GIANT MANTAS AT SOCORRO ISLAND

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Guest Blogs – January 22nd
Dropped off the boat and descended onto a pod of curious dolphins. Hammerheads in the distance, drive-by’s from a couple of tiger sharks, a little octopus swimming around the rocks, silvertips all over, some mantas gracefully checking us out, the dolphins playing, lobsters (including a slipper lobster) hanging around and saying hi, and so much more!
– Chesli Gress, Anacortes, WA
Guest Blogs – January 21st
Descended 20 feet down and turned around to be met by an enormous chevron manta ray. Squeals emitted from my regulator as I attempted to get everyone’s attention. It was an incredible experience to be so close to this huge majestic creature. Looking into its eyes while it stares back curiously. After the first manta went on its way we continued our dive . Halfway through we were met with at least 5 other mantas, both chevron and black.
Chelsi Gress, Anacortes, WA
Guest Blogs – January 20th
Great captain, dive masters and crew!!! All are very friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. Best group of dive masters and crew I have every had on any liveaboard.
Steve Cope, USA
Guest Blogs – January 19th
Roca Partida. Wow the water is so clear! It feels like flying trough space! I found my first octopus today. I was very popular with the little puffer fish as well. What a day! Again, the crew and captain of the Belle Amie helped me to have one of the best days of diving I think I have ever had.
Sarah, USA
Guest Blogs – January 17th
The dives have been fantastic thanks to the guides and crew. Each day is better than the previous which is amazing because I would not have thought I could have a better day from my first. Food, Wow, Thank you Chef!!!! I don’t know how he does it and most important Adriana and Lauirentina have been fabulous. They provide wonderful service and a personal touch.
Timothy, California
Guest Blogs – January 16th
I realized an old dream, diving with a school of hammerhead sharks. It was exciting. But even better, in the same dive two beautiful mantas…. Thank you!!!!
Jose Gomes Brito, Brazil

THE WORLD’S FRIENDLIEST GIANT MANTAS

You can see giant mantas in many places around the world. But nowhere else boasts a population of giant mantas that literally seek out interaction with divers and snorkellers.

While mantas are the main reason to voyage out to Socorro, there are lots of other animals to see, including schooling hammerheads and silky sharks, plus 10 other species of sharks, bottlenose dolphins that consistently hang out with divers at certain dive sites, large schools of pelagic fish, and, in season, humpback whales.

Where is Socorro?

Socorro Island is one day sail south of Cabo San Lucas, which is located at the south tip of Baja Mexico.

We specialize in big animals diving at the cleaning stations of San Benedicto, Socorro and Roca Partida.

SOCORRO

The friendliest Giant Mantas in the world – The behaviour these giant mantas exhibit is almost inexplicable. These gentle giants with a wingspan up to 20 feet consistently approach divers for intimate eye-to-eye encounters. If you are able to be calm and still in the water, you are almost sure to experience what we call “manta love.”

10 species of Sharks – You may also see up to 10 varieties of shark: schooling scalloped hammerheads, solitary giant hammerheads, Galápagos, whitetip reef, silver-tip, silky, tiger and oceanic whitetips. The list also includes whale sharks and dusky sharks and on occasion even a thresher shark.

There is more – Your journey with us will include four dives per day (subject to weather and unforeseeable circumstances)—each an opportunity to encounter resident pods of playful dolphins.

When should you go?

Socorro features the friendliest giant mantas in the world, humpbacks, wild pelagic dolphins and up to 10 species of sharks. Surface weather is similar to southern California climate. Very warm during the day, and chilly at night.