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Upon arriving from a long bus ride from Cabo San Lucas to La Paz, we were greeted by the crew of Under Sea at the dock and transported in their RIB (Rigid Inflatable Boat) to the mother ship, it was already dark and we could not yet appreciate our surroundings. We were greeted onboard by […]
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“We had a great day of diving on Day 2 of the Sea of Cortez adventure! Our first dive at Las Animas we saw a school of 20+ hammerheads, sea lions, and a super active octopus on the reef! We continued diving around the area, seeing hammerheads on 3 out of 4 dives along with […]
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“Floating slowly along with the current, looking for tiny creatures in the coral, suddenly a large body zooms past the side of your mask: it is one of several playful sea lion pups coming to investigate the other large mammals blowing bubbles near their rookery. Curious and unafraid, they dive, pirouette and change direction in […]
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“A simple way to sum my experience up would be simply put: a trip of a lifetime. I feel so incredibly grateful to be in a position where I am able to explore such a beautiful part of the world. To experience it all with world class service has truly been a gift. I have […]
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“I am so happy my friend told me to come on this trip. I have been on one liveaboard dive trip before and this one was significantly better. The diving took us to an amazing variety of places. There were manta rays interacting with us, large schools of giant hammerheads, sea lions to play with […]
Read MoreWe had a terrific 2024 mobulas and orca season. We now believe there are at least 3 pods of orcas that are resident year-round in the Sea of Cortez. Not just around La Ventana, but further north as well. In fact, we saw one pod feeding off loreto just yesterday, Sept 10 and then again this […]
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The animals of the Mexico Sardine Run are really something—REALLY SOMETHING! How do you describe a giant bryde’s whale appearing 20 to 30 feet away in indigo blue water, gulping its way through poor frightened sardines! Or the sight of super-fast marlin streaking their way around you. Or as happened last December, humpback whale mommas […]
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