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.
Choose your departure date
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.
Pay by bank transfer or online with
Drawings & Vessel Layouts
Cabin Types
Quino el Guardian Reviews
-
- 8.9 Fabulous
- Vessel 6.8
- Crew 9.7
- Food 9.9
- Diving 9.3
- Value 8.6
-
- 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.
-
- 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.
-
- 9.6 Exceptional
- serge V
-
France
Extraordinary
Very rich dives at El Canon San Benedicto, other remarkable sites. A big congratulations to Roman for guiding me underwater and to the great Cinco and Puncho for the excellent food and the joie de vivre. This rather spartan boat without any luxury is conducive to excellent human relationships, these are the ones I prefer and favor. Well done!
- Recommended for
- The tremendous sympathy of the whole crew, extraordinary dives
-
- 8.8 Fabulous
- Pier-Luc D
- Canada
Great experience
Dive sites were all incredible, I had great time diving Socorro and strongly recommend any divers who like big pelagic animals to go there. The dive we had at El Canon with dolphins was the best of all.
- Recommended for
- diving sites quality, scientists sharing their works, food on board
-
- 10 Exceptional
- Ben W
-
United Kingdom
Perfect diving and crew
Great diving with an amazing crew, incredible value for money.
- Recommended for
- Crew. Diving. Company.
-
- 8.0 Very good
- Sharon E
- United States
Cramped sleeping arrangements
Diving with a pod of 18 dolphins, watching breaching humpback whales far out to sea, playful and curious magestic manta rays.
- Recommended for
- Diving with sharks, rays, dolphins; food; comraderie among divers and crew
-
- 8.8 Fabulous
- Martin C
-
Ireland
I got to live my dream diving with Humpback whales and lots of sharks also with Manta's
Diving with Humpback whales, lots of sharks and Mantas. Meeting great people.
- Recommended for
- Diving, food, staff.
-
- 8.4 Very good
- Robert K
-
South Africa
Unique and amazing
Snorkeling with Whale Sharks, diving with the Sea Lions, WOW memories for me
- Recommended for
- 1. Definately the food. We had dietary requirements the Chef and assistant staff bent over backwards to accommodate us. 2. Captain and crew all excellent and friendly. 3. Panga trips to the dive sites these guys made sure we stayed safe
-
- 9.6 Exceptional
- Kohtaro S
-
Japan
Perfect!!
Everything good about stuff , food and diving. If there is one thing , that is narrow bed , but if you don't mind that , you can spend great time with wonderful experience. I could see and get very close to dolphins at San Benedict. It was very excited!!!
- Recommended for
- Good Diving , Good Service , Good Foods.
-
- 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
