Freedive Itinerary: Islas San Benito and Isla Cedros

San Benito & Cedros Islands Expeditions
8 Day / 7 Night

The Pacific coast of Baja...beautiful, wild an experience... Islas San Benito and Isla Cedros, the cornerstone of the freedive experience.

Compared to California's Channel Island of 75 years ago with vast schools of temperate pelagics, lively reefs chocked full of temperate and sub tropical species and the healthiest kelp forests that you will find ANYWHERE.

These expeditions are designed for active divers, beginner to advanced with the prerequisites of good health as the diving can be very strenuous and good fun! Comraderie, fun and the Baja experience are what bring back spearos time and time again.

Day to Day Itinerary:

Day 1: Departure San Diego
11:00am – 12:30pm Boarding

1:00pm Departure
An afternoon of relaxation, preparing your equipment all punctuated by fantastic food and great ocean scenery!

Day 2:  Isla San Martin, Isla Geronimo, Sacramento Reef or Offshore
You’ll get a few hours in the water searching for yellowtail, white seabass, barracuda and lunker kelp bass if the conditions are worthy. If not, the day will be spent offshore fishing for tuna, dorado and yellowtail as you head south toward the islands.

Days 3 - 6:  Islas San Benito and possibly Isla Cedros
San Benito is legendary for its schools of yellowtail and white seabass. Isla Cedros...well think big. The water is typically green but the fish are big! 30 – 50 pound yellowtail are not uncommon, large white seabass roam its extensive kelp forests and the top side scenery is some of the most beautiful along Baja!

Your dive day will typically start around 8:00am with a break for lunch at 12:00pm and then an afternoon of diving with dinner at 7:00pm.

After dinner on day 6 we will head north toward Isla San Martin or a coastal destination.

Day 7: Isla San Martin, Baja coast north of Isla San Martin or a day of offshore fishing
If the coastal conditions are not condusive to good diving we will opt to spend the day offshore in search of tuna, dorado and yellowtail. If the sea is friendly you may have the opportunity to experience true blue water diving on free floating kelp paddies!

Day 8: San Diego
We’ll arrive in port 6:00 – 7:00am with debarkation no later than 9:00am.

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