Our diving trip to Socorro island with the Nautilus Gallant Lady was amazing – exceeded my expectations in every way! Although we had to reschedule our travel plan due to an unexpected storm coming from the south, we spent the first two days in Magdalena bay snorkeling with Marlins, humpback whales, and dolphins. It was amazing to get such a great opportunity and it was totally worth the delay! Those followed by three full days of diving in San Benedicto, Socorro Island, and Roca Partida.
Read MoreWe were able to have great conditions for diving and even better encounters here in Socorro. On our final day of dives, our guests were treated to an incredible show by the resident mantas at the world-famous dive site, The Boiler
Read Mores the hammerheads came in the fourth time, Cabo Pearce just exploded… two pelagic mantas came in behind us, and at our right eight bottlenose dolphins swam toward us… Mate, we didn’t know where to go. Crazy!
Read MoreThe group I was guiding helped to make the encounter even better by a very passive interaction. I feel like the mantas stick around a lot more when we are just hovering motionless in the water. They just kept on doing circles around the group for almost the whole dive. Such an amazing experience.
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Socorro is a special place, one of the few on the planet, where wildness prevails, and humans are just temporary visitors. An underwater safari.
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However, the biggest thrills were to be found very close by today, diving under the boat with silkies! Contrary to the dolphins, they became really friendly and offered us many opportunities for good pictures and videos. The day ended with another silky night snorkel, which is always good fun for those in the water, but also they ones staying out of it.
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Boiler has been good so far with a pod of dolphins around the divers and mantas just at once. A humpback whale was jumping out of water about four or five times, showing us how big they can be. The water temperature is 74F, mild current to strong in most of the dive sites, visibility 60 to 70 ft. Another great dive!
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