What is a cenote?
It is the word from the Yucatec Mayan dialect which refers to an underwater cave, a sinkhole formation in freshwater. Cenotes are characteristic of this part of the Yucatan Peninsula. Cenotes a great for diving since there is great visibility, up to 500 ft and depths up to 30 ft.
Cenotes are situated in Riviera Maya, which is a couple of hours away from the hotel zone in Canunc. Cenote diving is therefore cavern diving. Although you do not requiere a cave diving certification, you do requiere to dive in cenotes with a profesional guide and dive master for your safety. Most of dive operators in Cancun, are prepared to dive in Mexicos Cenotes.
What do you require? Basically any dive operator that visits Cenotes for a a one day trip, in which you will have a 2 tank dive. The most famous cenote site is Dos Ojos (or 2 eyes).
If you havent tried cave diving this is a great opportunity to inmerse yourself in the Mexican Cenotes, since they are safe and do not require a cavern certification.
Cancun is honored with great reef sites a couple of minutes away of the hotel zone. All dive sites are accesible in boat.
All dive operators in cancun will gladly take you to the best dive site in cancun with no hesitation. Many cancun dive operators will have scheduled dives so depending on the day of the week you can experience the type of dive you want.
Aristos
La herrdura
Grampin
El tunel
Chintales
Cuevones
Banderas
Manchones
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Wreck dives G55 and G58
If you want to explore the wonders below cancun, you need to get trained in the art of diving. PADI which stands for the Professional Association of Diving Instructors is one of the best organizations where you can get your traning and certification.
Cancun diving operators are certified as PADI instructors to get you into the water!! so jump in !
The basic level is the Open Water Certification. You need 2 to 3 days of study and skills to get certified as a diver.
* Number of Dives: Five Confined Water Dives and Four Open Water Dives
* Knowledge Development: Five sessions
* Prerequisites: 10 for Junior Open Water Diver and 15 for Open Water Diver. Good health, reasonable fitness and comfort in the water.
* Materials You’ll Need: PADI Open Water Crew-Pak, PADI Open Water Video or DVD, Log Book.
* Equipment you’ll use during the course includes: mask, fins, snorkel, tank, regulator, buoyancy compensator, submersible pressure gauge and exposure protection as required by the local environment.
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