Dive Review of Valentina Liveaboard in
Mexico (Western)/Sea of Cortez

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Valentina Liveaboard: "Fantastic trip with playful sea lions and ...", Oct, 2022, by Jorge J. More, IL, US ( Contributor 15 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 12111.
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Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	The Valentina liveaboard had a great crew that provided a fantastic diving adventure. I will provide the highlights below. If you want to get a better appreciation for this trip, go to the iCloud Photos link [share.icloud.com link] Diving highlights included playful sea lions, huge schools of fish, dolphins playing with sea lions, and mobula rays on a night dive. Diving with sea lions never gets boring. Lots of interactions including biting you flippers. See one of the videos in the above link. There were 5 divers because a group of 7 divers had to cancel due to covid. A great group that included two technical divers. The weather was perfect. Sunny but cool in the shade. The water temp was a pleasant 82F - 84F. Dove with a 3mm and a dive cap (useful when waiting to be picked up). The food was the best that I have had on my previous 21 liveaboards. Beautifully presented and very tasty. I flew direct to Cabo San Luca and then took the shuttle to La Paz. The trip to La Paz worked well but takes about 3 hours. The "shuttle" for going back from La Paz turned out to be the bus from La Paz to Cabo. The bus was good but the trip was 4.5 hours. Avoid if at all possible. SJD taxi ([sjdtaxi.com link]) arranged this trip. Avoid them for the La Paz to Cabo airport (SJD) portion. The Valentina offers private transfer for $85/person (minimum of 2). I should have accepted their offer. My mistake. Covid issues. The Valentina requires proof of a supervised negative antigen test a few days before departure. You should plan for this. The crew takes PCR tests before each trip.
Websites	Valentina Liveaboard
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Truk (Chuuk), Philippines, Palau, Yap, Sea of Cortez, Socorro, Galapagos, Cocos, Fiji, Maldives, Cayman Islands, Turk and Caicos, Bahamas, Thailand, Red Sea, Coral Sea, Cozumel, Bermudas, Belize
Closest Airport	La Paz	Getting There	I flew to Cabo (SJD) airport and then took a shuttle to La Paz. See the report for details
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	- Ft/ - M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	50 - 60 minutes
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish	N/A
Small Critters	N/A	Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Valentina Liveaboard in Mexico (Western)/Sea of Cortez

Valentina Liveaboard: "Fantastic trip with playful sea lions and ...", Oct, 2022,

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

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Reporter and Travel

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Dive Review of Valentina Liveaboard in
Mexico (Western)/Sea of Cortez