Playa or Cozumel
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The diving in Playa del Carmen is fabulous.
No reason not to make a day trip to Coz, but it's certainly optional. You'll find plenty of good diving right where you are.
Get in touch with Ben from ScorpioDivers.com or Alvaro from AlwaysDiving.com and they'll take care of you.
No reason not to make a day trip to Coz, but it's certainly optional. You'll find plenty of good diving right where you are.
Get in touch with Ben from ScorpioDivers.com or Alvaro from AlwaysDiving.com and they'll take care of you.
billmosel
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While Playa is nice...It does not compare with Coz.
paulw
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We really like Playa and staying at the RUI, the diving does depend on the shop. I have been with some not so good ones and I won't go there but I will say a good one is The Abyss and the one I will use next time I am in Playa is Jason at Fantasea Dive : Playa del Carmen Diving, Dive Packages and Fishing in Playa del Carmen, Cozumel and the Riviera Maya, Mexico - Fantasea Dive just send Jason an email: jason@fantaseadive.com and he will take care of you.
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deborahdelamar
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Playa diving is just different from Coz. Since you're with your family, I'd think you should hang in Playa, do some open water diving there -- there are some great things to see -- and take a cenote trip, for sure. Once you're settled and relaxed, you can decide if it's worth it to you to come to Coz for a day or trade that away to enjoy some of the many other attractions on the Riviera Maya.
cpichette
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I would agree that if you are going with the family that Playa is the better option. Dove Coz in January-only thing there is diving and it is fantastic. Diving in Playa is not nearly as good, but many other things to do.
dougr52
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i agree with cpichette, i just got from playa yesterday, coz is much better, cenotes are great don't miss that..also to my shock,and other divers i talked to at my resort that had dove all over the world, the are NO WHARFS in playa, so you put all of your gear on at dive shop, walk down the street, across the beach, out into the water, and climb on to the dive boat, i know this is hard to believe but TRUE!!! i stayed at the occidental grand xcaret it was fantastic, but there is no on site dive operator there as stated, there is a pool side operator that will have you picked up there and brought to playa and go diving from there, if you choose to go with a different dive operator a taxi will cost you $20 round trip !!! also most of dive operators in playa price the dives with equipment include, no discount for having your own equipment, $70 for 2 tank dives!!!
It was certainly one of the coolest things I've seen underwater. Or above water, for that matter. Thing acted like it didn't even notice we were there until its nose actually made contact with the camera.
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