Dive Review of Rocio del Mar in
Mexico (Western)/Sea of Cortez

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Rocio del Mar: "Great time at Sea of Cortez for Sea Lions, Whale Sharks and Macro", Sep, 2017, by david mayes, KS, US ( Reviewer 4 reports with 5 Helpful votes). Report 9848 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Loved the trip. Wish I had taken a muck stick. Tapping them on the bottom would get jawfish to come out of the hole and toward the sound. I went to the Sea Lions and loved swimming with them. Trying to match their twisting and turning caused them to double their speed and come up for face to face encounters. Harder to take pics when spinning but increased the fun and worth it. Snorkeling with Whale Sharks was great and had one stay beside me and match my speed/direction for many minutes. Seemed like forever. Did not know what to expect for macro but loved it. All different creatures than the Carib and lots of them. Rocks were so covered with growth, it was hard to find a safe place for a finger hold and creatures in lots of locations. Gobies and blennies seems to like photobombing. Using several takes on the same subject usually resulted in 1 or more of them joining the picture. Most Christmas tree worms allowed multiple takes without retreating. The dive guides would notify us well in advance if the site was W/A or Marco so plenty of time to switch. A great trip and one I hope to repeat. Minimal current on all but 2 dives. One dive had very strong current and we had to end the dive a bit early. Was told we had less current that typical for the sites. The boat had 20 divers and we were split into 3 groups, taking turns who gets to go first. Never crowded at sites. Photos at [shiningseastudio.com link]
Websites	Rocio del Mar
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Bonaire, Curacao, Bali, Alor, Fiji, Socorro, Saba, Hawaii, Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Florida, Roatan, St Croix
Closest Airport	Phoenix	Getting There	Easy 4 hr ride in van from PHX. Round trip via van is $125.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, currents, no currents
Water Temp	78-86°F / 26-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-50 Ft/ 9-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Dive time limited to one hour. This keeps the schedule for other dives that day. No complaint with this arrangement.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	> 2
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Large camera table. Virtually all 20 divers had camera gear as this was to be a Photo Clinic. Enough space for us all. Dedicated camera rinse tank. They took the camera into and out of the panga for you. Been on Rocio Del Mar before and loved it then, continued with that this trip.

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Dive Review of Rocio del Mar in Mexico (Western)/Sea of Cortez

Rocio del Mar: "Great time at Sea of Cortez for Sea Lions, Whale Sharks and Macro", Sep, 2017,

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Dive Review of Rocio del Mar in
Mexico (Western)/Sea of Cortez