Sea of Cortez South (6 Days / 5 Nights - 18 Dives)
Trip highlights: whale sharks, hammerhead sharks, shark action, dolphins, manta rays, whales, seals/sea lions, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, drift diving, wall diving
Dive sites and activities: Espíritu Santo Island, El Bajo Sea Mounts, Cerralvo Island, Cabo Pulmo, Swanne Reef and Salvatierra Ferry Wreck, sea searches for orcas and dolphins
Day 1
At 3 pm Sea Escape staff will meet you and your group at your hotel in La Paz and transfer to the boat that departs at 4 pm. A safety briefing and a dive orientation will be conducted on the way to the first dive site – a mobula ray night dive. Dinner will be served on the first night.
Days 2-5
Prepare to dive 4 times a day at the dive sites at some of the best sites in the Sea of Cortez. Named as the World’s Aquarium by Jacques Cousteau, you will find playful sea lions, schools of fish, invertebrates, hammerhead and bull sharks, whale sharks, mantas and rays of all sizes. Mobula rays gather in their thousands December through March, orcas and dolphins are present May through August. During the cruise, several sea searches will be conducted from the motorized tenders to spot some of the exciting megafauana that is present in the area.
Sea Escape offers cookies and hot drinks when you wake up, followed by a more delicious breakfast when you come back from your first dive that includes cereals, yoghurt, eggs, sausages, toast and beans. International dishes with Mexican and Italian dishes among others international favourites will be served during lunch and dinner, plus plenty of snacks throughout the day. Beer and wine are also provided. You can spend your free time by watching movies on a flat screen TV set inside the saloon on the main deck, or there is also a partially covered sun deck for the tan lovers, or you can sit in the shade with a good book to read.
Day 6
After 2 morning dives, Sea Escape will make its way back to the port of La Paz, in time for disembarkation at 4 pm. Say farewell to the fantastic crew of and the other guests before being transferred back to your local hotel or La Paz Airport.
Sea of Cortez South (5 Days / 4 Nights - 17 Dives)
Trip highlights: whale sharks, hammerhead sharks, shark action, dolphins, manta rays, whales, seals/sea lions, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, drift diving, wall diving
Dive sites and activities: Espíritu Santo Island, Las Ánimas, Los Islotes, El Bajo Sea Mounts, Cerralvo Island, La Reina
Day 1
At 3 pm Sea Escape staff will meet you and your group at your hotel in La Paz and transfer to the boat that departs at 4 pm. A safety briefing and a dive orientation will be conducted on the way to the first dive site – a mobula ray night dive. Dinner will be served on the first night.
Days 2-4
Prepare to dive 4 times a day at the dive sites at some of the best sites in the Sea of Cortez. Named as the World’s Aquarium by Jacques Cousteau, you will find playful sea lions, schools of fish, invertebrates, hammerhead and bull sharks, whale sharks, mantas and rays of all sizes. Mobula rays gather in their thousands December through March, orcas and dolphins are present May through August.
Sea Escape offers cookies and hot drinks when you wake up, followed by a more delicious breakfast when you come back from your first dive that includes cereals, yoghurt, eggs, sausages, toast and beans. International dishes with Mexican and Italian dishes among others international favourites will be served during lunch and dinner, plus plenty of snacks throughout the day. Beer and wine are also provided. You can spend your free time by watching movies on a flat screen TV set inside the saloon on the main deck, or there is also a partially covered sun deck for the tan lovers, or you can sit in the shade with a good book to read.
Day 5
After 2 morning dives, Sea Escape will make its way back to the port of La Paz, in time for disembarkation at 4 pm. Say farewell to the fantastic crew of and the other guests before being transferred back to your local hotel or La Paz Airport.
Sea of Cortez South (8 Days / 7 Nights - 26 Dives)
Trip highlights: whale sharks, hammerhead sharks, shark action, dolphins, manta rays, whales, seals/sea lions, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, drift diving, wall diving
Dive sites and activities: Espíritu Santo Island, Fang Ming, El Bajito, Las Ánimas, Los Islotes, El Bajo Sea Mounts, San Francisquito, Cerralvo Island, Cabo Pulmo, La Reina
Day 1
At 3 pm Sea Escape staff will meet you and your group at your hotel in La Paz and transfer to the boat that departs at 4 pm. A safety briefing and a dive orientation will be conducted on the way to the first dive site – a mobula ray night dive. Dinner will be served on the first night.
Days 2-7
Prepare to dive 4 times a day at the dive sites at some of the best sites in the Sea of Cortez. Named as the World’s Aquarium by Jacques Cousteau, you will find playful sea lions, schools of fish, invertebrates, hammerhead and bull sharks, whale sharks, mantas and rays of all sizes. Mobula rays gather in their thousands December through March, orcas and dolphins are present May through August. At the end of the cruise, there will be the opportunity of a whale shark swim near La Paz.
Sea Escape offers cookies and hot drinks when you wake up, followed by a more delicious breakfast when you come back from your first dive that includes cereals, yoghurt, eggs, sausages, toast and beans. International dishes with Mexican and Italian dishes among others international favourites will be served during lunch and dinner, plus plenty of snacks throughout the day. Beer and wine are also provided. You can spend your free time by watching movies on a flat screen TV set inside the saloon on the main deck, or there is also a partially covered sun deck for the tan lovers, or you can sit in the shade with a good book to read.
The boat makes its way back to La Paz after a full day of diving on the penultimate day.
Day 8
Disembarkation is at 9 am after breakfast. Say farewell to the fantastic crew of Sea Escape and the other guests before being transferred back to your local hotel or La Paz Airport.
[Information is best estimate in ideal circumstances and subject to changes beyond our control. The itinerary is a guide only and may be adapted to best suit the weather, tides, currents, availability and other prevailing events. Price is for the cruise, not for an exact number of dives].
The crew of 9 comprise:
- Cruise Leader/Instructor
- Divemaster
- Captain
- Head Chef
- Cook
- Engineer
- Steward
- 2 Deck Hands
Nitrox - 2 Motorized diving dinghies - 280ft² (26m²) Dive deck & 108ft² (10m²) platform with 2 ladders, hot water shower and toilet - Camera table, computer, separate rinse tank and charging stations - 215ft² (20m²) Main deck air-conditioned saloon and dining area with TV, DVD, music system, movie library, fish ID books, games - Satellite telephone - 527ft² (49m²) Partially-shaded sundeck with chairs - Water dispenser
Enriched air nitrox courses available onboard.