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Revillagigedo Archipelago ME X I CO Over 250 miles south from the shores of Baja California lies the Revillagigedo Archipelago, four little-known islands of volcanic origin and exquisite underwater activity. Together Socorro, Clarion, San Benedicto and Roca Partida are known as the ‘superhighway’ of the Pacific Ocean, with some of the water’s most majestic creatures riding its currents. Most visitors here spend their time beneath the waves, visiting dive sites that are just as rewarding as they are demanding. Manta ray cleaning stations attract mass migrations in the month of April, meaning you can observe these inquisitive giants and the tangerine-orange Clarion angelfish that eagerly wait to clean them, alongside leatherback turtles and whistling bottlenose dolphins. We are offering an opportunity to explore these rarely visited islands with researchers and help conserve the high number of shark species that feed here. Sail overnight aboard a private yacht to Socorro and be joined by a team of leading scientists on a separate vessel. Spend days measuring sharks using lasers, tagging and releasing, and collating media from underwater cameras. Monitoring the movements and behavioural patterns of sharks like the impressive hammerhead will help these scientists contribute to the conservation of the precious Revillagigedo ecosystem.
Previous image: Visits from giant oceanic manta rays are just one of Socorro’s many offerings Right: A submerged mountain range in the Pacific Ocean, the Revillagigedo Archipelago has recently astonished scientists with the amount of pelagic species in its surrounding waters
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