MV Valentina
San José del Cabo, Mexico · Dive Center★ 4.8
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- Dive Center
- Nitrox
- Nitrox (for a fee)
Highlights
- PADI Dive Boat
- 3 languages spoken
- Enriched air (Nitrox)
About MV Valentina
Based in San José del Cabo on Mexico's Baja California Peninsula, MV Valentina opens the door to some of the most dramatic diving in the region. As a PADI dive boat working the waters of the Sea of Cortez and beyond, it's built for divers who want to get close to big, charismatic marine life.
Seasons and dive sites
From August to November, the Sea of Cortez delivers encounters with sea lions, huge schools of sardines and hammerhead sharks. From November to May, attention turns to the Socorro Islands, where humpback whales, manta rays and whale sharks are the headline sightings.
Enriched air (Nitrox) is available for divers wanting longer bottom time, and practical touches on board include warm-water showers, a battery charging station and Fish ID and diving books to help you log what you've seen. With English, Spanish and Japanese spoken, MV Valentina suits adventurous divers drawn to Baja's pelagic action and comfortable working across languages.
Marine life
Facilities & amenities
Location & contact
,, Mexico
+81 3-6265-6287
Reviews · 6
★ 4.86 guest reviews
★ 4 · Deborah Grinnell · 2026-05-06The staff are all excellent and so is the food. The diving is well organized with guests divided into three groups. Each group has a departure time slot and will ride together in one zodiac so there is more room on each dive site. The schedule rotates so every group gets the same number of times being first, second , or third into the water. Briefings are informative and safety in the remote location is taken seriously. That said, we still had lots of fun diving. We saw many huge mantas and a fair number of sharks. The room is comfortable despite being tiny and somewhat in need of a refresh. If you want a trip focused on quality, safe, and efficient diving this is an excellent choice.
★ 5 · Joshua Holland · 2023-04-28The diving in the Socorro Islands is otherworldly. It will ruin you for other diving--I've logged 220 dives so far and I would say that 7 of my ten best were on this trip. (On one dive, we rolled in on a whale shark that was being pursued by a Galapagos shark while a giant manta watched from above, and then we were joined by some dolphins shortly after.) The Valentina is an older boat; she's slow and showing some wear. But the crew were absolutely fantastic and worked their butts off to show us a great time. This should be at the top of your bucket list.
★ 5 · Jeffrey Lahl · 2022-01-12This was my second time on this boat. Great crew and food. Excellent Dive Masters who know how to find the critters everyone is looking for. I highly recommend this boat for both the Sea of Cortez and Socorro.
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