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Base in NA, recently got my ow & aow, looking for somewhere not too expensive to increase my logged dives (37 more to go to Galapagos:confined: Planning my next trip for December. Would like to freedive and scuba. Done some research and I'm not too sure what to choose: Cozumel & tulum cenotes...

Hi, Recently, I asked for itinerary suggestions in this post and received very useful help. As a proper thank you, and also to for those that are in need of recommendtations in the future here is my first trip report: Itinerary suggestions in Yucatan Background: We had around 15 days in...

I recently went to Tulum and met up with Third Dimension Diving for a MOD1-level certification on a backmount Fathom unit. There aren't many reviews of 3D here on Scubaboard, so I wanted to offer my thoughts on the experience. First of all, the travel: the hardest part of getting there was the...

Hello, I live in the Mayan Riviera, been diving for 25+ years and I've been doing the caverns that my PADI Rescue Diver certification allows me to with a friend who is a guide. I was thinking of getting deep into cave diving (no pun intended). I talked to an instructor and he suggested I...

Closest I have been to Tulum is Cozumel, and never been to Playa del Carmen or Cancun. Just wondering if there is any unguided shore diving available in Tulum area? If there is, can you see coral and lots of life, or is it like the pier at Scuba Club Cozumel which is mostly a sand pit with no...

Hi, Looking for recommendations on what shop to do my open water course with in Tulum, Mexico I have previously tried scuba diving twice. The second trial dive was amazing and got me hooked and I am now ready to become a certified diver - The first try felt like mass production where as the...

Thinking about taking a couple/few months off next year to get formal technical training. Since I lived in the Riviera Maya before, I was thinking Cozumel or Playa or Tulum, but would be open to other locations in the area if it is the right choice. My idea is to take the full range of tech...

Hi all! I'm a marine scientist from Hampshire UK, now based on the Riviera Maya, Mexico. For several years I've been helping collect data and working for non-profit organisations and university researchers globally. Recently I've been assisting and lending my expertise to several groups in...

Hi Scubaboard! My GF and I are heading to the Riviera Maya over the Christmas holiday. I'm PADI MSDT and have started her OW certification, which we would like to finish during the holiday (only the open water dives remain). Does anyone know a shop that would rent a SCUBA kit for her and tanks...

Hello! I’m certified as an advanced diver/ rescue diver....and I’ve fallen in love with diving the Cenotes of Mexico, particularly Cenote Angelita which is a deep sink hole near Tulum. I certified in Antigua, Grenada, St. Lucia but dive Mexico every other month! Although I’m experienced, I lost...

My girlfriend and I are planning to stay for about 2 weeks in the area of Playa del Carmen, Tulum or Cozumel end of September / early October. We know its hurricane season but were lucky all 3 years before while staying in Dominican Republic. Anybody been there during that time? What weather...

Itinerary Summary: We spent 5 days in Cozumel diving (14 dives), and then took the ferry and a rental car to Tulum where we spent an additional 5 days. From Tulum we did an additional 2 cenote dives, as well a visiting the above ground sites of Tulum, Coba’, Punta Laguna, and the Sian Ka’an...

I'll be in Tululm for a week and would like to get in the water once or twice. Any suggestions for a dive shop? No need for Cozumel recommendations.