The Revillagigedos Archiplego is made up of four uninhabited islands, Socorro, San Benedicto, Roca Partida and Clarion, some 400 kilometres south of Cabo San Lucas, making this a liveaboard only desitionation. The archipelago possesses a unique ecosystem with many endemic plant and animal species and thus the islands are often called Mexico's Galapagos. It is as remote, as diverse, as pristine, and even less inhabited than Ecuador’s pearl. For divers, this is the Ppace to go for unforgettable manta diving, which is as unique as the Archipelago itself. This is the only place on Earth where you will – guaranteed – dive and interact with giant mantas.
The giant Pacific mantas which you will meet at Socorro are the largest of the rays and, probably, the most majestic creatures in the ocean. They swim by moving their wing-like pectoral fins, which can grow up to 9 meters wide, but usually average about 7 meters. They are very acrobatic, able to leap high from the water, and here, at Socorro, these giants choose to interact with divers! They come in very close - less than 1 meter! - make eye contact with you and then swim along beside you - totally on their terms. What is even more extraordinary, mantas will often wait at the dive site while you take your surface interval and be there to greet you on your next dive. Shark-sighting is also very good at Socorro Island with common sightings of silky, galapagos, hammerhead, whitetip and silvertip sharks. Whale sharks are usually spotted in the first half of the season and then it's the whale season when a population of 1200 humpbacks moves into the island's waters.
The giant Pacific mantas which you will meet at Socorro are the largest of the rays and, probably, the most majestic creatures in the ocean. They swim by moving their wing-like pectoral fins, which can grow up to 9 meters wide, but usually average about 7 meters. They are very acrobatic, able to leap high from the water, and here, at Socorro, these giants choose to interact with divers! They come in very close - less than 1 meter! - make eye contact with you and then swim along beside you - totally on their terms. What is even more extraordinary, mantas will often wait at the dive site while you take your surface interval and be there to greet you on your next dive. Shark-sighting is also very good at Socorro Island with common sightings of silky, galapagos, hammerhead, whitetip and silvertip sharks. Whale sharks are usually spotted in the first half of the season and then it's the whale season when a population of 1200 humpbacks moves into the island's waters.