Cortez Club
Calle Cuauhtémoc, La Paz, Baja California Sur, MEX
About the Center
The Cortez Club, located in La Paz, stands as a premier 5-star PADI and SSI dive center with a rich legacy dating back to 1995. As the sole service provider in Baja Sur holding the esteemed NOM133 Business certification, it assures guests of the highest standards in safety and professionalism across all its operations, including certified captains for every expedition.
This dive center offers a comprehensive range of diving courses, from Discover Scuba Diving to the Instructor Development Course, along with certifications such as Open Water Diver and Advanced Open Water. They also provide specialized courses like Boat Diving and Wreck Diver, alongside offerings for night diving, guided dives, and equipment rental. Their activities extend to snorkeling with combo options, and excursions to encounter whale sharks, grey whales, and orcas.
The Cortez Club boasts extensive facilities designed for guest convenience, including lockers, accommodation, equipment rental, and air fills (including nitrox). Its location facilitates both boat diving and shore diving experiences. The center's international reach is evident in its multilingual staff, fluent in Catalan, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Ukrainian, in addition to native Spanish.
With 29 years of establishment, The Cortez Club is recognized as a leading authority in underwater exploration in La Paz and Baja California. They offer packages that combine accommodation with diving experiences and other water sports. Additional services such as airport transfers are also available, ensuring a complete and seamless travel experience for their clients.
Available Courses
3 cursosDiscover Scuba Diving
The Cortez Club in La Paz offers the Discover Scuba Diving program, an ideal introduction for individuals with no prior diving experience. This PADI-affiliated experience allows you to sample the underwater world under…
Open Water Diver
The PADI Open Water Diver course at The Cortez Club in La Paz is your official entry into the world of scuba diving, providing the foundational skills and knowledge for a lifetime of underwater exploration. This program…
Master Scuba Diver Courses
The PADI Master Scuba Diver rating represents the highest non-professional achievement within the PADI system, signifying a diver's extensive training and experience. Cortez Club offers a clear pathway to this…
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The minimum age for most scuba diving and Orca/Mobula Ray expeditions is 12 years. For Whale Shark tours and Whale Watching, the minimum age is 2 years. Snorkeling tours to Los Islotes have a minimum age of 4 years.
Day diving trips typically include two or three tanks, equipment rental, lunch, drinks, and national park permit fees. Prices vary depending on the number of dives and specific activities like night dives or CCR dives.
The Cortez Club offers accommodating reschedule and cancellation policies, reflecting their dedication to understanding guest needs and providing flexibility.
Yes, The Cortez Club offers Hotel & Dive Packages, including options like a 5-night stay at La Concha Beach Resort with PADI Open Water Diver certification, airport transfers, equipment access, and dive-day lunches.
The Cortez Club is a 5-star PADI diving center and is the sole service provider in Baja Sur with the esteemed NOM133 Business certification, ensuring high standards of safety and professionalism.
The Sea of Cortez is rich in marine life, offering opportunities to see whale sharks, various whale species (blue, humpback, sperm, fin, minke, orcas), sea lions, dolphins, manta rays, mobula rays, schooling fish like amberjacks and tuna, octopuses, and numerous reef fish species.