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No. 09

Cabo Private Guide

Private guided dives, snorkelling and ocean safaris from the marina, plus day trips to Cabo Pulmo.

Cabo Private Guide, Los Cabos (illustrative image)
Illustrative image, AI-generated. Photography of the real place coming soon.

Cabo Private Guide was founded on a simple idea: personal, exclusive service on the water. Based on the Cabo San Lucas marina, it specialises in private guides and tailored tours for diving, snorkelling, whale watching and ocean safaris, rather than packing guests onto large group boats.

Its credentials are serious. The company is a PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Center and 5 Star Dive Center, holds PADI Eco Center status and runs a sister instructor academy. Its emphasis on low-impact excursions and marine conservation runs through everything it does.

It earns its place for reach as much as for privacy. Few operators range as widely across southern Baja, with trips from the Bay of Cabo to Cabo Pulmo, La Paz, Cerralvo Island and Todos Santos.

What to expect

Around Cabo, divers can explore the bay and the Corridor, while more experienced divers can tackle Gordo Banks over two days. Day trips head to Cabo Pulmo for diving and snorkelling, to La Paz for whale sharks and sea lions, and to Cerralvo Island, where La Reina reef, mobula rays and wild dolphins are the draw.

Whale watching can be booked alone or paired with snorkelling or a dive. Mobula ray safaris run in season. The full PADI course ladder is available, from a first try dive through Open Water, Advanced, Rescue and specialties to a divemaster internship, along with a five-day scuba camp for children.

Guests choose between a private panga dive boat and a private dive yacht, and multi-day diving packages and dive-and-stay options can be arranged for longer visits.

Good to know

  • Book by email, phone or WhatsApp; the shop is in Plaza Náutica on the marina.
  • Private boats make it a good fit for couples, families and mixed-ability groups.
  • Divers looking to go professional can train through the sister instructor academy.

Also in On the Water

The rest of the ten

01Pisces Sportfishing & Yacht ChartersCabo San LucasRunning since 1980, Cabo's best-known fishing charter fleet also offers luxury cruiser yachts for private trips.02Costa Palmas MarinaEast CapeA full-service marina for motor yachts up to 250 ft, serving the Aman and Four Seasons resort community on the Sea of Cortez.03Marina Puerto Los CabosSan José del CaboA gated marina with about 230 slips for yachts up to 250 ft, plus a fuel dock and an on-site boatyard.04Picante SportfishingCabo San LucasFounded in 1995, it fishes from nine company-owned boats of 31 to 45 ft.05Cabo Pulmo Dive CenterEast CapeA PADI centre run by the family who helped found Cabo Pulmo village, with local divemasters who know the protected reef intimately.06Manta Scuba DivingCabo San LucasA PADI 5 Star centre in the marina running full-day trips to Cabo Pulmo and offshore dives at Gordo Banks.07Cabo Yacht LifeCabo San LucasAll-inclusive private charters with captain and chef, on a fleet that reaches an 80-ft Ferretti and a 100-ft Maiora, including multi-day trips.08Cabo TrekCabo San LucasMarine-biologist-led whale, whale-shark and mobula-ray trips since 2013, plus private yacht charters and custom expeditions.10Cabo SailingCabo San LucasA locally owned company running truly private sailing charters on its own 38 to 51 ft boats.

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