Scuba Diving in Baja California & Diving Packages from Los Cabos
Did you know you that, here in Los Cabos, you can have a completely different underwater experience if you’re scuba diving at different times of the year? At Cabo Private Guide we always try to take the seasonal best of what Baja Sur has to offer and provide a safe, sustainable and EXCITING itinerary just for YOU.
If you want to dive 2 days or more during your stay in Cabo, then you might want to consider booking one of our dive packages? See below!
Please note, day trips within the packages are based on minimum numbers of divers to confirm.
Advanced Baja Diver
Do you have lots of experience and an Advanced Certification and want to condense the Best of Baja into a shorter time? The Advanced Baja Diver package is a mini-Best of Baja dive package to encompass the key dive areas for dives that want to couple megafauna with adventure!
Best of Baja : Advanced diver package
Season :
July to January
Duration :
3 Days
Package :
6 dives
Highlight :
- Exploring Baja California Sur’s East Cape wildlife: from Cabo San Lucas to Cabo Pulmo National Park.
- Potential wildlife encounters include hammerhead sharks, bull sharks, humpback and grey whales, mobula rays, sea lions, and a huge variety of macrolife.
Requirement:
- PADI Advanced diving certification or Equivalent (depth 30 meters)
Trip Schedule :
- Day 1 : 2 tank Corridor/Bay Mix
- Day 2 : 2 tank Cabo Pulmo National Park
- Day 3 : 2 tanks Gordo Banks – Hammerhead and Whale Dive
Price :
$675 USD PP
Add on : + $35 equipment per dive day
Cabo San Lucas : Mobula Ray and Shark Diving Packages
Summer Sharks AND RAYS
Season :
May to August
Duration :
3 Days
Package :
4 dives + 1 Mobula Safari
Highlight :
- Mobula ray aggregation in Cabo San Lucas or Jacques Cousteau Island
- Requesting the Bull Shark dive in Cabo Pulmo and exploring one of the most successful National Parks worldwide.
Trip Schedule :
- Day 1 : 2 tank Corridor/Bay Mix (Private Summer Rays Guide)
- Day 2 : 2 tank Cabo Pulmo National Park (shared tour) or ADVANCED DIVERS ONLY Gordo Banks hammerhead Dive (shared tour)
- Day 3 : Mobula Ray Safari (Cabo PRIVATE of Cerralvo Island SHARED depending on the migration)
Price :
$650 USD PP
Add on : + $35 equipment per dive day
Summer Sharks
Season :
May to October
Duration :
3 Days
Package :
4 dives + 1 Shark Safari
Highlight :
- Silky shark aggregation in Los Cabos
- Requesting the Bull Shark dive in Cabo Pulmo and exploring one of the most successful National Parks worldwide.
Trip Schedule :
- Day 1 : 2 tank Corridor/Bay Mix (Private Summer Shark Guide)
- Day 2 : 2 tank Cabo Pulmo National Park (shared tour) OR Gordo Banks Seamount (shared tour)
- Day 3 : Blue Water Shark SNORKEL Safari (shared tour)
Price :
$650 USD PP
Add on : + $35 equipment per dive day
Winter Sharks
Season :
November to March
Duration :
3 Days
Package :
4 dives + Whale shark tour
Highlight :
- Whale shark encounter in La Paz
- Deep blue water dive and Hammerhead sighting at Gordo Banks
- Requesting the Bull Shark dive in Cabo Pulmo and exploring one of the most successful National Parks worldwide.
Trip Schedule :
- Day 1 : 2 tank Corridor/Bay Mix (Private Winter Shark Guide)
- Day 2 : 2 tank Cabo Pulmo National Park
- Or 2 tanks Gordo Banks – Shared tours (Advanced Divers only)
- Day 3 : Whale Shark SNORKEL day trip (shared tour)
Price :
$695 USD PP
Add on : + $35 equipment per dive day
Extra day : Can’t decide between Cabo Pulmo or Gordo banks ? If you’re advanced certified, choose both and turn your trip into a 4 day package for $250 extra.
Best of Baja California diving holidays
Want to see it all but you have your hotel booked already and you don’t want to pay extra for nights away?
We have designed the following ‘Best of Baja California’ dive package to encompass all of our favourite dive excursions from Cabo San Lucas – with enough time also to relax and enjoy a margarita at the pool between dives.
best of baja
5 days diving package in Baja California – Mexico
Season :
Year round
Duration :
5 Days
Package :
10 – 12 dives
Highlight :
Best from June to January.
- Whale shark & sea lion encounter in La Paz
- Requesting to dive at the bull shark dive area at Cabo Pulmo National Park
- Hammerhead sighting at our local deep bluewater dive
- Diving exploration on Cerralvo Island (minimum diver requirement)
Trip Schedule :
- Day 1 : 2 tank Bay (private Best of Baja guide) + 1 tank Night Dive (shared guide, max 4 divers)
- Day 2 : 2 tank Corridor (private Best of Baja guide)
- Day 3 : 2 tank Cabo Pulmo National Park (shared boat and shared guide)
- Day 4 : 2 tank Gordo Banks (Advanced Divers only)
- Or 3 tank Corridor/Bay mix (Open Water level)
- Day 5 : La Paz whale sharks and Sea lion colony snorkeling (only from November to May )
- OR : Diving exploration Cerralvo Island (June to October – minimum diver requirement)
Price :
USD 1250 PP
Add on : + $35 equipment per dive day
Extra day : Not enough? add a sixth day to your diving package and enjoy a Blue Water snorkel tour.
- Mobula rays migration ( May to August) : from $125
- Blue Water Shark safari : + $190
Macro Lover (small critters)
Sometimes we overlook the small animals here in Baja California Sur because of the abundance of large animals that pique our divers’ interest.
The truth is, when we look for the small animals, we are moving slowly and carefully and so, naturally, sometimes the large animals just come for a look too!
So why not focus on both? You can see macro (nudibranchs, frogfish, sea horses, crustaceans, eels, coral worms, sea hares etc) year-round in Cabo – so it doesn’t matter when you book this package.
We do recommend considering this package if you intend to come in spring because the visibility is generally lower and this would be a great time to focus on small animals and get more from your dives.
Cabo Macro dive Package
3 days Macro diving package in Cabo San Lucas
Season :
Year-round
Duration :
3 Days
Package :
7 dives
Highlight :
- Nudibranchs at Pelican Rock
- Frogfish and Seahorses at North Wall
- Sea hares, tiny crustaceans, coral worms, and bioluminescence on night dives
- Giant green sea slugs at Neptune’s Finger and Land’s End
- Visiting the Famous Sandfalls!
Trip SchedulE (3 dives Corridor & 5 CSL Marine reserve: flexible):
- Day 1 : 2 tank Bay PRIVATE GUIDE + 1 tank night Dive
- Day 2 : 3 tank Corridor PRIVATE Explore Macro GUIDE
- Day 3 : 2 tank Bay PRIVATE Explore Macro GUIDE
Price :
$575 USD PP
Add on : + $35 equipment per dive day
Marine Conservation Diver
PADI AWARE is an organization bringing the focus of marine conservation to scuba diving through conservation initiatives and PADI specialty courses.
At Cabo Private Guide we believe that scuba divers are ambassadors for the ocean and we want to promote environmentally sound diving practices.
If you want to learn about the current threat to marine ecosystems and how you can make a difference at the grassroots level, then consider combining some informative, important conservation presentations as part of your dives with us and earn Specialty ratings that contribute towards continuing education and pro-level courses.
Cabo Marine Conservation course package
Season :
Year-round
Duration :
4 Days
Package :
6 dives + 2 diving course
Includes :
- Reef Safe Sunscreen (2oz)
- Dive Equipment on all days
- A donation to Project Aware on all your certification cards.
Trip Schedule :
- Day 1 : Course 1: Project AWARE (dry course). 2 hours. Zoom presentation or in the classroom
- Day 2 : Course 2: Shark Conservation Specialist. Presentation / 2 tank afternoon dive CORRIDOR
- Day 3 : Introduction to Dive Against Debris. 2 Tank dive at Cabo San Lucas Marine reserve.
- Day 4 : 2 tank in Cabo Pulmo National Park to see how a Marine Protected Area really works.
The order of the courses can be swapped
Price :
$895 USD
The Mermaid Trail
Cabo Private Guide has long been affiliated with scuba groups such as Scuba Women and Scuba MarMaids. Here in Cabo, CPG’s owner (Laura) has forged good partnerships with like-minded female business owners to create ‘The Mermaid Trail’ package. A fun name (!) to describe a dive trip that shows off the best Baja California Sur, while striving to always use female-owned businesses in a safe, female-friendly environment.
Our focus IS on women supporting women but is very much intended to be inclusive of MEN and WOMEN. The businesses themselves are a collective of amazing dive pros of all genders and you don’t need to be female to sign up!
If you sign up for this package then the tours you attend with CPG will endeavour to provide a female guide whenever possible and we will request the same from our partners.
Need a pick up from the airport? You can also request a female driver to collect you as soon as you land in SJD!
dive trip package
Season:
Year-round
Duration:
4 Days
Package:
7 dives…
Trip Schedule :
- Day 1 : 2 tank Bay (private Mermaid Trail guide) + 1 tank Night Dive (shared guide, max 4 divers)
- Day 2 : 2 tank Corridor (private Mermaid Trail guide)
- Day 3 : 2 tank dive La Paz | Summer Wrecks or Winter Sea Lions | (shared guide)
- Day 4 : Shark Snorkel Safari (shared guides and boats)
Price :
$875 USD
Add on : + $35 equipment per dive day
Diving day trip highlights in Baja California
We have designed the itineraries above around optimal ocean conditions and seasonal wildlife encounters.
Whether your goal is BIG life, SMALL ‘macro’ life, shark diving, conservation diving or female-friendly travel… take a look! There is something for everyone.
Here is some information about the dive sites and day trip destinations we selected for our diving packages in Baja California.
Ask us which scuba diving package we recommend for the month you’re visiting us.
Any description with ** can be substituted for another day of diving if you’re not flying within 24 hours and you prefer logging dives to adventure snorkeling.
We hope you sign up! All of these packages (except Advanced Baja Diver) start at the Open Water Level. If you are Advanced there are options to upgrade to deeper dive options.
Diving in Cabo San Lucas Bay and The Corridor
Season : Year-round
Although we can see sea lion or sharks such as whitetip reef sharks and rare sightings of horn sharks on our local reefs, this first day of your dive package should offer encounters with many ray species including; guitar rays, eagle rays, mobula rays, butterfly rays, bullseye rays, southern stingrays, diamond rays and even bat rays!
Going diving the Cabo San Lucas bay area and The Corridor allows us to cover the greatest area of the Los Cabos dive sites. Please note some times of the year The Corridor of Los Cabos will be unsuitable due to swell or wind and we will stay in the bay for shelter.
Diving in Cabo Pulmo National Park
Season : Year round
Cabo Pulmo, a 2 hour drive away in a small fishing village that has dedicated the last 30 years to a fishing ban, we can take you to reefs famous for resident bull sharks, whitetip reef sharks and huge squadrons of cow nose rays. We cannot guarantee specific wildlife encounters.
Please check our Cabo Pulmo diving page for full information about the rules of the park to manage your expectations. However, diving here IS a privilege and the mass of fish and abundance of wildlife means that if nature does not deliver sharks and rays, you will see a lot of impressive aquatic life nonetheless.
** Mobula Ray Aggregation
Season : June to July only
We take you on a 3 hour open-water adventure snorkel swim with mobula for your last day – a good idea for off-gassing before your flight home.
The mobula rays are cousins of the manta ray and arrive in the bay of Cabo San Lucas in a swarm of hundreds of thousands.
It’s easier to encounter rays in Cabo by swimming at the surface rather than scuba diving. If you’re here during these months and you would like more of a chance to see them while diving check out our special mobula ray combo tour.
** Blue Water Shark and Ocean Safari
Season : Year round
Cabo Private Guide partner with a 3rd party operator that conducts open-water shark snorkel safaris.
This tour does involve chumming for seasonal shark species – we appreciate not all our divers like the idea of this so we would be happy to substitute this for a different tour!.
You might encounter silky sharks, blue sharks, hammerhead sharks and makos. Blue Water safaris also mean you might see a number of other pelagic animals such as dolphins, mobula rays, orcas, false killer whales and more!
** Whale shark snorkel day trip to La Paz
Season : November to April only
One of the most impressive and predictable shark encounters here in Baja California Sur is swimming with the slow and docile whale shark in the bay of La Paz. Once we arrive after a 2 hour road trip the whale sharks congregate very close to shore and we spend 2- 3 hours on the boat.
This is a full day tour from Cabo but totally worth it!
Swim with whale shark in La Paz
La Reina at Cerralvo (Jacques Cousteau) Island
Season : Year round
The Sea of Cortez offers some beautifully secluded day trips from Los Cabos. One of our favourite Baja Sur expeditions is to La Ventana: a kite surfing town with a small population of local fishermen and home to a gateway to Jacques Cousteau Island.
Hammerhead shark at Gordo Banks Deep Water Pinnacle
Season : Year round
Best season from July To January. For our Advanced Open Water divers we have the option to take you to look for scalloped hammerhead sharks that school (in their hundreds!) 7 miles from shore (22 miles from Cabo) in Gordo Banks.
This is a HIT OR MISS dive. This means that, due to unpredictable currents and unpredictable Mother Nature, we cannot guarantee seeing the Hammerhead sharks who may be residing deeper than our dive plan, or the current just won’t allow us near to the pinnacle despite our captain’s expert drop.
When we do hit the jackpot, it’s easily one of the most exhilarating shark dives in Baja California Sur and Cabo San Lucas.
Dive package price information
Please contact us for further information
The price incorporates the 10% discount you receive when booking multiple days.
You receive a further 5% discount for payments in cash (USD or PESOS)
Equipment is extra $35 per dive day.
Please refer to the individual tour page to see full information of each tour so we can manage your expectations.
Please note that we need a minimum of 2 divers to make some of the day trips happen, so please contact the dive shop for info if you are one person.
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