Dive Review of Nautilus Explorer in
General Travel/Other Locations/Sea of Cortez, Mexico

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Nautilus Explorer: "An expedition on the Nauitilus Explorer on the Sea of Cortez", Jul, 2024, by Peggy Goldberg, FL, US ( Sr. Reviewer 11 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 13140.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
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Comments	This was a first time expedition to search for Mobula rays, Orcas, Whales, Sea Lions, dolphins and the most important thing on our bucket list- Whale Sharks.The Nautilus Explorer had a spotter plane to try and help locate as many things as possible so we weren't sailing aimlessly around. This was not your typical 5 dives a day dive trip, for the first couple of days, we took pangas out to search for mobula rays, dolphins, orcas.. and would jump in to snorkel -free dive whenever we encountered them. We did see mobula rays(but they were not aggregating at the time, so the oracas that fed on them were not close), thousands of dolphins, and some sea lions. The Mexican pangas did have shade, but it was hot, and the hard benches did give us a pounding when go ... 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	All over the Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Hawaii, Socorro, Cocos Island, Fiji, Solomons, Indonesia, Sea of Cortez
Closest Airport	Los Cabos, Mexico	Getting There	Straight through flight from most major airports-arranged a ride with a transportation company before the trip
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, no currents
Water Temp	78-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	20-60 Ft/ 6-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	When interacting with mobula rays, whales, sea lions, whale sharks or dolphins we adhered to rules and regulations to minimize disturbing the wildlife and have the best experience.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	> 2
Turtles	> 2	Whales	> 2
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		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	Camera table had charging stations, was a bit crowded where people had other gear on it, the camera bucket ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Nautilus Explorer in General Travel/Other Locations/Sea of Cortez, Mexico

Nautilus Explorer: "An expedition on the Nauitilus Explorer on the Sea of Cortez", Jul, 2024,

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Dive Review of Nautilus Explorer in
General Travel/Other Locations/Sea of Cortez, Mexico