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Hurricane Divers/ Playa Santa Cruz, Oaxaca Full report   Huatulco   I made 5 dives with this outfit from October 24 to October 28. The guides knew the area well, and were flexible about dive sites, ... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
10/2005   Chris Sobin
100+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Solmar V Full report LiveAboard Sea of Cortez   Third trip on Solmar V and will go again. Crew was excellent. Dive Masters quickly became friends and made trip a great one. Food... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
10/2005   Don "Digger" Rowe
1000+ Dives 		 
Solmar V Full report LiveAboard Sea of Cortez   ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
10/2005   Don "Digger" Rowe
1000+ Dives 		 
Nautilus Explorer Full report LiveAboard     DECEMBER 2004 REPORT CONTINUED; Immediately upon return to Cabo San Lucas, we went to the hospital and met with the chamber doctor... Full report  
1 stars
4 stars  
1/2005   Edith Summey
1000+ Dives 		 
Nautilus Explorer Full report LiveAboard Socorro   Captain Jekyll or Captain Hyde - - which was it? If you had asked me after my 2- week trip from Juneau to Vancouver on the Nautilus... Full report  
1 stars
4 stars  
12/2004   Edith Summey
1000+ Dives 		 
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Great White Adventures Full report LiveAboard Guadalupe Island   Guadalupe Island, 100+ miles off the Pacific coast of Mexico, and about 200+ miles south of San Diego holds several world records ... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
9/2004   Tim Nugent
500+ Dives 		 
Nautilus Explorer Full report LiveAboard REVILLAGIGEDO INLANDS   This trip met all my expectations- - Sharks(hammerheads, galapagos, silky and reef white tips), whales and what makes this a once ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
2/2005   Jerry Tuttle
1000+ Dives 		 
Great White Adventures Full report       For the second year in a row, San Francisco- based Great White Adventures (GWA) has chartered the Solmar V out of Encenada, Mexico ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
9/2005   Kent Bonde
1000+ Dives 		 
Swiss Divers Full report   Acapulco   [My wife and I did not expect great diving in Acapulco, but we wanted to see what they had. We had an excellent guide which found... Full report  
2 stars
5 stars  
6/2005   Al Schmauder
100+ Dives 		 
Nautilus Explorer Full report LiveAboard Revillagigedo Islands - Mexico   Boarding moved from Cabo San Luca to La Paz due to some trouble with Mexican authorities, adding 3 hours driving North and 6 hours... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
4/2005   Flavio De Simone
100+ Dives 		 
Underwater Diversiones Del Cabo Full report   Los Cabos   I was woried about how the diving was ging to be but it ended up being great. I had a great time and the trip was excelent. The di... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
6/2005   Adam Keen
<100 Dives 		 
Hotel Cantamar Full report   La Paz   Simple but clean rooms with good air conditioning. Buffet- style meals usually served cold with mediocre food. Divers had to... Full report  
3 stars
2 stars  
9/2005   Michael Traylor
250+ Dives 		 
Solmar V Full report LiveAboard Sea of Cortez   I dedided to dive the Sea of Cortez aboard the Solmar V to see something different from the Caribean Liveaboards I have done. I w... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
8/2005   Steve Maguire
250+ Dives 		 
Club Cantamar/ Club Cantamar Resort & Sports Cente Full report   La Paz, Baja Calif Sur   Club Cantamar is a family- run hotel and dive/ sport operation and they are extremely customer- focused. Although the hotel accomoda... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2005   Sheryl O'Connor
100+ Dives 		 
Don Jose (Baja Expeditions) Full report LiveAboard Sea of Cortez   I don't feel very long winded tonight, so I will make it short and sweet. My friend defined the trip as the "poor man's Galapagos... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
6/2005   Noel Hall
500+ Dives 		 
Amigos Del Mar /Deep Blue Full report   Cabo San Lucas   Started with Amigos Del Mar but lost confidence after dive master ignored and lost divers underwater. Some divers running low on a... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
5/2005   conrad kantor
250+ Dives 		 
Gary´s dive shop Full report   San Carlos   It was my first dive with this outfit; they have a quite a few boats but the first thing that caugth my attention was that Gary (t... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
10/2004   Jorge Becerra
<100 Dives 		 
Underwater Diversions/ Villa Del Palmar Full report   Cabo San Lucas   We were very leary about the diving in Cabo, we had only heard that the conditions ok at best. Our experience was one of the best ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2004   Scott
100+ Dives 		 
Ocean Sports/ San Carlos Mexico Full report   San Carlos   This was a trip set up by our local dive shop and overall information about the specifics were lacking. I wished I had known that... Full report  
2 stars
5 stars  
10/2004   Debbie Crosby
250+ Dives 		 
Solmar V Full report   Sea of Cortez   The cost of the diving on the Solmar V is similar to other first class live- aboards. However, the operation has much more in comm... Full report  
1 stars
2 stars  
9/2004   Mark Buchfuhrer
500+ Dives 		 
Vista Sea Sport/ Hotel Buena Vista Full report   Sea of Cortez   Dive boats were 24ft. covered pangas with large outboard engines. Could run pretty fast, but needed to in order to get to distan... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
7/2004   Clem Clap
250+ Dives 		 
Solmar V Full report LiveAboard     Solmar V visits Las Islas Revillagigedos, about 250 miles off the coast of Cabo San Lucas in the Pacific Ocean. It is a 24 hour tr... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
1/2004   Brad Bowen
250+ Dives 		 
Solmar V Full report LiveAboard Sea of Cortez   I wasn't aware of how cold the thermoclines can get. I only brought a 3 mm and ended up having to rent a 3 mm hooded shortie. If y... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
7/2003   Daryl Briten
250+ Dives 		 
Solmar V Full report   Socorro   It was a little over 24 hours sailing from Cabo San Lucis southward to the first of the Islas Revilla Gigedo. Also referred to as... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
5/2004   Bruce Busfield
500+ Dives 		 
Solmar V Full report   Revillagigedos (Socorro) Is.   The Revillagigedos Islands (informally know as Soccoro Islands) are located 230 miles south of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. There are ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
3/2004   Ken Mostello
250+ Dives 		 
Solmar V Full report LiveAboard     This is my fourth trip on the Solmar V and one of the best. We had good interaction with mantas at "the boiler, " saw whales everyd... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
6/2004   James R. Grim
1000+ Dives 		 
AMIGOS DEL MARE Full report   CABO SAN LUCAS   DISEMBARKED FROM "VISION OF THE SEAS CRUISE SHIP". AFTER PASSING ALL THE PEOPLE SCREAMING AS THEY HAWKED THEIR SERVICES ON THE DOC... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
3/2004   STANLEY COHEN
250+ Dives 		 
Solmar V Full report LiveAboard Socorro   Solmar V is the most uncomfortable and most expensive liveaboard I have ever been on. Living area of boat is very uncomfortable wi... Full report  
3 stars
1 stars  
2/2004   Scott McGill
1000+ Dives 		 
Baja Diving and Service Full report       Saw many of the smaller mobilus rays on surface and underwater. No encounters with the larger Manta rays, Hammerhead sharks, or Wh... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
8/2003   Jacob Rosenstein
250+ Dives 		 
amigos del mar/ solmar suites Full report       excellent organization; divemaster/ guide julio knew the area dive sites and pretty much left us alone to do our thing; diving was ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
9/2004   betty ekmanian
500+ Dives 		 
Great White Adventures Full report LiveAboard Guadaloupe Island   Its about a 22 hour crossing to Guadaloupe Island, 215 miles WSW of San Diego and 155 miles W of Baja. . There was one sea sick ca... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
9/2003   David Nixon
100+ Dives 		 
Horizon/San Diego Shark Diving Expeditions Full report LiveAboard off Guadalupe Island   Since this trip was to see great white sharks from cages everyone knew in advance that we would not be looking at corals, etc. Ch... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
9/2003   Dorothy McDonald
250+ Dives 		 
Don Jose Full report LiveAboard La Paz   The trip was an unexpected joy. Half of my dive gear was lost en flight and arrived two days late. The captain modified the itine... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
10/2002   ROBERT Bishop
100+ Dives 		 
Solmar V Full report LiveAboard Socorro   I was very disappointed. . . I know the dive conditions and marine life can not be controlled but the emails and website are a bit m... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
3/2003   Barbara Petrecca
100+ Dives 		 
Pepe's Dive Center Full report   Baja Sur/Cabo Pulmo   Pepe and his staff did a great job. They were all very nice and helpfull. The facility is located far from any town, so come prepa... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
7/2003   Marc Massari
500+ Dives 		 
Surface Time Full report   San Carlos   Decided to make my first trip of the year to San Carlos, Mexico. Made arrangements at the Surface Time Dive Center in San Carl... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2003   Randy Bailey
100+ Dives 		 
Baja Outpost Full report   Loreto   I discovered Baja Outpost through its web page, but I picked it for my diving vacation because of Leon Fichman’s business- like man... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
5/2003   Jeremy Isenberg
<100 Dives 		 
Baja Quest & Baja Expeditions/ Los Arcos Cabanas Full report   La Paz, Baja   Baja Quest &#8211; Caters to Japanese divers. They had to bring in an dive master fluent in English to dive with us - we were th... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
10/2002   Tina Petersen
100+ Dives 		 
Solmar V Full report   Islas Revillagigedo   Boat was wonderful. Rooms were small, but great otherwise. Plenty of hot water & plenty of a/ c. Beutiful boat- - lots of polished ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
2/2003   Warren Sprung
250+ Dives 		 
The New Beginning Full report LiveAboard La Paz - Sea of Cortez   This wonderful, small live- aboard must be included in the Undercurrent Chapbook. "The New Beginning" is a 60- foot Lien Hwa Motor ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2002   Rich Goldman
250+ Dives 		 
Carlos Scuba/ Costa Club Full report   Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo   Ixtapa/ Zihuatanejo is not a dive destination. This was the worst dive of my life. Only a few small brown fish, like diving in pea... Full report  
2 stars
2 stars  
3/2000   Peter Belden
100+ Dives 		 
Carey Dive Center aka Buceo Carey/ Los Arcos Cabanas Full report   La Paz   We dove in La Paz Thanksgiving weekend and were told that Nov 27 is a bit late for the whale sharks. We'd previously been told th... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
11/2002   Peter Belden
100+ Dives 		 
Amigos Del Mar/ La Esperanza Full report       Overall, based on our two previous dive trips the experience was fair. What really made our trip tolerable was that we stayed at ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
8/2002   Samantha Deutch
<100 Dives 		 
Amigos Del Mar/ La Esperanza Full report   Baja California   Overall, based on our two previous dive trips the experience was fair. What really made our trip tolerable was that we stayed at ... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
8/2002   Samantha Deutch
<100 Dives 		 
baja out post Full report   baja sur   they have a power problem that needs to be fixed unless you like to sweat a lot. makes sleeping hard. hot at night by May. . . . Clea... Full report  
2 stars
4 stars  
5/2002   Reed Nescher
1000+ Dives 		 
Solmar Full report LiveAboard Sea of Cortez   We were expecting water in the upper 70's to low 80's. When we arrived we were told the water was in the low 70's. We were able to... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
7/2002   Sherry Carberry
250+ Dives 		 
Amigo del Mar/ Villa del Palmar Full report   Cabo San Lucas   Cabo San Lucas is known for its fishing but the diving is a hidden gem. Amigo del Mar advertised itself as the most comfortable div... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
8/2002   Michael Drumstas
100+ Dives 		 
Baja Outpost/ [same]villas d loreto Full report   Baja   While in Loreto, we stayed 5 days at Baja Outpost as previously described. However, we really enjoyed our 4 night stay at Villa'... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
11/2001   bill mashek
500+ Dives 		 
Amigos del Mar/ Plaza Las Glorias Full report   [Cabo San Lucas   Kevin/ the owner and manager at Amigos del Mar did an excellent job providing us with great service. We left our gear with them aft... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
8/2002   Mark Bryant/Instructor
1000+ Dives 		 
Baja Outpost Full report   Loreto/Sea of Cortez   Leon and his family made the trip so special. Really casual place to stay. Food was outstanding! We never had the same lunch twice... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
3/2002   Debbie Anderson
100+ Dives 		 
Desert Divers/ Plaza Las Glorias Full report   San Carlos   Excellent new dive boat, but was docked too far from hotel. No equipment storage but, that may be remided as soon as the harbour i... Full report  
2 stars
3 stars  
6/2002   Jay
<100 Dives 		 
Solmar V Full report LiveAboard Sea of Cortez   Advertised as a luxury yacht. Would have gladly traded the etched glass and fancy paneling for more sound deadner and roll dampene... Full report  
2 stars
1 stars  
7/2002   Mike Toombs
1000+ Dives 		 
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