WELCOME TO THE REAL JURASSIC PARK
In 1807 the Irish sailor Patrick Watkins became the first known inhabitant of the Galapagos Islands. Abandoned on Floreana, Patrick was left to fend for himself, growing vegetables and hunting to sell his goods to passing whalers and boat crews in exchange for rum and cash.
Imagine what he saw as he sat on Floreana alone.
Giant tortoises, hundreds of years old, swarms of sharks hundreds thick in the waters that surrounded him, marine iguanas grazing on algae, and fur seals lining the rocky coves. Meanwhile, the land is blanketed in thick forest and the island is perched on an active volcanic plate.
Pat was on a true Jurassic adventure, with the dinosaurs to prove it.
Nowadays, pulling into Pat’s landing on Floreana, little has changed. The wildlife remains as intriguing as it was when Charles Darwin first started describing it in the mid 18th century and the islands retain their wild, final frontier feel.
Straddling the equator and spread out over 45,000 km2 (17,000 sq miles) the Galapagos is home to some of the planet’s remotest dive sites including Darwin’s Arch and Wolf Island.
For years, most of the diving here was restricted to recreational trips only.
Now, the Dirty Dozen Expeditions is proud to announce dedicated OC technical and CCR diving trips to the Galapagos Archipelago.
Not a tech diver? No problem, we’ve also organised a recreational expedition.
Like all of our trips, each exploration will be made with a special guest diver aboard our luxury vessel.
Widely regarded as the best diving on the planet, the Galapagos Islands is a rare location where sharks, whale sharks, iguana, rays, sea turtles, seals and more can all be seen on a single dive.
Here are our dates (so you can start booking time off work)
*Note that places on these explorations are limited and on a first-come, first-served basis.
Join us as we follow in Patrick and Darwin’s footsteps on our own Jurassic adventure.
For more info or to make a reservation, please get in touch with us today at info@thedirtydozen.org.