San Benedicto Island Diving: Mexico Liveaboard Guide

San Benedicto Island is a dive site in Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico.

See below for all liveaboards that dive San Benedicto Island.

The liveaboard shown opposite is the highest customer rated liveaboard diving San Benedicto Island, scoring 9.3/10. You can easily book the Rocio del Mar liveaboard using this link.

Rocio del Mar
Nautilus Under Sea

San Benedicto Island offers a volcanic Revillagigedo island whose Boiler and Canyon sites are synonymous with giant mantas and sharks. The best experience comes from matching the dive to current, season and exposure rather than relying on the name alone. Liveaboard access adds earlier entries, flexible timing and a practical way to combine this site with other remote Mexican reefs.

The liveaboard shown opposite is the second highest customer rated liveaboard diving San Benedicto Island, scoring 8.9/10. You can easily book the Nautilus Under Sea liveaboard using this link.

Mexico liveaboards that dive San Benedicto Island

Below are all the dive liveaboards currently found for San Benedicto Island in Mexico, sorted from highest to lowest customer liveaboard rating, with unrated liveaboards shown last.

Rocio del Mar

Rocio del Mar

Mexico

Liveaboard Rated: 9.3/10

SDE Rating: 68%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Rocio del Mar Liveaboard: 68%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Rocio del Mar liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the Rocio del Mar liveaboard are ([Diving:9/10] + [Cabin:6/10] + [Boat:7/10] + [Dining:8/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:3/10] = 33/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Rocio del Mar liveaboard is calculated as 33/60 = 68% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

This makes it easy to compare different liveaboards at a glance. See a more detailed explanation of how SDE Liveaboard Rating works together with all dive liveaboards ranked by SDE Liveaboard Rating .

From £279.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 10·Bathrooms: 10·Guests: 20

Length: 89 ft·Beam: 25 ft

Dive certification:Open Water Diver
Logged dives:No minimum number of logged dives
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Nautilus Under Sea

Nautilus Under Sea

Mexico

Liveaboard Rated: 8.9/10

SDE Rating: 78%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Nautilus Under Sea Liveaboard: 78%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Nautilus Under Sea liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the Nautilus Under Sea liveaboard are ([Diving:10/10] + [Cabin:6/10] + [Boat:9/10] + [Dining:8/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:5/10] = 38/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Nautilus Under Sea liveaboard is calculated as 38/60 = 78% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

This makes it easy to compare different liveaboards at a glance. See a more detailed explanation of how SDE Liveaboard Rating works together with all dive liveaboards ranked by SDE Liveaboard Rating .

From £124.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 9·Bathrooms: 9·Guests: 19

Length: 89 ft·Beam: 24 ft

Dive certification:Open Water Diver
Logged dives:No minimum number of logged dives
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Nautilus Explorer

Nautilus Explorer

Mexico

Liveaboard Rated: 8.9/10

SDE Rating: 75%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Nautilus Explorer Liveaboard: 75%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Nautilus Explorer liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the Nautilus Explorer liveaboard are ([Diving:10/10] + [Cabin:5/10] + [Boat:9/10] + [Dining:8/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:4/10] = 36/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Nautilus Explorer liveaboard is calculated as 36/60 = 75% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

This makes it easy to compare different liveaboards at a glance. See a more detailed explanation of how SDE Liveaboard Rating works together with all dive liveaboards ranked by SDE Liveaboard Rating .

From £208.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 13·Bathrooms: 13·Guests: 25

Length: 115 ft·Beam: 27 ft

Dive certification:Advanced Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 50 logged dives
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Adventure Liveaboard

Adventure Liveaboard

Mexico

Liveaboard Rated: 9.4/10

SDE Rating: 56%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Adventure Liveaboard: 56%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Adventure Liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the Adventure Liveaboard are ([Diving:10/10] + [Cabin:5/10] + [Boat:6/10] + [Dining:6/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:1/10] = 28/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Adventure Liveaboard is calculated as 28/60 = 56% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

This makes it easy to compare different liveaboards at a glance. See a more detailed explanation of how SDE Liveaboard Rating works together with all dive liveaboards ranked by SDE Liveaboard Rating .

From £229.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 10·Bathrooms: 2·Guests: 19

Length: 100 ft·Beam: 22 ft

Dive certification:Advanced Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 30 logged dives
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Mexico; San Benedicto Island Dive Site Details

San Benedicto Island Common Sightings

San Benedicto Island Diver Details

Useful training for this site
Advanced Open Water Diver, Drift Diver, Experience with negative entries, Strong buoyancy control in current, Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver

Suggested equipment
3mm wetsuit, 5mm wetsuit, Dive computer, Delayed SMB, Reef hook, Nitrox

Dive type
Volcanic reef, Pinnacle/Seamount, Wall, Pelagic, Shark dive

Entry
Zodiac/RIB, Boat

Minimum recommended experience
Advanced

Mexico; San Benedicto Island Dive Site Details

Water type
Salt

Water temperature
21.0°C–29.0°C

Best time to dive San Benedicto Island
November to May is the main Revillagigedo liveaboard season; water is cooler in winter and warmer later in the season, while encounters remain wild and cannot be guaranteed.

Depth
5.0m–40.0m

Visibility
15.0m–40.0m

Current strength
Moderate, Strong

Location
19.32, -110.81

Mexico’s San Benedicto Island dive site map and location

The latitude and longitude for Mexico’s San Benedicto Island dive site are: 19.32, -110.81

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San Benedicto Island Liveaboard Dive Site

San Benedicto Island is known for a volcanic Revillagigedo island whose Boiler and Canyon sites are synonymous with giant mantas and sharks. It is not a guaranteed wildlife performance: water movement, visibility and encounters vary by season and from one dive to the next, which is why the guide’s local briefing matters as much as the published range.

The minimum experience level shown here reflects the wider site in normal liveaboard conditions. Divers should be comfortable with the listed entry method, maintain controlled buoyancy and carry an appropriate surface marker. If current, swell or depth is stronger than expected, the crew may change the route, move the entry point or choose a different site.

The long Pacific crossing makes a liveaboard the only practical way to dive here. Staying offshore allows early entries, repeated dives at productive sites and schedule changes around swell and current; night diving is normally limited to a suitable sheltered site rather than exposed blue-water pinnacles.

UNESCO’s Revillagigedo Archipelago listing explains the environmental or management context for this part of Mexico. Follow all zoning, wildlife-distance and no-touch rules, and remember that coordinates on this page identify the general site rather than replacing the operator’s current entry position.

For a useful comparison on the same broader itinerary, see The Boiler. Linking the sites makes it easier to understand how crews balance sheltered reefs, exposed pinnacles and seasonal wildlife during a voyage.

The San Benedicto Island dive site in Mexico is visited by four dive liveaboards. The highest customer-rated liveaboard scores 9.4 out of 10. Prices across these liveaboards start from £124.00.

If you want a more intimate experience, the smallest liveaboard in this selection of the San Benedicto Island dive liveaboards is Adventure Liveaboard, which has 10 cabins, accommodates up to 19 guests, and is 100 ft in length. If you prefer a larger boat, Nautilus Explorer, which is 115 ft in length, has 13 cabins, and accommodates up to 25 guests.

To dive the San Benedicto Island dive site, the minimum diver certification ranges from Open Water Diver to Advanced Open Water Diver, and logged dive requirements range from no minimum number of logged dives to minimum 50 logged dives. So be careful when you choose a liveaboard that has the San Benedicto Island dive site on its itinerary, to make sure both your dive certification and level of experience match its minimum levels.

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