Diving in Mexico
Socorro, Guadalupe, cenotes — giant mantas, great whites, caves
7 yachts for liveaboard diving
Mexico — giant mantas of Socorro, great whites of Guadalupe, cave cenotes of Yucatan. Liveaboard schedules and diving safari prices.
Why divers come here
- Socorro — diving with giant mantas in the open ocean
- Guadalupe — great white sharks in cages with 40 m visibility
- Yucatan cenotes — cave diving in crystal-clear water
- Sea of Cortez — sea lions, mobulas, whale sharks
- Cenote Angelita — underwater river with a hydrogen sulfide cloud
- Bull sharks in Playa del Carmen (November–March)
What you'll meet underwater
Giant oceanic mantas (wingspan up to 7 m)
Great white sharks (Guadalupe)
Hammerhead sharks (schools at Socorro)
Whale sharks (Sea of Cortez, Isla Mujeres)
California sea lions (La Paz)
Mobula rays (schools of thousands in the Sea of Cortez)
Photos: credits and licences
- Giant oceanic mantas (wingspan up to 7 m) — jon hanson from london, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Great white sharks (Guadalupe) — Pterantula (Terry Goss) at en.wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Hammerhead sharks (schools at Socorro) — Kris-Mikael Krister, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whale sharks (Sea of Cortez, Isla Mujeres) — Abe Khao Lak, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- California sea lions (La Paz) — (c) Jonathan Eisen, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mobula rays (schools of thousands in the Sea of Cortez) — Tiago Matias, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Practical information
- Best season
November–May (Socorro), June–October (whale sharks in La Paz)
- Water temperature
- 21–28 °C
- Visibility
- 15–40 m
- Wetsuit
- 5–7 mm (Socorro is cooler)
- Experience level
- Advanced (Socorro — open ocean, currents)
- Getting there
Flights via Mexico City or direct charters.
To Socorro — from Cabo San Lucas (24 hours by liveaboard).
- Airports
- Cabo San Lucas (SJD), Cancun (CUN), La Paz (LAP)
- Visa
- Electronic authorization (SAE) for Russian citizens
- Climate
- Tropical to desert, 25–35°C
- Currency
- Mexican Peso (MXN), USD accepted
- Language
- Spanish, English in tourist areas
- Time zone
- UTC-6 to UTC-8
Yachts & liveaboards — Mexico
Adventure
Liveaboard · Mexico
30.5 m · 19 guests · 10 cabins
from 2824 EUR
Nautilus Belle Amie
Liveaboard · Mexico
45 m · 32 guests · 17 cabins
from 2328 EUR
Nautilus Explorer
Liveaboard · Mexico
40 m · 25 guests · 13 cabins
from 2285 EUR
Nautilus Gallant Lady
Liveaboard · Mexico
35 m · 12 guests · 6 cabins
from 2544 EUR
Nautilus Under Sea
Liveaboard · Mexico
32 m · 19 guests · 9 cabins
from 2285 EUR
Rocio Del Mar
Liveaboard · Mexico
34 m · 20 guests · 10 cabins
from 2735 EUR
Valentina
Liveaboard · Mexico
38 m · 20 guests · 10 cabins
from 2237 EUR
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