We include the oxygen tanks for your dives and one more tool that will be used in this type of diving, the flashlight to be able to see at the bottom of the caverns. Our guides will lead you through the cenotes and will take you to the key points of each of them, your safety is the most important thing for us, so they will not be able to go more than 4 divers per guide, who are also certified by PADI. In order to join this experience we need you to have a certification as a diver. It is an experience that every diver should live as it is totally different from diving in open water.ĭiscover why the Mayans considered them sacred places to perform rituals and believed that they were the portal to the underworld where their gods lived. We take you to discover the fascinating world of the cenotes with this diving tour where you will not only be able to contemplate its seabed but also, you will be able to appreciate the beauty of stalagmites and stalactites that adorn its walls, ceilings and even bottoms. These are freshwater wells that have the characteristic of having excellent visibility to be able to admire their flora and fauna marine. The Riviera Maya has numerous underground rivers that form a great labyrinth of tunnels flooded with crystal clear waters and connected to the outside world through what we know as cenotes. With this tour we will take you to Cenote Chac Mool and Cenote Kukulkan. It is a great dive on sunny days.Description of Diving Cenotes Chac Mool and Kukulkan Riviera Maya 6hĬome and live a magical and different experience by diving in two of the most impressive Cenotes of the Riviera Maya. The deepest area of the dive goes through a very thick halocline giving you the effect that the surface of the water is just above you. If you look close into the walls you can find beautiful crystals and some fossils. Once you cross through this curtain you will be able to see it from a distance as you see the reflection of bubbles on the ceiling. As soon as you start the dive, a whole curtain of laser beams will take your breath away. You need to walk approximately 30m/100ft. With its large rooms and maximum depth of 12m/45 ft, Chac Mool is perfect for everyone new in cavern diving.Ĭavern Dives - Kukulkan: In this same system there is a different entrance to Cenote Kukulcan. This is where salt and fresh water comes together creating fascinating visual effects. Chac-Mool is one of the caverns where you will find a halocline. Here you can experience a stunning laser light show on sunny days. Along the opening of the main entrance, there are some trunks and branches reaching into the water.
This allows the diver to dive next to two levels of beautiful stalactites. In the second room, a portion of the ceiling has collapsed under an air dome, in which divers can surface. The first room is relatively big with a lot of light entering from the opening. Gear tables: many cement tables at both of the entrances along with plenty of parking place.Ĭavern Dives - Chac-Mool: There are two water entries to Chac-Mool, both leading into the same rooms. Distance from gear up to water: just down the stairs at either entrance. Chac-Mool also offer penetration for cave divers, is in cave diving where we can find the largest underwater stalactite in the world.īathrooms: One at the cenote. With its big rooms and maximum depth of 12 meters/36 feet, is a perfect place for the novice cavern divers. In Kukulkan side, in sunny days, we have an amazing light show.Ĭhac-Mool is one of the caverns which has halocline, means where salt and fresh water come together and creating visual effects. Here a portion of the ceiling has collapsed under an air dome where the divers can surface and admire a lot of beautiful stalactites and some fossils. In the main entrance we can access directly at the Dome Room. On the side entrance we have Little Brother cenote and Kukulkan cenote. There are 3 different water entrance to Chac-Mool system. The entrance to this cenote is just few meters after Puerto Aventuras. The average visibility is 91-100ft/28-30m. This dive site has an average rating of 4.29 out of 5 from 35 scuba divers. Cenote Chac Mool aka Choc Mool is a shore accessible fresh water dive site, located in Puerto Aventuras, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
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