Cenote Diving
Zapote + Kin-Ha
6 hrs - $150 USD + 550 MXN - Advanced Certification
Camera Fee: 350 MXN
Max Depth: 30m/100ft
Certification Required: Advanced
Overhead: 70% of the dive
Halocline: Yes
Biothems: 6/5
Entrance Fee: 350 pesos
Camera Fee: 350
GoPro Fee: None
Cenote Zapote
Cenote Zapote is truly one-of-a-kind. Located on the “Ruta de los Cenotes” west of Puerto Morelos, this cenote is named after the zapote trees nearby. This cenote is nicknamed “Hells Bells” because its biothem formations look like bells, which can only be found in a few surrounding cenotes.
Biothems are geological formations that are composed of the accumulated remains of living organisms. That’s right, these bell formations are alive and continue to grow ever so slowly.
This cenote is shaped like an hourglass with the center located 20m/66ft deep. In the lower chamber, you’ll see the impressive bell formations covering the ceiling. There is a hydrogen sulfide cloud around 30m deep just above the talus cone.
50 minutes from Playa del Carmen
Max Depth: 30m/100ft
Certification Required: Advanced
Overhead: <5% of the dive
Halocline: Yes
Speleothems: 4/5
Entrance Fee: 200 pesos
Camera Fee: None
Cenote Kin-Ha
Cenote Kin-Ha is also located on the “Ruta de los Cenotes” and has bell formations like at Zapote. We’ll walk down wooden steps that take us underground to a highly decorated air dome. Holes in the ceiling provide beautiful light beams that penetrate deep underwater. This cylinder shaped cenote has a really cool formation at the bottom and bell formations, unique flowstones and stalactites along the cenote walls. We can also jump into the cenote after the dive through the hole in the ceiling!
50 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.