Diving in and around playa del carmen

[TACODAVE]

My wife and I will be in Playa del Carmen from Dec 7 to the 14th, staying @ the Sunset Princess Resort. Anyone recommend dive op's that pick up there or at least a good dive op for the area. Also, are the cenote worth diving?

Thanks for any info,

Dave & Sheila

 

[paulw]

I have dove with many shops in Playa Del Carmen but I don't know any that will pick you up at the hotel. My two picks are "The Abyss" Playa del Carmen Diving with The Abyss Dive Center and Fantasea dive Diving Playa Del Carmen, Mexican Caribbean Diving, Dive Sites these guys will not let you down. The cenote's are absolutely worth diving, even if (I will use this term lightly) "cave" diving turns out not to be your thing it is a great one time experience.

 

[TSandM]

If your buoyancy and trim are good (and with 50 to 100 dives, I would hope they are) the cenotes are not to be missed. The water is as clear as air, and the formations are beautiful. The light effects coming down from the open water can be breathtaking. It is a unique opportunity, because as far as I know, there is no other place where you can do these sorts of dives. You might contact Protec in Playa -- they run cenote tours, and I suspect they would pick up. You can also do your open water diving through that shop.

Friends of mine have done training there, and use that shop to support their cave diving trips. I've heard nothing but good things.