Have any of you ever done shore diving in Playa Del Carmen or is that just silly? Any idea what the average price is for boat diving?
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Shore Diving in Playa
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Geofish Dive in Playa
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Hey Al,
There is no shore diving here in Playa. We have all drift diving here so all diving is done off of boats. We charge $69 for a two tank dive, which is about the same as every one around town. You might find some are a few dollars cheaper.
There is no shore diving here in Playa. We have all drift diving here so all diving is done off of boats. We charge $69 for a two tank dive, which is about the same as every one around town. You might find some are a few dollars cheaper.
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We're looking to explore areas for retirement. Shore diving is important to us so..... thanks 
Look further south for shore diving opportunities...
psychocabbage
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Actually.. we have shore dove in Playa Del Carmen.. That was back in August of 2007. I know it well since we were there for our wedding.
I went looking for a place to rent some air so I could get out there and have some fun. After all the dive spots said no and its not going to happen I decided to flex a little American CAN DO muscle and soon had the hotel concierge hunting information for me.. A little bit later I was down the street at the main air supply station for all the dive ops there. The owner was nice and easy to converse with. I used my passport as collateral and drove away with 8 tanks!
Once underwater, I found it to be just like a desert. Very cool but barren and sparse sea life. I had a run in with some tool on a jetski but otherwise was enjoyable.
Cozumel has way better shore diving and I refuse to vacation in PDC anymore. Aside from my wedding, there was nothing that enjoyable there above or below the water.
I went looking for a place to rent some air so I could get out there and have some fun. After all the dive spots said no and its not going to happen I decided to flex a little American CAN DO muscle and soon had the hotel concierge hunting information for me.. A little bit later I was down the street at the main air supply station for all the dive ops there. The owner was nice and easy to converse with. I used my passport as collateral and drove away with 8 tanks!
Once underwater, I found it to be just like a desert. Very cool but barren and sparse sea life. I had a run in with some tool on a jetski but otherwise was enjoyable.
Cozumel has way better shore diving and I refuse to vacation in PDC anymore. Aside from my wedding, there was nothing that enjoyable there above or below the water.
Geofish Dive in Playa
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That is another reason why there is no shore diving here, the reefs are not close to shore. You have to use a boat to get to the reefs out here or you are going to see nothing but sand off of shore. Cozumel is your best option for shore diving.
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