Dive Review of Underwater Diversions in
Mexico (Western)/Cabo San Lucas

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Underwater Diversions, Apr, 2006, by Carmelita Hansen, CA, usa ( Contributor 15 reports). Report 2431.
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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 water was chilly and we were comfortable in our dry suits. The visibility was just as murky as in California but we saw lots of marine creatures that are unique to this area.The dive guides were helpful with the gear and in pointing out some critters. However, due to the heavy boat traffic at Land's End, we had to stay with the dive guide and surface together. This "herding the divers together" mentality made it difficult for us to find and photograph the macro creatures we were looking for. All of the local dive boats seemed to dive at the same locations simultaneously, resulting in crowded conditions underwater. The dive operators were not willing to go anywhere else that might not have been so crowded. One operator told us they wouldn't go to Cabo Pulmo because "the conditons aren't good this time of year." However, the local dive operator at Cabo Pulmo was booked up and going out twice a day,so we went snorkeling there.The conditions at Cabo Pulmo appeared to be as good as those at Land's End.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Bonaire, Curacao, Fiji, Sulawesi, Philippines, Hawaii, Florida Keys, California(Catalina, Monterey, Carmel), Cayman Islands, Bahamas, Bali, Palau
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	68-72°F / 20-22°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	20-25 Ft/ 6-8 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Had to stay with the dive guide and surface with the rest of the group.
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 camera table or rinse buckets for underwater cameras but we were able to use the wet suit rinse hose for rinsing the cameras and dry suit valves. They handled our cameras carefully though.

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Dive Review of Underwater Diversions in Mexico (Western)/Cabo San Lucas

Underwater Diversions, Apr, 2006,

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Dive Review of Underwater Diversions in
Mexico (Western)/Cabo San Lucas