Category: Socorro

When I dove with the group earlier today we saw dolphins, at around 30 m the group left us but I knew to stay and wait for dolphins to come back. When they did, there was a family – there was a white one and it looked me right in the eye. I didn’t know […]

This was my first diving trip and I was really happy starting out with this one! The Nautilus Belle Amie Crew was very helpful and took good care on us. Especially because I had very few experience with diving in the ocean, I never felt uncomfortable or even insecure. In particular our first days of […]

I saw a hammerhead today, it was so legendary that I had to share the moment. I showed the other divers this and shortly after an octopus appeared. It was a great dive altogether. In addition to this I saw a White Tip Shark right before it disappeared in front of my eyes. I was […]

We had anticipated this Guadalupe/Socorro trip for many months and the quality of diving did not disappoint. Seeing the Great White Sharks up close was awe-inspiring and the giant mantas were so abundant, we found ourselves eagerly awaiting each and every dive. We were also fortunate enough to have a brief close encounter with a […]

Today was something special for sure! At first we saw a 5-6m whale shark and we even dove with it for 5 min. Although 5m may not seem big, it came close enough that it filled our camera frame and we were unable to film the entire animal. And then there was the second whale […]

As I was swimming through the azure waters of Roca Rartida I saw a Giant Black Manta – a beautiful contrast to the endless deep shades of blues before me. It was like a dream, I couldn’t believe I was seeing this with my own eyes. I had to pinch myself and was so glad […]