kafkaland
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I'm płanning a trip with a dive buddy, one week to Cozumel and one week to the caves around Puerto Aventuras. I have been quite a few times to the Playa to Tulum area, and are quite familiar with the logistics there, but don't know much about Cozumel. I am thinking about staying at an airbnb, and finding a suitable dive op instead of staying at a hotel with attached dive operation or such.
My biggest question is whether sidemounting on Cozumel is a good idea. That's what I'm diving in the caves, and it would save me hauling another harness and reg set down there if I can use it for the Cozumel dives as well. Besides, what I hear abut somet of the swim-throughs, having a redundant configuration that I'm very comfortable with doesn't seem like a bad idea. Are there dive ops that support side mount diving on the island, and can I rent sidemount tanks there? Or do I bring them with me from Playa?
On Cozumel, I'd like to do more than the two dives per day that most boats offer. What's my best bet for this? Looking for an afternoon or evening boat, or do some shore dives? And if I do shore dives on my own, can I simply rent a Nitrox tank for that at just about any shop, or is there more to that?
Thank you!
My biggest question is whether sidemounting on Cozumel is a good idea. That's what I'm diving in the caves, and it would save me hauling another harness and reg set down there if I can use it for the Cozumel dives as well. Besides, what I hear abut somet of the swim-throughs, having a redundant configuration that I'm very comfortable with doesn't seem like a bad idea. Are there dive ops that support side mount diving on the island, and can I rent sidemount tanks there? Or do I bring them with me from Playa?
On Cozumel, I'd like to do more than the two dives per day that most boats offer. What's my best bet for this? Looking for an afternoon or evening boat, or do some shore dives? And if I do shore dives on my own, can I simply rent a Nitrox tank for that at just about any shop, or is there more to that?
Thank you!