This is a must do experience! We visited with our 3 kids (17, 16, 11) and most of us were a bit nervous but the young men (cousins) who run Island View are extremely professional and did a great job setting everyone at ease.
The boat ride out was as smooth as possible and not very long. One person captains the boat, one comes into the water to take pictures, and one comes into the water as the safety swimmer.
The safety swimmer stayed next to my 11 year old the whole time which made the experience comfortable and fun for her despite her initial fears. We saw several Galapagos sharks and one made several passes close to us but we felt safe the whole time. They said sometimes you’ll see Tiger sharks and Hammerhead sharks also.
At the end we were able to free dive down a little ways for better photos and that was really neat. We got a bunch of cool photos and videos air dropped to our iPhones at the end.
I liked the small group size (8 max), that the company is owned by a local, island family, and the professionalism and kindness of the young men. I would highly recommend this activity and this company and would do it again for sure!