Kenny Spunk
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Is it any good and if so what is there to see?
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Diving off Playa Del Carmen Mexico
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joeabroad
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Kenny Spunk:
Sure--lots. The reef is not as spectacular as Cozumel (and Cozumel is an easy day trip) but there is a lot of marine life--lots of turtles, octopi, great variety of fish. Easy dives, short boat trips, also cenotes--but I'll defer to those who have actually done them. Try Abyss Dive Shop, www.abyssdiveshop.com. I had several good dives with them just a few weeks ago.
divetraveler
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no reef to speak of but did see lots of critters. even managed to see a whale shark, who would of thought? 
Kenny Spunk:
A few years ago I dove at the marine park, Xcaret, and saw schools of big tarpons and lots of turtles feeding. Stayed in the same for the second dive. It was only about a 10 minute boat ride.
I dove there in January and had a great time. There is some reef, but it's not spectacular. There are lots of animals of all sorts. The coastline there is exposed to the wind and when it picks up, they close the harbor, so you are more likely to lose diving days to weather than you are in Cozumel, where the diving is principally on the leeward side of the island. At PDC, you also have the option of diving the cenotes, sinkholes leading to underground rivers. It is basically guided cavern diving for open water divers. It is pretty interesting if you are really comfortable with your buoyancy skills. Just about all the shops in town have cenote diving. I went with Yucatek. They were very good for the cenotes. I dove one day in the ocean with Abyss. They were pretty good, but have small boats. I dove a couple of days in the ocean with Tank Ha. They run a good operation and they use somewhat larger boats. You will still be in a group of six divers or less (I think eight is their max), but you have a little more room to gear up and it's more comfortable. PDC is a fun place and the diving is certainly worthwhile, if not spectacular.
Gryz
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I am planning a trip there the first week in July also, I have heard nothing but great things about it!
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