I haven’t ever been in so much open water and it has delivered more than expected with all sorts of pelagic marine life.
Read MoreThe whale shark at Roca Partida was incredible and unexpected in late April. The entire crew is exceptional and incredibly kind and hard working.
Read MoreToday we saw a school of hammerhead sharks on multiple occasions and some of them came very close us. There were so many Galapagos and silvertip sharks hanging around the cleaning station and we got to see some of them burst in to attack mode hunting massive yellow fin tuna.
Read MoreThe whale shark was gracefully swimming at 15 metres and curious of our presence. It was being accompanied by many black jacks. It hanged around us for about five minutes, giving us all the chance to enjoy it, film it and appreciate its behaviour. It was such a great experience.
Read MoreWhat a magic trip onboard the Nautilus Explorer. Poseidon has been kind to us. Yesterday we saw a school of around 20 individual hammerheads, a gentle manta ray and if this was not enough we had the pleasure of a juvenile female whale shark at Roca Partida.
Read MorePelagic marine life use the island’s reef fish assemblage to clean themselves from parasites. I saw a manta being cleaned by several clarionfish. As many as seven mantas used the cleaning station where the UNESCO plaque is, so we stayed there and took some great shots.
Read MoreThere were lots of yellow fin tunas which are one of my favorite species to see. Although you will likely dive in some currents that make the diving more challenging, it is completely worth it.
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