Dive Review of Nautilus Explorer/none in
Costa Rica/Cocos Island

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Nautilus Explorer/none: "A New Destination for Nautilus Explorer", Sep, 2023, by Jeanne Downey, PA, US ( Top Contributor 52 reports with 16 Helpful votes). Report 12584 has 1 Helpful vote.
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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	Now that Guadalupe is at least temporarily shut down, Nautilus Explorer needed to find another dive location, so we were on their first trip to Cocos Island, although much of the crew has worked there previously on other boats, including the captain, so we felt safe. We were split into two groups on separate pangas. Tanks and BCs stayed on the pangas unless traveling. Befor back rolling into the water, weights and fins were passed out and we were helped into ... 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	Bahamas, Caribbean, Cocos, Socorro, Tahiti, Malaysia, Indonesia, Micronesia, Galapagos, Cayman Islands, Philippines, etc.
Closest Airport	San Jose	Getting There	Easy flight on United through Houston.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm, surge
Water Temp	75-82°F / 24-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	50-70 Ft/ 15-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	One hour including safety stop.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
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	Not a good setup for cameras on the bouncing pangas. Large rinse barrel on the main boat. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Nautilus Explorer/none in Costa Rica/Cocos Island

Nautilus Explorer/none: "A New Destination for Nautilus Explorer", Sep, 2023,

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Nautilus Explorer/none in
Costa Rica/Cocos Island