Scuba diving in La Ventana - Mexico

La Ventana Scuba diving : Cerralvo Island (Jacques Cousteau Island) and La Reina

  • Cerralvo Island & La Reina
  • June to October
  • From Open Water

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. The famous ocean explorer led many expeditions in this area and so the Mexican Government changed the name from Cerralvo Island in 2009 in honor of his conservation work here. However, it’s worth noting that many of the locals prefer to use it’s real name ‘Cerralvo’.

But no matter the name, it is the perfect spot for vacation explorers that want to escape the crowd in Cabo. Come and dive or snorkel around the deserted island of Cerralvo and, further north, an isolated rocky reef called “La Reina“.


Tour details Price & booking

What's inclued

  • Private guide 4 divers max per guide
  • Private Boat Panga style 28ft boat : Shade, ladder, emergency o2 and first aid equipment.
  • Private Transportation
  • Breakfast pack
  • Picnic Lunch With all drinks and snacks for the day
  • Tanks and Weights

Schedule

June 1st until 31 October
Private or Shared boat available

Departure

From Los Cabos
Transportation included

Duration

2 dives | 2 Tanks
Full Day (5.30am to 5.30pm)

Price & Booking

Cerralvo Island & La Reina

Price in USD | Cash discount available

Scuba Diving - Private Boat

$ 1400 per tour

1-5 people | 2 Tanks

Diving Equipement : + 35 USD

Tanks and weights included

San Jose pick up $40 each way

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Tour Info and Requirements

Included :

Transportation from Cabo San Lucas, Guide, Panga style 28ft boat (Shade, ladder, emergency o2 and first aid equipment), Ceviche beach picnic with all drinks and snacks for the day (let us know if you have any food allergies), Go Pro underwater photos, tanks, weights and snorkel equipment.

Experience level:
Open Water level certified.

Max Depth:
65ft/20m

Maximum group size per boat:
4 divers and a guide.
(2 boats available ask for a price for more than 4 divers)

Water Temps

June – July 70f – 75f | 22c -25c (5mm suit for June)

July – Nov 80f | 28C  (3mm sufficient)


Scuba Diving Reviews

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Best operator in Cabo

aura and her team are simply the best dive operators in Cabo. Word class attention to detail and world class service I would never use anyone else.

By Cabolectric on TripAdvisor

Great Choice for Scuba

Great dive, great guides. Went with family and friends while visiting Cabo. Would highly recommend !

By Christian B on TripAdvisor

Best in the Business

I dove for 3 days with Private Guide and had the BEST time. Laura was so accommodating on such short notice. I contacted her a day before my trip after finding her in a Facebook group where she was #1 recommended for…

By Judith R on TripAdvisor

Fantastic service and knowledge

From the ease of booking and flexibility to the great guide, they were great. Very knowledgable about the region and they seem to have a good network of guides and resources to tailor a trip exactly how you want it. When I…

By Demian R on TripAdvisor

There's a reason their worst review is a single 4-star rating

When I first got in touch, Laura was great about communicating with me about options, recommendations, and practicalities. She was also totally willing to work with me to get me refreshed, since it's been way too long since I last went diving.…

By Colin D on TripAdvisor

Amazing experience

My girlfriend did the open water certification with Cabo Private Guide and I joined for 4 dives. Every aspect of the diving experience is excellent. Great communication in advance, very professional and fun certification, experienced and very helpful instructors, very good equipment…

By Simon S on TripAdvisor

Nothing short of magical

Everything about diving with Cabo Private Guide was absolutely above and beyond from start to finish. From my first interaction with the shop over email, all the way up to the morning of our first dive, Laura and Cristina were incredibly communicative…

By Escape226809 on TripAdvisor

Beginner Group

Both guys were very patient with all of the five of us. Only one had ever done any scuba at all. They offered great instruction and encouragement.

By Clint K on TripAdvisor

Safe, Efficient, Flexible - a great destination dive operation

I spent three days in early June completing seven dives with Cabo Private Guide. Laura helped me establish an itinerary that worked with my schedule, giving me the variety and adventure I was looking for. After arriving at the airport Friday afternoon,…

By Duy on TripAdvisor

Diving trip to Jacques Cousteau Island

And underwater? The seafloor drops off to 600 meters within a mile on the channel side and down to 1KM off the east side. This provides the necessary ocean currents and sea habitat for big-game fish and passing migrating pelagic animals. La Reina dise site has seen the return of the giant pelagic manta ray in the past two years, although sightings are still very unpredictable. In addition to this incredible animal encounter, Jacques Cousteau Island is also a sanctuary for super squadrons of Mobula Munkiana (a smaller cousin of the giant manta) that can be found from April through the summer. This, in turn, attracts Orcas that feed on the giant schools. Sperm whales and humpback whales have been seen regularly.

In addition to the larger aquatic life encounters that require some good luck at the whim of mother-nature, Cerralvo Island is home to abundant, resident, tropical sea life and pristine whitesand beaches. In a typical dive we can see tropical fish, free-swimming moray eels, huge eagle rays and more.

Itinerary to Jacques Cousteau Island (Cerralvo Island)

THE DAY BEFORE

Before 4pm come and get fitted for equipment and take care of check in/payments etc.

** We recommend doing a local dive in Cabo San Lucas first to make sure there are no issues when we are very far away from our dive center**

 

THE DAY OF

5.30am leave Los Cabos via Route 19.

7.30-8am arrive at the boat in La Ventana.

8-8.30am departure.

2pm/2.30pm return.

5.30pm back to Los Cabos .
We recommend not making any dinner reservations until 7.30pm.

 

Dive site : What to bring to your dive in La Reina reef

Are you wondering what to bring for your diving day at La Reina ? Here is list that can help you while diving in this dive site :

  • Hats
  • Reef safe sunscreen
  • Camera
  • Any personal equipment you would like to bring
  • Any necessary sea sickness medicine if you experience this (we do not experience too much choppy conditions this time of year)
  • Tips for the crew

Managing your expectations while diving in La Ventana

This is a bespoke private tour for a small number of people in a rustic area away from the usual luxuries of Los Cabos. Safety and wildlife encounters are our priority.

The cost of the tour is due to the distance from Cabo, the 12 hour tour time and guaranteeing a safe, private or semi/private service so that you can enjoy as much as nature has to offer all to yourselves.

The transportation is a standard vehicle for 1-2 people or a 6 -10 seater for 3-4 people.

Diving boats are 26ft – 28ft dive panga boats with expert crew for diving and snorkeling. There is shade, snacks/refreshments and lunch but some of the boats do not have a bathroom and you would need to jump in the water as you will be at sea for 6 hours. We go here in the hot summer so it’s hard not to jump in the water!

In addition, if there is anything you can think of to help us make the trip more comfortable just let us know.


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