Looking to dive in Mexico!

[Emarie]

Hi, I'm brand new to the forum and pretty new to diving as well. I got my basic and advanced certifications last year in Utila, Honduras and fell utterly in love with the underwater world. I can't wait to continue with my dive master certification, and am hoping to take the course in Mexico. I am looking for advice on where to go-preferably on the Caribbean coast- if anyone has any advice!
Thanks, and I'm so stoked to be entering the diving community
peace- emily

 

[gopbroek]

I dove with XTC dive center in Xcalak about 14 months ago and saw that they run a DM and Tech diver school. Pretty cool little fishing village, at the ‘end of the road', on the Caribe coast with some very good diving without a lot of crowds . The only thing separating the Xcalak peninsula from Ambergris Cay is a narrow water-way through the mangrove swamp a mile or so south of the village. To my inexperienced eye, they seemed to run a professional organization with staff and students from all over the world.

 

[scubamarketing]

My friends own Planet Scuba Mexico (Planet Scuba Mexico - Serving Puerto Aventuras, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, Cozumel, and the Riviera Maya) in Puerto Aventuras which is just south of Playa del Carmen. You'd get great experience on reefs, drift diving, cenotes/caverns in one of the top dive destinations in the world. The guys that own the place have many years of experience in the industry. Playa del Carmen is a great city too.

 

[MMM]

You might want to look in the Mexico forum here: Mexico or one of its subforums of Cozumel (and where I live part-time), which is a VERY active area of the board. There are lots of suggestions there about dive ops, where to stay, food, transportation etc. etc. etc.

 

[JoshuaP]

I'm going to do a divemaster internship in Cozumel, Mexico in January (I'm pretty much in the same boat as you). Cant give you any reviews yet, but from what I've heard it should give some great experiences. Here's the website if you want to have a look Cozumel Dive Academy | Become a Divemaster | Divemaster Internships | Scuba Instructor Training | PADI Divemaster Internships. Hope it helps you decide! (Plus it's in the Caribbean Sea- win!)

 

[Blue Life]

Hi Emily,

I actually used to work as an instructor in Utila for a long time. Just like you, that is where I fell in love with the underwater world and decided to pursue my dream of owning my own shop.

What is your objective in getting your Dive Master Level Certification? Are you planning on becoming an instructor? Or you just want to become a better diver?

If you are interested on becoming a really good diver you might want to research Technical and Overhead Environment training.

Let me know what your interests are and I will go ahead and recommend you to a great spot that will best match what you are looking for. There are great places here in Mexico!

 

[fjdavids]

DiveLife owns and operate 3 different divecenters in Mexico and organized Safaris with everything included around all the mexican caribe. Is very important the desition where to start your diving carreer, in Dive Life you could do an internship while you are visiting the best dive sites in the caribe and knowing different towns, but the most important is that you will learn from different kind of dive operations so your knowledge after the experience will be the best one. Hope to help you in the near future!!