False killer whales head-butting

But as they approached the boat we realized they were not actually the bottlenoses we’d seen a lot. We then realized they were false killer whales! I was incredibly exciting when 15-20 of them decided to stick around. We even saw two of them head-butting!

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A chevron manta WOW moment!

Our big WOW MOMENT was swimming with a 12ft Chevron Manta, taking pictures and being in complete awe of her(?) when suddenly a whale shark appeared out of the blue. A juvenile everyone said. We all got a chuckle of how the manta reacted when the whale shark came in.

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Friendly chevron manta host!

Our diving started by being greeted by a friendly chevron manta, who joined us in our descent to the roaming Galapagos sharks. We drifted through bait balls while observing the whitetip sharks settling on their shelves for a day of rest. After spotting eels and distant hammerhead sharks we were again joined by our manta host.

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But most of all, mantas!

Every dive has offered us something different but most of all the Mantas. My best dive of the week was on the last day the first dive, we had everything! Mantas, Whale Sharks, at least four different types of Sharks, Dolphins (lots and lots of fish too!) all in the same view point – we have not been disappointed.

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Looking for the “Big Five” aboard the Belle Amie

Mantas appeared in numbers on all the dives then the dolphins showed up and finally two whale sharks. The Mantas put on the most graceful of performances to the whistles and clicks from the dolphins.

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Wow! Giant manta, tiger shark, hammerhead

Magical islands – full of surprises. One minute you’re zooming in on a tiny flatfish or hidden lobsters…and then you look up and wow! Giant Manta or a Tiger Shark or Hammerhead!!

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