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Mexico Underwater Photo Sites (18)
I have dived with White Sharks, at Neptune Islands off South Australia & now at Guadalupe. I have also seen hours of footage from South Africa, And I would say that Guadalupe is by far the best place in the world to see these magnificent creatures.
| Facts about Isla Guadalupe It is in Mexico- Isla Guadalupe is in the Pacific.
- The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 30+ Metres 100+ Feet.
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Great coral pillars towering upward and sandy bottom sloping down into the depths. Image of a Hawksbill Turtle under a ledge at the end of a dive off the wall.
| Facts about Columbia Deep- It is in Mexico
- Columbia Deep is in the Caribbean Sea.
- The typical depth is 50+ Metres 160+ Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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Statue at Chaakanaab park.
| Facts about Chaakanaab Cozumel- It is in Mexico
- Chaakanaab Cozumel is in the Caribbean Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet.
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this is one of the most spectacular coral reefs in this island, it runs about 5 miles long w its top at about 15 feet deep and it descends down to 3000 feet at the deeper point between the chanel separating Cozumel from the main land, colorful sponges of all sizes and colors crowed its walls among big forest of black coral threes where houndreds of fishes swim to welcome the divers that come down to see these beautiful sights.Water has an average of 100 feet visibility, clear as the tequila to toast a god dive.
| Facts about Palancar reef one of the most famous and beautiful reefs at the island of Cozumel- It is in Mexico
- Palancar reef one of the most famous and beautiful reefs at the island of Cozumel is in the Caribbean Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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This is a fresh water cenote deep inside of Mexico. Jacques Cousteau once dove this location with many archaeologists and palontologists as they discovered Mayan artifacts here. They have a museum in the park where they display an est. 6000 year old mammoth skull also found at this site. There are 3 cenotes, all volcanicly heated. 33,66, and 99 feet. All circle in shape with ancient petrified trees laying over inside the pools. Water is crystal clear and around 88 degrees year around. Very difficult to get to and remote but worth the adventure. They have a park entrance that you will pay around 100 pesos to get in and you can stay at the local hotel, good food and friendly people. They will offer you plane rides to check out the incredible mountains surrounding this small town, its cheap and worth it. Best to go with a group of people and schedule it ahead of time with the local dive shop. check out my pictures of this site in Rio Verdo, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. "The Media Luna"
| Facts about Media Luna- It is in Mexico
- Media Luna is in the Caribbean Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 30+ Metres 100+ Feet.
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If you have some experience and quick thinking, even if your strobe fails and dont work, you can switch to natural light and got some interesting silouettes like this, specially if you are diving in very clear water as we have in the island of Cozumel.See you in the Sea.
| Facts about Palancar reef-Cozumel- It is in Mexico
- Palancar reef-Cozumel is in the Caribbean Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 30+ Metres 100+ Feet.
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One of my favorite sites in Cozumel. There is always a huge variety of marine life.
Look for octopus, large schools of snappers and grunts. Angelfish and parrotfish.
Also large barracuda and green moray eels.
| Facts about Tormentos Reef Cozumel- It is in Mexico
- Tormentos Reef Cozumel is in the Caribbean Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 30+ Metres 100+ Feet.
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what a experance the cave are fresh water paradise ,i will remember this forever
| Facts about dos ojos cenote- It is in Mexico
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 30+ Metres 100+ Feet.
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eco resort
| Facts about near player- It is in Mexico
- The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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iridescent Rainbow Parrotfish
| Facts about San Francisco - Cozumel, Mexico- It is in Mexico
- San Francisco - Cozumel, Mexico is in the Caribbean Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
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Another Excellent Dive. sand landscape, stingrays
| Facts about Santa Rosa Wall- It is in Mexico
- Santa Rosa Wall is in the Caribbean Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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Resort Reef. Easy to do
| Facts about Scuba Club Cozumel Reef- It is in Mexico
- Scuba Club Cozumel Reef is in the Caribbean Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 30+ Metres 100+ Feet.
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If you go to Mexico (Yucatan) don't miss the Cénotes Diving !!!
| Facts about Cénote Chac MoolL- It is in Mexico
- Cénote Chac MoolL is in the Caribbean Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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Following the angel fishes I was waiting to the "right" time to shoot, taken like 6 or 7 pictures to have this one.
Tere is NO Photoshop work on this picture
| Facts about Cozumel Island, Paso del Cedral wall- It is in Mexico
- Cozumel Island, Paso del Cedral wall is in the Caribbean Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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My first night dive. I cant wait for more. I dove with a buddy who is an instructor at the resort. We both have sealife cameras with strobes. A unique experience in seeing the underwater inhabitants come out in the dark. There will be more pics to come.
| Facts about Tortuga. Myan Riviera- It is in Mexico
- Tortuga. Myan Riviera is in the Caribbean Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.
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Wow - this is a break in the reef on a day when the drift was minimal. Starts as a crack in the reef and proceeds wider to make two walls on either side with beautiful overhangs(and full of critters & fish) - at its shallowest about 30-ish feet, at it's deepest about 60-ish feet, but progresses deeper the further you go and the "break" or double wall progresses to a wall-ish type dive. Since we were so shallow we stayed for about an hour and since we were at our own speed (dive master with my buddy & me), we "sauntered" along at a very peaceful and studied pace. This dive trip (with just the 3 of us most of the time) was one of the most luxurious of my 200+ dives - at our own pace and finally to have a chance to look and _see_ so much u/w, which is a continual wonderment of gorgeous examples of the variety of life.
| Facts about Palancar Breaks- It is in Mexico
- Palancar Breaks is in the Caribbean Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.
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Isla Guadalupe, Baja's best kept secret! Visited by fewer than 50 scuba divers per year, this electric destination is as remote as it is large.
The island lying 215 miles due south of San Diego, California and 150 west of the Baja, Mexico peninsula is comparible in length to California's Catalina Island, yet it's overall size is tremendous. This offshore mountain rises over 4000 feet from the ocean floor to more than 4200 feet at it's highest peak. A true ocean mountain!
The scuba diving here is not for novices as current, distant to civilization and overall dive conditions may be very strenuous at times. Yet even so, the diving here has been compared to CoCo's and the Revillagigedos for excitement! Large animals are the order of the day here as encounters with Pacific bottlenosed dolphin, California sea lions, Guadalupe fur seals and the ruler of the roost, great white shark are the marquee atractions. The chance of being engulfed by a school of marauding yellowtail or yellowfin tuna is always a possibility as well!
The underwater topography is astounding and unique. Beautiful walls, spire pinnacles, caves and granite plateaus are the typical topography. The giant kelp of California does not make its home at this island, yet there are areas that are covered with a taller version of California's palm kelp.
There is a diverse mix of temperate and tropical species at this destination as you'll quite often find a garibaldi next to a red tailed triggerfish or a swallowtailed damsels mixed in with a cloud of blacksmith. Parrotfish, scythe marked butterflyfish, leopard grouper and even and occasional Clarion angelfish are seen at this dynamic dive destination!
The only way to access Guadalupe Island is via a live aboard dive vessel and Horizon Charters Live Aboard Adventures is the only company offering regularly scheduled scuba dive departures to this destination. During the height of the great white shark migration, this company also offers cage diving itineraries.
For information on scuba diving Guadalupe Island go to: click here and for information on GREAT WHITE SHARK DIVING GO TO: SHARKADVENTURE.COM
| Facts about Isla Guadalupe, Baja- It is in Mexico
- Isla Guadalupe, Baja is in the Pacific.
- The typical visibility is 30+ Metres 100+ Feet.
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Baja, Mexico is surrounded by some of the most biologically diverse water in the world. San Benito Islands is a small slice of this pie and is a blast from the past! I like to compare it to California diving of 75 years ago, California diving is fantastic, but the environment at San Benito Islands is like California on steriods!
San Benito Islands is 279 miles south of San Diego, California and is only accesible from a live aboard dive vessel and typically on a trip with a minimum of a 7 day itiinerary. Horizon Charters Live Aboard Adventures is the only live aboard company that is regularly servicing this amazing destination, and has been doing so since 1994.
San Benito is not for the novice diver and takes a full day of travel to reach. Regular departures from San Diego, California take place during the best months to dive this amazing destination during the months of June - September.
When diving San Benito expect to be surrounded by life on every dive. Not only are the kelp forests absolutely amazing, the mixture of temperate and tropical species of fish, as well as three different species of pinneped are quite often too much to absorb on every single dive!
Even though San Benito is far south of sunny Southern California, do not sign up expecting to encounter large pelagics, i.e., whale sharks or mantas. We have seen these animals here, but they are not an animal that frequents San Benito's waters.
For more information about this truly unique biologically diverse destination go to: click here
| Facts about San Benito Islands, Baja- It is in Mexico
- San Benito Islands, Baja is in the Pacific.
- The typical depth is 0-40 Metres 0-130 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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Sitting in the middle Baja California Sur's premiere marine reserve, this site sits in shallow water giving plenty of bottom time. On a good day, all that bottome time is needed to fully take in all there is to offer at this site. The water temperature ranges between 60F and 90F, giving an amazing variety of life during a year.
You can find everything from the tiniest Nudibranch and shrimp, to the largest Whale Sharks and Manta, depending on the time of year.
Shoals of a variety of fish abound, including shoals numbering well into the thousands of Jacks. Occasionally Sea Lion grace the waters as they feed in the waters.
A large variety of Eel, and tropical fish are to be found on the reef all year round.
Rays of several varieties, including impressive shoals of Bat Rays, Golden Cow Nose Rays and Mobula Manta can be seen during the year.
There is a variety of both hard and soft coral abounding the structure surrounded on all sides by sand. The site is not the largest, however there is so much to see that you have more than used your botom time before coming to the end.
The people at Vista Sea Sports, located in Buena Vista (about 1 hour north of San Jose del Cabo) are a great friendly bunch and are willing to help in any way they can.
click here For the non diving member of the group, they offer snorkelling trips to a nearby remote beach. The ride is about an hour by "Panga", and during the cooler season, whales are often seen on the journey. Dolphins occasionally make their apearance in the waters on the way to and from the dive sites.
Although El Bajo has the most life, there are several other fascinating sites in the area. All dive sites in the area are very distinct from one another in their structure.
| Facts about El Bajo, Cabo Pulmo Marine Reserve- It is in Mexico
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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there is several activities in cancun,and it really scuba diving in cancun is not that famous cause is a big party center,we would like to show you the great areas of cancun
if you want more information please e-mail us to info@squalodivers.com.
we want to share the great blue with you !!
| Facts about wreck tulum- It is in Mexico
- wreck tulum is in the Caribbean Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-40 Metres 0-130 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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