Christmas with the sharks at Socorro Island on the Belle Ami!
December 23-31, 2021
This adventure will take you to the Revillagigedo Archipelago in Mexico. Socorro Island along with Roca Partida, San Benedicto, and Clarión are all amazing spots for scuba diving. These four islands are commonly referred to the Socorro Islands or simply “Socorro”.
Socorro is all about amazing interaction with giant mantas. No other mantas in the world behave like this. We don’t know why but we love it… and the mantas clearly love us back. November and December boast the warmest water temps of the year in the low 80’s. Aside from the usual interaction with mantas, dolphins and 10 kinds of sharks, this is the best time of year to see whale sharks in blue water and often excellent visibility.
This trip is both camera friendly and rebreather friendly!
The Belle Amie is a luxurious, stable vessel custom built for divers to the same SOLAS standards as the largest ocean-going cruise ships. With over 25 years-experience in liveaboard diving, this crew has a pretty good idea of when and how to get you in the water for the best possible diving experiences off Baja California, Mexico.
Our unique adventure package offers 9 days, 8-nights accommodation on the fabulous Nautilus Belle Ami liveaboard where we will visit the Socorro Islands. Over five full dive days you will be able to experience some of our favourite sites such as El Canyon, the Boiler, Red Rocks, Roca Partida, Cabo Pearse, Punta Tosca and Roca Oneal. We know that many of our guests want the option of as many dives as possible and we strive to offer an average of 4 dives a day other than the day that we do our mandatory check in at the local navy base when you will likely have the option of 3 dives plus our world-famous silky shark night snorkel. Note that weather conditions, Mother Ocean or crowding by some of our competitors may limit some diving. This adventure may include some challenging dive conditions and may not be suitable for novice experience level divers.
This adventure includes single cabin, stateroom or superior cabin accommodation, 3 meals a day (plus snacks, water, coffee, espresso, tea, hot chocolate), nitrox for certified divers, unlimited diving with the dive day built around four daily dives.
Our Christmas Gift to you…we pay for your nitrox ($100) and offer a $200 airfare credit
Cost: Single Cabin – $4,325 per person single cabin occupancy including taxes
Stateroom Cabin – $3,460 per person double occupancy including taxes
Superior Cabin – $3,985 per person double occupancy including taxes
Extras: Port Fee $65 USD per person payable onboard, alcoholic beverages, gift shop purchases, airport ground transfers, crew gratuities
Extras: Port Fee $65 USD per person payable onboard, alcoholic beverages, gift shop purchases, airport ground transfers, crew gratuities
Itinerary:
Day 1: Meet at See Creatures Ocean Experiences in Cabo San Lucas. Board at 8PM.
Day 2: Traveling and relaxing day at sea, a one day run out to the islands. An orientation briefing will be held in the morning, followed by a fire and boat safety drill. We should arrive at San Benedicto Island that evening allowing you a calm night to relax and get a restful sleep before the next morning’s excitement of diving with the friendliest giant mantas in the world.
Day 3-7: Over five full dive days you will be able to experience some of our favourite sites such as El Canyon, the Boiler, Red Rocks, Roca Partida, Cabo Pearse, Punta Tosca and Roca Oneal. We know that many of our guests want the option of as many dives as possible and we strive to offer an average of 4 dives a day.
Day 8: We will get underway very early in the morning for the voyage back to Cabo San Lucas. This is the perfect day to check out photos and videos with the new friends you made onboard, pack your dive gear up and take time to relax before reality sets back in.
Day 9: Always a sad time for us. It’s time to say goodbye and disembark the boat in Cabo San Lucas at 8:30 am for either SJD airport or our dive center in Cabo San Lucas.