Isla Los Islotes Dive Site: Mexico Liveaboard Guide

Isla Los Islotes is a dive site in Sea of Cortez, Mexico.

See below for all liveaboards that dive Isla Los Islotes.

The liveaboard shown opposite is the highest customer rated liveaboard diving Isla Los Islotes, scoring 9.3/10. You can easily book the Rocio del Mar liveaboard using this link.

Rocio del Mar
Nautilus Gallant Lady

Isla Los Islotes offers a celebrated sea-lion colony where playful encounters complement shallow rocky reefs. The best experience comes from matching the dive to current, season and exposure rather than relying on the name alone. Liveaboard access adds earlier entries, flexible timing and a practical way to combine this site with other remote Mexican reefs.

The liveaboard shown opposite is the second highest customer rated liveaboard diving Isla Los Islotes, scoring 8.7/10. You can easily book the Nautilus Gallant Lady liveaboard using this link.

Mexico liveaboards that dive Isla Los Islotes

Below are all the dive liveaboards currently found for Isla Los Islotes in Mexico, sorted from highest to lowest customer liveaboard rating, with unrated liveaboards shown last.

Rocio del Mar

Rocio del Mar

Mexico

Liveaboard Rated: 9.3/10

SDE Rating: 68%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Rocio del Mar Liveaboard: 68%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Rocio del Mar liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the Rocio del Mar liveaboard are ([Diving:9/10] + [Cabin:6/10] + [Boat:7/10] + [Dining:8/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:3/10] = 33/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Rocio del Mar liveaboard is calculated as 33/60 = 68% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

This makes it easy to compare different liveaboards at a glance. See a more detailed explanation of how SDE Liveaboard Rating works together with all dive liveaboards ranked by SDE Liveaboard Rating .

From £279.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 10·Bathrooms: 10·Guests: 20

Length: 89 ft·Beam: 25 ft

Dive certification:Open Water Diver
Logged dives:No minimum number of logged dives
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Nautilus Gallant Lady

Nautilus Gallant Lady

Mexico

Liveaboard Rated: 8.7/10

SDE Rating: 83%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Nautilus Gallant Lady Liveaboard: 83%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Nautilus Gallant Lady liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the Nautilus Gallant Lady liveaboard are ([Diving:10/10] + [Cabin:6/10] + [Boat:9/10] + [Dining:8/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:8/10] = 41/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Nautilus Gallant Lady liveaboard is calculated as 41/60 = 83% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

This makes it easy to compare different liveaboards at a glance. See a more detailed explanation of how SDE Liveaboard Rating works together with all dive liveaboards ranked by SDE Liveaboard Rating .

From £289.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 6·Bathrooms: 6·Guests: 16

Length: 166 ft·Beam: 22 ft

Dive certification:Advanced Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 50 logged dives
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Adventure Liveaboard

Adventure Liveaboard

Mexico

Liveaboard Rated: 9.4/10

SDE Rating: 56%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Adventure Liveaboard: 56%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Adventure Liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the Adventure Liveaboard are ([Diving:10/10] + [Cabin:5/10] + [Boat:6/10] + [Dining:6/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:1/10] = 28/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Adventure Liveaboard is calculated as 28/60 = 56% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

This makes it easy to compare different liveaboards at a glance. See a more detailed explanation of how SDE Liveaboard Rating works together with all dive liveaboards ranked by SDE Liveaboard Rating .

From £229.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 10·Bathrooms: 2·Guests: 19

Length: 100 ft·Beam: 22 ft

Dive certification:Advanced Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 30 logged dives
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Mexico; Isla Los Islotes Dive Site Details

Isla Los Islotes Common Sightings

Isla Los Islotes Diver Details

Useful training for this site
Open Water Diver, Good buoyancy control skills

Suggested equipment
3mm wetsuit, 5mm wetsuit, Dive computer, Surface marker buoy (SMB)

Dive type
Reef, Pelagic

Entry
Boat, Zodiac/RIB

Minimum recommended experience
Beginner

Mexico; Isla Los Islotes Dive Site Details

Water type
Salt

Water temperature
20.0°C–30.0°C

Best time to dive Isla Los Islotes
Year-round, but interaction rules and breeding-season closures or restrictions must be followed; late summer and autumn generally bring warmer water.

Depth
3.0m–20.0m

Visibility
10.0m–25.0m

Current strength
Generally mild, Moderate

Location
24.6, -110.4

Mexico’s Isla Los Islotes dive site map and location

The latitude and longitude for Mexico’s Isla Los Islotes dive site are: 24.6, -110.4

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Isla Los Islotes Liveaboard Dive Site

Isla Los Islotes is known for a celebrated sea-lion colony where playful encounters complement shallow rocky reefs. It is not a guaranteed wildlife performance: water movement, visibility and encounters vary by season and from one dive to the next, which is why the guide’s local briefing matters as much as the published range.

The minimum experience level shown here reflects the wider site in normal liveaboard conditions. Divers should be comfortable with the listed entry method, maintain controlled buoyancy and carry an appropriate surface marker. If current, swell or depth is stronger than expected, the crew may change the route, move the entry point or choose a different site.

Day boats visit from La Paz, so a liveaboard’s advantage is an early or quieter entry and the ability to combine the colony with more remote reefs. Night diving is inappropriate around an active sea-lion colony.

CONANP’s protected-area information explains the environmental or management context for this part of Mexico. Follow all zoning, wildlife-distance and no-touch rules, and remember that coordinates on this page identify the general site rather than replacing the operator’s current entry position.

For a useful comparison on the same broader itinerary, see Espiritu Santo. Linking the sites makes it easier to understand how crews balance sheltered reefs, exposed pinnacles and seasonal wildlife during a voyage.

The Isla Los Islotes dive site in Mexico is visited by three dive liveaboards. The highest customer-rated liveaboard scores 9.4 out of 10. Prices across these liveaboards start from £229.00.

If you want a more intimate experience, the smallest liveaboard in this selection of the Isla Los Islotes dive liveaboards is Nautilus Gallant Lady, which has 6 cabins, accommodates up to 16 guests, and is 166 ft in length. If you prefer a larger boat, Rocio del Mar, which is 89 ft in length, has 10 cabins, and accommodates up to 20 guests.

To dive the Isla Los Islotes dive site, the minimum diver certification ranges from Open Water Diver to Advanced Open Water Diver, and logged dive requirements range from no minimum number of logged dives to minimum 50 logged dives. So be careful when you choose a liveaboard that has the Isla Los Islotes dive site on its itinerary, to make sure both your dive certification and level of experience match its minimum levels.

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