PLAYA DEL CARMEN
The Riviera Maya’s best days out.
The 15 most popular scuba diving around Playa del Carmen. The ones worth booking ahead, with prices, run times and who runs them.
Small-group cenote scuba at Dos Ojos near Playa del Carmen, with gear, two underwater routes, lunch, and expert guidance in English.
Most Popular“Don was awesome— experienced and knowledgeable, kind and patient, and so fun to spend time with. Booking with Dani was a breeze and she was super helpful. Dos ojos was such a once in a lifetime dive!”
Cenote Kukulkan small-group scuba water sessions from Playa del Carmen with hotel pickup, gear included, expert guides, and lunch plus snacks.
“BEYOND AMAZING!!! I’ve been scuba diving for at least 10 to 12 years. I am a scuba instructor. This has been the most freaking amazing different dive I’ve ever done. Great guides. They know their stuff. I’ll NEVER forget this one. Brett”
Get a quick scuba intro in Riviera Maya with Maroma Beach access, hotel pickup, and full gear. Intro course for non-certified swimmers.
“My fiance and I booked the diving tour with them after reading so many great reviews about the people. And those reviews were right! I was VERY fearful about diving - everything from rolling backward into the water from the boat to not panicking under water to completing the training had me petrified. But the…”
Beginner-friendly scuba training in a pool, then two reef sessions in Playa del Carmen with small groups, full gear, and patient SDI instructors.
“If you are interested in diving, this is a great first step. The reef was very cool to check out. Saw lots of fish, coral and even an eel. So, this was my girlfriends first time. She was quite nervous. I cannot say enough about our instructor. She was amazing. She explained everything and made…”
PADI Discover Scuba in Playa del Carmen: theory, pool skills, and a guided reef session with pickup and full gear for first-timers.
“We were supposed to get picked up at our hotel but a day before we were supposed to go I go to viator website to ask what time we were getting picked up only to see a message about us getting a taxi to another hotel..I tried calling it the number didn’t work so we…”
PADI Discover Scuba in Playa del Carmen: theory, pool practice, and an instructor-led ocean session up to 12 m.
“Terrible experience. The training is for less than an hour and is very rushed. The practice "tank" is actually a 3ft resort pool in which we were taught to breathing and hand signs for about 20 minutes. There was no pool lesson on equalizing pressure etc. We spent more time waiting for the boat to…”
Small-group scuba sessions in Playa del Carmen with tank-and-weight setup, full safety briefings, and two reef stops.
“Everyone here was extremely professional and welcoming. They were able to accommodate me after I made a mistake with my reservation and gave me all the information and attention while explaining the process. Carolina and Michael are great and the scuba instructor, a young female whose name I unfortunately can not remember is also amazing…”
Cenote scuba with small groups, careful briefings, snacks between sessions, and a responsible team in Playa del Carmen.
“The best dive center in playa, 100% recommended.”
Finish your scuba certification with four open-water sea sessions at Maroma Beach, plus beach club access and hotel transfers in Riviera Maya.
“I want to give a huge vote of approval to this dive center and to dive master Amauri Zermeño !”
Beginner scuba in Tulum: Casa Cenote practice, then Cuevitas Reef tank sessions with small groups, gear, snacks, and English support.
“Amazing dive with Paulina. The best guide and instructor. We had great time exploring Cenote and ocean reef with a lot of fishes.”
Playa del Carmen try-scuba with a PADI pro: classroom, pool practice, then two shallow reef sessions and gear for $169.
“Outstanding experience!! The instructors were very professional and attentive. They took extra time to coach some of the people in the group that were a bit more nervous and made sure everyone felt safe. The two dives were great with tons of variety of sea life. I would highly recommend them!!”
Morning cenote underwater scuba sessions from Playa del Carmen with hotel pickup, pro gear, and legendary light effects in 2 cenotes.
“Andy picked us up and worked super hard to make the entire experience a success!! And he did not fail! Everything was 6 Star”
Intro scuba in Tulum cenotes with expert instruction, small groups, and a gentle first underwater session in clear lagoon water.
“Sebastián was really nice and kind . We took care of me since I was alone and we had a great dive . Thank you 🩵”
Two-day Riviera Maya scuba package from Playa del Carmen: 2 reef sessions plus 2 cenote cavern swims with a lamp.
“Absolutely fantastic dive centre. Perfect communication before arriving to Mexico. Spot on pick up times.”
Cancun half-day MUSA scuba trip for certified scuba participants with two underwater sessions at Isla Mujeres, max 30 feet, transport included.
“Diving was amazing and the instructor was really patient and focused on my safety. He explained everything in a very clear way and he followed me during all the time. I recommend this activity. I suggest only to check up all the included activities and costs in the description because they asked me an extra…”
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