Dive Review of The Cortez Club in
Mexico (Western)/La Paz

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The Cortez Club, Sep, 2005, by Lisa Biesele, CA, USA . Report 2821.
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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	The trip was fantastic, and I wouldn't dive with anyone else in La Paz. My group of four dove for five days, and had our own private boat and divemaster. The cortez club sets your hotel reservation up with the adjoining hotel/condo rental place. Spend the extra few bucks and get the 3 bedroom penthouse condo. It was amazing....all ocean-view balconies!!! DON'T stay somewhere else - the resort is North of town, and you will have to take a taxi to dive. The food at the hotel was usual American-Mexican food. The dive club provides boxed lunches...I recommend the ceviche, not the sandwiches. The gear service was great...all washing, filling etc...done while you go to the pool/bar/beach. One tip on tips = DO tip the divemaster and boat driver well. They are payed a very small amount daily, and rely heavily on tips to live. The staff's attitude was great. The use of a small plane and walkie-talkies helped our boat to find mantas and whale sharks on a few occasions. The club throws a few night parties a week for clients. The waterfront (Sea of Cortez) location is beautiful for day dives and night parties/relaxation.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	0-25 dives
Where else diving	Catalina CA, San Diego CA, Cabo San Lucas MEX
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, currents, noCurrents
Water Temp	80-86°F / 27-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	70-150 Ft/ 21-46 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	The more experienced divers were able to go off around the parameters of the various sites, while the less experienced were toured around by the divemaster. We arranged to surface at the same time, with the divemaster at the rear of the group.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	1 or 2
Turtles	1 or 2	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	My dive buddy was the photographer. He got some great shots of a turtle and a whale shark that we swam with. The viz was perfect and the colors were great!!

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Dive Review of The Cortez Club in Mexico (Western)/La Paz

The Cortez Club, Sep, 2005,

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Dive Review of The Cortez Club in
Mexico (Western)/La Paz