Dive Review of Baja Quest & Baja Expeditions/Los Arcos Cabanas in
Mexico (Western)/La Paz, Baja

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Baja Quest & Baja Expeditions/Los Arcos Cabanas, Oct, 2002, by Tina Petersen, NE, USA . Report 459.
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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
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Comments	Baja Quest – Caters to Japanese divers. They had to bring in an dive master fluent in English to dive with us - we were the only 2 Americans that week. Since they only had 5 divers that week they took out only small boats. We went to their shop to eat breakfast every morning – then headed out on a small Panga. Lunch was packed on the boat – and often included the captain making a salad from a 1 gallon jar of unrefrigerated mayonnaise. We had a different boat all four days we dove, two of which were rented from the marina or another dive shop. Mario, our temp dive master was not impressive. At El Bajo the current was whipping and he didn’t go over the anchor line decent with us. Luckily I figured it out before I jumped off the boat – I had never done such a challenging dive before – but we saw 2 hammer heads off in the distance – only for a second and then they disappeared. Swells were 7-9 feet one day in our 20’ panga – and were were all praying to make it. Water temp got to you by 3rd dive in a 3mm suit – needed a hood or another suit. All in all the diving in La Paz was great – got to play with 3 12’ mantas, loved playing with the sea lions. Schools of Mexican Baracudda, bait balls, free swimming morays – wonderful! Very little coral but if you want to see big stuff, La Paz is the place to go. We wanted to dive a 5th day with Baja Quest – but they said they had already made other arrangements for the other 2 divers they had signed up. Turns out they sent them to Baja Expeditions for the day along with their Japanese dive master. Be careful making payment – a check they received and had to send back to me becuase it was made out to the wrong person got “lost” in the mail. Baja Expeditions – Diving on the Rio Rita was great! Breakfast, lunch and snacks are cooked fresh in front of you on the boat. The food was awesome. Full cooler to grab a pop between dives and beer after the 3rd dive. Also served up margaritas and chips with fresh guacamole on the ride home. Camera table, gear rinse barrel right on the boat. The Rio Rita is a slow boat – but the ride was lots of fun. Robert and Alfredo were wonderful dive masters – catered to your skill level. We are going back this year to dive with Baja Expeditions again. Los Arcos Cabanas – rooms were clean, maid service good. Mini bar – cheap - $2 beers – always fully restocked the next day. Pool was cold – it sat in the shade most of the day – but it was quiet. Restaurant/Bar at Los Arcos was good – and good prices. Hotel is perfect location for strolling through town and walking to restaurant for dinner.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Cozumel, Honduras, Costa Rica, Florida, Bahamas, Jamaica, & Nebraska!
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy	Seas	choppy, currents
Water Temp	68-75°F / 20-24°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	20-50 Ft/ 6-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	Schools	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	[None]

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Dive Review of Baja Quest & Baja Expeditions/Los Arcos Cabanas in Mexico (Western)/La Paz, Baja

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Dive Review of Baja Quest & Baja Expeditions/Los Arcos Cabanas in
Mexico (Western)/La Paz, Baja