Cavern Diving

Maybe you never even hear about it.....maybe you do not know what it is and your probable first thought is: I will never do it, but give it a second thought........you will not regret. Let us show you why.....

The Yucatan Peninsula is composed of a large and intricate system of beautiful underwater caves and cenotes. These caves have formed from a combination of varying geologic phenomenon such as glaciation, dissolution and the impact of a large asteroid
For millions of years, the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico was submerged beneath a prehistoric ocean and was largely made up of coral reefs. These reefs thrived in the shallow and warm waters of their environment and lithified to form over 1300 m of limestone strata during the Cretaceous period. During the Tertiary period, another 1000 m of carbonate deposits accumulated, creating the great limestone platform that makes up the Yucatan Peninsula today. Due to the carbon dioxide present in the atmosphere, precipitation in the area is slightly acidic. This acidic water is thus able to dissolve and percolate through the porous limestone until it reaches the aquifer below the surface. The combination of the aquifer and acidic precipitation carves the long caverns that characterize the peninsula today.

Cenote (pronounced say-no-tay). This word is derived from the Mayan word, 'Dzonot' which means; sacred well. More specifically, the word cenote refers to a large natural sink hole whose limestone covering has caved in years ago to reveal the running stream below. While some of these structures are simply vertical shafts filled with water, others are composed of underwater passageways.

Historically struck by a meteorite, the Riviera Maya is constituted by subsoil made of calcareous rock. During years and years, this complete ecosystem was formed by dripping rain water that created an underwater fantasy of magnificent stalagmites and stalactites of unrivaled beauty!

Spectacular rare delicate minerals rocks formation, ancient fossils and important archaeological discoveries have made that these underground rivers, in Mexico called "Cenotes", became precious places of bewitching beauty!

The company provides everything you need, including tanks, regulator, buoyancy regulator and fins. If you are not certified or don't scuba, you can explore the cenotes by snorkel, or just swim around in some of the open-air flooded caverns.

As long as a diver is basic open-water certified, he or she is eligible for a guided cenote dive. They are shallow, usually 30 feet or less, and the current/surge is minimal to nonexistent. With shallow dives like these, there is minimal concern for decompression, and experienced divers can stay down for a long time. A one-tank dive can easily last an hour or more.
We offer several combinations with over 13 amazing sites, private dives, groups, special sites contact us for details. Average price: 140dlls (2dives)

The standard price is $95 USD for a private tour and $75 USD per person in groups of 2 or more divers for one dive and 160dlls for a private tour or a "special site" and 140dlls in groups of two or more. Special sites may require an extra 30dlls for entrance fees or special transportation requirements.