The great massive body in the distance?

Today was an amazing day!! Roca Partida with a great visibility (more than 30m) and temperature of 26c put the scenario for a potential great dives. And the expectations were not far off. The first dive the current came from south to north. Diver groups stayed in south and the current started the show. Hammerheads […]

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The thrills of El Canyon

San Benedicto is a truly magical place. Our first day started with a spectacular sunrise, dolphins buzzing the boat, and calm seas. Up on deck, while preparing for our first dives of our trip, we could hear the squeaking and whistling of dolphins welcoming us into the water to play for the day. We spent […]

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Eye-to-eye with the giant mantas

As a 79 year old diver this is my 5th liveaboard experience…I have dived with Sea Lions, Dolphins, 46 ft Whale Sharks but my all time favourite dives are in the Revillagigedo with the 12 to 16 ft span, 500 lb Giant Manta! This was my second trip to this area and I was NOT […]

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Greetings from the magnificent chevron mantas

After fighting some surge the day before, the waters cleared and we were greeted by a magnificent Chevron Manta on the way down. The sight was awe-inspiring. It was the first time I had seen such a huge marine animal, and it was so close under me, gracefully flying through the water. It was an […]

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Trip re-cap & checklist

This trip as an overall was fantastic. Weather conditions were great everyday. Temperature off the water was 26c in most of the dives and visibility was around 20m to even 40m. If we use a fauna checklist this trip would check most of the amazing animals that the Revillagigedo Islands offer. Mantas were around in […]

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Guest Neil's San Benedicto Report!

After a smooth ride out to San Benedicto, we chose the canyon as our first dive. Easy diving just from the Nautilus Under Sea’s dive deck. We jumped in and straight away got to see what we came for. A giant manta showed up 5 minutes into the dive, we saw white tip sharks, some […]

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Cabo Pearce: the lava finger

This morning everyone was excited about our first dive, once again, at Cabo Pearce. The hardened lava finger, frozen in time, diverts currents off the shoreline providing nutrients for juvenile fish and kick starting the food chain. Huge boulders, most likely spat out by an erupting volcano eons ago and fused in the hardened lava […]

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