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San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico

San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico

November 9, 2017 By Scuba Club Tucson

Added by Steven Backerman from numerous trips to San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico over the years as of October 2017.

 

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Stone Scorpionfish 2-1542
Pacific Tube Anemone-1521
Little Stinger Anemones-1518
Flag Cabrilla-1473

Speckled Flatworm 3-1468
Ghiselin's Chromodorid-1465
Thin Spined Sea Star 2-1457
Chocolate Chip Sea Star-1376

Thin Spined Sea Star-1375
Fragile Rainbow Star-1368
Lobeskin Puffer-1419
Anemone?-0438

Bullseye Pufferfish-0485
Cortez Stingray-0424
Crown of Thorns-0473
Juvenile Bradley's Sea Star-0475

Juvenile Chocolate Chip Sea Star-0481
Juvenile Panamic Cushion Star-0470
Mexican Dancer-0523
Panamic Arrow Crab-0430

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It’s been said that Jacques Cousteau called the Sea of Cortez the world’s aquarium and there’s no better example than the diving at San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico and Isla San Pedro Nolasco.

From tiny brightly colored nudibranchs to a resident population of California Sea Lions, the Sea of Cortez from the San Carlos shore has something for everyone.

This page contains photos from many different dive trips to San Carlos over the years and I dive in these waters at least once a month, year-round.  The diversity of life is spectacular and changes during the course of the year from the chilly waters of winter to the warm waters of summer.

Over the years, many dive shops have come and gone in San Carlos but Gary’s Dive Shop has remained a constant and for very good reason.  The quality of service is unsurpassed by any of the shops in San Carlos – the boat captains have decades of experience, the crews take excellent care of the divers, lunch is always provided and, most importantly, safety is held in the highest regard.

The best diving is typically at Isla San Pedro Nolasco, about an hour and fifteen minute boat ride from the San Carlos Marina.  Dive sites include South Point (where you might find schooling hammerheads in October), Bahia Elena, Cascaditas, El Faro, Rocas Grandes and North Point.  California Sea Lions will join you on almost all dives at San Pedro!

Closer to San Carlos, some of the best local dives include Eagle Rock, San Antonio Point, Las Gringas, Sea Mount and Window Rock.

Trip Advisor provides a pretty decent set of recommendations for the many hotels and restaurants in San Carlos with food ranging from just-caught-fresh seafood to traditional Sonoran fare.

If you prefer to stay in a home, I rent my San Carlos home for weekends and longer stays.

San Carlos is unique where the desert and its beauty meets the majestic shore.  National Geographic called the ocean view from Mirador Escénico, San Carlos, Mexico one of the 10 best in the world.

Join us on one of our monthly dive trips to San Carlos and experience its beauty first hand!

 

Filed Under: Dive Experiences - San Carlos, Mexico Tagged With: anemone, angelfish, Barberfish, Barred Serrano, Blenny, Coral, Cornetfish, crab, eel, Flatworm, goby, Highhat, Mexico, Moorish Idol, nudibranch, octopus, pufferfish, San Carlos, scorpionfish, Sea Cucumber, Sea Lion, Sea Slug, sea star, Sea Urchin, seahorse, Snapper, Stingray, triggerfish, turtle, wrasse

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