Quino el Guardian, Mexico
8.9 Fabulous - Nitrox available
- Aircon Cabins
- Non-Diver (Snorkeler) Friendly
“I would thoroughly recommend this trip to anyone.”
Highlights
Join the Quino el Guardian for an unforgettable diving vacation in Pacific Mexico. Custom built for scuba diving and scientific research, she easily caters to 16 divers with 4 quad cabins (two upper bunks and two lower bunks) and 1 double cabin (one upper bunk and one lower bunk), each assigned by gender. All bunks have a privacy curtain and a storage drawer for each guest. There are 4 spacious community bathrooms equipped with full-size showers (also assigned by gender).
Social areas include the indoor salon with comfortable sofas, a TV, and a computer table. Meals are served in the dining room, starting with an American Breakfast to fuel the morning and ending with homemade soups, salads, and fresh local dishes. Beers and wines are included. In between dives, guests can relax on the large, partially shaded sundeck with lawn chairs.
The Quino el Guardian liveaboard offers divers the choice of four itineraries depending on the time of year. The Socorro Islands are known for being home to the world's friendliest manta rays and seven 7-species of sharks, including schooling hammerheads, friendly bottlenose dolphins, whale sharks, and humpback whales. The Sea of Cortez/Midriff Islands, where you can dive through untouched walls with abundant marine life, play with sea lions, and snorkel with whale sharks. Sea of Cortez/Explore Baja, where divers experience over 700 miles of the Sea of Cortez, and Southern Safari, where divers are in the right place at the right time for Mobula rays, wrecks, whales, and more. Divemasters lead all dives, and the diving takes place from two pangas with their captains and sturdy, easy-to-use ladders. The huge dive deck is well-organized for gear storage and has a spacious camera table.
Book online today to reserve your space aboard the Quino el Guardian liveaboard.
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Included: VAT, Alcoholic Beverages, Drinking Water, Soft drinks, Tea & Coffee, Wine with Dinner, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Kayaks, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, Deck Towels.
Required Extras: National Park Fees (3,688 MXN per day).
Optional Extras: Gratuities, Nitrox (140 USD), Nitrox Course (200 USD), Rental Gear.
Book now, pay later: You can easily place your booking online. We will then hold the spaces for you and you can confirm with a payment later.
* Extra fees are shown per person.
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Quino el Guardian Reviews
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- 8.9 Fabulous
- Vessel 6.8
- Crew 9.7
- Food 9.9
- Diving 9.3
- Value 8.6
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- 10 Exceptional
- Camille B
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United States
Diving With "Beasts of the Sea."
Impressionable and in awe, this was my first liveaboard experience; the sheer magnificence and beauty of the rock formations, sea and innumerable giant creatures were jaw-dropping! Seeming to love their jobs, the staff was exceptionally cheerful, creating a family like atmosphere. Dives, presentations and meals were well planned. My diving confidence increased exponentially as a result of the attentive training.
- Recommended for
- Crew was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and entertaining. Flirty and playful, tens of dolphins encircled us and put on a show! A whale shark made a cameo appearence.
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- emily B
- United States
Super Amazing Trip
A great eclectic mix of divers. Excellent energy on board from the crew. Dive guides were very knowledgeable about the dive sites and very helpful with fixing gear pproblems. Amazing food and so beautifully presented.
- Recommended for
- knowledgeable dive guides. amazing food. Great group of divers.
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Erin M
- United States
Tight cabins but amazing food and crew
I was the only vegetarian on the boat and the chef made special vegetarian entrees for me for every meal--not just the side dish platter vegetarians get used to. The food was consistently excellent. Thanks Alphonso! The dive masters and staff were all very friendly and diving was top notch. Would do it again.
- Recommended for
- Mantas, sharks, and dolphins
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- 9.2 Superb
- Kris R
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United Kingdom
Amazing diving with a super friendly crew
Diving with dolphins, silvertips up super close. Diving with tiger sharks as well as the usual stars the oceanic mantas. The crew were really friendly, great dive operation and the food was excellent.
- Recommended for
- The diving, the food and the crew.
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Martin K
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Czech Republic
Diving in a dream location with just amazing people
The entire trip was just amazing - we were taken care of since the moment we got on board. Very friendly staff, delicious food and when the diving started - WHOAW! what a diving location - we saw 8 kinds of sharks, giant mantas, friendly dolphins and much more. It is truly a lifetime experience
- Recommended for
- One of the best diving spot in the world, probably the best chef, food and service I have ever had on a liveaboard, amazing and super friendly diving crew
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- 8.4 Very good
- Glen R
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Canada
I found the trip to be enchanting.
The fauna was the highlight. The crew was very friendly and helpful. Food very good.
- Recommended for
- The dive location itself.. The crew was very attentive.. Well organized and accommodating..
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- 10 Exceptional
- Sabine P
- United Kingdom
Absolutely phenomenal: the diving, the crew & the food <3
Mantas, sharks, dolphins, whales, lobsters, tuna, octopus, schools of fish, boobies, great food, connections and laughter with other divers and the crew
- Recommended for
- Dancing with the mantas, watching the whales from the boat, chatting and laughing with the other divers and the crew
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Louis P
- Canada
Liveaboard to do
Super nice trip. A very large quantity of manta rays and several species of sharks
- Recommended for
- Likeability member crew. Quantity of fish. Small number of divers.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Linus N
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Sweden
Amazing
Small cabins amazing value top quality diving great crew amazing food great relaxed vibe safe boat clean no fumes or diesel smells great tenders small groups personal attention when needed would come back
- Recommended for
- Diving, food, crew
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- 10 Exceptional
- Andreas B
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Germany
super
The highlight of the trip was diving with manta rays, sharks and dolphins
- Recommended for
- Diving. Food and Drinks. Crew Service and friendliness.
