Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than those you did.
– Mark Twain
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Fantastic time at SocorroGoing to Socorro on the Nautilus Bel Amie was our first liveaboard experience and we consider ourselves incredibly lucky to have had this as our first experience. The crew was amaz…
Joanna, 9 May 2024→ Read More -
Diving is Funny and AmazingThe diving life is a funny thing, so many options and places to go. By and large I am a lazy diver but I have an adventurous side as well. Nautalis has been an amazing experience, …
John S., 9 May 2024→ Read More -
Socorro was Epic!If I had to describe the day we had today in one word I would say “epic”. What a day we had in the Canyon at San Benedicto island. We had two different schools of Hamme…
S., 9 May 2024→ Read More -
My Favourite Diving TripI have dived all over the world in the last 25 years. This dive trip in the Revillagigedo Islands on the Nautilus Belle Amie has been one of my favourite liveaboard trips. Why? Fir…
Dora, 9 May 2024→ Read More -
Socorro: absolutely magicalThe trip to the Socorros Islands was absolutely magical. Not knowing what to expect, we found every day a new experience and adventure! The staff and dive masters were incredibly a…
Suzanne, Nebraska, 8 May 2024→ Read More -
Captain’s Noon Reports – Under Sea – 2024-05-09 – 9 May 2024In the Fondeadero all guests fine, they only saw three hammerhead sharks and one manta just passing, they also saw lobsters and silkies.→ Read More
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Fantastic time at Socorro – 9 May 2024Going to Socorro on the Nautilus Bel Amie was our first liveaboard experience and we consider ourselves incredibly lucky to have had this as our first experience. The crew was amazing and the animal encounters were unrea…→ Read More
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Captain’s Noon Reports – Gallant Lady – 2024-05-08 – 8 May 2024In the morning in la Ventana and Bahia de Los Suenos area, we saw 2 humpback whales and 2 sperm whales but far in the distance.→ Read More
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Captain’s Noon Reports – Belle Amie – 2024-05-08 – 8 May 2024They had the chance of seeing loads of mantas, hammerheads, and tiger sharks. The surface of the ocean was rough but at the end thing turned out good.→ Read More
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Socorro: absolutely magical – 8 May 2024The trip to the Socorros Islands was absolutely magical. Not knowing what to expect, we found every day a new experience and adventure! The staff and dive masters were incredibly attentive and professional. The instructi…→ Read More
Interacting with some of the most charismatic animals on the planet!
Friendly giant mantas and dolphins, majestic orcas, blue whales with their calves, whale sharks, the most extraordinary interaction with gray whales, massive schools of hammerheads, tiger sharks and 10 other shark species, mega schools of mobula rays, curious California sea lions, and whirling tornadoes of fish. Majestic sperm, fin, and humpback whales. Showcasing the beauty of Baja Mexico and the tropical rainforests of Costa Rica.
There is much to explore, dream, and discover!
Featured Upcoming Adventures
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Early booking discount $*
Orcas fiesta
Don’t miss out on the most Orcas and interaction of the year. July and August can be crazy good for Orcas with 20 sightings July 2023 and with our spotter airplane, our “eyes in the sky”, we are hoping this summer will be even better. This our only liveaboard open boat of the year that includes diving Cabo Pulmo. And it’s prime time for Hammerhead Sharks and Sea Lions at Las Animas.
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Early booking discount $*
October Sea of Cortez 8 day / 7 night adventure
Loreto great circle. Best visibility and warmest water of the year. New trips posted because of heavy demand.
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Early booking discount Jan. trips
Gray whales of San Ignacio Lagoon
4 days / 3 night.
This is the most extraordinary whale interaction on the planet!
Fly-in. Glamping accommodationMore info -
Bait Ball Season
Dive Socorro Island in June
We love diving Socorro, especially in the spring and early summer. Socorro is always stunning, raw, and primal, offering fantastic diving experiences known for the super-friendly and interactive giant mantas.
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Your Home at sea
Our liveaboard diving ships were constructed with careful consideration. Relentless and obsessive attention to safety has been a cornerstone of our business from our very early days in the 1980’s.
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Nautilus Explorer
Canadian built
132 feet long
SOLAS safety certified
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Nautilus Belle Amie
Launched in 2015
147 feet long
Ultra-quiet
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Nautilus UnderSea
105 feet long
Full-width superstructure
Enclosed dive deck
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Nautilus Gallant Lady
116 feet long
6 large suites
1,700 horsepower
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We go above and beyond
Excellence in guest experience is all about you. Our focus is to ensure that you as our guest are safe and able to enjoy your vacation to the highest level.
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Fantastic time at Socorro
Joanna, 9 May 2024Going to Socorro on the Nautilus Bel Amie was our first liveaboard experience and we consider ourselves incredibly lucky to have had this as our first experience. The crew was amazing and the animal encounters were unreal. We saw the friendliest giant mantas, sharks, dolphins, eels, fish, and the largest lobsters we’d seen in our […] -
Socorro: absolutely magical
Suzanne, Nebraska, 8 May 2024The trip to the Socorros Islands was absolutely magical. Not knowing what to expect, we found every day a new experience and adventure! The staff and dive masters were incredibly attentive and professional. The instructions about the creatures we would see and explaining their behavior helped us to know how to dive and insight on […] -
Socorro: An Adventure of a Lifetime
Pedram Nabegh, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, 6 May 2024Twenty three US midwesterners met on the Nautilus Explorer in the beginning of May, for an adventure of a lifetime. After a warm greeting from the friendliest crew you can imagine, we embarked on the seas of the eastern pacific. Some had to find their sea legs (myself included), but after the first day of […] -
Mantas on every dive!
Rhawlene and Rex, Colorado, 6 May 2024What a great day!!! Mantas on every dive. The first dive ended with 5 dolphins playing with our group. The last dive ended with a large school of fish on our safety stop that had us all amazed at how fast the stop went by Great food on the boat and excellent crew throughout made […] -
Hammerheads Sharks and close Manta Encounters
Molly from London, 6 May 2024Day five of our Socorro trip and four dives at the beautiful Cabo Pearce. We started the day strong with five dolphins joining us on the first dive, one came right up to say hello and played with the group for a few minutes before twirling off into the blue. It was a highlight of […]
Our values and culture
Safety First, Always
Our culture of relentless and obsessive attention to safety has been a cornerstone of our business from our early days operating in the 1980’s.
It’s all
about YOU
Our focus is to ensure that you as our guest are safe and able to enjoy your vacation to the highest level. A happy crew makes for a happy ship and the very best in guest experience.
The best of
the best
Our ships are crewed by teams of extremely hard-working men and women from around the world who love the ocean just as much as you do.
Blogs
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May 9th, 2024
NOAA announces that the gray whale population has rebounded
The “unusual mortality event” is officially closed and over. Looking in their eyes.The eyes of a grey whale.A huge 45-foot whale that swims over to be kissed and stroked. You might be a seasoned traveller who has gone on safari in Africa or visited Antarctica, explored Alaska and Haida Gwaii, or experienced the Arctic. But […]
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May 9th, 2024
Special Day at Roca Partida
What a special diving day we had at Roca Partida. The first dive of the day we jumped exactly at the sweet spot. Where the current hits the rock is the perfect place to have amazing encounters with pelalgics, that is what we called the sweet spot!. minutes when we started hearing them come. A pod of around 40 dolphins came to us. For all the dive they stayed with […]
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May 8th, 2024
Best Time to Dive Socorro!
Dive into Socorro: When’s the Best Time? Often, we’re asked, when we think is the best time to dive Socorro, and although the answer may vary depending on our guests’ preferences and who’s responding, this season, everyone seems to agree that the best time to dive Socorro is on this year, and this season! Socorro […]
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May 6th, 2024
Orcas in Mexico
Orcas: An experience like no other in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico! Orcas in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico? Keep reading, this blog will interest you! The marine life diversity you can find in the Sea of Cortez throughout the year is just amazing! Seriously! It’s like a non-stop party of underwater awesomeness! Right now, […]
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April 30th, 2024
Socorro, Mexico Diving Experiences
Socorro Mexico: Diving in a Marine Heaven Socorro, Mexico, diving is the gift that keeps on giving! It just keeps getting better and better: more marine life interacting with divers, more action, and more moments that will stay with you forever! Our guests are creating insane memories this season! From interactions with friendly dolphins, to […]
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April 29th, 2024
Fantastic Socorro: Diving with Mantas
Today we dove at Cabo Pearce in Socorro Island.It was fantastic! We had 6 different mantas coming to be cleaned by the Clarion Angel fish. Beautiful.Up top, was rough. 5 foot waves, windy. But underwater everything was peaceful and spectacular. Almost no current, good visibility and 24C temperature. On top of it we had mantas […]