When is the best time to dive The Boiler?

The typical diving season is November to June. Conditions vary year to year, so confirm locally before booking.

Is The Boiler good for snorkelling?

Not really - this is a scuba site rather than a snorkelling spot.

Mexico · San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedo

November to June

Sightings are seasonal probabilities, not promises - even in peak season nature does its own thing.

Advanced Open Water - advanced conditions (currents/depth); dive within your training.

Not a snorkel site - no confirmed dedicated surface-snorkel-with-mantas program found; treated as scuba-only in operator materials - VERIFY

surge at shallow pinnacle top, current, remote location, strict no-touch/no-chase policy toward mantas given close approach behavior

Revillagigedo National Park (CONANP) diving fee 3,622.02 MXN per diving day (~$190 USD) as of Jan 2025

Permits and operators change - confirm before booking.

Nearest hub: Cabo San Lucas (liveaboard)

This profile is desk research, compiled from public sources - not a first-hand dive report. Coordinates are approximate.