Tag: socorro island

This is our second liveaboard experience and it exceeds our expectation. We lost count of how many mantas that we saw.  On top of that, we also saw dolphins, hammerheads, white tip, Galapagos and silky sharks.  The Belle Amie crew is just phenomenal.  They worked really hard to make sure that everyone had a great […]

I first dived San Benedicto and Roca Partida (as well as Isla Clarion) in 1990, a quarter of a century ago!  It was far and away the most exciting, adventurous diving I had ever done (and I’ve done a fair bit of that).  When I got home the tales I told were true but barely believable […]

“The entire day was stellar! I have never seen animals as large as these, and the entire dive team and crew were transfixed as the Giant Manta’s gently played amongst the divers.”

The Socorro trip on the Nautilus Belle Amie has been a great experience! Being immersed in the wilderness of Socorro, San Benedicto and Roca Partida islands has been inspiring. The dives were amazing and we got to see lots of Giant Mantas, dolphins and sharks! Moreover every member of the crew is really kind and […]

While traversing an underwater mountain top ridge, all of a sudden a strong current whisked us forward, and when we regained our stability, a GIANT Manta, with a massive wingspan, was creeping up behind us. It was almost as though the Manta was causing the strong current with its giant wings. It continued to hover […]

Appearing from the blue they do not swim as they approach- if you had wings you’d fly too. The biggest brained fish in the sea slows as she gets closer, there is thought behind those alluring elephant like eyes.  Cruising just inches overhead she enjoys your bubbles as they tickle her belly.  In return she […]