Buceo Carey, La Paz
Outstanding facilities for students and leisure divers, with day trips in La Paz and Espíritu Santo
per room, breakfast only
Overview
Buceo Carey offers a full range of diving courses, as well as adventurous escapes into the beautiful Sea of Cortez, with guided day trips around La Paz and Espíritu Santo National Park. Every diver will enjoy this centre's well maintained facilities, daily marine wildlife-themed activities, and comfortable accommodations just a few blocks away. Plus, patient hands-on coaching and guiding from a passionate team of instructors and guides. When you aren't out exploring, you'll enjoy easy access to the best tourist attractions in La Paz, including plenty of options for dining, shopping, and nightlife - and show-stopping desert and beach scenery.
- Big fish adventures with seasonal whale sharks, mobula rays, and sea lions
- Dive courses for all, starting with introductory in-water experiences
- Exciting non-diving day trips for whale watching, snorkelling and watersports
- Comfortable apartments offering plenty of space and privacy to rest and relax
Rooms
Villa carey
1 x King bed, sleeps 2
Air conditioning, Ensuite bathroom, TV...from $290 /night
Resort checklist
Meal plans:
- Breakfast
Diving in La Paz
Whale sharksFrom October to May
Hammerhead sharksFrom October to February
Manta raysFrom May to October
Devil raysFrom November to January and From April to July
WhalesFrom January to April
Plentiful reef lifeYear round
ShipwrecksYear round
Seals & sea lionsFrom September to May
Divers in the know flock to La Paz for unique encounters with incredible marine wildlife. These waters are home to migratory whales and dolphins, orcas, sharks and rays, and the most famous residents of all - a raucous colony of California sea lions. From September through May, divers can get up close and personal with the playful pups who all but harass lucky dive groups, tugging on fins and hamming it up for the camera. Los Islotes, inside the national park, is the best sea lion rookery, with a fascinating underwater landscape and sheltered conditions.
Diving in Espíritu Santo National Park
The La Paz scuba diving sites inside Espíritu Santo National Park boast a mix of craggy reefs and rocky walls. These chilly waters can't support massive coral colonies, but you will spot some hard and soft species, especially in the shallows. Macro species like nudibranchs and seahorses are common, as are lobsters, turtles, giant moray eels, and a variety of Pacific reef fish.
The park's southwest corner is also home to shipwrecks including two military boats and a passenger ferry, which makes for an exciting penetration dive. You'll also have a chance to explore boulder fields and sandy-bottomed sites, where schooling mobulas, grouper and snapper, and different species of sharks can be seen. While some dive sites are protected from the Sea of Cortez' powerful currents, few are suitable for absolute beginners. La Paz is prone to currents and surge, surface waves, and frigid thermoclines.
Diving El Bajo
Northeast of Espíritu Santo island but still within the marine park lies El Bajo - a series of three current-swept seamounts connected by a submerged ridge. This site is home to legendary big fish action, with schooling hammerheads, sometimes by the hundreds. Whale sharks and giant oceanic mantas also make surprise appearances at El Bajo, feasting on plankton in the shallows. This is one of the region's farthest sites, and you'll be diving deep, so it's best to plan for a long day on the water.
Diving Isla Cerralvo
Southeast of La Paz and outside the marine park lies Isla Cerralvo, also known as Jacques Cousteau Island, where a small rookery of sea lions can be found. But, the real treat lies due north, at a tiny islet named La Reina. This small rocky reef is visited by giant oceanic mantas each year between May and October. Sightings aren't guaranteed, but your chances are good - with dozens of individual rays identified returning to these same waters year after year.
