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Dive Review of Manta Scuba Diving in
Mexico (Western)/Sea of Cortez

Manta Scuba Diving: "Surprisingly good diving in Cabo", Aug, 2022,

by Karen Woods, TX, US (Sr. Reviewer Sr. Reviewer 9 reports with 6 Helpful votes). Report 12025.

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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations N/A Food N/A
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity 5 stars
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 4 stars
Beginners 5 stars
Advanced 3 stars
Comments This was my second trip here diving with Manta and both experiences were excellent. They are very professional, great dive masters who make the effort to point out small critters. Visibility was 40-50 feet. Nitrox available. Valet dive service if you want it.
Saw many guitar shark/rays. Large schools of fish, octopus, white tip reef sharks, nudibranchs. All the usual cool stuff. Sea lions near by. Pod of pilot whales seen while on the boat. Very little coral which is often the case on the Pacific side
The Cabo marine park is my favorite location. Corridor is good as well and this is where we found the white tips. More current at Corridor and sites less predictable for diving due to this. Less visibility at Corridor as well.
Last year water temp Aug 2021 was 86 degrees. This year Aug 2022 was 78 degrees. Was not expecting the colder temp. Need a wetsuit for sure.
The dive shop washed all our personal gear for us. Allowed us to store and hang our gear in onsite lockers overnight.
I was diving with a new regulator and had to make some hose placement adjustments once connected to a tank. They advised me and helped me do this.
One negative note is there is no fresh water rinse on boat and no working showers at dive shop. No camera table and no rinse buckets for cameras.
Overall very enjoyable diving and excellent dive shop. To my knowledge this is the only operation in Cabo that offers Nitrox. I will be back next year and use them again.
Websites Manta Scuba Diving   

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 251-500 dives
Where else diving Hawaii, Cayman Islands, Bonaire, Curacao, Maldives, Cozumel, Costa Rica, Utilla, Belize, Solomon Islands, Saba, Roatan, Turks and Caicos, Bahamas, Cabo, Palau
Closest Airport Cabo San Lucas Getting There Direct flight from Houston, short and easy

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny Seas calm
Water Temp 77-78°F / 25-26°C Wetsuit Thickness 2
Water Visibility 40-50 Ft/ 12-15 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile ?
Enforced diving restrictions Basically surface with the group
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks Lots Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles 1 or 2 Whales > 2
Corals 3 stars Tropical Fish 5 stars
Small Critters 3 stars Large Fish 4 stars
Large Pelagics 4 stars

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter N/A Boat Facilities N/A
Overall rating for UWP's 1 stars Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments No camera table or rinse bucket for cameras
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