Your Opinion.. The TOP 5 dive spots to visit in Cozumel

[TheRedHead]

Jeesh, the guy asked for favorite dive sites and got several responses of "you're not ready...." thank you, mommy!

Mea cupla, but I had clicked on the last page and listed my favorites. There is another swimthough that exits close to the entrance of Devil's Throat. I don't know if it has a name, but that one has a chimney that exits on the same side as the entrance to Devil's Throat and it is much better. Maybe Christi knows what it is called.

But really, Baracuda should not be done by a newbie.

 

[cxg31s]

duplicate

 

[sharky60]

#1 - Columbia Shallows for sure

then from there in no particular order, and no dive log handy,

San Francisco, Delilah, Palancar Caves & La Francesa

actually...just drop me anywhere out there, it will be a good dive

 

[Moodiejeff]

...just drop me anywhere out there, it will be a good dive

That's what I like to hear!

my revised Top 5 for you (in order this time):

1. Chun Chacab
2. Palancar Horseshoe
3. Dalila
4. Palancar Bricks ties with Columbia
5. Punta Sur Cathedral

Angie's list came closest to mine, This is a list of what I perceived to be the best from my last 2 trips:
1. Chun Chacab
2. Colombia Shallows
3. Colombia
4. Palancar Bricks
5. Dalila
...and a night dive on Paradise

edit: Had an AWESOME dive on San Francisco so that goes in there too

Barracuda was a close 6th, but I have to disagree with "The Redhead", didn't see much damage there at all (San Juan is another story). At Barracuda we were lucky, there was almost no current to speak of so we got to go nice and slow. Got a few cool pics there... things you couldn't get if the current was "normal".

 

[cxg31s]

Angie's list came closest to mine,

Darn right it does--great minds think alike!

 

[cowboyneal]

I'm with both Jeff and Angie (now that you amended your experience profile). Plus, Jeff has been there twice (or more?) in the last 3 months so he really has the low down on whats up...

 

[Sue Sue]

5-Palancar Caves
4-Palancar Bricks
3-Devils Throat
2-San Francisco
1-Paradise Day or Night

 

[Moodiejeff]

5-Palancar Caves
4-Palancar Bricks
3-Devils Throat
2-San Francisco
1-Paradise Day or Night

Geez... i forgot San Francisco!

Batfish & "other critters" (don't need to get the word out)

I'm going to have to go back and edit that in somehow...

 

[MMM]

1. Los Tortugas (best done on nitrox)
2. Chun cha cab (best done on nitrox)
3. Columbia Shallows
4. Columbia Deep
5. Baracuda (haven't seen it since Wilma though) so I'll include any number of the Palancar dive sites.

 

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