Solmar V Sample Itinerary

DAY 1: Depart San Lucas about 4 pm local time stopping at Lands End to take pictures of the famous Arch & Sea Lion Colony found there.

DAY 2: Arrive Cabo Pulmo (largest living coral reef on western side of North America) very early in the morning and start diving after breakfast, spend the day diving the reefs of Cabo Pulmo Marine Sanctuary. Then head north to Espiritu Santos Island. Note: Early in the season we sometimes skip Cabo Pulmo on the way up and stop on the way back.

DAY 3: Dive at El Bajo Seamount for large pelagics in the morning and dive with the Sea Lion Colony at Los Islotes in the afternoon.

DAY 4 & 5: These days are spent diving the Las Animas, La Reynita, San Diegito Island area and other secret spots, determined by weather conditions and where marine life encounters will be best for that particular time of year. Our crew has grown up on these waters and has a real feel for the area.

DAY 6: Depending on how the water conditions and marine life have been either stay in the El Bajo/Los Islotes area or move down towards Cerralvo Island. Regardless this evening we depart back to Cabo Pulmo so we are there early morning.

DAY 7: Dive Cabo Pulmo at different dive sites than previously dived. These reefs are so extensive you could dive here a week and not repeat dive sites. Depart back to San Lucas in the evening after a full day of diving. Arrive in Cabo late at night.

DAY 8: Disembark around 9 AM, after breakfast on this day after a great week of diving.

As with any itinerary that takes advantage of weather conditions, marine life, etc., this is not written in stone and is subject to change. Occasionally, we will stop at the Gordo Banks sea mount off of San Jose Del Cabo but this depends on weather conditions and group experience (Gordo is a small, open water seamount at 110‘ minimum depth, 5 miles offshore). On our Sea of Cortez trips, you can expect an interesting combination of large pelagics and schools of tropicals, along with Pacific schooling gamefish. These trips are suitable for all levels of scuba experience.