Diving in Playa del Carmen
Playa del Carmen
Playa del Carmen is located on the Caribbean coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in the middle between Cancun (70km) and Tulum (70km). Diving in Playa del Carmen – DiveMex – Diving with friends is one of the highlights along the coast.
Since 1970, Playa del Carmen has developed from a fishing village (200 inhabitants) to the Mexican city with the greatest population growth (150,000 inhabitants).
Playa continues to grow and so new shopping centers, hotels, restaurants, boutiques and apartment buildings are constantly emerging.
Playa del Carmen is also known for its great nightlife.
The Diving Trip
And so we come into play as a dive center. It is not only in our interest to entertain guests well, to train them and to show them the beautiful underwater world with many colorful fish, but it is also up to us to put the image of the shark in a better position. Diving with bull sharks is a very good approach to this. We bring divers into the world of sharks in order to educate them honestly and seriously and to give them a little knowledge about the animals by the hand. Our hope, pass it on to friends and family and enlighten the people in your vicinity.
The reefs off Playa del Carmen
We have divided the reefs into different difficulty levels for you:
very simple: ⭐️, simple: ⭐️⭐️, moderate: ⭐️⭐️⭐️, demanding: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and very demanding: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Diving in Playa del Carmen – the northern reefs:
- Cerebros (⭐️⭐️, approx. 10m, little current)
- Los Arcos (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, approx. 30m, medium to strong current)
- Pared Verde (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, approx. 30m, medium to strong current)
- Moc Che Deep (⭐️⭐️⭐️, approx. 27m, medium to strong current)
Diving in Playa del Carmen – the shallow reefs:
- Moc Che Shallow (⭐️⭐️, approx. 12m, little current)
- Cuevas de Parg (⭐️⭐️, approx. 12m, little current)
- Chun Zumbul (⭐️, approx. 10m, little current)
- Shangrila (⭐️, approx. 8m, little current)
- Jardines (⭐️, approx. 10m, little current)
Diving in Playa del Carmen – the southern reefs:
- Cantil (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, from 35m, very strong current)
- Tortugas (⭐️⭐️⭐️, from 15m, moderate to strong current)
- Barracudas (⭐️⭐️⭐️, approx. 13m, little to moderate current)
- Sabalos (⭐️⭐️⭐️, approx. 13m, little to moderate current)
- Wreck Mama Viña (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, approx. 30m, strong current)
- Punta Venado (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, from 21m, strong current)
Rates diving in Playa del Carmen, Cozumel and the Cenotes
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Diving in Playa del Carmen MX$ 2.500
2 dives in the morning or at noon at the local reefs in front of Playa del Carmen.
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Diving in Cozumel (with speed-boat) MX$ 3.200
2 dives at local reefs in front of Cozumel. The dive trip starts in Playa del Carmen with a speed-boat.
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Diving in Cozumel (with ferry) MX$ 2.900
2 dives at local reefs in front of Cozumel. The ferry is included in the rate.
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Diving with bull sharks (between December and February) MX$ 2.600
1 dive at or close by the shark point in front of Playa del Carmen. There is an extra fee of 5 USD for the organisation “Saving our sharks”.
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Diving in the Cenotes (1. Zone) MX$ 3.600
2 dives in one cenotes of 1. zone. Those cenotes have usually two different circuits.
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Diving in the Cenotes (2. Zone) MX$ 3.000
2 dives in two different cenotes of the 1. and/or 2. zone.
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Diving in the Cenotes (3. Zone) MX$ 3.200
2 dives in two different cenotes of the 1., 2. and/or 3. zone.
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Diving in the Cenotes (4. Zone) MX$ 3.300
2 dives in two different cenotes of the 1., 2., 3. and/or 4. zone.
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Cave Diving Upon request
Guided diving in the caves (only for trained cave divers)
Explanation:
- ZONE: Chac Mool (2 days), Chikin Ha (2 days), Taj Maha (2 days), Eden (2 days)
- ZONE: Eden, Taj Maha, Gloria, Tak be Ha, Casa Cenote
- ZONE: Dreamsgate (2 days), Dos Ojos (2 days), Carwash, Calavera, Nicte Ha, Tak be Loom
- ZONE: The Pit, Angelita, Kin Ha, Zapote, Siete Bocas, Maravilla