2 Tank Tour in Cabo San Lucas Reserve, Certified Divers with MANTA

Angela was our guide for both snorkeling at pelican rock and a two tank refresher scuba the following day. Angela was an amazing teacher as well as guide. I was open water certified two years ago and the way she explained things in the refresher I have to say I feel more confident with my knowledge in assembling the equipment than I ever felt previously. She did a really good job of noting when one of us wasn’t grasping a concept and making sure we got it. Underwater she showed us amazing marine life and was extremely attentive to any struggles we might be having/ skills we could improve on. I cannot say enough good things about her competence in the water and as a teacher and guide. HOWEVER I have some very mixed feelings about the dive experience overall. Our first dive was at pelican rock and while it was murky with some current it was a reasonable difficulty for a refresher and went perfectly smoothly. The second dive was at lands end and things got very bad very quickly under the surface. We were planning to fight some LIGHT current by crab walking along the bottom then do a drift dive. However as soon as we hit the bottom the currents became dangerously strong. We were all clinging to sand and getting dragged by current toward the drop off. At one point I was in the front of the group and got dragged so fast I had to cling to my husbands ankle at the back of the group to not get sucked out to sea away from the group. Both of my fins got SUCKED OFF OF MY FEET by current and the situation became very dicey very quick. Angela, our guide, literally saved my life. She tucked me under her arm and released the flag for the boat to pick us up as we ascended. However, at some point in this chaos my husband got separated from the group and had to emergency ascend by himself. Meanwhile we were getting battered by current on the ascent. I felt like i was running on a treadmill underwater at full speed while breathing through a hose. I am a runner and this was the most insane cardio i have ever felt. One hundred percent lost control of my breath. I went through 2400 out of 3000 PSI of oxygen in a 16 minute dive. We were dizzy and short of breath for hours after this. My throat is still raw and dry from screaming underwater and gulping oxygen like it was very very scary and I am very grateful for the competence of the team on board that day. I know the current conditions change very quickly and the dive master said she had not seen a current like that before but that kind of current at 60 feet of depth is in my opinion insane for anything less than extremely experienced divers. I don’t know if we just dove the site on a bad day and it really wasn’t possible to predict this but I do not think this site was appropriate or safe at all for a refresher dive. The team handled things amazingly and I have zero complaints there but I think those just getting back into diving or trying it for the first time should know the situation before going to this site.

I had an amazing dive experience with Manta! I was the only diver that day, so it was basically a private dive, wow! The dive master, Martin, and the captain, Jimmy, made me feel so safe and well cared for, I could just enjoy our dives and not worry about anything. I am open water certified with about 30 dives, including at least 10 in 2025, but do have a hard time with my ears at times, and Martin was very attentive to this. We saw so many amazing marine animals, including a white tipped reef shark, a moray eel that was bigger than the shark, a huge diamond ray, many guitar sharks, and my new favorite creature to see while diving - cormorants under the water! Overall, it was a great morning diving with them and I can't wait to come back!

I try to scuba dive in every coastal city I visit. This trip is to Cabo San Lucas. Through Trip Advisor, I found MANTA. The booking process was easy. Not too hard to find the location. Quick check in. Merceds was the dive master. She got me all suited up and, along with 4 other divers, we walked 2 minutes to the marina where the small boat awaited our departure. The first dive was at Pelican Rock, only a 5 minute boat ride away. Even though it wasn’t far from shore, the sights were plentiful. We sawmore than 30 species of fish including several types of angels,, Morey eels, a school of Mobula sting rays, and hundreds of my favorite fish, porcupine puffers. We got back in the boat after 30 minutes and headed to our second dive location. On the way, we saw Mobulas flying out of the water. So amazing to see. The second dive was just as spectacular. More eels, puffers and a white tip reef shark taking a nap. Mercedes was an excellent guide and Jonathan, an excellent boat captain. I highly recommend MANTA for your scuba trips in Cabos San Lucas.