Once referred to as the ’aquarium of the world’ by Jacques Cousteau, diving in the waters surrounding La Paz, Mexico is just that: so full of diverse marine life it’s like diving in an aquarium. Los Islotes boasts great rock formations and tons of marine life but most divers come here for the sea lions.

This wreck sits in 70ft/18m of water. It is suitable for Open Water or Advanced Open Water divers. American military boat that was given to the Mexican government in order to create an artificial reef.

The Fang Ming, also known as the ’Chinese Wreck,’ was a Chinese cargo ship ceased by the Mexican navy in 1995 as it tried to transport 88 illegal Chinese immigrants to California.

Diving in the warm waters of the Sea of Cortez, just outside of La Paz, Mexico is like swimming in an aquarium. Be ready for spectacular backdrops including swim-throughs, caves, caverns, deep pinnacles, and shallow, colorful reefs.

Very extended reef with beautiful hard coral formation. Pinnacles and canyons. Rich in marine life. Moderate current conditions and not deep parts. Moderate gradient

Wall dive with sand bottom. Canyon and rocky formations with abundant marine life. Large school of jack can be found in this site, The maximum depth is around 80 ft on the bottom. Usually the dive is in drift keeping the wall/formation on one side.

This area was designated by Jacques Cousteau as the ’aquarium of the world’ and for good reason: the marine life is so abundant and diverse it feels like you are swimming in an actual aquarium.

El Cantil is a beautiful, shallow, clear dive that can be enjoyed by divers of all levels. This site is between 20 and 50 feet and features a beautiful reef with lots of cracks and caverns throughout it for lots of marine life to hide in.

The Vencedor is a fun wreck dive in Cabo Pulmo. This ship was a tuna trawler that sunk in the early 1980s after hitting the reef. It’s now become a great artificial reef surrounded by sand, schooling fish, and lots of sharks!

Fairly shallow beginner reef in Cabo Pulmo, small dive site with varying bottom terrain. Good for scuba diving and free diving and has great visibility.