brucekrymow
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Headed to Cancun in October & desire to dive cenotes. Is training or certification for overhead environment needed for cenotes diving?
Certification for Cenotes?
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You can not enter a cenote with scuba gear unless you are accompanied by a guide, or have a minimum cavern certificate.
jamiep3
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Most shops will take any certified diver on guided cenote dives. Be prepared for fairly strict air consumption rules as far as when the dive is turned. I did two cenote dives a couple of years ago and came out of the water with over 1500 psi in an AL80 both dives.
donnad
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did a cenote dive a couple years ago down there not far from Tulum. you have a guide, and they have a briefing, etc. and lead you single file through. our dive was absolutely awesome. it was the Dos Ojos cenote. the dive was about 45 min. they sent a videographer in with us and so we bought the CD with pics of our dive on it. have a great time!
RonzoTheGreat
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Hello,
If you dive with a dive center, no problem, they will dive with you in the Cenote.
In the Cenotes, there is not a lot of depth, and no certification needed if you are a diver with a "standard" level.
If you want to do "cave diving" it is not the same i think, but the Cenote is the "open" part of the cave.
It's a great experience, i dived in cenotes between TULUM and Playa Del Carmen in Mexico and it was really great.
If you dive with a dive center, no problem, they will dive with you in the Cenote.
In the Cenotes, there is not a lot of depth, and no certification needed if you are a diver with a "standard" level.
If you want to do "cave diving" it is not the same i think, but the Cenote is the "open" part of the cave.
It's a great experience, i dived in cenotes between TULUM and Playa Del Carmen in Mexico and it was really great.
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The cenote dive I did with Aquaworld was a little more than a dive in the "open" part of the cave. More than 3/4 of it was within sight of indirect light. But 1/4 of it was in dark tubes with no light. At least no perceptable light while our lanterns were on. So it was a little more than a cavern dive. I felt safe along the way, with 2 instructors to 4 divers.
Yes, same thing for me. We were in the dark during a long time (3/4 of the dive too), and no air above, but when i say "open part" of the Cenote, i mean that you don't enter too much into the "galleries" (don't know if it's the good word in english).
Although I did not intend to suggest that I believe a full cave diver, using full cave equipment can act as a cavern guide.
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