Cave Diving

The unique underground water systems have made cave diving in the Riviera Maya, Mexico, a diver’s Mecca for cave diving since 1987 when exploration of Cenotes Dos Ojos started.

Under the jungles near Tulum lie the two longest underwater cave systems (Sac Actun 374 km/234 miles and Ox Bel Ha 271 km/168 miles) known on earth. The coastal region has over 100 different cave entrances and miles upon miles of passageway…all of it spectacularly beautiful!

Dive Cenotes Mexico arranges cave dives according to the diver’s certification and experience and with more than 1,000km (600 miles) of guidelines the area offers an unlimited number of cave dives for divers from Introductory Cave Diver to the Advanced Cave Diver.

WHY SEEKING A PROFESSIONAL CAVE DIVING GUIDE?

As a certified cave diver, as you know, a guide is not compulsory to perform cave diving. However, many cenotes owners in this area now require to be accompanied by a local cave diving guide.

We recommend to hire a professional cave diving guide who is familiar with the cave systems and knows how to make the dive safe and pleasant.

Considering that your stay is limited to a few days, there is only so much you can do during that brief time. Realistically, it would take you months if not years to tour and explore all underwater caves of the Riviera Maya…and, as you can imagine, some caves are better than others.

So, if you wish to see the best caves, it is wise to use a guide who can decide where to go that suits your interest and level of ability instead of you wasting your valuable time and air searching for the main permanent line, or the offshoot line to a particular passage or room, or going the wrong direction. Our knowledgeable and competent guides can take you straight to specific locations or areas in the cave system giving you the opportunity to see the best of what the cave system has to offer.

Another reason for seeking a guide, and which we believe should also be a major concern of all cave divers, is to help protecting the fragile underwater cave environment. Cave divers who are not familiar with the cave system can inflict needless damage to the cave environment. Diving into dead-end areas anywhere beyond the main passageways is an unnecessary risk and burden to the fragile cave. Our guides, having the knowledge and experience of every cave system, allow you to tour and explore each cave system with minimal impact on it.

We hope the above reasons will help you in your decision-making. Our guides are always available to make your diving safe and pleasant. The decision to make your dives enjoyable, relaxing, and productive is yours!

We arranges cave diving according to the diver’s certification and experience. And with more than 1,000km (600 miles) of guidelines the area offers an unlimited number of cave dives for divers from Introductory Cave Diver to the Advanced Cave Diver.

CAVE DIVING SITES

Our most famous and frequently visited dive sites are:

  • Eden: River Run Line, Little Joe Line, The Needle Room
  • Xtabay: Mainline downstream
  • Tajma Ha: Sagrado, The Waterfalls, Chinese Garden, and Buena Vista
  • Minotauro: Mainline upstream – loop/circuit
  • Xunaan Ha: Mainline upstream
  • Dos Palmas: Mainline upstream and downstream
  • Taa’k Bi Ha: IMAX line (Dos Ojos)
  • Pet Cemetery: Dark Side of the Moon and Blue Abyys
  • Nohoch Nah Chich: Mainline upstrem, Parker’s line, and Alberto’s lines
  • Aktun Ha – Carwash: Adrianna’s Room, the Room of Tears, and Dreamland
  • Kalimba
  • Escondido – Mayan Blue: Hostage Hole
  • Cristal – Naharon

Guided Cave Diving Rates

1 CAVE DIVE

with a professional guide

1 cave dive max. 120 minutes (or 2 cave dives max. 60 minutes each)

Introductory Cave Diver Level to Advanced Cave Diver Level

1 STAGE CAVE DIVE

with a professional guide

1 stage cave dive max. 150 minutes

Adv. Cave: Stage Diver Level or Technical Cave Diver Level

2 CAVE DIVES (same day)

with a professional guide

2 cave dives max. 90 minutes each

Introductory Cave Diver Level to Advanced Cave Diver Level

*Included in diving prices are:

  • Tanks and weight
  • Transportation from our dive center to the cenotes and back

*Not included in our diving price are:

  • Cenote entrance fees (cenote entrance fees vary from 150-1,500 pesos but on average you will pay 300 pesos (US$15) per day). This way we can offer you your choice on dive sites every day.
  • Equipment

**Notes: 

Listed US$ prices – valid only for US$ cash payment

 

If you need to rent a full set of equipment (sidemount harness, regulators, primary light, 2 back up lights, spools, markers, line cutter) please add US$60/day.

Individual equipment rental:

  • Sidemount Harness: US$15
  • Regulators: US$10/each
  • Primary Light: US$25
  • Back up light: US$5/each
  • Safety Spool: US$5
  • Jump Spool: US$5
  • Markers: US$5
  • Line cutter: US$5

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THE UNFORGETTABLE  UNDERWORLD OF THE RIVIERA MAYA!

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