Dive Review of Dolphin Dive Center/Hotel La Pinta in
Mexico (Western)/Loreto (Sea of Cortez)

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Dolphin Dive Center/Hotel La Pinta, Sep, 2006, by Steve Giles, CA, USA ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 3014.
No photos available at this time
Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Diving with Dolphin Divers over a three-day period was a very relaxed and enjoyable experience. Owner Bruce Williams doubled as our dive master and went out of his way to accommodate individual requests and provide both historical information about the area as well as recommendations concerning local restaurants. The dive shop is relatively new and well maintained. Dolphin Divers joins forces with Hotel La Pinta to offer a combination dive/ hotel package. The hotel suffered some heavy damage two weeks prior to our arrival at the hands of tropical storm John, but repair work was in progress during our stay. Probably the most unique feature about the diving is the black coral which can be found in abundance about the offshore islands of Coronado and Carmen in water as shallow as 60fsw. In addition, the reefs are teeming with a wide variety of tropical critters inclusive of large groupers, morays, lobsters, angels, puffers, baracuda, sea lions, etc. On nearly every channel crossing enroute to the near-by islands, large schools of dolphins were sighted. Diving is done from small boats which accommodated our party of 6 plus the boat captain and dive master very comfortably.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Channel Islands, Bonaire, British Virgins, La Paz, Hawaii, Cozumel, Palau, Fiji, Roatan, Guanaja, Bahamas, Cayman Brac, Grand Cayman, St. Lucia
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	84-87°F / 29-31°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	60-100 Ft/ 18-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Diving rules were very relaxed. Divers all began the dive together, but were allowed to dive own profiles and return to the boat at will.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Dolphin Dive Center/Hotel La Pinta in Mexico (Western)/Loreto (Sea of Cortez)

Dolphin Dive Center/Hotel La Pinta, Sep, 2006,

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Dive Review of Dolphin Dive Center/Hotel La Pinta in
Mexico (Western)/Loreto (Sea of Cortez)