Why Train With Us?
The Ninja Go Pro Team & IDC Los Cabos by Dive Ninja Expeditions
About Dive Ninja Expeditions
Dive Ninja Expeditions was started with one goal in mind. We wanted to create something different. Something that could show the world marine tourism could be done sustainably while making a real impact on protecting our oceans. From the beginning we built quality, sustainability, and conservation as the core pillars of our business. We aim to set the bar higher and it can be seen in everything we do.
Our courses, tours, & expeditions are built to create lasting memories for our ninja students & guests while working to protect the incredible oceans & creatures that make these magical experiences possible. We actively develop and support marine conservation and research projects both locally and internationally. You will never find single use plastics on our tours. We were the first Project Aware 100% AWARE PADI 5 Star Dive Center in the entire Baja California peninsula. So when we decided to expand our training program to include instructor level courses we knew in our heart what must be done. Our Divemaster, Instructor, and MSDT programs are unlike any other in the world. They focus on creating highly trained, knowledgeable dive professionals that can drive change in the industry and work to protect our oceans no matter where in the world their career in diving may take them.
YOUR NINJA GO PRO TEAM
The IDC Los Cabos Go Pro Team at Dive Ninja Expeditions brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to your courses. Whether it’s working with shark diving in the Bahamas, coral restoration in Indonesia, exploring the Great Barrier Reef, teaching marine biology, or creating some of the world’s most sought-after ecotourism experiences, each one brings a unique skill set to the program. The team is led by PADI Course Director Walter Schmit, who brings over 20 years of teaching experience to your course, and PADI Master Instructor & Dive Ninjas founder, Jay Clue, bringing a wide array of experiences, accolades, and knowledge to the team from his 10+ years working in diving, conservation, and photography. Read on to learn more about your IDC Los Cabos Go Pro Team.
Walter Schmit
Spain [Fluent: Spanish/English] PADI Course Director & Tec Instructor Trainer
Since beginning his diving career over 20 years ago, Walter has evolved into one of the leading course directors worldwide. He offers extensive knowledge and passionate expertise in every course, supported by numerous awards, including consecutive PADI Gold & Elite recognitions, as well as a consistent 100% pass rate at the PADI Instructor Exams throughout his career. With over 10,000 dives—from instructor training and manta ray citizen science projects to cave exploration and bull shark conservation—you can trust he will help you grow as you work toward becoming a PADI Instructor.
Walter has led top-tier professional training programs in beautiful dive destinations, including the Maldives, Indonesia, the Philippines, India, and Greece, while establishing a reputation as one of the industry’s top mentors. His personalized approach to learning, combined with his ability to make theory and practical skills accessible to all divers, has helped hundreds of divers realize their dream of becoming PADI instructors.
He is also an accomplished technical diving instructor and instructor trainer, with a deep appreciation for precision, patience, and doing things the right way. So if you’re looking to explore the world of technical diving, he can also help you get there.
When not diving or teaching, you’ll find Walter playing futbol with his kids or daydreaming of his dad’s delicious asados. He also enjoys learning and practicing photography, as well as going for drives to explore new places.
Jay Clue
Ninjalandia [Speaks: English/Spanish/Jerzee Gutter Slang]
Most know Jay Clue as an award winning underwater photographer, storyteller, and conservationist fighting to protect some of Baja’s most incredible marine life. He is the original Dive Ninja, founding the company and creating its unique ethos of full circle sustainable dive tourism. Jay is a passionate diver that loves teaching and sharing his ninja wisdom with our students. He is an accomplished PADI Master Instructor, both a PADI & TDI Technical Diving Instructor all the way through to Full Trimix, and a sidemount instructor with over 4000+ dives logged in sidemount alone. His resume holds over 40+ instructor level credentials, and includes being awarded as a PADI Torchbearer, Nakawe Project Closed Hook Ambassador, Mares Mexicanos Associate Photographer, Ocean Culture Life Ocean Guardian, as well as multiple brand & organization ambassadorships, being an accomplished conservation & travel writer, has authored PADI courses on whale conservation, diving with apex predators, and the list of accolades & accomplishments just goes on and on.
But most importantly Jay brings a very unique skillset and wealth of experience to your courses that is not found in any Go Pro program around the world. Want to learn to capture the beauty of our oceans on camera or create sustainable ecotourism projects? Or learn to explore the depths of our oceans with deep technical diving? He can help you get there. To learn more about Jay visit www.jayclue.com or check out his Instagram at @jayclue.
Why Do Your IDC or Divemaster in Cabo San Lucas?
Our small passionate dive community is fortunate enough to be immersed in a town that has all the amenities of a big city, but remote beaches with wild donkeys are just a stone’s throw away. You can find all sorts of different types of food, landscapes, and cultures within walking distance. English is widely spoken all throughout the area, but you can also brush up on your Spanish or take any of the readily available language classes. Plus with the added benefits of its low cost of living and equally low crime rates it makes for an incredible destination that’s easy to enjoy.
A UNESCO World Heritage Site and Marine Park lies right in our backyard with sealions, whales, sharks, baitballs, rays, nudibranchs, and tons of other species that call these waters home throughout the year. Some dive and freediving sites are accessible right from the beach, others just a 5 minute boat ride away. Our local captains have over 25 years of experience in this area as well as the industry itself, thus safety is their top priority. Each new season brings different animals migrating through these rich waters, making diving and exploring Cabo exciting all year long.
But it doesn’t end there – Cabo’s local slogan is ‘No Bad Days‘ because on average it sees 350 sunny days a year due to its subtropical desert climate. We only receive about 10 inches (25cm) of rain a year — with most of that rain coming in September.
Our 2 PADI 5 Star dive centers offer up a great range of facilities for your training including a heated training pool, multiple boats, Apeks & ScubaPro dive equipment, in house gas blending of Nitrox, & Trimix, local dive sites that are only 2 minutes away from the marina as well as shore diving options, free wifi, and so much more.
The Los Cabos International Airport is just a thirty minute drive through the Sierra De Laguna mountains to our dive shop in the heart of downtown Cabo San Lucas. The airport offers nonstop flights to over 15 US cities, as well as numerous international connection opportunities through multiple major hubs in the United States, Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Canada. Best of all – there are no long bus trips or crazy ferry rides to get from the airport into town.
