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Advanced Scuba Expedition

Advanced Scuba Expedition

If you are looking to explore some of the less common dive sites off the coast of Puerto Vallarta, then check out our Advanced Scuba Dive trip! These scuba dive trips are better suited for advanced divers who have plenty of experience and at least 25 dives under their belt. If you fall under this category, then try to squeeze at least one of these unique dive trips on your itinerary! These sites offer great marine diversity, including some larger sea species such as manta rays.

The first of these top-notch advanced the Great Pacific Manta, Sailfish, dolphins, galapago sharks, wahoo, white-tip reef shark, and massive schools of jacks, among others!

El Morro is one of the most popular advanced dive sites. Located just six miles west of the famous Marietas Islands, El Morro features a series of massive rock pinnacles that reach up to the surface of the water. Here, you can do wall diving and cave diving at depths of up to 150 feet! The most common marine life found at El Morro include sea horses, dolphins, jacks, yellowtails, octopus, turtles, and lobster - not to mention some of the region’s largest manta rays and moray eels! An advanced certification is not required, but experience with scuba diving is required!

Another advanced site that you can go to is Los Anegados, located on the outskirts of the Banderas Bay. This dive site is not as deep as El Morro but it is as equally fascinating and diverse! Here, you will see some of the most interesting underwater rock formations anywhere in the Pacific. The most common sea dweller at Los Anegados is the gentle and shy nurse shark. It is a truly unique experience to scuba dive among sharks. Nurse sharks are one of the gentlest species of shark, so there is nothing to worry about! Other common dwellers in Los Anegados include tuna, jacks, rays, and eels.

Our most advanced and remote dives offered here is the La Corbetena dive, where divers can go down to about 120 feet depths. This dive site is far into the Pacific Ocean, some 40 miles from the coast of Puerto Vallarta, making it by far the most unique and rare dive site of any of our dive trips. When diving La Corbetena keep your eyes peeled for turtles, sharks, dolphins, schools of jack and tuna, and manta rays! These dives require a minimum of four divers.

It is your responsibility to make sure you are aware of and understand all restrictions pertaining to this tour before booking online or over the phone. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are medically qualified and within any limits listed below in order to participate in this activity. No refunds will be given to those who reserve a spot and can not participate due to the restrictions listed below. For more information please read our cancellation policy and terms and conditions page or call our staff with any questions regarding your ability to participate.

Restrictions

  • Only available Thursday
  • Divers must hold a valid certification card to participate in our diving programs or Non-certified divers need to complete a Vallarta Adventures Discover Scuba pool lesson before their first dive. Beginner dive classes and PADI certification courses available
  • Certified divers must bring certification card/log-book
  • Certified divers who have not dove in the past year will be required to take a scuba refresher course with Vallarta Adventures before going to the ocean
  • To participate in the El Morro, Corbeteña, Los Anegados, El Sequial dives, you must have a valid Open Water Certification card and a previous dive with Vallarta Adventures in the last seven days or you must have 25 logged dives shown in your log-book which you must bring
  • Non-certified divers will only be allowed one tank dives available at these dive sites: Las Marietas, Las Caletas and Los Arcos
  • Certified divers are automatically entitled to participate in 2 tank dives down to a maximum depth of 60 ft
  • Advanced divers can participate in 2 tank dives down to a maximum depth of 120 ft
  • Supervision is normally 1 Dive master to 3 diver pairs using the buddy system. If there is an uneven number of guests, a seventh person will be paired with the dive master
  • Diving within 18 hours of your flight home is not recommended
  • An Acknowledgement of Risk will need to be signed before participating in any of our dive programs

All divers must be in good health and:

  • Not have present any respiratory, cardiovascular or ear problems
  • Be in good mental and physical condition for diving
  • Avoid being under the influence of alcohol or drugs before or while diving
  • Must be at least 10 years old, not be pregnant and not have plans to fly within 18 hours after last completed dive