Baja California Sur

Los Morros (★4.5)

Although not very deep, averaging around 50 feet, Los Morros is considered an advanced dive due to the cooler water, reduced visibility, and swift current that occur here. This site has patches of reef separated by sand, full of garden eels.

Mares

El Bajo - Cabo Pulmo (★4.6)

The beautiful underwater topography mirrors the cliffs above water and creates a dramatic backdrop for the amazing wildlife sightings in the Sea of Cortez.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

El Bajo Sea Mounts (★4.0)

Probably the most famous dive site in La Paz, Mexico, the Baja Seamounts are a series of seamounts ravaged by heavy current as they are exposed to the open ocean of the Sea of Cortez, therefore, this is considered an advanced to expert dive site and only accessible by boat.

Aqualung

San Benedicto Canyon (★4.5)

’El Canyon’ is located on the south end of San Benedicto Island within the famed Revillagigedo Islands. An amazing site that attracts large pelagics due to its depth and exposure to the open ocean. This is an advanced to expert level dive and can only be reached via liveaboard.

Aqualung

C-59 Wreck (★4.5)

This wreck sits in 70ft/18m of water. It is suitable for Open Water or Advanced Open Water divers. American military boat that was given to the Mexican government in order to create an artificial reef.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

La Paz (★4.5)

Diving in the warm waters of the Sea of Cortez, just outside of La Paz, Mexico is like swimming in an aquarium. Be ready for spectacular backdrops including swim-throughs, caves, caverns, deep pinnacles, and shallow, colorful reefs.

Aqualung

Lands End - Cabo San Lucas (★4.3)

Lands End is the last dive site in a long line of popular sites along the coast of Cabo San Lucas and offers spectacular views both above and below the water of the amazing rock formations in this area. Although this site is just offshore it’s only accessible by boat for diving.

Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Pelican Rock (★4.2)

Pelican Rock is one of the most popular sites to dive and snorkel in the Cabo San Lucas area. Located just offshore from Playa del Amor it’s easily accessible right from the harbor making charter boats easy to find and not too expensive.

Scubapro

Aquarium - Loreto (★4.2)

This area was designated by Jacques Cousteau as the ’aquarium of the world’ and for good reason: the marine life is so abundant and diverse it feels like you are swimming in an actual aquarium.

Mares

Fang Ming (Wreck) (★4.6)

The Fang Ming, also known as the ’Chinese Wreck,’ was a Chinese cargo ship ceased by the Mexican navy in 1995 as it tried to transport 88 illegal Chinese immigrants to California.

Todd H. (#2497908)

Cabo San Lucas (★4.2)

Cabo offers diving for all levels of divers and many different types of adventures from easy, calm aquarium like shore diving to deeper water diving off the coast at places like Gordo Banks that offer the possibility of large pelagic sightings like orcas, humpbacks, hammerheads, tuna, and more!

Mares, Janez Kranjc

El Islote (★4.3)

Beautiful rock pinnacle in Cabo Pulmo, Mexico. Easy dive done in a circular pattern around the pinnacle. Wall diving with outshoots to different rock outcroppings.

Scubapro

El Cantil (★4.4)

El Cantil is a beautiful, shallow, clear dive that can be enjoyed by divers of all levels. This site is between 20 and 50 feet and features a beautiful reef with lots of cracks and caverns throughout it for lots of marine life to hide in.

Aqualung

El Vencedor (Wreck) (★4.7)

The Vencedor is a fun wreck dive in Cabo Pulmo. This ship was a tuna trawler that sunk in the early 1980s after hitting the reef. It’s now become a great artificial reef surrounded by sand, schooling fish, and lots of sharks!

Mares, Predrag Vuckovic

Whale’s Head (★4.1)

This is a nice shallow dive, perfect for snorkeling and beginning divers, starting in just 5 feet of water and ending in 50 feet with a sandy bottom. There is lots of great coral growth and tons of reef fish to see. You can even hear humpbacks singing under the water at some times of the year.

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