We have just completed dive day 1 of our second white shark expedition of this Guadalupe season. We are the only liveaboard to cage dive at Guadalupe this early in the season and it’s so nice to enjoy the rugged beauty of this island without having to share the anchorage with any other boats! Day […]

After a day and a half waiting for the great white I finally have the GREATEST experience of my life!!! Thank you Nautilus Explorer and all the crew for this wonderful moment with the beautiful and intelligent animal. Manuel Silveira After a boring and unsuccessful day yesterday today came the moment in that I was […]

Isla Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico 31-July-2011 This expedition has been our first trip back to the beautiful island of Guadalupe for this 2011 season. We started this 10-day trip with some world-class kelp diving at the Islas San Benitos near the coast of Baja California before coming over to Guadalupe for 4 full days of […]

We have been diving at Isla Natividad for the past 3 days. As the first ever dive charter vessel to be allowed to dive the marine reserves at Natividad we were accompanied by two diving fisherman from their cooperativa, as well as two members of the California based organization Reef Check, who come to Natividad […]

In thirty five years of life my experience on the Nautilus Explorer has by far been one of the most incredible. Darcy, as well as the rest of the crew, has been awesome. Each dive has been more exhilarating than the last. Rutledge Mike and his team never fail to impress. I was on the […]

Scythe Butterflyfish. Pink and green abalone. Southern sea palms taller than me. Thick kelp forests. Sea cucumbers. Garibaldis. Rockfish galore. The water was teeming with life today. It was great to see several people experiencing their first kelp forest dives. And how great it was to return to the Nautilus Explorer after each dive greeted […]

Enroute Ensenada to Islas San Benitos and Isla Natividad, Baja California, Mexico This is our first trip of the season back here in the north of Baja California, fresh out of the shipyard with a shiny new paint job. An exciting season of white shark diving is right around the corner but we are kicking […]