Team Chevron meets a Giant Chevron Manta

Today was our second full day at sea and our first day of diving (I only waited 18 months for this moment!) at San Benedicto. I found myself teamed up with a diverse bunch of fun folks and we were called the Chevron Mantas. This made us the third group to leave the boat which […]

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Great Weather, Diving, & Crew!

We had a fantastic trip, the diving crew, galley, and deck were outstanding, the food was amazing, and if that wasn’t enough, the weather and the diving were at the very best! – Rodrigo Friscione What an amazing trip! It truly surpassed my expectations! The whole team – dive masters, kitchen staff, deck, and hostesses […]

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An average size manta here has a wing span measuring approximately 14 ft, with the largest close to 18 ft across.

We have completed dive day 1 of our current Socorro Islands expedition and are now on an overnight transit to Roca Partida. Today had us diving at Isla San Benedicto, one of the three islands of the Islas Revillagigedo that we dive from November until June each year. We started the morning at the Canyon, […]

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Out of the blue I saw a huge hammerhead shark.. and then a 14 foot tiger shark. Divers were in shock. I said hell yeah I'm ok!

We left Cabo San Lucas thought the weather was going to be choppy but so far it was a smooth crossing.  I love the stabilized ride on the Nautilus Explorer .Arrive at the checkout dive site call the Canyon it was so nice we started early in the morning everyone was ready to go so […]

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We found a honey hole with 50+ lobster at Socorro Island!!

Good J Andrea, Austria Excellent. Mantas in intensive and close encounter and to top everything the first dolphins I ever saw under water, Brigitte, Germany Auch auf Deutsch kann ich nur wiederholen, was meine Vorredner berichten: Mantas intensiv, staendiger Augenkontakt, elegantes Unterwasserballett – ein unvergesslicher Tag – Socorro pur! Antonia, Germany We found a honey […]

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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.

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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Staff on the Nautilus Explorer are marvellous. They feed us to death.

Juan  convinced me into jumping for the last dive of the day. TWO HAMMER HEAD SHARKS with in minutes of entering the water. Great way to end the day. Thanks to Norbert for the patience waiting for the HH show. Bob 3 dives today a very nice manta show at the last dive at Punta […]

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