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Mazatlán Full report   Mazatlan   "Mazatlán and Aqua Sport Center"
February 2015 was my second time vacationing in Mazatlán. In 2010 we did a family vacation with my two sons and their wives. While... Full report  
1 stars
3 stars  
3/2015   R Howard
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Slient World Divers/ Velas Vallarta Full report   Puerto Vallarta   "Puerto Vallarta - Slient World Divers"
I always search out the small local dive operators, as I like to dive in a small group. Diving with Silent World was like diving ... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
11/2014   Richard Rigg
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Cortez Club/ La Concha Full report   La Paz   "so so"
There is not much shade on the boats. Cover up and use lip block. There is dengue fever there so use mosquito repellent when on la... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
10/2014   Michael Braunstein
1000+ Dives 		 
PV Sea Divers/ any hotel in PV Full report       I have scuba dived in PV one time before with Chico's Dive shop and it was very mediocre. I went with the wrong dive shop. ... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
8/2014   Terry H Anderson
500+ Dives 		 
Cabo Pulmo Watersports/ Reinhard's Rentals Full report   Cabo Pulmo   This is our second trip to Cabo Pulmo. Cabo Pulmo is a small village on the Sea of Cortez. It's about an hour and a half drive f... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2014   Tami Hunter
<100 Dives 		 
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Rocio Del Mar Full report   North Sea of Cortez, Midriff   Great crew and great boat. I had a blast diving and photographing the sea lions (and had multiple opportunities to do so). Wat... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
7/2014   Sandra Holloway
250+ Dives 		 
PV Sea Dive Full report   Puerto Vallarta   This is a very well run diving operation. The owner, Sue, designed the set- up of the boat and it is one of the more functional one... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
5/2014   Mark A. Magers
250+ Dives 		 
Dive Cabo/ Marbella Suites Full report   Cabo San Lucas   Their is now a $200 charge each way for overweight bags on United. It is better to bring 2 smaller bags than 1 large bag for dive... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
11/2013   Brian Brown
250+ Dives 		 
Cortez Club/ [same]Cota Baja Full report   La Paz   Costa Baja is a 5 star hotel- probably best in La Paz. service and accommodations at hotel excellent. Near Marina and in wal... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
10/2013   Larry Schnabel
500+ Dives 		 
Dive Cabo/ [Sandos Finnestera Full report   ]Cabo San Lucas   I went to Cabo with a goal to photograph and dive with Pacific Fish as most of my dives have been with Caribbean fish. I found tha... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
10/2013   Paula Flori
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Cabo Pulmo Divers/ Baja Bungalows Full report   Cabo Pulmo   Cabo Pulmo is a great place to relax. It is quite remote, with our place having no AC, but relax into the rhythm of the place an... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
9/2013   Lauren Mayes
100+ Dives 		 
Sunshine/ Club Cascadas Full report   Cabo San Lucas   The operation is quite flexible with the sites being chosen according to where the divers had been already. Not that there is a gr... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
1/2013   David W taylor
500+ Dives 		 
Buceo Carey/ Posada Luna Sol Full report   La Paz   After having a serious situation with Club Cantamar (contaminated air, fire on board without extinguisher, no O2 analyzer), my wif... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
11/2012   Dan Clements
1000+ Dives 		 
PV Sea Dive/ Velas Vallarta Full report   Peurto Vallarta   PV Sea Dive is a very good small operation. They (Sue and Marie) have one boat and, at present, no real dive shop, although they ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
11/2012   John E. Keith
100+ Dives 		 
Nautilus Dive Tech Full report   Cabo San Lucas   My husband and I decided to try a day of diving in Cabo San Lucas after diving both in La Paz and in Cabo Pulmo. We had low expect... Full report  
1 stars
5 stars  
10/2012   Kelley McDaneld
100+ Dives 		 
FunBaja/ CostaBaja Full report   La Paz   We dove with Fun Baja for a day out at Los Islotes off of Espiritu Island. The boat was comfortable and fast and it took about 1 ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
10/2012   Kelley McDaneld
100+ Dives 		 
Cabo Pulmo Divers/ Baja bungalows Full report   [Cabo Pulmo   The lodging at Baja bunglows was excellent. We had a casita, two rooms and an bath. There was an outside shared kitchen. Also on... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
10/2012   bill mashek
500+ Dives 		 
Sunshine Dive/ Pueblo Bonita Sunset Full report   Cabo San Lucas   We dived with Sunshine June 24- 30 2012. While we didn't go to Cabo primarily to dive, Sunshine was a real find. The level of ser... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
6/2012   Tom Webb
500+ Dives 		 
Cabo Pulmo Beach Resort Full report   Cabo Pulmo   We knew we were not in the right season for Cabo Pulmo, and water temp and viz were as we expected. No misrepresentation there. It... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
4/2012   Mark A. Magers
250+ Dives 		 
Cortez Club Full report   La Paz   Took one day to dive Los Islotes and Espiritu Santu out of La Paz. Long boat rides, which also makes the diving pricey. Los Islote... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
4/2012   Mark A. Magers
250+ Dives 		 
Cabo Pulmo Watersports/ Playa del Sol Full report   Cabo Pulmo   The diving at Cabo Pulmo is very nice. We had huge swirling schools of jacks and other fish. There were immense groupers hanging... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
11/2011   Douglas Hansen
500+ Dives 		 
Cabo Pulmo Beach Resort Full report   Cabo Pulmo   This was our first visit to the Baja region, and based on reports I had read about the Cabo Pulmo marine park we were very ex... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
11/2011   Brent Barnes
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Club Cantamar Full report   La Paz, Baja California del Su   This is a difficult review, as our condo was nice, the food provided our group (Scott Geitler out of LA), was adequate, and the un... Full report  
3 stars
1 stars  
10/2011   Dan Clements
1000+ Dives 		 
Sunshine Dive Charter/ Marbella Suites en la Playa Full report   Cabo San Lucas   We stayed at Marbella Suites which is about 17km from Cabo San Lucas. A world of difference - no timeshare vultures, no people wal... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
8/2011   Dennis Lewis
100+ Dives 		 
Sunshine Divers/ Wyndam Cabo san lucas Full report   Cabo San Lucas   Sunshine divers was a pleasure to dive with. The DMs Jonathan and Louis and the boat captain Solomon were all top notch; very fun... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
8/2011   jonathan scolnick
100+ Dives 		 
Manta Scuba Diving Full report   Cabo San Lucas   Water temp ran 68 at depth to 78 at the surface. Themocline at 34- 40 feet. Service is excellent. Staff is extremely knowledgeab... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
7/2011   Eugene Bertin
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Dolphin Dive Center/ La Mision Full report   Loreto   The town is charming and relaxing. We had a wonderful time in the slow paced environment. There are great restaurants, but we didn... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
7/2011   ROXANN HIRST
250+ Dives 		 
Sunshine Dive & Charter Full report   Cabo San Lucas   We have been diving in Cabo San Lucas with 4 different dive operators and Sunshine is the BEST. They took wonderful care of us and... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
6/2011   Muriel Mimura
100+ Dives 		 
Silent World Divers/ Cruise Ship Full report   Puerto Vallarta   Since were were visiting Puerto Vallarta on a cruise ship, the dive had to fit within the arrival/ departure times of the voyage. ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
4/2011   Robert Halem
100+ Dives 		 
Manta Scuba Diving/ Cruise Ship Full report   Los Cabos   I have been diving for several years, but I was diving with my daughter- in- law who was just certified. We were on a cruise ship, ... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
4/2011   Robert Halem
100+ Dives 		 
Sunshine SCUBA Diving Full report   Cabo San Lucas   We dive all over the world, and had not been to Cabo in over 30 years. What a mistake! Marine life varied from sea horses to humpb... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
3/2011   Dan Clements
500+ Dives 		 
Vallarta Under Sea/ Private Condo Full report   Puerto Vallarta   The dive master Nacho, boat captain Emirio and Videographer Jean Paul were friendly. The entire operation seemed a little unorgani... Full report  
1 stars
1 stars  
11/2010   Leanne Miller
100+ Dives 		 
Sea & Land Eco-Tours Full report   Loreto - Baja - Sea of Cortez   Juve Orozco at Sea & Land Eco- Tours runs a great operation. They do a variety of different tours - land and water based - we only... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2010   Shanna Davidson
250+ Dives 		 
Deep Blue/ Casa Dorado Full report   Cabo San Lucas   Having dived in Puerto Vallarta in 2006, I was not expecting to be awed by diving in Cabo. I expected brownish water, moderately ... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
10/2010   J Kelly
500+ Dives 		 
Vista Sea Sport/ Hotel Buena Vista Full report   Baja Penninsula, Los Barriles   The East Cape (Los Barriles/ Buena Vista) is known for deep sea fishing - divers are in the minority. That said, this is some of m... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
10/2010   Leslie Murphy
100+ Dives 		 
The Cortez Club/ La Concha Hotel Full report   La Paz   The Cortez Club has a number of boats, but the ones we saw seem quite small. The boat rides to the better dive sites are one and ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
10/2010   Douglas Hansen
500+ Dives 		 
Dolphin Dive Center Full report   Baja Sur Sea of Cortez   Great crew. Rafael and David love to dive and hunt for critters. They let us dive our computers and sometimes that approached one ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
9/2010   Michael Braunstein
500+ Dives 		 
Cabo Pulmo Beach Resort Full report   Baja Cabo Pulmo Marine Park   "This feels wild, " I told my wife. "It's like we're in the great outdoors, all to ourselves, unexplored . . . " And that is EXAC... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
8/2010   Douglas Peterson
500+ Dives 		 
Manta Scuba Diving/ Fiestamericana Full report   Cabo Pulmo   Paid for a 3 tank dive in Cabo Pulmo. Was a 2 hour boat ride from Cabo San Lucas. On our 1st dive the divemaster, who was a very... Full report  
1 stars
1 stars  
5/2010   David Funderburk
1000+ Dives 		 
Manta Scuba Diving Full report   Cabo San Lucas   Since we were on a cruise ship I wanted to avoid the "herd mentality" of cruise ship diving and decided to conduct some research u... Full report  
1 stars
1 stars  
4/2010   Paul M Price
250+ Dives 		 
dianejohnson@gmail.com/ Hotel Playa de Santiago Full report   Manzanillo Bay, Colima   I did a really thorough search before heading to the water as I was on a non- dive business trip to Guadalajara which is a 4- 1/ 2 ho... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
11/2009   Karen Elaine
<100 Dives 		 
Cabo Pulmo Dive Center/ Cabo Pulmo Resort Full report   Cabo Pulmo   My partner and I ventured to Cabo Pulmo to scuba dive and relax, with an emphasis on relaxation. We were seeking warm weather cou... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
11/2009   Karen Card
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Sonora Divers / Tucson Full report   San Carlos   Over all a very nice trip. Travel to San Carlos is now a "hassle free zone", the same as travel to Rocky Point. No Visa required a... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
11/2009   Ed Raver
250+ Dives 		 
amigos del mar Full report       ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
9/2009   henry campbell
1000+ Dives 		 
Sunshine Dive and Charter in Cabo San Lucas Full report   Baja California   Sunshine Dive and Charter were great again (went out with them before) - and now in a new, very convenient location right at the m... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2009   Georg A. Gottschalk
100+ Dives 		 
Dolphin Divers/ Desert Inn, Loreto Full report   Baja California Sur   I drove down from Denver, Colorado. This was a 3- day drive. Once we cleared Ensenada, traffic density dropped off and the drive wa... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
8/2009   Paddy Ryan
1000+ Dives 		 
Dolphin Dive Center Full report   Loreto, Baja   This was (at least) my 8th trip to the Sea of Cortez, and my 2nd time diving in Loreto with Dolphin Dive Center. The shop, divemas... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
7/2009   Gina Sanfilippo
250+ Dives 		 
Manta Scuba/ Tesoro de los cabos Full report   Cabo san Lucas, Baja   Never having been to Cabo before, this was a mixed- use trip. We did the tours, parasailing, etc. Stayed at Tesoro de los Cabos whi... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
7/2009   Glen Kitchens
500+ Dives 		 
Manta Scuba/ [same Full report   Cabo San Lucas   It was good condidtions overall and typical for this time of year in Cabo. The water temps in the local dive sites, Pelican rock, ... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
6/2009   Kevin
<100 Dives 		 
PV Scuba/ Melia Hotel Full report   Puerto Vallarta   Alex, the owner was great to deal with before hand via emails, and later on arrival. Good operation, boat was nice. Rental equi... Full report  
1 stars
1 stars  
4/2009   Rick Bates
1000+ Dives 		 
Manta/ Sheraton Hacienda del Mar Full report       This was our first experience with Manta in Cabo San Lucas. We went diving with them in the area near the Cabo iconic rock format... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
4/2009   Lori Brown
500+ Dives 		 
Cortez Club/ La Concha Beach Resort Full report   La Paz   We were vacationing in Cabo San Lucas and made a two day trip to La Paz for diving. One of our colleagues rented a fourteen seat v... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
4/2009   Lori Brown
500+ Dives 		 
Blue Adventures Full report   Cabo San Lucas   Stayed at Marina Fiesta Resort located right on the marina in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Marina Fiesta was nice, but it's a timeshar... Full report  
3 stars
1 stars  
3/2009   Nancy Collins
100+ Dives 		 
Vallarta Under Sea Full report   Puerta Vallarta   Jose Armando Perez Otegui was a very pleasant owner and willing to work with you. The dive master was very safety conscious and k... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
1/2009   Kathy granger
250+ Dives 		 
Club Cantamar Full report   La Paz   The first morning of diving we were not even greeted with a "Hello". They seemed to be unaware that we had booked a two day divin... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
12/2008   ACD
250+ Dives 		 
Cortez Club/ La Concha Condos Full report   Sea of Cortez   I spent three days diving with Cortez Club, which has a large facility adjacent to the La Concha Beach Hotel in La Paz. While the... Full report  
2 stars
1 stars  
11/2008   Sandy Falen
1000+ Dives 		 
Cabo Deep Blue Full report   Cabo San Lucas   The owner, Oscar Hernandez does everything to make sure you have a good dive. The maximum number of divers we had on the boat at o... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
11/2008   Susan Fuchs
250+ Dives 		 
Sunshine Dive and Charter Full report   Cabo San Lucas   I went down to Cabo San Lucas on the Baja California for a week of diving. That's pretty much all I wanted to do - three to four d... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
11/2008   Georg A. Gottschalk
100+ Dives 		 
Sunshine Dive and Charter in Cabo San Lucas Full report   Cabo San Lucas   I went down to Cabo San Lucas on the Baja California for a week of diving. That's pretty much all I wanted to do - three to four d... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
11/2008   Georg A. Gottschalk
100+ Dives 		 
Dive Cabo/ Norwegian Star Cruise Full report       I had one day cruise stop in Cabo San Lucas on the Norwegian Star (an excellent cruise line. ). Prior Chapbook reports indicated av... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2008   Mickey Fivenson
500+ Dives 		 
Vallarta Adventures Full report       I had one day cruise stop in Puerto Vallarta off of the Norwegian Star. I do not book the cruise dive excursion because it is gear... Full report  
2 stars
3 stars  
10/2008   Mickey Fivenson
500+ Dives 		 
Dolphin Dive Center Full report   Loreto   Land based dive operation not connected with hotel, so hotel was separate. Dive ops owner is active diver and is expert in ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
9/2008   Donald L. Rowe
1000+ Dives 		 
Dolphin Dive Center Full report   Loreto   Land based dive operation not connected with hotel, so hotel was separate. Dive ops owner is active diver and is expert in ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
9/2008   Donald L. Rowe
1000+ Dives 		 
SAN DIEGO SHARK DIVING/ ANDREA LYNN Full report       FLEW FROM NEWARK TO SAN DIEGO THE DAY BEFORE THE 5- DAY TRIP STARTED. SAN DIEGO SHARK DIVING STAFF, LED BY PAUL "DOC" ANES MET ALL ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
9/2008   TOM LOPATIN
500+ Dives 		 
Baja Outpost Full report   Baja Sur   The diving was excellent, with abundant underwater life. Every dive had eels, a wide variety of fish, rays, lobsters and sea stars... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
9/2008   Sherrie Barker
<100 Dives 		 
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