Snorkel Mexican Riviera

[Calicruiser101]

We are cruising on the Pride in July and I was wondering if there were any places to snorkel from the beach? I will be with some kids (9yrs.-13yrs) and would feel more comfortable snorkeling from the shore as opposed to jumping off a boat. We will be in P.V. Maz. and Cabo. Hope the question makes sense.:D

[winewanderer]

There is not much snorkleing on this itinerary. My experience is the water is cloudy. I think your best bet is Cabo but I don't think there's any decent snorkeling where the ship stops.

 

The Pacific is not really snorkel friendly (unless you were going up the Sea of Cortez there is good snorkeling).

[sceneisle]

Of the three ports you're visiting, Cabo will be your best bet. Most snorkel excursion boats go to Bahia Chileno or Bahia Santa Maria; both of which can be reached by car, bus or taxi. Restrooms at both locations are primitave (portable toilets) and, most likely, only Bahia Santa Maria will have food/drink vendors. Snorkeling in Cabo will not be on par with the Caribbean, Yucatan or Hawaii, but, IMO, still worth going.

[ReadyToFloat]

We took a tour in Cabo to Santa Maria to snorkel. Water was very clear (much better than we expected) and there was a good assortment of fish. While there were several boats in the bay at the time, the beach was pretty quiet. Looked like it was right off a main road.

 

If you get a chance to head there, you could definitely head out from the nice sandy beach and snorkel right from shore. Closest to the rocks were the greatest numbers of fish.

[simonv]

Santa Maria is the best bet. It's a pretty setting, midway between Cabo San Lucas and Cabo San Jose. Take a taxi and ask the driver to come back for you. If he doesn't show, then you can walk into a hotel and ask them to call one.