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Rocio del Mar

Rocio del Mar Itinerary

Socorro Islands - Citizen Science Expeditions

10 days / 9 nights

About Rocio del Mar

  • Diverse itineraries in Socorro and Revillagigedo, Sea of Cortez, and Cabo Pulmo
  • Fun and friendly atmosphere onboard, ideal for outgoing and social guests
  • Extended voyages lasting up to 13 stunning days at sea
  • Excellent facilities for divers including nitrox, gear storage, custom zodiac, and camera table

Rocio Del Mar liveaboard is a spacious and stable motor yacht, offering exciting itineraries to diving destinations in Mexico's Pacific. This vessel offers fun and adventurous voyages focused on sharks, mantas, humpbacks, sea lions, and more! You can expect a week or more of exciting, naturalist-led diving, plus outstanding facilities for divers and underwater photographers - everything you'll need to make the most of your time in the water. You'll have the opportunity to dive up to four times a day during your adventure. And, when you aren't busy underwater, you'll enjoy exceptional service and a relaxed social setting, perfect for getting to know your fellow guests.

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Itinerary details

Length of trip 10 days / 9 nights
Number of dives 20
Experience Open Water - Minimum 50 dives
Insurance Required

Highlights

  • Explore the remote Revillagigedo Archipelago National Park
  • Encounter schooling hammerheads and dozens of silky sharks
  • Water sampling while scuba diving < 25 m
  • Fish surveys while scuba diving < 25 m
  • Filtering and preservation of water samples for eDNA analyses
  • Water sampling, video, temperature, and depth recording, and in marine canyons 80-300m
  • Presentations, both formal and informal, about marine biodiversity and deep-sea technologies 
Prepare to embark on an extraordinary underwater odyssey with Dr. Adrian Munguia-Vega to join a groundbreaking expedition for the fourth consecutive year. This isn't just any diving trip—it's a thrilling plunge into the heart of deep-sea marine biodiversity, where science meets adventure in the pristine waters of the Revillagigedo Archipelago. You'll be at the forefront of cutting-edge marine research, wielding the power of non-invasive environmental DNA (eDNA) to unlock the hidden secrets of the archipelago's biodiversity. Picture yourself as a scientific detective, collecting water samples that hold microscopic traces to the presence of elusive marine species. With each sample, you're contributing to a groundbreaking ecological baseline that's reshaping our understanding of this underwater paradise. But the true adventure lies in the unexplored depths. Brace yourself as we deploy state-of-the-art sampling devices into the abyss, plunging up to 300 meters into mysterious marine canyons and never-before-seen underwater seascapes. These high-tech marvels, equipped with depth recorders and video cameras, will be your eyes and ears in a realm few humans have ever witnessed. As we go deeper, you'll discover that the twilight zone between 80-280 meters harbors a hidden world teeming with life—a parallel universe of biodiversity waiting to be explored. You will also have the opportunity to learn to identify and record up to forty species of fish, sharks and rays, as we will be making visual underwater counts of the species to complement and validate the DNA samples.
Day 1: Embark in San José del Cabo, eat dinner and depart at approximately 7pm

Day 2: At Sea

Day 3: 4 dives around Isla San Benedicto

Day 4: 3 dives around Isla Roca Partida

Day 5: 3 more dives at Isla Roca Partida

Day 6: 3 dives around Isla Socorro and check-in with the Naval Station

Day 7: 4 more dives at Isla Socorro

Day 8: 3 final dives around Isla San Benedicto

Day 9: At Sea

Day 10: Arrival in San Jose del Cabo and disembark at 8:30am

Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics, and local regulations.

Transfer details

Departure

07:00pm

San Jose del Cabo

Los Cabos International Airport: SJD

Return

08:30am

San Jose del Cabo

Los Cabos International Airport: SJD

Current availability and prices: https://www.zubludiving.com/itineraries/rocio-del-mar/itn-2602111249391-socorro-islands-citizen-science-expeditions