I'd like to express my satisfaction with Baja Dive and it's owner Charlie Hawley the owner and Master Instructor for a very fun & enjoyable day underwater recently. I'm a VERY new "advanced" Open Water PADI diver and was on a port call off a cruise ship perusing Trip advisor to locate several dive shops in Cabo.
Thanks to Charlie's very quick response & help offering to plan my dives I went with Baja Dive. Her webpage was very useful in helping me to get familiar with the local dive spots, marine life to possibly see, excursion options & prices to expect, etc. Her excellent e-mail responses to my multitude of questions also impressed me a lot. Although I REALLY tried not to swamp her with 10 messages daily, there were lots of logistics to hammer out as I had only a 60 minute window between our ship's intended 08:00 AM docking time and all the Cabo dive shops' 09:00 AM excursion departures.
I was worried I'd make it....especially since in Cabo you have to take small tender ships ashore; but through all Charlie was great in advising me every step of the way (i.e., said that if I could be the first off the ship it was only a short walk to her shop, SO conveniently located on the main Marina boardwalk, etc.).
I picked the two-tank local dives of the "Pelican Rock" and "North Wall" sites. The water temperature was an incredible 88 degrees F (!!) which certainly impacted some marine life observations, but as this was my first boat and warm water dive w/out a wetsuit the learning experience was terrific.
Terrific also describes my personal dive master PACO, as I'm a new diver I always felt he had my back 60 to 80 feet under the surface (e.g., always checking on me regularly, getting tank air readings and good safety stops ascending.....). Although his English is excellent he humored me by letting me practice Spanish during our outing. Our boat was fine and its captain really good natured too.
SO, in summary if you're lucky enough to stop in Cabo and are looking for a reputable PADI dive shop offering good rental gear and experienced Dive Masters I was very satisfied here. read more