Gordo Banks Diving Tour
This deep seamount provides an exhilarating blue water dive at an outer bank in San Jose del Cabo offering some of the most spectacular encounters seen on a day trip from Los Cabos. Gordo Banks is famous for game fish such as wahoo, tuna and billfish and it’s nice to see them in their natural environment instead of on a line!
Divers often see schooling hammerheads among other shark species such as silky sharks, hound sharks and whale sharks for the lucky few. Along with pelagic stingrays and numerous sightings of mobula rays there are many schooling jacks, walls of tuna and schooling snapper.
Tour details Price & booking
Tour Outlines
If you’re an advanced diver just wanting to descend into the blue to see what comes along then this is for you. It is a ‘hit and miss’ dive. No big life is guaranteed, but the feeling of seclusion and adventure certainly is! You must pass the check-out dive in advance.
What's inclued
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Shared guide and safety diver for large groups
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Shared or Private boat 28ft Panga/Apex or 44ft Luxury Boat
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Tanks and weights
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Refreshments, lots of snacks and fruit
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Go Pro footage ** ON REQUEST
Schedule
MINIMUM of 3 DIVERS for shared tour. Every day departing 6.30am (CSL) or 8.00am (SJD)
Departure
4- 5 Divers 28ft Apex fast boat
6+ divers 32ft Super Panga
San Jose del Cabo PRIVATE ONLY 1-3 divers 26ft Panga
Duration
5 - 8 Hours
Price & Booking
Gordo Banks
Price in USD | Cash discount availableFast Track 3 Dives
$ 340 pp
Cabo San Lucas Departure
Shared Tour
Day 1 $90pp
1 Tank Check Out Dive 7.30am | 12.45pm | 2.30pm check in
Day 2 $250pp
2 Tank Gordo Banks Dive | 6.30am
Shared Guide | Max 4
Equipment $35 USD per day
Dive Explore 4 Dives
$ 385 pp
Cabo San Lucas Departure
Shared Tour
Day 1 $135pp
2 Tank Check Out Dive 7.30am or 12.45pm
Day 2 $250pp
2 Tank Gordo Banks Dive | 6.30am
Shared Guide | Max 4
Equipment $35 USD per day
Private Boat Cabo San Lucas
$ 950 Boat
Cabo San Lucas Departure
Private Boat for Gordo
Day 1 from $90pp
Cabo San Lucas Check Out Dive in Cabo San Lucas
**Shared guide (private upgrade available)
Day 2
– 1-3 divers $950
– extra divers $250pp
Equipment $35pp
Private Boat San Jose del Cabo
$ 750 Boat
San Jose del Cabo Departure
Private Boat for Gordo
Day 1 from $90pp
Cabo San Lucas Check Out Dive in Cabo San Lucas
**Shared guide (private upgrade available)
Day 2
– 26ft 1-3 divers $750
Equipment $35 USD pp
Cash payment and bookings by phone are eligible for 5% discount, call the office for info.
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Diving Certification
Minimum certification required : Advanced Open Water
Minimum Number
We need a minimum of 3 spaces paid to run this trip from San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas.
Check-out dive
You must make a check-out dive with Cabo Private Guide before booking this tour. Once you book this you can indicate on the booking form what day/s you are available to dive Gordo Banks. In rare circumstances we may request that you hire a private guide following a sub-standard check out dive.
Deep Dive at Gordo Banks: Why are check out dives necessary?
Dive insurance
Dive insurance is highly recommended due to the location and depth of this dive. If you do not have cover for the decompression chamber and dive accidents, please check out our partner DiveAssure: Dive insurance plan
Deep dive at Gordo banks for Pelagic encounters
Arguably the best tour to spot large, pelagic wildlife near Cabo San Lucas !
The underwater seamounts off the coast of San Jose del Cabo create nutrient rich pockets of water attracting fish and, eventually, impressive larger predators. Encounters have included orcas, dolphins, schools of mobula rays, cow nose rays, marlin and other bill fish. During the winter whale season we have seen humpback whales migrating through, right next to our divers!
If you want to learn more about the wildlife you may encounter in the Sea of Cortez you might want to consider a course with one of our instructors.
Popular courses include the PADI Shark Conservation Specialist Course, Project Aware Fish ID or Underwater Naturalist. We also offer PADI Deep Diver courses, PADI Nitrox courses and other specialist training to precede the trip to complement a Gordo Banks dive.
Gordo banks a breathtaking blue water diving in Cabo san lucas
We can leave from either Cabo San Lucas or San Jose marina. We prefer to dive air but Nitrox28 can be ordered at extra cost in advance after we have completed your check out dive.
We take diving here very seriously and all divers will be asked to rent a surface marker buoy/computer if you do not currently have one.
The guide/captain will have an AIS system for safety and the bank is marked with cell phone GPS and handheld GPS. The pinnacle is 30m /100ft deep with the max depth at 35m/115ft.
Contact us directly for a booking because you must make a check-out dive locally with Cabo Private Guide before booking this tour. See www.divegordobanks.com for dive experience and dive packages specific to Gordo Banks.
Price & booking