a covered sun deck with a jacuzzi. Also, there is a salon with an entertainment area and a bar. The yacht offers special dedicated facilities for photographers like the camera table and charging station.
Diving
The dive deck offers a generous space for storing equipment and individual charging stations. All dives will be made from two pangas. For EANx-certified divers nitrox is available onboard. Equipment items can be rented as well as DIN adaptors. For underwater photographers, there are special facilities.
Safety and navigation
Liveaboard was made for sailing in the cold waters of the Galapagos. Reinforced metal hull, modern fire fighting system, motorized tenders, easy access to escape staircases - everything brought to ensure the safety on board. The boat is also equipped with life rafts and vests, an emergency position locator, flares, oxygen, and first aid kits.
Diving features
Galapagos Islands are truly unique. Due to its remoteness, lots of endemic creatures live here. Sharks and nudibranchs, turtles, schools of tuna, eagle rays, and sea lions are very common. Underwater photographers will be delighted to spot sea horses, barnacle blennies, coral hawkfish, and many others.
When to go
Water temperature ranges from 18-23 C (65 -75 F). During the rainy season from December to May, it is slightly higher. Currents can be relatively strong. You will need at least a 7 mm wetsuit
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Cabins

Lower Deck
Suite # 7-9
2 Guests

Main Deck
Standard Cabin # 1-6
2 Guests

Boat deck plan
Boat Specification
Year built / Renovation
2020
Number of cabins
9
Dive guides to divers ratio
8 : 1
Groups or charters
Yes
Gear rental
Surcharge
Wi-Fi
No
Nitrox
Surcharge
Fleet/Managing company
Explorer Ventures Liveaboard Diving FleetLength and width
38 m / 7.5 m
Capacity
16
Tenders
2 x rigid hull inflatables
Material
Steel
Languages crew speak
English
Tech diving friendly
No
Handicapped Friendly
No
Compressors
2 electric Bauer
Nitrox Membrane
Yes, producing 32% nitrox
Dive Facilities
- Compressors
- Tenders for Diving
- Dive Deck
Boat navigation & safety
Full safety
Food & Drinks
- Western Food
- Local Food
- Dietary Restrictions
- Buffet Style
- Alcoholic Beverages and Spirits
- Hot & Cold Soft Drinks
- Snacks All Day
Onboard Facilities
- Audio & Video Entertainment
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Sun Deck
- Sun Loungers
- Indoor Saloon
- Bar
- Hot Tub / Jacuzzi
Photographer Facilities
- Camera Table
- Charging Stations
Tiburon Explorer Reviews
4.8
Excellent
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5.0
Tiburon Explorer November 2024
Superlative in every way!!! Diving was simply phenomenal (including schools of hammerheads at Wolf Island , whale sharks at Darwin, marine iguanas at Fernandina Island, rays, sea lions, turtles and lots more). And the live aboard experience- food, facilities, service, extra gestures here and there, was exceptional. Highly recommend.
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2024-11-19by D. Laura
5.0
Best Liveaboard Ever!
The holidays aboard Tiburon Explorer were totally amazing. We went on April and had a wonderful experience. Saw tons of hammerhead sharks, mola mola, marine iguanas, flighless cormorant and much more. The guides, Natalia and David, were amazing and very professional. The crew aboard the cruise provided a superb service, so you could just focus on diving. The rooms were excellent, the food incredible and the overall service was from a luxury hotel. I will recommend it to anyone interested in a diving cruise in Galapagos!
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2022-04-20by S. Pol
4.0
Good but still room for improvement
Positive: very kind staff, super helpful when gearing up for dives, loaded photoequipment into and from panga, made sure to remember which equipment belonged to whom, dive equipment was washed every evening. Food was also very good. Cabins were maintained and beds were always made, several times a day. Dives were also amazing, we saw a lot of wildlife and received a video of our diving at the end of the week.
Room for improvement: the cabins are - compared to other liveaboards we’ve done previously - very noisy during the night, measured 94dB with an app. Although we appreciated the video we felt that the guides could have done more “guiding”. We saw a lot of big stuff but at the times we drifted along the reefs would have appreciated being shown critters rather than mostly drifting on our own. We felt that the guides were often rather absorbed by their filming. As for the food a bit more variety of fresh veggies/salad would have been great (but understand this is difficult on a liveaboard).
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2021-10-05by K. Catherine
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