Gordo Banks Diving Tour
This deepwater seamount invites us on 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. We can report common encounters with humpback whales, scalloped hammerhead sharks, silky sharks, hound sharks, wahoo, snapper and many species of jack. Rare encounters include Pelagic manta rays, whale sharks and Orcas.
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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
- Shared guide and safety diver for large groups
- Shared or Private boat 28ft Apex \ 32ft panga
- 12L AL AIR Tanks and Weights
- Refreshments, burrito brunch, fruit, snacks and cookies.
- 1 x guide per 4 advanced divers
Schedule
MINIMUM of 3 DIVERS for shared tour. Every day departing 6.30am (CSL) or 8.00am (SJD)
Departure
Cabo San Lucas | 2 - 12 Shared or Private
San Jose del Cabo | 1 - 4 Shared or Private
Duration
Approximately hours
Price & Booking
Gordo Banks
Price in USD | Cash discount availableFast Track 3 Dives
$ 340 pp
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
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
$ 1095 Boat
1 - 4 people
Book a Cabo San Lucas Check Out Dive a day before
Extra divers $250pp
Equipment $35pp
Cabo San Lucas OR San Jose del Cabo
Gordo Banks 2 Dives
$ 250 PP
Per person
CHECK OUT READY
Completed a checkout with a partner company
Dive Professional
Have completed a course/dives with CPG in the days immediately prior
5% discounts available on balance payments. Contact us to leave a deposit
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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 large, impressive ocean carnivores. Encounters have included orcas, dolphins, schools of mobula rays, cow nose rays, marlin and other billfish. During the winter whale season, many divers have encountered humpback whales migrating from the Pacific.
If you want to learn more about the wildlife you may encounter here at Gordo Banks and learn about specialist techniques to make this dive flawless, you might want to consider a course with one of our instructors. Popular courses include the PADI Shark Conservation Specialist Course. We also offer PADI Deep Diver courses, PADI Nitrox courses and other specialist training to precede the trip to complement a Gordo Banks dive. Please note, that while you can dive EANx28 at Gordo Banks, if anyone in the group is diving with AIR then the guide will have an air profile.
Gordo Banks: A Breathtaking Blue Water Dive in Cabo San Lucas
Our dive service to Gordo normally leaves from Cabo San Lucas, but we can operate small private trips from San Jose del Cabo marina depending on availability. We PREFER to dive AIR, but Nitrox28 can be ordered at extra cost in advance after we have completed your checkout dive. The guide dives AIR if other divers are doing so.
We take diving 7 miles off-shore very seriously and all divers will be asked to rent a surface marker buoy/computer if they do not currently have one. This is included in the equipment rental package for Gordo Banks. We also sell these items at the dive center.
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 a maximum dive depth of 35m/115ft.
See www.divegordobanks.com for dive courses and bespoke dive packages specifically designed for Gordo Banks.
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