Galápagos: Wolf Island – Scuba Diving in the World’s Highest Abundance of Sharks Sanctuary*

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*as reported by National Geographic – New Galápagos Sanctuary Has World’s Highest Abundance of Sharks

“Dutchie and I joined a scuba diving liveaboard (diving cruise) for 7N/8D. The itinerary included seven days of scuba diving across the Galapagos archipelago (Ecuador): Punta Carrion, Wolf Island, Darwin Arch & Island and Cousins Rock” 

After experiencing a night sailing from Punta Carrion (Santa Cruz) with myself having nausea all evening, finally, we are in Wolf Island (Galapagos, Ecuador). Named after a German geologist, Theodore Wolf, who studied the Galápagos Islands during the late nineteenth century. The island is also home to Vampire ground finch birds. This bird is known for its unusual diet, drinking the blood of other birds. Wolf Island is one of Galapagos “holy grails” for scuba divers. It is a place in Galapagos where you can see the schooling of hammerhead sharks and sometimes the migration of the whales…

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