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Revillagigedo (Socorro Islands)

Liveaboard-only giant manta and shark encounters inside Mexico's fully protected ocean park

Updated Jan 23, 2026 • 15 sources

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Destination Guide Sources For Revillagigedo (Socorro Islands)

Reference links used to build and maintain this guide.

15 sources • Updated Jan 23, 2026

Written by DiveJourney. Built from public sources and local operator knowledge. Last updated Jan 23, 2026.

Los Cabos Airport: Baja California Sur tourism tax guidance - Details on the Baja Sur tourism tax (amount, who pays, and how to show proof).
BCS tourism tax payment portal (as linked by Los Cabos Airport) - Online payment portal referenced for paying the Baja California Sur tourism tax.
CONANP Revillagigedo National Park listing (Spanish) - Official park page with dive season window, schedules, distance by sea, and entrance fee details.
CONANP Revillagigedo National Park listing (English) - English version of the official park listing (useful for travelers; fee figures may lag Spanish page updates).

Research Sources

Reference links used to build and maintain this guide.

15 sources • Updated Jan 23, 2026

Written by DiveJourney. Built from public sources and local operator knowledge. Last updated Jan 23, 2026.

Los Cabos Airport: Baja California Sur tourism tax guidance - Details on the Baja Sur tourism tax (amount, who pays, and how to show proof).
BCS tourism tax payment portal (as linked by Los Cabos Airport) - Online payment portal referenced for paying the Baja California Sur tourism tax.
CONANP Revillagigedo National Park listing (Spanish) - Official park page with dive season window, schedules, distance by sea, and entrance fee details.
CONANP Revillagigedo National Park listing (English) - English version of the official park listing (useful for travelers; fee figures may lag Spanish page updates).

- Summary of diving limits (depth, time, group size) and interaction rules for mantas, dolphins, and sharks.

Revillagigedo whale shark code of conduct (PDF, 2022) - Detailed best-practice guidance for whale shark interactions, including minimum distance rules.

UNESCO World Heritage Centre: Archipelago of Revillagigedo - UNESCO description of the four-island archipelago and its global conservation significance.

DAN Emergency Assistance - DAN Emergency Hotline number and availability.

NOAA National Hurricane Center: Eastern Pacific basin - Eastern Pacific hurricane season dates used for planning storm-risk months.

Mexico INM: FMM application portal - Official information on the Multiple Immigration Form (FMM) visitor permit.

Buceo Medico Mexicano (SSS Recompression Chamber Network) Cabo page - Hyperbaric recompression chamber network information and contact details for Cabo San Lucas.

DiveJourney spot page: Roca Partida - Internal spot reference for linking signature dive sites.

Scuba Diving Magazine: How to Dive Mexico's Socorro Island (2023) - Trip planning overview including seasonality, water temperature range, and signature sites.

Visit Los Cabos Tourism Board: Los Cabos airports - Overview of SJD and CSL airports and transport options.

Destination hero photo by Cole Keister - Photographer profile: https://unsplash.com/@coleito