Socorro Islands liveaboards

The Revillagigedo Islands, usually called Socorro, are reached only by liveaboard from Cabo San Lucas or San José del Cabo. The crossing takes about 24 to 27 hours each way. Trips are typically 8 nights, with some 10-night departures, and the main sites are San Benedicto, Socorro and Roca Partida.

In 2026 listings, 8-night trips typically start at about $3,250 to $3,650 per person, or roughly $405 to $460 a night. The marine park fee is extra and rose to 3,622 pesos per diving day in 2025, about $195 a day. Most boats ask for Advanced Open Water and at least 50 logged dives.

Socorro is not a trip for Open Water divers. Most boats require Advanced Open Water and at least 50 logged dives, and some ask for 100. Some itineraries make nitrox certification mandatory, and one operator states that guests without the required card or logged dives will be excluded from diving for the whole cruise.

Advanced Open Water with experience in current and open ocean. Many boats ask for a minimum number of logged dives.

Published rates typically run US$405 to US$460 a night. Per person, from 2026 listings: Nautilus Belle Amie 8 nights from $3,244 to $3,644 and 10 nights from $4,093 (Bluewater Dive Travel), Solmar V 8 nights from $3,499. Per-night figures are the trip price divided by nights. Excludes the marine park fee, nitrox on some boats, crew tips and flights. Hosted group trips were listed higher (for example $5,440 for 8 nights).

• Revillagigedo marine park fee: 3,622.02 MXN per person per diving day from 1 January 2025 (up from 1,811 MXN), roughly $195 per diving day per Bluewater Dive Travel; collected by the boat.
• Park fee exemptions reported: waiver for retirees aged 60+ with advance CONANP approval, 50% for students and teachers (2025 listings).
• The park authority adjusts the fee yearly; one 2028 listing budgets about $1,300 per person.