Mexico
Isla Socorro
A lone volcano stands in open Pacific, where the dive deck becomes the whole world.
The crossing takes the best part of a day and a night, and lands you nowhere. There is no port and no town, just a volcanic island standing in open Pacific and the dive deck becoming the whole world.
Socorro is one of four remote volcanic islands of Revillagigedo National Park, some 235 nautical miles off Baja's cape, served by permitted liveaboards on long offshore itineraries for experienced divers. Mantas, sharks and whales use these waters, with no encounter routine or guaranteed. The boat is bed, galley and basecamp for the entire expedition.
Friends
Book the liveaboard as a crew; the crossing and the dives are shared property.
- Socorro is one of four remote volcanic islands in Revillagigedo National Park.
- Permitted liveaboards serve experienced divers on long offshore itineraries under park rules.
- Mantas, sharks and whales use these waters, but no close encounter is routine or guaranteed.
Every meal of the expedition comes from the liveaboard galley, four a day, buffet or à la carte.
The cooking runs North American and European with a touch of Mexican.
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