Location: The Canyon and Boiler dive sites, San Benedicto Island, Socorro Islands, Baja California, Mexico Two dives = Whale shark, Giant Manta Rays, hammerheads, and dolphins! Our ocean safari started right out of the gate this week after departing Cabo San Lucas under a beautiful blue sky and a gentle breeze on the morning of […]
Read MoreThe giant mantas of Socorro have always been extremely friendly with scuba divers in the islands for at least the last 25 years. And the bottlenose dolphins have well, acted just like dolphins always behave by surfing in our bow wave and making the occasional appearance mid-water off at a distance. And then 2 1/2 […]
Read MoreLocation: Canyon and The Boiler dive sites, San Benedicto Island, Socorro, Revillagigedo’s, Mexico Finally on Day 4 of this trip we got our giant mantas! You never know when the big animals are going to show up on these trips. Sometimes it’s right at the beginning. And sometimes it’s not until the last 2 days. […]
Read MoreThe Boiler dive site, San Benedicto Island, Socorro, Mexico Best experience of my life, swimming with a pod of False Killer Whales….a once in a lifetime event. The island is beautiful, the Nautilus Explorer and crew are fantastic. I wish I never had to go back on dry land. I will be back, how can […]
Read MoreLocation: Cabo San Lucas to Socorro and San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedos, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico By 0940 on the morning of January 16th we had lines clear from the dock in Cabo San Lucas and were on our way back for the 220 nautical mile journey south to the offshore islands of the Revillagigedos, commonly […]
Read MoreLocation: Socorro Islands, Baja California South, Mexico We just completed our last dive day of this 10 day expedition to the wilds of the Socorro Islands, offshore Pacific Mexico. This place never ceases to amaze even the most seasoned veterans of the area with the sheer variety of big marine animals to be seen and […]
Read MoreSan Benedicto Island & Socorro Island.. Team Manta were up bright and early for yet another aqua-mission. at Socorro Island Punta Tosca proved itself once again as a fantastic spot for tagging Manta’s. Our previously deployed VR2 receiver was in good condition, patrolled by Bottlenose dolphins, silver-tips and Manta’s. Three male giant mantas were successfully […]
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