I did a total of 6 dives with Swiss Divers www.swissdivers.com. I found the operation to be more than satisfactory in fact I would rate them an 8 or 9. They have 2 boats one large one and then a smaller one, and they run 1 trip a day as long as they have clients. Knowing the diving was not pristine; I had no preconceived ideas about diving in Acapulco. On my first dive day there were 3 other divers also staying at my resort from the Dallas area, and despite attempts to make conversation they seemed too wrapped up in their own conversation to bother, although one of them was somewhat cordial. I was quite surprised when I descended to immediately see a spotted ray fly past. The terrain is mostly rocky reefs but the sea life is good, there were several varieties of eels, puffers of all sorts, lots of urchins, butterfly, trumpet, wrasse, juvenile wrasse, trumpets, and angels to name a few.
The second dive day I was the only diver with a few snorkelers, and on the third day I was one of 3 divers. the other 2 being a couple from Mexico City who came down for the weekend.. The one thing that impressed me about the operation most was that they did not rush you, the first dive on each day was usually about about 45 minutes, and they actually allowed for an hour surface interval something many operators out in this neck of the woods do not allow. The second dive being shallower usually was for about an hour.
There are about 18 dive sites in the Acapulco Bay and I had the opportunity to dive 6 of them (5 reefs and 1 wreck). The visibility was fair usually in the 35-45’ range, the water was warm (in the low to mid 80’s), and the water conditions overall were good. In fact there were far better then any of the conditions I ever experienced diving off the North Carolina Coast.
Given the opportunity I would definitely return to Acapulco and Swiss Divers and would definitely recommend them if anyone ever has the opportunity to be in Acapulco.
