"Scuba Diving La Jolla Cove" La Jolla Things to Do Tip by Usctwin

La Jolla Things to Do: 105 reviews and 201 photos

Me, underwater

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Me, underwater
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Me again
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Garibaldis are everywhere!
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My husband and I wanted to do a two tank dive in the beautiful La Jolla Cove. We chose to dive with Scuba San Diego and I can't tell you how pleased we were with our selection.

We arrived to our meeting point at 7am. After orientation, we started our first dive, around 8:30am. For our first dive, we were guided on a tour of the world famous La Jolla Cove kelp forest. We had two guides for a group of only 3 people. The maximum depth we went on this dive was about 40 feet. We saw tons of fish including garibaldi, senoritas, bass, and lots lots more. To get to the kelp forest you have to snorkel out to the area with all your gear on and it takes about 30 minutes. They advise that this particular dive is for divers with a minimum of a few dives under their belt. The water temperature was quite warm (it was August) and pretty clear (about 20 feet).

We finished our dive and decompressed for about an hour, allowing enough time to get a snack and a warm cup of coffee at a nearby shack.

Our second dive was along the reef where the sea lions have made their home. If you're lucky, like we were, you will have the chance to play with the sea lions underwater.

Address: We met our group La Jolla Cove lawn
Directions: La Jolla Cove lawn between the restrooms and the bluff where there is a phone booth size wooden Life Guard Shack.
Phone: 1(619)260-1880
Website: http://www.scubasandiego.com/index.htm

Review Helpfulness: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Written Aug 10, 2012
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Basaic Sep 11, 2012 at 1:04 PM

Sounds like fun!
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glabah Aug 28, 2012 at 1:03 PM

It looks quite interesting under the water there!