Guided Cenote Diving In The Beautiful Mayan Jungle

Cenote diving tours in Playa del Carmen, Tulum, Puerto Morelos

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Duration: 6 hrs

Crystal clear water, cave formations and delicious tacos? Sign me up!

8:00 AM pickup and back around 2-4 PM, depending on the cenote.

Dives will last between 45 mins to 1 hr.

Price: $140-160 + Entrance Fees

Cenote dive tours should be paid in cash (USD/MXN) or Bitcoin.

No downpayment required to reserve your cenote diving adventure!

Cenote entrance fees are not included in the booking price and are paid to cenote landowners in Mexican pesos. Some cenotes charge a fee for GoPro/camera use. The entrance fee & camera prices for each cenote are listed in the cenote description.

Small Groups: 1-4 certified divers

Cenote Diving Packages

  • light beams shining through karst

    Edén + Chikin Ha

    The Light Show

    $140 USD + 850 MXN Entrance Fee

    Dive In

  • Edén + Yaakun

    Beauty & The Deep

    $140 USD + 750 MXN Entrance Fee

    Dive In

  • Dos Ojos

    The Bat Cave & Barbie Line

    $150 USD + 400 MXN Entrance Fee

    Dive In

  • Dos Ojos + El Pit

    Anthropology 101

    $150 USD + 600 MXN Entrance Fee

    Dive In

  • El Pit + Nicte-Ha

    Euphoria

    $150 USD + 600 MXN Entrance Fee

    Dive In

  • Taak Bi Ha + Nicte-Ha

    A Photographer’s Dream

    $150 USD + 700 MXN Entrance Fee

    Dive In

  • Taak Bi Ha + Tak Be Luum

    The Hidden Ones

    $150 USD + 600 MXN Entrance Fee

    Dive In

  • Taak Bi Ha + Dreamgate

    Speleothem Champions

    $150 USD + 680 MXN Entrance Fee

    Dive In

  • Dreamgate + Nohoch

    The Cavern Special

    $150 USD + 680 MXN Entrance Fee

    Dive In
  • submerged tree in the mouth of a cavern

    Angelita + Carwash

    Under The Trees

    $160 USD + 650 MXN Entrance Fee

    Dive In

  • 7 Bocas + Kin-Ha

    Formation & Cloud Heaven

    $150 USD + 500 MXN Entrance Fee

    Dive In

  • Zapote + Kin-Ha

    Hells Bells

    $150 USD + 550 MXN Entrance Fee

    Dive In

What’s included?

  • Certified Full Cave Diver/Cenote Guide

  • Transportation (pick-up & drop off) from Playa del Carmen, Tulum, or Puerto Morelos

  • Scuba gear (regulators, BCD, wetsuit, mask, fins, flashlight, weights & tanks)

  • Yummy snacks, drinks & lunch

  • The Cenote Guide sticker

What’s not included?

  • Entrance & camera fees (to be paid in MXN directly to cenote owners)

  • Nitrox available upon request for certified Nitrox divers ($20 extra for 2 Nitrox tanks)

  • The Cenote Guide shirts ($20 each) & The Cenote Guide koozies ($5 each)

Why dive with Rigo?

Your time underwater in the Riviera Maya is precious, dive with an experienced, attentive, safe & friendly guide.

Equipped with a Phillips HeartStart FRx AED & First Aid kit.

Hotel pick-up and drop-off included in the experience.

Enjoy delicious tacos or fresh tortas from local gems!

Nervous about diving in an overhead environment?

Let me help you overcome your fear, we got this! I’m patient and happy to do some hand-holding and provide some extra TLC.

Here’s what divers have said about me

  • "Rigo is the best guide out of the 4 I had in Tulum! He is passionate and his diving skills are remarkable and he really likes to pass on his passion. The equipment is also high-end, which is rare for tourist diving. He also provided the best tortas!" -Maxime M

  • "When you combine passion, skill and knowledge, you get Rigo. He doesn’t just go through the motions. From his timely pick ups to the pre dive briefings and the dives themselves, everything is done with care and passion. This sets him apart from any other guide I’ve been led by ever" -Jorge C

  • "Such a good experience!! Rigo made me and my husband feel so comfortable and safe the entire time. More importantly, he was a BLAST to dive with!! He knows what he is doing and knows all the good spots! We will definitely be back to dive with Rigo!" -Tiffany D

  • "11/10!! Rigo is professional yet really friendly at the same time. We were picked up/dropped off at our hotel & received great customer service the entire time. It was our first cenote dive and he was constantly checking on us throughout the dive. Can't wait to return to do more dives with Rigo!" -Jing Y

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Fall in love with cenote scuba diving

  • What is a cenote?

    Cenotes are sinkholes created by the dissolution of limestone bedrock in the Yucatan Peninsula. Rainwater filters through the porous limestone, gradually carving out an intricate network of underground caves and tunnels. Some cave ceilings collapse, resulting in cenotes.

    There are 3 types of cenotes: open, semi-open, and cave. Cave cenotes are the youngest type; open cenotes are the oldest as their cave ceiling has fallen into itself. Believe it or not, there are over 8,000 cenotes in the Yucatan Peninsula.

    Cenote comes from the Mayan word, d’zonot, which translates to ‘cavern with water’. The Maya consider cenotes to be sacred, containing portals to Xibalbá - the Maya underworld.

  • Halo-what?!

    A halocline (from Greek hals, halos ‘salt’ and klinein ‘to lean’) is a distinct vertical layer in a body of water where fresh and saltwater meet. Saltwater, which is more dense and a degree or two warmer, sinks below the freshwater, creating two obvious layers.

    Light passing through a halocline will refract, resulting in visual distortions and oily-looking water. Everything will appear blurry when swimming behind someone passing through a halocline, it’s quite the psychedelic experience. When untouched, the halocline looks like the mirrored surface of a flat lake, it’s super trippy! Try moving your hand around the undisturbed halocline and watch the water turn blurry.

  • Speleothems

    Speleothems are mineral deposits that form in caves. Stalactites, stalagmites, columns, and flowstones are some of the speleothem formations that you’ll see while diving in a cenote.

    Water dissolves through the limestone bedrock and continues to flow until it reaches the ceiling of the cave, where it accumulates to the point of breaking surface tension. The water drips down to the cave floor leaving behind calcium carbonate & other elements. The calcium carbonate builds up over time forming a stalactite. Mineral-rich water drops from the stalactite to the floor, then builds up underneath the stalactite to form a stalagmite. Some stalactites and stalagmites grow together to form a column.

    These formations are extremely fragile so proper trim and buoyancy are of utmost importance.

Learn More About Cenotes

Book Your Cenote Diving Adventure with Rigo The Cenote Guide

The Cenote Guide:

Rigo Amador

Hi I’m Rigo, a dual citizen TDI full cave diver from California living in Playa del Carmen, México. I’ve had a home in PDC since 2017 but it wasn’t until 2021, when I dove in a cenote (Edén) for the first time, that I decided that I’d move to PDC to pursue cenote cavern & cave diving. My house is available for rent on Airbnb, message me if you need a place to stay while visiting the beautiful Riviera Maya!

I trained under the great Pepe Mastache, here in Playa del Carmen, to earn my TDI Sidemount, Cavern, Intro to Cave, and Full Cave Diver certifications. My favorite cenotes for cave diving are Cenote Xulo & Cenote Xuxi for their major restrictions and gorgeous speleothems. My favorite cenotes for cavern diving are Edén, Dreamgate, Taak Bi Ha & Nicte-Ha.

I earned my Divemaster certification at Aquarius Dive Shop (a PADI 5-star Instructor Development Center) in the cold waters of Monterey, CA. When I visit California, I lead dive tours in Monterey Bay and Carmel. I love stand-up comedy, FC Barcelona, Mexican ballet folklorico, kelp, underwater videography & tight cave restrictions. Remind me to show you my videos of harbor seals crawling up my arm during our surface interval 😊

Certifications:

TDI Full Cave Diver - TDI Sidemount Diver - TDI Cavern Diver - PADI Divemaster - DAN First Aid/CPR/AED/EO2 Provider -

IANTD Advanced EANX Diver

Languages: English & Spanish

Featured in Scuba Diving Magazine - March Issue 2024