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The Nautilus Explorer

Our Socorro Island season is in full swing and the giant mantas and dolphins are once again interacting with scuba divers in their amazingly intimate and friendly way.
 
Get out from behind the bars
Get out from behind the bars - Guadalupe Island
Guadalupe Island
The friendliest giant mantas and dolphins in the world
The friendliest giant mantas and dolphins in the world - Socorro Island
Socorro

  • 6 other awesome destinations
    6 other awesome destinations - California Channel Islands
    California Channel Islands
  • 6 other awesome destinations
    6 other awesome destinations - Clipperton Atoll
    Clipperton Atoll
  • 6 other awesome destinations
    6 other awesome destinations - Alaska and British Columbia
    Alaska and British Columbia
  • 6 other awesome destinations
    6 other awesome destinations - Sea of Cortez
    Sea of Cortez
  • 6 other awesome destinations
    6 other awesome destinations - San Benitos Island and Baja
    San Benitos Island and Baja

Safari Liveaboard Scuba Diving

Luxury and Pursuit of Adventure . . .


The Nautilus Explorer is a luxury safari boat specializing in pampering small groups of scuba divers on unique diving adventures up and down the west coast of North America. Destinations include the great white sharks of Guadalupe Island, the giant mantas and dolphins of Socorro Island (Revillagigedo's) and adventures into Alaska and British Columbia. We also visit the Sea of Cortez, the California Channel Islands, Baja California, San Benitos Island and Clipperton Atoll. Our goal is to facilitate unforgettable experiences whether it is unbelievable intimate interaction with pacific manta rays, going face-to-face with a great white shark in clear blue water at 40 feet or watching a glacier calve into icebergs from the comfort of our hot-tub. Our beautiful small ship was custom designed and built for this work and is exceptionally comfortable with a wide, strong steel hull stabilized for a great ride. Our "repeat guest" ratio is one of the highest in the liveaboard dive business. The Nautilus Explorer is very comfortable, quiet, professionally crewed and very safe with the same SOLAS passenger certificate and crewing requirements as the largest ocean-going cruise ships in the world. We hope that you will join us and encourage you to call, email or skype us for more information to request a DVD / brochure or to book you on to your next unique diving vacation!
Mike, Mary Anne, Judith - partners in the Nautilus Explorer
Captains Log
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Trip Rating
Socorro Feb 22 2010
Overall: 4.9 - Diving: 4.5 - Cuisine: 4.3 - Crew: 4.8
Socorro Feb 13 2010
Overall: 4.6 - Diving: 4.4 - Cuisine: 4.6 - Crew: 5.0

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