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So, I'm doing a university exchange to go study for a year in Universidad Autonoma De Yucatan in Merida and well, I'm going to try and use this year to get into technical and probably cave/cenote diving.
I'm a PADI divemaster, probably doing my IDC before the end of this summer, and moving there in september 2012. Thing is, I have to start saving up and making a budget for the rather expensive courses, and I'm a little bit lost about what courses to take, so I need some guidance here.
So, I want to take the Advanced Nitrox, Decompression procedures and probably extended range TDI courses, but I'm not sure if these will be any useful for the kind of cave diving that is done in the cenotes (never dove there). I figured the 3 of them would come around 1500$ to 1800$.
I know there is a Cavern Diver course that is the first step towards cave diving, however, I can't find much information on pricing or the shops there that give the course. I'll be in Merida, but I can probably go to Cancun, Riviera Maya and the proximities for both summer vacations and weekends.
Also, I was thinking about bringing a set of doubles, but I hear most cave diving there is made with aluminum doubles... so, any specifications about the gear I should be buying before going there?
Any information on pricing, shop recommendations, dive gear to bring (I work in a scuba store in Montreal, so I get everything at cost), and the like would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
I'm a PADI divemaster, probably doing my IDC before the end of this summer, and moving there in september 2012. Thing is, I have to start saving up and making a budget for the rather expensive courses, and I'm a little bit lost about what courses to take, so I need some guidance here.
So, I want to take the Advanced Nitrox, Decompression procedures and probably extended range TDI courses, but I'm not sure if these will be any useful for the kind of cave diving that is done in the cenotes (never dove there). I figured the 3 of them would come around 1500$ to 1800$.
I know there is a Cavern Diver course that is the first step towards cave diving, however, I can't find much information on pricing or the shops there that give the course. I'll be in Merida, but I can probably go to Cancun, Riviera Maya and the proximities for both summer vacations and weekends.
Also, I was thinking about bringing a set of doubles, but I hear most cave diving there is made with aluminum doubles... so, any specifications about the gear I should be buying before going there?
Any information on pricing, shop recommendations, dive gear to bring (I work in a scuba store in Montreal, so I get everything at cost), and the like would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!