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Traveling to Galapagos Islands: What You Should Know

FAQ about traveling to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands Last updated October 27, 2025 - pricing and recommendations may have changed since then. Visit here for the most up-to-date travel forms and procedures or reach out to our team with questions. You’ve done it!  You’ve finally booked that trip to dive the world-renowned Galapagos Islands and see the...

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Humboldt Explorer Upgraded After Dry Dock 

Humboldt Explorer Returns from Dry Dock with Enhanced Comfort and Safety Features  Explorer Ventures Fleet® is excited to share that the Humboldt Explorer®, one of two partner vessels operating in the Galápagos Islands, has returned to service following a scheduled dry dock period. As part of routine maintenance, this proactive refresh included targeted upgrades on...

It’s Whale Shark Season In Galapagos

The Galapagos Islands delight and inspire visitors year-round, but from June to October, the whale sharks aggregate. Making visiting the islands extra special. If you want to tick diving with whale sharks off your bucket list and have the Best. Dives. Ever, then Galapagos is the place to be! See our availability.

Is Diving in Galapagos Worth It?

Scuba diving the Galapagos Archipelago is a breath-taking adventure filled with an impressive display of aquatic life and marine geomorphological structures. Belonging to the Republic of Ecuador and situated off the north-western coast of South America, the Galapagos is a cluster of volcanic islands declared as a World Heritage Site. It has historical significance as the place that inspired...

Tiburon Explorer to set sail for Galapagos

Explorer Ventures’ newest vessel, the M/V Tiburon Explorer, is about to set sail for Galapagos! Tiburon Explorer on its final fit-out at the Ecuador shipyard. Explorer Ventures is thrilled to announce that M/V Tiburon Explorer, the newest and most spacious liveaboard diving vessel in the Galapagos,…

6 Dream Liveaboard Destinations to Visit… Later!

We know you miss your dive buddy, we miss ours too! Right now as the world is starting to gradually reopen, we have to hang out close to home just a little longer... But that doesn't mean we can't dream, plan and get ready to get wet again soon! Now is the time to pause,...

Meet Tiburon Explorer and White Manta Explorer

Explorer Ventures add Indonesia and Galapagos vessels PRESS RELEASE: July 5th, 2019. Explorer Ventures Liveaboard Fleet Announces the addition of the brand new Tiburon Explorer in the Galapagos and the new White Manta Explorer in Indonesia. Construction has commenced on the 125 foot (38 meter) Tiburon Explorer. The steel has been delivered, sandblasted and primed and, on Thursday, June 20, the...

Give a Gift… To Yourself This Holiday Season

Give a Gift... To Yourself This Holiday Season. Gift yourself hammerheads... Gift yourself frogfishes… Gift yourself coral reefs… Gift yourself sandy beaches… We know the holiday season can be too much of a good thing. The snowy blizzards, the too-sweet treats, the Christmas carols playing on every radio station… Be sure to take a respite...

A Look Back at 2017

Season's greetings from Explorer Ventures! It's hard to believe it's the end of a busy and exciting year! In 2017, we celebrated our 30th anniversary and added beautiful Indonesia as a destination. We know the business of liveaboard diving, but you are the reason we exist, and we are grateful for you! We'd like to...

How to make your Galapagos dream a reality!

Steps to make your Galapagos dream You may have heard of this exotic and far-reaching locale called The Galapagos Islands. Located on either side of the Equator in the Pacific Ocean, The Galapagos Islands have been an integral part of history and science since Charles Darwin ventured there in 1835. Darwin was on a special...

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Humboldt Explorer Upgraded After Dry Dock

It’s Whale Shark Season In Galapagos

Is Diving in Galapagos Worth It?

Tiburon Explorer to set sail for Galapagos

6 Dream Liveaboard Destinations to Visit… Later!

Meet Tiburon Explorer and White Manta Explorer

Give a Gift… To Yourself This Holiday Season

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Humboldt Explorer Upgraded After Dry Dock 