Scuba diving in La Ventana - Mexico

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Scuba diving at La Reina, Cerralvo Island.

  • Cerralvo Island & La Reina
  • June to October
  • From Open Water

One of our favourite ‘Escape the Crowd’ dive trips in Baja Sur from Los Cabos is to La Reina; situated to the north of Cerralvo Island. Cerralvo Island faces the traditional fishing town of La Ventana in the Sea of Cortez, a place recently made famous for the mobula ray aggregations in spring. At the east side of Cerralvo Island, a huge underwater canyon (one of the deepest parts of the Cortez in southern Baja!) creates the perfect environment for migrating whales, pods of dolphins, Orca, and more. La Reina itself is a small pinnacle at the north of Cerralvo that invites giant mantas to rest as they traverse ocean currents. 

It is a LONG day (starting at 5 am, returning at 6.30 pm) but is the perfect spot for divers looking to explore. Come and dive or even just snorkel around the isolated rocky reef of “La Reina“. 

 


Tour details Price & booking

Tour Outlines

We either depart from La Paz or La Ventana, depending on conditions.


What's included

  • All dive Equipment Standard equipment, tanks and weights.
  • Shared Boat Panga style 28ft boat : Shade, ladder, emergency o2 and first aid equipment.
  • Transportation from Los Cabos and Todos Santos
  • Breakfast pack
  • Picnic Lunch With all drinks and snacks for the day
  • Tanks and Weights

Schedule

June 1st until 31 October
Shared boat available

Departure

From Los Cabos
Transportation included

Duration

2 dives | 2 Tanks
LONG Day! (5 am to 6.30 pm)

Price & Booking

Cerralvo Island & La Reina

Price in USD | Cash discount available

Shared Tour

$ 330 per person

2 tanks

Diving equipment included

San Jose pick up $40 each way

We reserve the right to cancel or reschedule if we have less than 4 divers signed up. We will be in constant communication.

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Tour Info and Requirements

Included :

Transportation from Cabo San Lucas, Dive Guide, Panga style 28ft boat (Shade, ladder, emergency o2 and first aid equipment), fish or veggie ceviche beach picnic with all drinks and snacks for the day (let us know if you have any food allergies) tanks, weights and ALL equipment.

Experience level:
Open Water level certified.

Max Depth:
80ft/25m (60ft/18m profile option)

Maximum group size per boat:
8 divers and 2 guides Max per boat and divided by experience.
(2 boats available ask for a discount price for more than 8 divers)

Water Temps

June – July 70f – 75f | 22c -25c (5mm suit for June)

July – Nov 80f | 28C  (3mm sufficient)


Scuba Diving Reviews

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Best operator in Cabo

aura and her team are simply the best dive operators in Cabo. Word class attention to detail and world class service I would never use anyone else.

By Cabolectric on TripAdvisor

Scuba in Cabo San Lucas

My partner and I reserved a private boat for 2 dives. I had never reserved a private boat before and I was very happy with the decision- it was a great experience to have a fully customized trip with individualized attention. DeAnn…

By nicolieolieo on TripAdvisor

Recommend 100%

We just got back from 2 awesome days with Cabo Private Guide. The owner Laura is really cool and super safe. The first day was a 2 tank local dive at Pelican Rock and Neptune's finger. Highlight was the massive school of…

By Kyle J on TripAdvisor

This team is amazing!

Getting PADI open water certified with Antonio was absolutely perfect. He is an excellent teacher and made the biggest difference in getting my certification. If I had to choose all over again I would pick Cabo Private Guide every time. Although the…

By Carly E on TripAdvisor

Excellent in every way!

This was my second dive vacation booked with Cabo Private Guide, and I would not have thoight they could improve upon my first experience, but they exceeded my expectations again! Laura and her team are top-notch and provide a truly bespoke package.…

By Niverren on Google

Superb Service with Cabo Private Guide

Great experience with Cabo Private Guide (from initial inquiries, through the booking process, during the dives and after). Laura was quick to respond to my many emails – and I asked a lot, a lot of questions. I booked a 3-tank dive…

By UndyneC on TripAdvisor

Ended getting the most amazing private dive

This was one of best and easiest scuba diving companies I have ever worked with. I was originally looking into going diving with Baja Dive. They said that they were full but they highly recommended going with Cabo Private Guide and I…

By Austin R on TripAdvisor

Everything you could wish for

As a dive instructor I’m very picky and as an old man I’m grumpy but neither of these things were an issue all week diving with these super friendly, very knowledgeable, and always delivered a memorable trip. Highly recommended 👍😁👌

By Darrin M on TripAdvisor

A great experience on both days!

Laura is the owner and is from England. Excellent communication organizing our 2 days of diving for 5 adults. Antonio was with us 3 certified divers on day 1 at pelican rock. Johnny did a beginner dive for the other two. Great…

By TreshaAschenbrener on TripAdvisor

Diving trip to La Reina

What is underwater? The seafloor drops off to 600 meters within a mile on the channel side and down to 1 Km off the east side. This provides the necessary ocean currents and sea habitat for big-game fish and passing migrating pelagic animals. La Reina dive site has seen the return of the giant pelagic manta ray in the past two years, although sightings are still very unpredictable. In addition to this incredible animal encounter, Cerralvo Island is also a sanctuary for super squadrons of Mobula Munkiana (a smaller cousin of the giant manta) that can be found from April through the summer. This, in turn, attracts Orcas that feed on the giant schools. Sperm whales and humpback whales have been seen regularly.

In addition to the larger aquatic life encounters that require some good luck at the whim of mother-nature, Cerralvo Island is home to abundant, resident, tropical sea life and pristine white sand beaches. In a typical dive we can see tropical fish, free-swimming moray eels, huge eagle rays and more.

Itinerary to Cerralvo Island

THE DAYS BEFORE

** We recommend doing a local dive in Cabo San Lucas first to make sure there are no issues when we are very far away from our dive center**

THE DAY OF

5.00 am leave Los Cabos via Route 19. Breakfast pack and optional stop for coffee if we make good time!

7.30-8 am arrive at the departure point

This is either Playa Centro in La Ventana or Dive In La Paz Dive Center, depending on conditions and logistical preferences. Bathrooms available.

8-8.30am departure.

Boat Picnic

2pm/2.30pm return.

5.30pm back to Los Cabos .
We recommend not making any dinner reservations until 7.30pm.

 

Dive site: What to bring to your dive in La Reina reef

Are you wondering what to bring for your diving day at La Reina? Here is list that can help you while diving in this dive site :

  • Hats
  • Reef safe sunscreen
  • Camera
  • Any personal equipment you would like to bring (keep it limited!)
  • Any necessary sea sickness medicine if you experience this (we do not experience too much choppy conditions this time of year)
  • Tips for the crew

Managing your expectations while diving in La Reina

This is a bespoke private tour for a small number of people in a rustic area away from the usual luxuries of Los Cabos. Safety and wildlife encounters are our priority.

The cost of the tour is due to the distance from Cabo, the 12+ hour tour time and guaranteeing a safe, private or semi/private service so that you can enjoy as much as nature has to offer all to yourselves.

The transportation is a standard vehicle for 1-2 people or a 6 -10 seater for 3-4 people.

Diving boats are 26ft – 28ft dive panga boats with expert, local crew for diving and snorkeling. There is shade, snacks/refreshments and lunch but some of the boats do not have a bathroom and you would need to jump in the water as you will be at sea for 6 hours. We go here in the hot summer so it’s hard not to jump in the water!

We need a minimum of 4 divers to run this tour. If you are a solo diver, we can actively try and sell more spaces.

In addition, if there is anything you can think of to help us make the trip more comfortable just let us know.


Price & booking