Dive Review of Amigo del Mar/Villa del Palmar in
Mexico (Western)/Cabo San Lucas

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Amigo del Mar/Villa del Palmar, Aug, 2002, by Michael Drumstas, Ma, USA . Report 135.
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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	Cabo San Lucas is known for its fishing but the diving is a hidden gem.Amigo del Mar advertised itself as the most comfortable dive boats in Cabo and they were. They have two tri-marans and a very comfortable pango. We were fortunate enough to have Julio as a dive guide for the week. If the creature was there Julio would find it for you. We also got extended dive times after the others in our group ran low on air and escorted back to the anchor line. Did not see any pelagics but we did encounter abundent life,lots of morays and tropicals. A trip to Carbo Pulma was definitly worth the trip.Two hours from Carbo San Lucas the last 40 min. on dirt roads complete with speed bumps! The setting was idellic and captured what diving on the Baja is all about. The reef has some current but the panga would just follow our bubbles.One beautiful reef! We also dove the sandfalls in Cabo san Lucas where we moored on a sand mound then followed the mound down to 60-70'. Pretty wild watching these rivers of sand running between boulders to who knows what depths.Villa del Palmar is a first class resort with good food and great service.Then there's the shopping and night life of Cabo San Lucas.Quite a place!The only down side was that we were hoping to see a whale shark or Mantas but it was not to be. Next time we'll go in late Sept or Oct and hopefully run into them.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	St.Maartin, Grand Cayman, Florida Keys
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	currents
Water Temp	70-80°F / 21-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-60 Ft/ 12-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	guided dives return with 500psi
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		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	no rinse tanks on board any of the boats but care was taken when handling equipment

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Dive Review of Amigo del Mar/Villa del Palmar in Mexico (Western)/Cabo San Lucas

Amigo del Mar/Villa del Palmar, Aug, 2002,

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Dive Review of Amigo del Mar/Villa del Palmar in
Mexico (Western)/Cabo San Lucas