Scuba Diving In Akumal the Sea of Cortez, Mexico

"In 2005, hundreds of islands in Mexico's Sea of Cortez were declared World Heritage Fund sites by United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization. They are home to major whale breeding grounds, and the designation opens up the ability for Mexico to seek funding from the international responsibility to help preseve the area",- says www.puerto-penasco.com.

Sea of Cortez is a habitat for whales, dolphins, sea lions and many other sea life species, therefore it is a popular destination for marine life watching, and, of course, for scuba diving, too.

Who we recommend to scuba dive with

Manta SCUBA Diving, located in Cabo San Lucas on the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula, Mexico, where the Sea of Cortez meets the Pacific Ocean, is a certified PADI resort operator that offers diving trips locations such as Cabo San Lucas, Cabo Pulmo, Gordo Banks, East Cape, and the area between Cabo and San Jose called the Corridor. Their divemasters and dive instructors, who are PADI-certified and use only modern equipment certified by the US and Mexican authorities, have performed thousands of dives all over the Sea of Cortez.

Gary's Dive Shop, operating since 1971, was the first 100% legal, federally certificated and licensed maritime operator in San Carlos. Their twenty-nine person staff has average of over 12 years of experience, conducting diving, fishing, snorkeling and ocean/nature tours, as well as bay and sunset cruises, dive instruction, rental and repair services.

Cortez Club, La Paz's premier diving and watersports center in Baja California. With its operations based at La Concha Beach resort, it has expanded to the newly developed Costa Baja Marina & Resort and is soon to be located at both Playa De La Paz and Maravia resort. The range of aquatic activities they offer include scuba diving, sport fishing, whale watching, and different kinds of water sports.