So far we headed out on a cruise of a life time on the Nautilus Explorer. We saw a wow of a great hammerhead shark on the warmup dive.

By on January 12th, 2013 in Archive

The socorro Island where the diving adventure starts . On the way out just as we left Cabo San Lucas for Socorro Island, about 4 to 5 miles out we saw some humpback whales on the horizon as we got close to San Benidicto a pot of dolphin join us as they jump and flip […]

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We saw a serious number of hammerhead sharks at Cabo Pearse, Socorro Island

By on January 10th, 2013 in Archive

Ahh where to start? Back onboard the Nautilus Explorer and this trip has been a good one. Plenty of manta action and a serious number of hammerhead shark sightings by all here at Cabo Pearse. We relocated for the third dive today to le petite Boiler, a small reef just on the other side of […]

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Of our 4 Socorro dives today, we had giant manta encounters on three of them I had the sensation she would swim right up to me.

By on December 25th, 2012 in Archive

Our crossing from Cabo San Lucas to Socorro Island was wonderful with very small seas, light wind. We headed to the south of San Benedicto, which lets us anchor in the protection of the island. Although it has not been that long, it seems like forever since I was last down here. I have been […]

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Being back to Manta town feels very good!! Diving with 10 dolphins was pretty good as well.

By on December 24th, 2012 in Archive

At the Boiler off  Socorro Island we had 3 or 4 giant mantas playing with us, they where just swimming in circles right on top of us and one of them (a black one) was very small.. maybe 2 mts long and the other 3 (chevron) were regular size (between 3 and 3 1/2mts), next […]

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Guest and Crew blog – I watched in awe as the large shark passed by me – Socorro island – 06 mar 2011

By on March 10th, 2011 in Archive

  Today I got the chance to swim with sharks. I never thought I’d be the type of person to get in the water if I knew there were sharks swimming around but I have learned a lot more about sharks and decided that it was time to conquer my fear. I had only been […]

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Hostess Kate Chucks it all to Jump in the Water – Crew and Guest Blog – 13 DEC 2010 – Roca Partida, Socorro Island

By on December 15th, 2010 in Archive

What a day! I’ve been to Socorro Island numerous times, but never during the early season. I never would have thought it could be so different! Today was our first day of diving at Roca Partida, my favorite dive site in the world (so far). Upon leaving San Benidicto and having no luck seeing Mantas, […]

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I Have Accumulated more than 10,000 Dives in 35 Years of Diving and I’ve Been a Dive Guide on the Nautilus Explorer since 2004. Crew blog. 06 DEC 2010.

By on December 6th, 2010 in Archive

I hope you enjoy this video of a giant manta swimming and interacting with some of our guests at The Boiler on San Benedicto Island.  This is the only place in the world where I have seen this kind of behavior. My name is Pedro Cervantes, I’m a diving Instructor, and I will talk a […]

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