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Get ready for a week of unforgettable exploration along the stunning coastline. Picture this: we’ll be out at sea, chasing down breathtaking encounters with majestic mobula rays and orcas! With the help of our trusty spotter plane, the Citabria, we’ll have a bird’s-eye view to maximize our chances of spotting amazing marine wildlife.

Our adventure includes high-speed excursions on our RHIB boat, ensuring we’ll be right where the action is. While mobulas and orcas will be our main focus, keep your eyes peeled for the unexpected delights of the ocean—think blue whales, humpback whales, whale sharks, cownose rays, and playful dolphins! Every moment spent in the Sea of Cortez is bound to be a thrilling surprise.

Date

June 20-27, 2026

Vessel:

Nautilus Gallant Lady

Package Cost:

$3950.00 USD per person – Superior Suite-Lower Deck
$4450.00 USD per person – Premium Suites-Main Deck
$4850.00 USD per person – Premium Suite (spacious; only 1 room)-Lower Deck

  • All costs for this trip are in U.S. Dollars (USD).
  • A small booking fee applies with various options available through WeTravel.
  • Rooms configured as either 2 doubles or 1 quasi-king bed
  • One lower deck, superior suite 2 twin beds only
  • Price includes: 5% tax

Duration:

8 days/7 nights

Price Includes:

  • 7 nights on the luxurious Nautilus Gallant Lady
  • All meals and snacks
  • Snorkeling from a comfortable 32-foot RHIB skiff boat
  • Spotter support aircraft finding marine wildlife
  • 3-4 dives
  • Nautilus LifeLines, DiveAlerts, and SMB safety sausages
  • Experienced guides
  • Use of kayaks and paddle boards
  • Presentations on marine life
  • Travel with a marine biologist and travel/educational expert
  • Photography advice and tips
  • Private small group charter just for us, maximum 12 passengers
  • Transfers from Seacreatures to La Paz and return transfers from La Paz to Seacreatures or SJD Airport on July 18, 2026
  • Taxes

Price Excludes:

  • International and domestic flights
  • Dive Insurance
  • Travel Insurance
  • Nitrox
  • Rental Gear
  • Alcoholic beverages and “fancy” coffees
  • Gratuities
  • Port fee ($35.00 USD per person, paid on board)
  • Hotels prior to or after liveaboard
  • Transfers from the airport to Seacreatures on arrival day

Trip Details

Day 1
This adventure begins in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, meeting in the late afternoon at Seacreatures in downtown Cabo on embarkation day. After check-in and completing paperwork, we’ll hop onboard our transfer to La Paz, Mexico, to board the Gallant Lady with her friendly crew waiting for us with trays of margaritas and champagne! We’ll enjoy dinner, settle into cabins, and get ready for an action-packed week ahead.

Day 2-7
We’ll be out at sea for the week, searching for the best mobula ray and orca encounters. Finding marine wildlife is made easier with the support of a spotter airplane, the Citabria, a low-flying ultralight aircraft used for enhanced observation. Between the aircraft, our vessel, and the high-speed RHIB boat (skiff), the crew will have us in the water with some amazing encounters. While the focus is on mobulas and orcas, during these trips there can be other exciting encounters, including blue whales, humpback whales, whale sharks, cownose rays, dolphins, and more. Be prepared to expect the unexpected with marine wildlife in the Sea of Cortez. The general schedule is a morning out on the RHIB boat snorkeling with mobula rays and orcas. Back to the boat for lunch or rest, and back out for another round in the afternoon.

This trip is primarily a snorkeling and free diving trip, as this is the best way to observe the wildlife. We will have the opportunity for some diving (3–4 dives, possibly more); our focus is snorkeling and free diving. Additional activities include paddle boarding, kayaking, local area hikes, etc.

Day 8
Disembark after breakfast and begin our drive back to Seacreatures in Cabo or the Cabo San Lucas airport, SJD.

How to secure your spot

Please note that this trip has a limited number of spots. The following payments will be required:

  • Deposit $800.00 USD per person
  • Second payment due on September 1, 2025
  • Final payment due on April 1, 2026

We will be in touch via email for your payment and trip details. We would recommend purchasing your flights into Los Cabos, Mexico (SJD), as soon as possible to secure reasonably priced flights. To book and check for available spaces, email us at: amanda@amandadelaforce.com

Entry Requirements

Most travelers to Mexico can enter the country under the following conditions:

  1. A valid passport with more than six months of validity (Mexican authorities require a passport to be valid for the duration of the stay in Mexico, but transit countries and airline companies may have other requirements).
  2. A properly completed Multiple Migratory Form (FMM). The FMM can be obtained from the airline or at the port of entry, but to expedite your registration at the border, you can now fill out and print it in advance at this link.
  • Remember to keep the FMM in a safe place during your trip! You will be asked for it upon your departure from Mexico.
  1. The Immigration Authorities at the port of entry may request certain documents to prove the purpose of your visit, depending on the activity you will undertake in Mexico:
  • Tourism: hotel reservation, itinerary, and return tickets (to home or another country)

Getting There

Arrival Airport
Los Cabos International Airport (SJD airport code)

Arrival Time
Please arrive no later than 3:30 p.m. at SJD airport on June 20, 2026.

Departure Time
Please book return flights after 1:00 p.m. on June 27, 2026.

From North America
Many airlines within North America fly into Los Cabos, Mexico. The airport code is SJD. Please plan to arrive no later than early afternoon on June 20, 2026.

From Australia
For most, the first international port of entry will be the United States. The closest US airports are Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) or San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Everyone flying to the US must clear immigration and customs, even if you are continuing onward to Mexico. There is currently no option to stay in transit in the US. If you have a connecting flight, you’ll drop your luggage at baggage re-check or the ticket counters and head back through security to your connecting flight to Cabo San Lucas (SJD) airport. You might consider a layover in California before continuing down to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Please plan to arrive no later than the early afternoon of June 20, 2026.

From Europe
For most, traveling via the US and onward to Mexico will be the most efficient way to get to Cabo San Lucas. Alternatively, flights to Mexico City (MEX) and onward to Cabo San Lucas (SJD).

Bookings, Payment, Cancellation Policy and Force Majeure in relation to the Tour

  • Amanda Delaforce Photography and Travel Pty Ltd highly recommends you purchase travel and dive insurance as soon as possible after confirming your travel plans. We recommend Dive Assure or DAN for diving insurance. Dive Assure offers a Dive and Travel Insurance annual and short-term (per trip). You can purchase it here: https://app.diveassure.com/#/registration/main/process/0/int/0/18669/en-intl
  • Evidence of adequate travel and dive insurance must be provided prior to departure.
  • Bookings made more than 100 days out from the start of a trip require a deposit of $800.00 USD per passenger.
  • All deposits are non-refundable.
  • Bookings made less than 100 days out from tour commencement require payment in full to secure your booking.
  • Payment in full is required 100 days out from the start of the trip. We will email you a final payment reminder. No refunds will be given within 100 days of the start of any trip, under any circumstances.
  • If you cancel your spot more than 100 days before the start of a trip and we/you are able to resell or fill the spot, a trip credit for your remaining balance (minus a $300 USD service fee deducted) will be issued for use on another Amanda Delaforce Photography and Travel Pty Ltd trip within 2 years of the cancellation.
  • If you cancel your spot less than 99 days prior to the start of a trip, no refund or credit will be issued for deposits that have been paid.
  • If our In-Country Providers cancel or if a Force Majeure Event occurs, meaning any act of God, war, terrorism, fire, flood or any other extreme weather conditions, loss of power, epidemics or pandemics, industrial disputes, slow-downs or other strike activities, riots or civil disturbances, acts of government, semi government or other authorities, inability to obtain any necessary license or consent and delays caused by sub-contractors, suppliers or other third parties (including telecommunications carriers), material shortages or other disruption to the trip beyond our control, Amanda Delaforce Photography and Travel Pty Ltd shall not be held responsible for matters outside of our control or any failure to deliver the trip.
  • The affiliated and established company, such as Nautilus Gallant Lady, holds the relevant insurances and maintains responsibility for the dive and snorkel insurance policies and procedures. As such, when in the water diving, snorkeling, or swimming, you are diving under the affiliated company’s policies and procedures and must adhere to either the Captain, Dive Instructor or Divemaster’s instructions.
  • Amanda Delaforce Photography and Travel Pty Ltd takes no responsibility for loss, damage, or injury arising from any shortfall, error, or omission in the information passed to the customer during the course of the sale or subsequent delivery of the product. The company takes no responsibility nor can be held liable for loss, damage, or injury that occurs on a supplier’s or service provider’s premises or transport, or between two such premises.
  • Participation in any of the Activities involves certain risks, which may result in injury or death. This warning does not purport to describe or disclose all the risks associated with participation in the Activities. There are a wide range of inherent risks when engaging in sports, particularly underwater sports; for example, with diving, there is the risk of decompression sickness, embolism, or other hyperbaric injury can occur that requires treatment in a recompression chamber. Open-water scuba diving trips may be conducted at sites that are remote, either by time or distance, from emergency services or recompression facilities. Scuba diving, snorkeling, and tours will involve uncontrolled encounters with wild animals, which bears the risk of stings, bites, and at the extreme end, more serious injury and death. Participants should be responsible and aware of animal behaviors and their own interactions, and engage in these activities entirely at their own risk.
  • We will not be liable to you in respect of any personal injury (including, without limitation, serious injury or death) that you may suffer or sustain directly or indirectly as a result of attending the trip or participating in the Activities. Nor will we be liable to you in respect of any other losses arising as a result of any such personal injury (including, without limitation, loss of profit or earnings or other consequential losses). We will not be liable to you in respect of any of your personal property that is lost, stolen, or damaged before, during or after a trip.
  • Please ensure you understand our cancellation policy prior to providing any deposits and agree to the booking and trip. By placing a booking with Amanda Delaforce Photography and Travel Pty Ltd, this implies that you accept these booking terms and conditions and cancellation policy.

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