Socorros Islands, the Solmar V Liveaboard Nov. 2012

What to Expect

The Revillagigedos Archipelago, more commonly called Socorro is located in the eastern Pacific Ocean approximately 250 miles south of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico – at the tip of the Baja peninsula. These islands have been compared to the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador or Cocos Island in Costa Rica because of the big animal encounters they provide.  This area is famous for up close and personal encounters with the Giant Pacific manta ray, which can grow to 22 feet from wingtip to wingtip.  There are lots of sharks in the Revillagigedos Islands - hammerhead schools, white tips, silver tips, silkies, duskies, Galapagos and occasionally tigers. Pods of wild bottlenose dolphins are encountered on a regular basis.  From January through March these islands are home to a large population of humpback whales, that go there to breed and calve.  Several newborn humpbacks have been observed over the years, however in the last few years the frequency of underwater encounters with humpbacks has increased dramatically.

Meet the group at the Qunita Del Sol in Cabo San Lucas where you will overnight before being transported to the Solmar V the following day for the 22 hour trip to the Socorros Islands. The Solmar V will return to Cabo San Lucas at approximately 6 pm the evening before your scheduled date of return.  You will spend the night on the liveaboard, but are free to disembark to Cabo during the evening.  Airport transport will arrive by 9 am the following morning.   Advanced Open Water Certification and Nitrox certification recommended.

What's Included

• 5 1/2 days of diving ( 20 to 21 dives)

• All meals, snacks, and beverages, including beer and wine

• Overnight at Quinta Del Sol

• Transport from the hotel to the Solmar V, and from the Solmar V to the airport on your return.

• Tanks, weights, weight belts

What's not Included

• Round trip air from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas
• Nitrox  

• $15 Chamber Fee

• Personal Spending