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Location: Cabo San Lucas (Mexico (west))
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Top Dive Sites (make sure you dive these!)
1 Pelican Rock With 4 votes(s).
2 Roca Partida, Socorros With 3 votes(s).
3 The Point With 1 votes(s).
4 Land's End With 1 votes(s).

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Reviews:

Here are the last 10 reviews for Cabo San Lucas. Show all of them.

Visited Comments
September 2003 best diving is in places further out such as cabo pulmo
Date posted: 16-Jul-2007 01:25 by: dmakarem
August 2006 Great diving. Two days worth of diving after the hurricane Ileana brushed the cape. It blurred things up a bit. However, the diving was still fantastic. So much life. Every dive was filled with something new.
Date posted: 26-Aug-2006 03:12 by: mkaupp
January 2005 You can dive three minutes from shore at Pelican Rock. Land's End is only five minutes. Saw a grey whale just before we got in at Land's End. Also there, saw sea lions, octopus, pufferfish. White tip reef sharks were at Pelican Rock.
Date posted: 21-Aug-2006 19:43 by: andersong
September 2005 Easy dive locations and fun nightlife.
Date posted: 21-Jul-2006 16:16 by: mkaupp
March 2006 The diving in Cabo was fair with cool 70 degree temps and 30 foot viz in March. Goliath groupers, seahorses, typical reef fish, starfish and nudibranchs were prevalent. Sea lions near the tip of Cabo are also an attraction. The town of Cabo is very touristy with lots of spring-break type bars and a roudy beach atmosphere. Just outside of town in the corridor or on the Pacific side is much more tranquil and has some great hotels. Plenty to do outside of diving from horseback riding, ATV tours, whale-watching excursions, golfing and fishing - not to mention pretty good restaurants. A great vacation destination, albeit perhaps not the best dive vacation.
Date posted: 13-Mar-2006 18:48 by: JarredK
February 2002 24 hours from LAX and you diving with 18' mantas. it just doesn't get any better. Lots of sharks, schools of fish, lobster,octopi
Date posted: 29-Nov-2005 05:23 by: Van
October 2004 Big fish schools; two resident white tip sharks, lot of rays. (Pelican Rock)
Date posted: 10-Aug-2005 01:46 by: MARIO
November 2004 Lots of Mantas. Would suggest stay in San Jose del Cabo if looking to hang out with the locals. Cabo San Lucas very touristy town.
Date posted: 02-Aug-2005 20:44 by: happydiver
June 2005 Easy 5 minute boat ride from the dock, gentle recreational dive sites, 2 tank dive in the same general area. Nothing too exciting but beats sitting on the beach.
Date posted: 23-Jun-2005 00:50 by: Julian
March 2002 The Socorro Islands are a fantastic dive destination. It is NOT for novice divers. There are sharks on every dive. It is not unusual to see 5 different species of shark on one dive. At some locations, the sharks number in the hundreds; Hammerheads, Silkys, Galapagos, Whitetip, Tigers, ... You will always get a chance to see the Mantas. Some of the largest in the world are resident here and they don't mind interacting with divers. Some even seem to seek out the divers. During February and March, the humpback whales share the area and can be heard on every dive. If you are lucky, you can snorkel with them. You can always witch them breaching and fin slapping from your live aboard. This place has a lot of current, surge, and choppy water. Visibility can range from 25 feet to 200 feet. Don't try it if you don't have 50 dives or more.
Date posted: 01-Jun-2005 20:43 by: Chip


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