Dive Review of Rocio del Mar in
Mexico (Western)/Sea of Cortez

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Rocio del Mar: "Another Bluewater Photo Workshop in the Sea of Cortez", Sep, 2026, by Kevin Peterson, CA, US ( Contributor 15 reports with 11 Helpful votes). Report 13985.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	This is my third trip to this location and the second one aboard Rocio del Mar. Due to inclement weather further south, we did not go to the southernmost Midriff islands to dive with Sea Lions, but we did see them in the places we dove. On this trip I got ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Rocio del Mar
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Australia, Palau, Yap, Egypt, Hawaii, Belize, Bahamas, Bermuda, Roatan, St Thomas, BVI, Fiji, Turks and Caicos, Caribbean (many islands), Key Largo, California (including the Channel Islands as well as Monterey), Mexico, Sea of Cortez, Costa Rica, Bonaire, Curacao, Epcot Center in Disney World, etc.
Closest Airport	Phoenix, AZ	Getting There	Fly into PHX airport and take a shuttle to Puerto Penasco (Rocky Point) to board the boat.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	85-88°F / 29-31°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	30-50 Ft/ 9-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No solo diving Stay with group and surface when Divemaster ends the dive
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	> 2
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Divers do not have a dedicated individual camera station, but there is a large camera table that is fully ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Rocio del Mar in Mexico (Western)/Sea of Cortez

Rocio del Mar: "Another Bluewater Photo Workshop in the Sea of Cortez", Sep, 2026,

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Dive Review of Rocio del Mar in
Mexico (Western)/Sea of Cortez