The most amazing snorkeling
experience is closer than you think! There’s no need to go all the way to
Cancun to get your diving fix. Much closer to home in Baja California Sur is
the beautiful beach city of La Paz,
Mexico. If you need a bit more to go on than that, we’ve got 5 reasons why
La Paz has the best snorkeling in Western Mexico.
1.
UNESCO says so
Out in the Gulf of
California, past the Bay of La Paz
is the island of Espiritu Santo, which has been designated a Biosphere by
UNESCO for over 20 years. This uninhabited island’s land and marine habitats
have an astonishing biodiversity with some species that can’t be found anywhere
else in the world.
2.
Travel Magazine says so
All of the beaches in La
Paz are gorgeous, but the beach on Espiritu
Santo takes the cake, being rated the most beautiful beach in all of Mexico
by Travel Magazine and one of the top 12 in the entire world.
3.
You get to snorkel with baby sea lions
La Paz’s Espiritu Santo is
one of the few places in the world where you can dive with friendly, wild sea
lions in their natural habitat at Los
Islotes. These playful creatures have a colony on the northern tip of the
island and people come from all over the world to swim with the females and
young.
4.
Also… whales!
While the reefs in La Paz
are dominated by the sorts of tropical fish you would expect, just beyond them
are many larger species that make for a once in a lifetime experience,
including sea turtles, dolphins and yes, whales!
5.
Or, if you’re feeling brave, sharks
Okay, they’re whale sharks,
which only eat plankton and don’t have any teeth. But then you can go back home
and tell everyone you snorkeled fearlessly in shark-infested waters, and it
wouldn’t be a lie!