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Mexico (Western)/Revillagigedos

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Nautilus Explorer: "Very good second visit to the Revillagigedos", Jun, 2024, by Craig A Wood, PA, US ( Top Contributor 55 reports with 48 Helpful votes). Report 12996.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	From June 11-21, 2024, I made my second trip to the Revillagigedos on the Nautilus Explorer. It was almost exactly 5 years earlier that I made my first trip to this incredible location RESERVATIONS: I made my reservations with Nautilus directly through their website. I made the reservations relatively early as I wanted one of the few longer trips with 7 days of diving rather than the usual 5 days of diving. I made my flight plans directly with American Airlines. See Creatures/Nautilus has moved since my last visit and is now located a little way from the marina, in town rather than at the Tesoro Hotel. I asked Nautilus for recommendations for accommodations and transportation. I ended up staying at Casa Bella, a very nice boutique hotel located next door to See Creatures. There are many restaurants in the neighborhood. I arranged my travel through Sealine Cabo Transfers, a private car on arrival and small group travel back to the airport. I reserved the hotel and transfers directly. TRAVEL: My air travel from Philadelphia to and from San Jose del Cabo required one stop in Dallas. My checked bag stayed with me for the entire trip. The American Airlines app is very good at tracking checked bags and supplying updates for your fights. At customs at the San Jose del Cabo airport I was asked if I had cameras. I replied I had one camera in my backpack and was passed through without further ado. Air travel was completely smooth until my last flight from Dallas back to Philadelphia. Immigration was fast with Global Entry and checked bag pick up and recheck were quick. I was specifically directed to a long line that signage said was for “All Connecting Flights”. I am unfamiliar with the Dallas airport and did not know that there was a TSA checkpoint about a 10 min walk away with a much shorter wait. There was no sign for the TSA checkpoint until I got all the way to the checkpoint I was in line for. Security ended up taking so much time that i ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Nautilus Explorer
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Cayman Brac, Bonaire, Curacao, Turks & Caicos, Bahamas, Roatan, Belize, Cozumel, Key Largo, SE Florida (Boynton Beach, Jupiter, West Palm...), Maui, Oahu, Cape Ann, San Diego, Costa Rica, Panama, Cocos Island, Red Sea, Galapagos, Revillagigedos, Malpelo
Closest Airport	San Jose del Cabo	Getting There	American Airlines Philadelphia-Dallas-San Jose del Cabo
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, surge
Water Temp	69-74°F / 21-23°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	20-60 Ft/ 6-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	No deco, mas depth per MOD, generally descend and ascend with the group
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	> 2
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Very nice large camera table with plenty of electrical outlets and compressed air for drying. Somewhat small rinse tank but works taking turns. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Nautilus Explorer in Mexico (Western)/Revillagigedos

Nautilus Explorer: "Very good second visit to the Revillagigedos", Jun, 2024,

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Dive Review of Nautilus Explorer in
Mexico (Western)/Revillagigedos