Diving in the cenotes is safe?

It is! but is super important that you follow the rules.

First of all, you need to be a certified diver and have good buoyancy skills.

There is a huge difference between cavern and cave. Most of the cenotes of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico are considered caverns. You can dive them with your Open Water Diver Certification but no the caves, for that one you need to be a Full Cave Diver, but that's another story.

So, caverns...

Before you go diving to a cavern or a cenote, it is important you know some important stuff:

- Your guide needs to be a Divemaster or scuba diving Instructor AND a Full Cave Diver.

- You need to dive in a single line profile, only 4 divers per guide.

- Sun light needs to be visible all time and you need a dive light.

- We use the "Rule of thirds" (divide your air in 3 parts) the first is to get in the cavern and de second to go out, the third part is for reserve and emergency.

- The guide will follow the line, which is the pattern you will follow all the dive. Your responsability is to have visual contact with the line all of the time.

- Is necessary that you have excellent bouyancy skills, good position and a good trim, in order to not disturb the bottom and have a no visibility scenario.

- No close spaces, means that 2 divers can fit above the other or one aside the other.

- We can not dive out the limits, no more than 120ft from the exit. - No knives, no gloves or snorkel.

Have you been diving in the cenotes?

We have cenotes in all the Yucatan Peninsula, take a look in our daily trips.