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mantas at Socorro

Socorro Islands – An Unmissable Diving Destination

  • Post author By Nautilus Crew
  • Post date 2023-05-24
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By Nautilus Crew on May 24th, 2023 in Dive Report, Socorro

Why are the Socorro Islands in the Archipelago Revillagigedo considered to be among the top diving destinations in the world? The reason is simple. Regardless of whether you are exploring below the surface at El Canyon, the Boiler, Punta Tosca, or Roca Partida, you will never be short of amazing undersea creatures frolicking around you. […]

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  • Tags black mantas, bottlenose dolphins, cabo pearce, chevron manta, Galapagos Shark, Humpback Whale, oceanic blacktip sharks, silver tips, socorro island, Tiger Shark, whitetip sharks, yellowfin tuna
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Amazing Experience at Socorro Islands – The Diver’s Paradise

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  • Post date 2023-05-02
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By Nautilus Crew on May 2nd, 2023 in Dive Report, Socorro

There were Giant Pacific Mantas all around the cleaning stations, at least 4 to 6 of them. El Canyon was a sharky place with lots of hammerheads from the east to the southwest and a big tiger shark

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  • Tags black mantas, bottlenose dolphins, cabo pearce, chevron mantas, dolphins, giant pacific manta, hammerhead sharks, playful dolphins, Roca Partida, socorro island, tiger sharks, whale sharks, Whalesharks, whitetip sharks

Diving off Socorro Island and Cabo Pearce – Memories to Cherish Forever

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  • Post date 2023-04-12
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By Nautilus Guests on April 12th, 2023 in Guest Reviews, Socorro

the cleaning station, we saw Galapagos and Silvertip sharks, and on the way to the station a few White tip reef sharks.

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  • Tags black mantas, cabo pearce, chevron mantas, hammerhead sharks, San Benedicto, silvertip sharks, socorro island, Tiger Shark, whitetip sharks
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Socorro Island Diving – An Unforgettable Experience

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  • Post date 2023-03-02
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By Nautilus Crew on March 2nd, 2023 in Dive Report, Socorro reviews

Diving off Socorro Island – An Unforgettable Day It was an unforgettable day of diving off Socorro Island. As we descended into the clear, warm waters, we were greeted by an abundance of marine life. Schools of colorful fish swam past us and several manta rays appeared gliding gracefully through the water, providing a once-in-a-lifetime […]

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  • Tags black mantas, bottlenose dolphins, chevron manta, galapagos sharks, hammerhead sharks, Roca Partida, Socorro Islands
A beautiful manta flying with its remora. Photo by Divemaster Mirko

Incredible Diversity in the Revillagigedo Archipelago

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  • Post date 2019-01-18
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By Nautilus Crew on January 18th, 2019 in Crew, Socorro

El Canyon was incredible with the diversity including a school of hammerheads, a few juvenile silvertips, a couple of really big Galapagos sharks, some juvenile Dusky sharks, a few chevron mantas and 2 amazing tiger sharks.

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  • Tags black mantas, cabo pearce, chevron mantas, cuevitas, dolphins, dusky sharks, el canyon, galapagos sharks, giant manta rays, Giant Mantas, hammerhead sharks, hammerheads, humpback whales, Mantas, mobula rays, Roca Partida, San Benedicto, schooling hammerheads, sharks, silky sharks, silvertip sharks, The Boiler, tiger sharks, tuna, Wahoo, whales, whitetip sharks
A beautiful manta at Socorro. Photo by Jose Carlos Valenzuela

Letters & Blogs from Our Awesome Guests!

  • Post author By Nautilus Guests
  • Post date 2019-01-16
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By Nautilus Guests on January 16th, 2019 in Guests, Socorro

A manta bigger than I could imagine stayed with us for 40 minutes, circling the group, getting as close as half a metre from us, from me.

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  • Tags black mantas, chevron mantas, dolphins, dusky sharks, french, galapagos sharks, german, giant manta rays, Giant Mantas, guest feedback, guest letter, hammerhead sharks, hammerheads, international guests, Mantas, Roca Partida, scalloped hammerhead shark, schooling hammerheads, sharks
Schooling hammerheads at Socorro. Photo by divemaster Jessie

Hammerheads and Dolphins Delight at Socorro

  • Post author By Nautilus Crew
  • Post date 2019-01-14
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By Nautilus Crew on January 14th, 2019 in Crew, Socorro

We saw mantas every day, we saw hammerhead sharks every day and we saw dolphins on 4 out of the 5 diving days!

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  • Tags black mantas, cabo pearce, chevron mantas, dolphins, el canyon, galapagos sharks, Giant Mantas, hammerhead sharks, hammerheads, Mantas, night snorkel, pod of dolphins, roca o'neil, roca o'neill, Roca Partida, schooling hammerheads, sharks, silky sharks, silvertip sharks, taco night, whales

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