Welcomed by a giant manta

Location: The Canyon, San Benedicto Island, Socorro, Revillagigedos We anchored up at the Canyon on San Benedicto Island and looking in to the water it was not crystal clear so the mood went down a bit. For those divers that swam to the cleaning station, a big female hammerhead shark passed just a couple of meters […]

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Magical humpback whales and tame dolphins. Oh my.

Location: Punta Tosca, Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago, Baja California, Mexico On the west side of Socorro Island, the largest island  in the Revillagigedo archipelago, there is a dive site called Punta Tosca. Boasting easily  the prettiest topside scenery of all our scuba dive sites, the rolling green hills and steep volcanic bluffs of the island made […]

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Giant mantas and hammerhead sharks at San Benedicto Island

Location: The Canyon,  San Benedicto Island, Socorro, Revillagigedos, Mexico Well here we are once again off San Benedicto island in the Revillagigedo archipelago, having just wrapped the first day of diving with our new guests! The run down from Cabo San Lucas was pleasant and uneventful, with the occasional humpback whale sighting breaking up the endless […]

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Sun-soaked silky smooth crossing to Socorro Island

Location: The Canyon & The Boiler, San Benedicto Island, Socorro, Revillagigedos, Mexico Our first day in the water for this trip, and everyone was looking forward to it after a sun-soaked silky smooth crossing!  Weather conditions could not have been better for the start of this trip, and the transit from Cabo to Socorro Island was […]

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Feeding mantas and Humpbacks

Location: Punta Tosca , Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Baja California, Mexico We came out on the lava flow and on the first scuba dive we got a few hammerhead sharks.  I got a single humpback whale swimming over our head and by the time as I reached the first and closest diver it was gone!! Cr*p!!!  On […]

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50 sperm whales just surfacing meters from Nautilus Explorer!!

Location: On our way to the  Canyon,  San Benedicto Island, Socorro, Revillagigedos, Mexico On our way heading down south leaving Cabo San Lucas we started directly spot Humpbacks whales , a bit later a marlin at the surface. 30 Nautical Miles south of the cape we first spotted 3 what we first thought where humpbacks but […]

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Sally the giant manta and a whale shark at The Boiler

Location: The Canyon & The Boiler, San Benedicto, Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Baja California, Mexico Our trip south to the Revillagigedos Archipelago (Socorro Island) was so calm on this run down it was difficult to tell if we were moving. The only waves of the journey were caused by dolphins riding the bow wake, and by marlins […]

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