Tag: socorro island

After a day playing with the Sea lions at Cedros Island we cruised south for a couple of days passing the Hump Back Whales heading north. Managed to get sunburnt and pooped on by a Booby bird following the ship on the way! Arrived at San Benidicto and had some great dives with 4-5 giant […]

–Today’s diving at Cabo Pierce took some effort… a strong surface current meant a line descent, but awaiting us at the bottom were up to 4 giant mantas at once, circling and dancing around us like an underwater ballet. They come close enough to touch (though we never do!), showing how intentional their interactions with […]

Surrounded by divers, bubbles and of course, mantas! Everywhere we looked was something fantastic. Up to 7 giant mantas at one time swimming with us coming so close you could touch them. They soaked up our bubbles like a massage. You could tell they enjoyed it because they squinted and shuttered as the bubbles touched […]

Our first day in socorro and it did not disappoint! There were manta rays in every direction we looked, and these guys were incredibly friendly; circling us up close, swimming right by us several times, it was an experience we will never forget! Nick & Jen – Vancouver, BC Today it was wonderful, lots of […]

Fabulous day of diving with Giant Mantas!!!! So much fun hanging with the Mantas at Santa Benidicto. . . . it was amazing!!! Hopefully got some great video shots! Crew was great! Can’t wait for more diving this week!