Pacific Scuba Center takes pride in arranging some of the most exhilarating
tropical dive adventures to be had. If it's warm water you're seeking,
you can rest assured that it's warm water we're seeking! All-inclusive
dive vacations to some of the most spectacular locations on earth, at
an affordable price.
Perhaps
you can't go with us on one of our group trips. Perhaps you just want
to go somewhere different. Perhaps you want to bring the whole family
and some of them are non-divers. Call the dive vacation experts at Pacific
Scuba Center. Lisa Lazar is a certified travel consultant and she's ready
to help you plan and book your next dive/snorkel vacation. We work with
accredited wholesalers like the PADI Travel Network to arrange your lodging,
meals, diving and airfare. It couldn't be easier! We have destinations
around the world just waiting for you!
Your Eyes to the Wonders of La Paz
Known
for the largest concentration of marine life in the world, the Sea of
Cortez is home to over 800 species of marine mammals. Its seamounts and
offshore islands attract many large pelagic species including whale sharks,
marlin, manta rays, and hammerhead sharks!
You
can dive with the hammerheads...
but only if you want to.
The Sea of Cortez
Enjoy
a full day of diving in the Sea Of Cortez with the luxury of a hotel room
each night. Your room at the Los Arcos features air-conditioning, satellite
color TV and an in room refrigerator bar. The hotel is located on the
city's waterfront, close to all downtown dining and shopping areas. Your
diving day will be spent aboard the 50' Rio Rita, a large, stable vessel
with plenty of room for you and your gear to travel comfortably. Dive
excursions reach many of the same great dive spots as the live-aboard
trips, including the sea lions of Los Islotes, El Bajo Seamount, home
to the schooling hammerheads, Isla Cerralvo and the wreck of the Salvatierra.
Non-divers are welcome to enjoy a pleasant cruse and snorkel with the
sea lions. Enjoy the Rio Rita's Happy Hour on the way back to the dock!
The
Sea of Cortez
remains an unrivaled world-class dive destination for those seeking
diverse and exciting opportunities on every dive!
THE
WONDERS OF THE SEA OF CORTEZ AWAIT YOU!
Known
for the largest concentration of marine life in the world, the
seamounts and offshore islands of La Paz attract giant manta rays,
schooling hammerhead sharks, moray eels, whale sharks and over
800 species of fish! And these are only the animals we'll encounter
underwater! Who knows what knew species will be discovered in
the group, what new personalities will feel free and happy enough
to "come out." We've shared some wonderful moments diving
and laughing on these trips with our valued customers for the
past six years. We hope you'll join us so that we can make memories
with you too!
These
are happy joyous trips
that you'll not want to miss out on. They fill quickly each and every
time. La Paz has warm desert breezes, sweet salty aromas and clear warm
water teeming with a variety of life that seems to mix tropical species
with temperate ones.
We've
been surrounded by sperm whales there, watching there flukes rise up around
us as they prepared to go deep. Pods of killer whales have been known
to pass by. Colorful parrotfish parade by green moray eels. This is truly
an amazing place.
We
encourage you to stop by to browse photo albums or to view videos. Ask
to see the one with Lisa (PSC Owner) tickling the belly of a manta with
her bubbles as they glide together in the blue warm waters.
Please,
be happy, join us…you deserve it!
Catered
Camping and Diving in the Sea of Cortez, October 11 - 20, 2003!
Mark
your calendars, put in for your time now at work, and start dreaming of
paradise, because this trip is going to fill fast! Where? On Isla de San
Jose, surrounded by the Sea of Cortez, in Baja. Yes, we’re going
south of the border and to a different world, above and below sea level.
Let’s
go there now. It’s after nightfall. You’re laughing at the jokes
and stories of other divers as a campfire crackles in the background.
Staring into the warm glow of the embers, you feel mesmerized. Then, you
look up and lose yourself further in the stars above. Reflecting on the
day, certain memories have already been imprinted in your mind and in
your heart - like the mixture of the turquoise, pink and lavender hues
of the morning sky and the sweet aroma of the desert sea air. The robust
taste of that first cup of coffee. The hammerhead shark outlined behind
a swirling school of jacks on your first dive at Las Animas. The sound
of the tiny waves lapping the side of your kayak while the clouds and
sun above painted a picture of light and motion at the end of the day.
The trinkets and treasures you discovered on the beach afterwards sit
on a rock next to the entrance of your tent. And you’re vacation
has only just begun!
Yes,
this is a catered camping dive vacation! We’ll have our own boat
(the Rio Rita), our own campsite (all set up for us with fresh water showers,
tents, liners and sleeping bags, beach chairs), our own chef, our own
kayaks, our own windriders and our own adventures! There will only be
16 of us (not including crew), catered to and taken care of away from
civilization, day and night.
And
I haven’t yet talked about the first relaxing day at the pool of
the Hotel Los Arcos, the diving with hammerheads in route to and from
Isla de San Jose, the local diving with giant manta rays, and the morning
of shopping or just plain sleeping in before our afternoon flight home.
Here's
a sample itinerary:
Day
1 - fly to La Paz and enjoy the first day by the pool. We'll spend
our first night at the Los Arcos Hotel, a five star hotel.
Day
2 - transfer to the Rio Rita dive boat for our first day of diving
... then, after diving, we'll head up to San Jose Island.
Day
3, Day 4, Day 5 - 4 nights at the camp and almost unlimited diving
around San Jose Island and Las Animas. Kayaking, windriding, hiking,
strolling along the beaches, campfires, snorkeling, great food and
great people!
Day
6 - transfer back to La Paz with a stop at El Bajo for some "hammerhead
diving." We'll spend night 6, 7, 8, and 9 at the Los Arcos
hotel with hot showers and real beds! You can have some time to
enjoy the city of La Paz. Stroll to the market or the weavers' shop,
and enjoy a good meal at "super burro"!
Day
7 and 8 - 3 dives on the Rio Rita at our favorite spots - La Reyna
for giant mantas and the Salvatierra wreck dive. Includes breakfast,
lunch and happy hour on the boat.
Day
9 - You can have some time to enjoy the city of La Paz. Stroll to
the market or the weavers' shop, and enjoy a good meal at "super
burro"! OR sign up for another day of diving! ($125) Your choice!
Day
10 - sleep in this morning because our flight home departs La Paz
at 1:45pm (back at LAX approx. 3pm).
Package
Price of $1895 include the following:
round
trip air from LAX (non-stop)
5
nights hotel at Los Arcos (double occupancy)
4
nights / 5 days catered camping on Isla de San Jose
diving
- tanks and weights on the Rio Rita
two
extra days of diving on the Rio Rita at La Reyna & Salvatierra
transfers
from airport to hotel, and from and to Rio Rita.
all
meals at camp plus breakfast and lunch on days 7 & 8 aboard
the Rio Rita
We
hope you’ll join us! We have already collected deposits for
some of the spots. The Sea of Cortez awaits you!
July
17 to Aug 2, 2003
Cocos Island, Costa Rica and Malpelo Island, Colombia
$4995
includes the following:
Round
trip airfare w/ Continental to San Jose, Costa Rica.
13
days on the Sea Hunter.
9
days of diving (4 days at Malpelo, 5 days at Cocos - 3 day dives
plus 1 night dive).
3
meals / day plus snacks / beverages.
National
Park and transport fees.
Last
of the Wild
Situated
350 miles off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Cocos Island, the largest
uninhabited island in the world, is accessible only via live-aboard dive
vessel, and this is truly high-voltage territory.
Manta
rays, pilot whales, Galapagos sharks, dolphins, white tips, silky sharks,
turtles, whale sharks, and the well-known schooling hammerheads.
In
fact, if hammerhead sharks are what you're seeking, then this is the most
direct route. Hundreds are often sighted on a single tank of air!
Though
there is an impressive variety of smaller fish, divers come to the incredible
Cocos Island for the optimum in big marine life with loads of shark activity.
Departure
tax, hotel in San Jose, alcoholic beverages, nitrox and crew gratuities
not included. $1000 non-refundable deposit required to reserve your space
- balance due April 15, 2003.
Rates
are based on double or triple occupancy - based on availability at time
of registration and rooming requirements prior to departure.
April
29, 2004 - May 13, 2004
Dive into History at Bikini Atoll!
The
USS Saratoga flight deck is only 90ft deep with her bridge accessible at
only 40ft.
This is the world's only diveable aircraft carrier. And at 880 feet long
it is also the largest!
There
are more than a dozen historically significant WW II ships of Bikini's
"nuclear fleet" begging to be explored. The background radiation
is now less than most large cities, and without fishing or pollution to
interfere, the reefs are brimming with marine life.
HIJMS
Nagato was the flagship of Admiral Yamamoto, who launched the attack on
Pearl Harbor from this very ship!
Some
Of What To Expect:
82
- 84° water with 80 - 120ft visibility and no currents.
Maximum
dive group size of 11 w/ average depths of 90 - 150ft.
Price
of $2,750 w/o airfare. Cost will go down to ~ $2000 if we get
10 divers.
