Cenote Diving in Mexico’s Riviera Maya
Small-group guided dives and professional cave diving training from Akumal
Welcome to Dive Cenotes Mexico
Explore the crystal-clear waters, dramatic light effects and remarkable limestone formations of the Riviera Maya’s cenotes with experienced local diving professionals.
Based in Akumal, between Playa del Carmen and Tulum, we offer small-group cenote cavern diving tours for certified recreational divers, private guided cave dives for qualified cave divers, and personalized recreational, cavern, cave and sidemount training.
Every experience is selected according to your certification, diving experience and interests, with a strong commitment to safety, personal service and conservation of the cenote environment.
Why Dive With Us?
Small, personalized groups with no more than four divers per guide
Professional cave-certified and CREER-certified cenote guides
Dive sites selected according to your certification, experience and interests
Equipment, tanks and transportation from our dive center or arranged meeting point included with recreational cenote tours
Convenient Akumal location for divers staying in Playa del Carmen, Puerto Aventuras, Akumal and Tulum
Scuba Diving in the Riviera Maya
The Riviera Maya offers some of Mexico’s most distinctive underwater experiences. Certified divers can explore the world-famous cenotes between Playa del Carmen and Tulum, qualified cave divers can discover extensive flooded cave systems, and ocean divers can enjoy the warm Caribbean waters of the Mesoamerican Reef.
Discover the different diving experiences available from our dive center in Akumal.
What Is A Cenote?
Cenotes are natural openings in the limestone of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula that provide access to an extraordinary underground freshwater system. Some are open pools surrounded by jungle, while others lead into caverns decorated with stalactites, stalagmites, fossils and dramatic beams of natural light.
Sacred to the Maya and found throughout the Riviera Maya, cenotes offer a diving experience unlike anywhere else in the world.
Scuba to Cave Diving Courses
Dive Cenotes Mexico offers personalized training for recreational and technical divers. Whether you want to earn your first scuba certification, improve your skills, learn sidemount diving or progress from Cavern Diver to full Cave Diver, we can create a training program suited to your experience and goals.
Courses are conducted privately with experienced instructors using the cenotes and open-water training sites of the Riviera Maya.
Guided Cenote Diving for Certified Divers
You do not need to be cave certified to experience cenote diving. Certified recreational divers can explore designated cavern routes while remaining within the natural-light zone and following a permanent guideline to open water.
We offer guided cenote dives between Playa del Carmen and Tulum. We will select the ideal cenotes for you based on your certification level and recent diving experience.
First-time cenote divers can begin with a memorable combination of our spectacular Level 1 and Level 2 sites, building confidence while enjoying an introduction to this exceptional environment before progressing to more challenging cenotes.
Ready to Plan Your Cenote Dives?
Tell us your certification level, recent diving experience and preferred dates.
We will help you select the right cenotes and diving program.