Product Description

Blessed with two lengthy and very different coastlines, the Baja Peninsula has a virtually unmatched range of underwater environments. Off its Pacific shores, divers and snorkelers can explore thriving kelp forests and observe cool-water marine life. The Sea of Cortez offers prolific temperate and tropical marine life, colonies of playful sea lions, historical shipwrecks and even a coral reef. The sourthern Cortez and the Revillagigedos attract divers who come to experience close-up encounters with hammerhead sharks and manta rays. This book describes 53 of Baja California's best dive sites, with full colour photos throughout.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #610265 in Books
• Brand: Lonely Planet
• Published on: 1999-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 157 pages

Features

• dive site depth range and conditions
• common and hazardous marine life
• topside practicalities
• diving services and environmental organizations
• 19 easy-to-read maps

Customer Reviews

Don't Leave Home Without It!
I found LP's Diving & Snorkeling Baja California indispensable. By far, it is the most handy guide book offered about scuba diving on the peninsula. The combination of accurate maps, superb photos, and excellent dive site descriptions make this book a winner. What I also particularly enjoyed was the appendix of marine life found in Baja. Although not complete in every detail (this book would be a LOT heavier!) for a dive foray down onto the peninsula it is perfect. This book wasn't written to be a tome; its strength lies in its ability to accurately project experiences a diver may encounter at each of the sites to include marine biology, underwater geology, and level of difficulty. The two sections of the book that I found most valuable were 1) the description of El Bajo, the shallow underwater volcano you can dive on pg. 105 (for a REALLY thorough description read "Diving The Seamount") and the section on the mysterious Islas de Revillagigedo dive sites several hundred miles south of Cabo beginning on pg. 124. As an added bonus, the major dive operators, hotels, recompression chambers (you never know!) are listed in various sections of this guide. Well done!

Good introduction to Baja diving
This book describes many of the major diving areas in Baja. Unfortunately, it really doesn't get specific about many of the dive sites. It's a good introduction, and will help you ask informative questions, but if you are looking at diving sites on your own, this book falls short. The book gives a nice overview of Baja topside and also contains a nice marine life identification section. If you are trying to get an idea of where you'd like to go and what you can expect to see, this book fits the bill....

Great Information on Baja.
I used this book for a trip to baja two summers ago. It was a great reference for finding good dive sites. The pictures are wonderful and the maps are very helpful. If you are planning to go to Baja to dive then be sure to pick up this book and plan to spend some quality time in La Paz!