Dolphins playing, Giant Mantas circling us & various Sharks at Roca Partida. Pure Joy.

Guten Tag! Today we dove Roca Partida, our last dive day of the trip. Although waking up is hard, determination somehow brought us to the dive deck. Thankfully it did, because Roca Partida was stunning. Swimming in circles has never been more fun – the wall is full of so much life, sleepy sharks, and […]

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“An experience of a lifetime” diving Socorro

This was my first time in Socorro. Nautilus and their crew have been fantastic. Great accommodations, great food, and even better diving. The friendly mantas swim right around you. Sharks swimming around getting cleaned. Hammerhead schools swimming past, and dolphins playing with you. This is an experience of a lifetime and a great boat to […]

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Giant mantas all around, and dolphins playing at El Boiler

If there is one dive that will stick with me forever, it’s the dive at El Boiler. The dive started off with 8 giant mantas playing all around and coming to check us out, which was truly magical. In the morning we can always hope for are local bottlenose dolphins to come. After 20 minutes […]

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A big school of hammerheads, giant manta, and a pod of 8 dolphins playing.

“It’s such a pleasure to have a dive that’s so incredible that most of the divers come out of the water shouting it was the best dive of their entire life. Abundance of mantas, dolphins, schooling hammerheads, Galapagos sharks, silver tips, jacks, tunas…. All at the same time.” – Eline, DG, aboard the Belle Amie […]

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“We asked for whale sharks and had 4 sightings in the same day! Best trip of my life!”

“Roca Partida, what a trip! A day with mantas around the rock and for the last dive, all full of life. Sharks, lobsters, wahoos, hunting scenes, and, and…we went with Emiliano, our great guide and it was awesome! Whale shark coming so close to us. Also Emiliano took us to see the sharks balconies. Fantástico. […]

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“El Cañón is a place where the magic of the ocean becomes real,” a Dive Guide’s experience

“El Cañón is a place where the magic of the ocean becomes real,” a Dive Guide’s experience.

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Socorro Season Like No Other

We’ve been diving Socorro since 1978 and have never seen a season like this. Yeah. In the old days, the diving was phenomenal, with stories of 30 giant mantas circling the divers and loads of sharks. Our first boat was the funky old 120 ft wooden Baja Explorador, a converted research boat sans air conditioning (everyone slept […]

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