We are on our 4th day of diving of this longer than usual (7 dive days instead of 5) dive trip here in Revillagigedo. So far we were lucky with the weather conditions and we also had very nice dives: First day in Canyon and Fondeadero, we saw plenty of sharks, a manta in almost every dive, and dolphins. Second day in Boiler was total madness of mantas, up to six in every of the four dives, they stayed with us from beginning to end and on top of that, dolphins too. Cabo Pearce was more challenging because we encountered strong currents but it was not disappointing as we saw galapagos sharks, hammerheads mantas and dolphins. The sun is wonderful today we have flat seas and we are about to start our first dive of the day! Life is GREAT here in the Nautilus Explorer!
21 years ago some friends and I decided to give scuba a go and by fluke we did our open water certification with Hector Peredo Aguirre. That was the beginning of a great chapter in my life and we have been friends with Hector ever since. He has taken me on incredible adventures up and down the Baja and on one memorable trip he certified my 69 year old father and my 14 year old nephew. One of my friends from that original trip and I booked the Socorro Island trip on the Belle Amie solely because Hector is one of the dive masters. It was fantastic to dive with him again but I must say that the rest of the crew became our friends as well, and in no time at all. The diving was epic, the locations unforgettable and the memories will carry me through until the next time!
I’ve been diving 20 years by now, with many live-a-board around the world. This is my 2nd experience with Nautilus, and even more incredible! Whale Shark at Roca Partida, and Chevron Mantas at San Benedicto pay for the most awesome dives of a life time ever! Julio – Master Chef side-by-side with his partner Jorge, “The Petersen Bothers” of Gourmet Channel; Laurentina and Adriana helping us every time we need anything; Divemaster Xavier, Casey – always teaching us about Marine Life, Hector, Pedro and Martyn – one of a kind – excellent people helping us to have had amazing dive time and safety experience; Captain Beto & Team work awesome always after our safety and good comfort time with them, thank you too ! I can’t say anything else than you have to try Belle Amie / Nautilus experience, or you’ll never ever meet the real live-a-board Dive true experience ! ? Thank you Adil for being after us with your Photo and Film work !
When I booked the trip over a year ago I had no idea where I was even going. When folks asked me I just said it was somewhere in Mexico. Little did I know it is going to be the best trip of my life. I never imagined that such experiences existed, on the very first dive schools of sharks, dolphins and mantas, all at same time coming from everywhere you can look. I’ve never seen such beauty, the 2nd dive managed to be even better where giants mantas were gliding over us, one by one, looking up it seemed like a dream. When we looked up we could see 3 hammerhead sharks where hovering in circle above us and in another a school passing right below us. But that’s not all, the amazing staff, the unbelievable food, everything was nothing less than perfect. Well now I can say I’ve seen it all. Well maybe not everything… but tomorrow is another day. Thank you!
Most divers would be shocked if they knew what was going on in the engine room and below decks of many liveaboard diving ships. Safety is not something to ever take lightly. We live and breathe safety with obsessive compliance to our Safety Management System under the watchful eyes of our external auditors. See our passenger and safety certificates here.
Captain Mike has led the way for the last twenty-seven years in consistent and relentless obsessive attention to detail, and making every trip as excellent as possible. That attention to detail shows up everywhere, from each dive briefing, to the choice of dive sites, to dinner service, to the quality and thread count of our Egyptian cotton bed sheets. We never stop stressing over the details. We never stop trying to do even better.
A happy crew makes for a happy ship and the very best in guest experience. The men and women on our ships come from around the world and share your passion for Mother Ocean. Every one of our seventy crew and thirty-five shoreside support staff in Mexico and Canada are committed to doing the best they can for you, our guests, and that shines through like a bright beacon of happiness.
Canadian shipyard built from the keel up with a thoughtful design intended to support operations from the chilly current swept waters of Alaska to the equatorial heat of Clipperton Island. Recently lengthened to 132 ft, the Explorer was the world’s first SOLAS safety certified dive boat.
The “Belle” is our newest ship, launched in 2015. At 147 feet she is a big, beautiful and very popular liveaboard that is more like a small ship than a dive boat. Guests enjoy ultra-quiet rooms, spaciousness and comfortable, stabilized crossings.
Formerly the Undersea Hunter of Cocos Island and IMAX fame, the Nautilus UnderSea is one of the most beloved live aboard dive boats in the world. With a new full-width superstructure, enclosed dive deck and lengthened to 105 ft, the UnderSea is perfect for smaller groups of just 19 divers.
Our new Gallant Lady is beautiful and combines the luxury of a Broward yacht with thoughtful liveaboard dive boat design. This 116 foot yacht features 6 large suites, accommodating 12 guests, and 1700 horsepower along with hydraulic stabilizers, speeding you wherever you want to go.
Take a deep breath. Jump in the water. Open Your Eyes. Here they are, before you. Hundreds of Mobula rays elegantly flapping their wings and swimming alongside each other in mesmerizing circles. These rays aren’t just a treasure to see underwater, they’re also quite the aerobatic performers, and can be seen leaping high into the air before crashing through the surface with a loud bang!
Today was our first day of diving here at Revillagigedo and it feel so good to be back on board. The Canyon at San Benedicto did not fail to impress once gain. The water was clear and a slight current was taking us on a westerly direction. Chevron mantas greeted us as we entered the water on the first dive followed by dusky sharks, silver tips, silky sharks, hammerheads, and more mantas.
We started off jumping close to the wall. While swimming towards the receiver, several whitetips crossed our way. Suddenly, a hammerhead appeared in the blue and disappeared as fast as he came. When swimming to the inner side of the lava finger, several whitetips were circling between the rocks, curious to find out what these black things were, making these strange bubbles. Almost as the hammerhead, a big manta, followed by blind passengers below him, showed up swimming gently above us and disappeared again in the blue.
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