There are many occasions upon which the Galapagos Islands have been recognized as one of the greatest places in the world for scuba diving. Several dive magazines and organizations have established Galapagos as one of the most spectacular diving destinations in the world, like in the Rodale's Reader's Choice Awards, 2000:
   Best Value: 87.5 (bellow Egyptian Red Sea with 87.8)
   Best Fish Life: 93.8 (number one)
   Healthiest Marine Environment: 93.8 (number one)
   Best Big Animal Dives: 100 (number one)
   Best Advanced Diving: 100 (tied with Papua New Guinea)

For those interested in diving in Galapagos, there are basically 2 ways, Live Aboard Cruises and Land Based Diving Tours, each one has their attractiveness, level of expertise, but of course, price depends on the category of services.
It is important to notice that most of the good diving sites have strong currents, surge and cold waters. Most dives are drifts along the cliff faces of offshore rocks and pinnacles, so scuba diving in the Galapagos Islands it is not recommended for beginners.

Here some good guidelines for a diver level:
   Beginners: Newly certified divers or divers with few dives logged (3 to 15 dives)
   Intermediate: 15 to 50 dives logged with experience in cold water and with drift and wall diving
   Advanced: 100 dives or more logged with experience in cold water and with drift and wall diving