Cenote Diving

Media Luna + La Gloria

6 hrs - $150 USD + 650 MXN - Open Water

Entrance Fee: 300 pesos

Camera Fee: None

GoPro Fee: None

Certification Required: Open Water

Max Depth: 14m/46ft

Speleothems: 2/5

Halocline: Yes

Cenote Media Luna

Cenote El Jardín de Edén (aka Ponderosa) is an open cenote, complete with convenient diver-only stairs leading you down to a sizable wooden platform. The dive starts in the snorkel area of Cenote Edén, full of fish & huge moss covered rocks. We’ll navigate through a wide tunnel until we reach Cenote Corral where you’ll be rewarded with some of the most beautiful light rays in Quintana Roo. Following the curve of Cenote Corral, you’ll swim through the mystical halocline and enjoy light rays, fallen tree branches and speleothems. Remember to bring your camera, you’ll want to capture the light rays that this dive is famous for!

25 minutes from Playa del Carmen (closed on Saturdays)

Sunlight streaming through the entrance of an underwater cave, illuminating the interior with beams of light.

Sunlight streaming through the entrance of an underwater cave, illuminating the interior with beams of light.

Cenote Eden. Ponderosa. Rigo The Cenote Guide

Cenote Eden. Ponderosa. Rigo The Cenote Guide

Rigo The Cenote Guide

Rigo The Cenote Guide

Sunbeams shining through water in an underwater cave with rocks and aquatic vegetation.

Sunbeams shining through water in an underwater cave with rocks and aquatic vegetation.

Cenote Diving Playa del Carmen with Rigo The Cenote Guide

Cenote Diving Playa del Carmen with Rigo The Cenote Guide

Scuba diver underwater in a rocky environment with clear water and green algae-covered rocks

Scuba diver underwater in a rocky environment with clear water and green algae-covered rocks

Cenote La Gloria

Entrance Fee: 350 pesos

Camera Fee: None

GoPro Fee: None

Certification Required: Open Water

Max Depth: 30m/100ft

Speleothems: 4/5

Halocline: Yes

Yaakun means love in Maya and I know you’re going to love this dive like I do!

We walk down a 3-story wooden staircase to reach the large platform where you can use the steps or stride jump in to get in the water. There’s a really cool/eerie thick hydrogen sulfide cloud that starts at about 85ft/25m. Tree branches protrude out of the cloud so we’ll be careful when descending into the cloud. Under the cloud, we’re likely to see blind cavefish and cenote shrimp. Catfish also call this cenote home and are found everywhere! We’ll get to enjoy massive stalactites along the cavern wall. After the dive, you’re welcome to jump off the top of the wooden staircase if you’re brave enough!

30 minutes from Playa del Carmen

Underwater scene with diver over a sandy bottom, surrounded by branches and emitting air bubbles.
Underwater scene with submerged tree branches and a foggy, turquoise background.
Underwater cave with stalactites hanging from the ceiling
Misty night scene with bare branches and fog
Underwater scene featuring a shrimp and other small marine creatures on a rocky surface.
Underwater view of tangled algae or plant roots with reddish-brown leaves

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.