Diving & Snorkeling in La Paz, Baja, México

[bikefox]

I also sent you an email (over a month ago) with no reply. Is the address listed correct?

 

[cavernicola]

Hi:
I havent received your email sorry!
the email adress is
o_rafael@hotmail.com

Hope to hear from u!
Rafael

 

[cavernicola]

The diving was less than thrilling due to the Red Tide........Also might as well cross Mantas off your wanted list they haven't been seen in La Paz since 2002.

I have dove La Paz in the past and was pleased, but this trip was a major disappointment as I has to wear a 7mm wetsuit due to the cold water and that red tide.....but that is Mother nature for ya....

Hopefully Aero California will be back soon, that drive to La Paz from Cabo sucks

Hello:
I am sorry to hear that, and yes u are right... bout 3 weeks ago we had a bloom of mildly toxic microalgae that caused a red tide situation, and it was influenced by a very cold current we had inside the bay. It lasted 2 weeks and made the diving very cold & turbid, I went diving those days and all of the dive sites close to shore had a 9ft vis !! we had to go diving to la reina and some others dive sites more distant to get away of the red tide situation. Now the red tide is gone and I am already diving with a 2-3mm wetsuit again
About the mantas... you are partially correct, "La reina" is a dive site that had a very good reputation of having mantas, but since 2002 no mantas have been spotted over there, but at el bajo and some other dive sites we still spot mantas very often, particularly I saw many mantas accompanying whale sharks last summer, so I spotted quite a few. Yes, La Paz is no longer a dive site with a 100% prob of spotting mantas, but the odds are good anyway
Hope to have u back in this water in the near future
Rafael