Cenote Diving
Dos Ojos
6 hrs - $150 USD + 400 MXN - Open Water Certification
Camera Fee: 300 MXN
Max Depth: 9m/30ft
Certification Required: Open Water
Overhead: 90% of the dive
Halocline: No
Speleothems: 5/5
Entrance Fee: 400 pesos
Camera Fee: 300 pesos
GoPro Fee: None
Barbie Line
Cenote Dos Ojos (“Two Eyes”) is made up of two cenotes and is part of the Sac Actun cave system. The Barbie Line is a 500m/1,600ft circuit and the first line of Dos Ojos. Both lines start and end in the same cenote - the first eye (East Eye).
This line takes divers alongside the West Eye where you’ll enjoy dancing light rays and fossils & cool formations. There is a barbie & croc attached to midway point of the dive. Don’t touch Barbie or the crocodile will eat you! I’ve seen it happen before so no funny business 😜
45 minutes from Playa del Carmen
Bat Cave
Max Depth: 9m/30ft
Certification Required: Open Water
Overhead: 90% of the dive
Halocline: No
Speleothems: 5/5
Entrance Fee: 400 pesos for Barbie Line & Bat Cave
Camera Fee: 300 pesos
GoPro Fee: None
The Bat Cave line in Cenote Dos Ojos is a bit darker than the Barbie Line but it’s filled with beautiful formations. Towards the beginning of the dive we get to cover our lights to enjoy the natural light of two small cenotes. We slowly glide alongside highly decorated formations until we surface in the Bat Cave, an air-filled dome full of bats with a small opening in the ceiling allowing a beautiful light ray to penetrate through. Keep an eye out for Batman, he might be hiding somewhere in the cave. I heard he goes after divers who touch the formations or those who stay far from the group! Dos Ojos is featured in the following documentaries/movies:
IMAX movie “Journey into Amazing Caves” (2001)
“The Cave” (2005)
BBC series “Planet Earth” (2007)
45 minutes from Playa del Carmen
What’s included?
Transportation (Pick-up & drop off) from Playa del Carmen
Certified Full Cave Diver/Cenote Guide
Scuba gear (regulators, BCD, wetsuit, mask, fins, flashlight, weights & tanks)
Yummy snacks, drinks & lunch
The Cenote Guide sticker
What’s not included?
Entrance 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) available for purchase
Why dive with Rigo the Cenote Guide?
Your time underwater in the Riviera Maya is precious, by choosing me you’re guaranteeing yourself an experienced, attentive, safety-conscious & friendly guide. Convenience: Hotel pick up and drop off is included in the experience. You’ll end the day with a happy heart and a brain full of cenote knowledge!
Nervous about diving in an overhead environment?
Let me help you overcome your fear, we got this! I’m super patient and happy to do some hand holding and provide some extra TLC.