Trip Report Malpelo 19-28 July 2025

[Dan]

19-28 July 2025 diving trip to Malpelo, Colombia, 300 miles (500 km) west of Colombia's Pacific coast with Ferox liveaboard, as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Malpelo as one of 4 diving destinations in eastern Pacific Ocean

The Malpelo island is shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2: Malpelo island, Colombia

Table 1 shows the itinerary of the trip.

We saw Manta, various of sharks (Galapagos, Hammerhead, Whitetip Reef, & Whaleshark), Eagle Ray, various snappers (Whipper, Blue & Gold, Mullet), Groupers (Leopard, Golden, Leather Bass), Trevalies (Big-eye Jack, Black Jack, Bluefin Trevally, Almaco Jack), large schooling of Pelican Barracuda, as shown in the trip video, below.

Another group saw Ferox. If he share his video to me later, I’ll pot it here.

 

[Johnoly]

various of sharks

Great video. The bottle trick is a light switch that you can't turn off once it's been turned on.

 

[Dan]

Great video. The bottle trick is a light switch that you can't turn off once it's been turned on.

Thanks! I’m glad you like it.

Yes, once those Galapagos sharks got on alert, my GoPro was in a full action mode, until my Teric said it’s time to get back to the shallow. I was on light DECO a few times.

 

[NothingClever]

Super motivating.

Thank you very much for posting!

 

[Dan]

It turns out July is a good time to go. You see everything. However, I’d like to see schooling Hammerheads. That’s why I’ll come back to Malpelo in January 2027. Hopefully the Ferox would show up for me to shoot video of it too.

 

[Dan]

I don’t report much about the boat, it’s operational details as these already reported thoroughly by @scubadada in his trip reports:

Trip Report Thread 'Return to Malpelo, July 20-30, 2023 on Colombia Dive Adventures, Ferox'

Sep 23, 2023

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Trip Report - The Magic of Malpelo, July 9-18, 2021 on the Ferox

This report will be briefer. See the two gorgeous videos from my dive buddy, @Dan
Malpelo 20-30 July 2023
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Travel

I flew down to Miami from Philadelphia a day early because I could not get there early enough to make the flight to Cali on American Airlines. I stayed in the Miami International Airport Hotel. It was very...

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Trip Report Thread 'The Magic of Malpelo, July 9-18, 2021 on the Ferox'

Aug 10, 2021

From July 9 through July 18, 2021, I had the pleasure of diving in Malpelo. I dived on a half boat charter with Sten Johansson, aboard Colombia Dive Adventures’ Ferox. This was my first international trip since going to Bonaire in Oct-Nov 2019.

Reservations

As I was going on a half boat charter with Sten Johansson, reservations were handled by his very capable wife, Tanya Sten Johansson's Photos on His Personal Website (jamtsisu.com) She did all communication with Colombia Dive Adventures Malpelo Island Scuba Diving | Ferox Liveaboard | Colombia Dive Adventures. This...

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