Cenote Dives in Playa del Carmen: Our 15 Best

1.Scuba Diving in Cenote Dos Ojos from Playa del Carmen

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 453 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) Our pick

Meet at 8am in Playa del Carmen for a small-group scuba outing to Cenote Dos Ojos. With guides such as Pepe, Don, Alexis, and Ana, you’ll complete two routes, often the Bat Cave and Barbie Line, using provided equipment. Expect careful safety checks, clear briefings, snacks, lunch, and a return around 2:30pm to 3pm.

“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!”

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2.Scuba Diving in Cenote Kukulkan from Playa del Carmen

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 370 reviews · 7 hours (approx.)

Meet at 8 am in central Playa del Carmen for a small-group scuba outing to Cenote Kukulkan and a second cenote. Remi and the multilingual guide team provide equipment, safety checks, two underwater routes, snacks, and lunch. You need Open Water certification, recent experience, and must bring no underwater camera.

“We had a fantastic time diving the Cenotes with The Cenotes Guy guide Remi. It was beautiful, safe, exciting and amazing in every way. We would highly recommend this tour for all divers.”

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3.Scuba Diving in Cenotes

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 37 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $190

Meet Jon, Carol, or another Be Diving guide in Playa del Carmen for two cenote descents along the route to Tulum. Expect small groups of up to four certified divers, about 45 minutes underwater per session, snacks, water, private transport, and cenote entrance fees paid separately.

“Wonderful experience to dive in Casa Cenote with Jow and Carol. There was a crocodile inside the cenote and we could see him there.”

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4.Dive into Tulum: Tour 3 Cenotes, from Riviera Maya

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $39Best value

Visit Yum-Ha, Luna, and Sombra cenotes from Playa del Carmen, Riviera Maya, or Tulum. Swim with lifejackets, hear Mayan cultural stories, and share a Mexican meal. Guides such as El Chino and Sara have led this outing, which lasts about four hours and runs in groups of up to 25.

“We had a great guide, ‘el chino’, he was attentive, kept us safe, and he was fun! The food was simple, but fresh and tasty.”

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5.Cenotes 2-Tank Dive in Playa del Carmen/for certified divers only

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 13 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $159

Join SCUBA LIBRE at 8:30 am for a guided two-tank cenote scuba trip from Playa del Carmen. Certified divers travel by car to sites such as Chikin Ha, Dos Ojos, or Jardin del Eden, with tanks, weights, lamps, cenote fees, snacks, and drinks included. Expect a small group of no more than four divers.

“The dive spot was more like a cave than a wide open lagoon. It was a bit scary. My dive instructor seemed annoyed each time I would let him know I was afraid. He wasn't the greatest to be with, which did not make the dive very fun.”

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6.Cenotes diving

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $260

Spend about five hours exploring two clear-water cenotes near Playa del Carmen with Diversland Mexico. You’ll make two guided scuba descents, encounter haloclines, fossils, stalactites, fish, turtles, and shafts of jungle sunlight. Hotel pickup, equipment, snacks, water, fees, and a multilingual guide are included.

“Andy picked us up and worked super hard to make the entire experience a success!! And he did not fail! Everything was 6 Star”

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7.Cenotes 2-Day Scuba Diving Package in the Riviera Maya

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $351

Spend two separate days underwater with Pro Dive International: two local reef sessions near your Playa del Carmen hotel, then two guided cenote descents with a cavern guide, lamp, snacks, drinks, and jungle lunch. Guides including Carlos, Nicole, and Manuel have led these routes, with groups capped at eight.

“My husband and I recently enjoyed a day of Cenotes diving with Pro Dives. Our day was excellent. The pickup/ drop off, equipment rental and office admin were great and very organized. After a year of not diving due to covid, I was very happy that pro dives offered a quick refresh in the pool prior to our dives. Once at the Cenotes we dove with Nicola. She, along with all the staff at the cenotes are absolute professionals! I had no doubt in my mind that we were in the best of hands while diving. We were extremely impressed with the staff and education they gave us. The Cenotes…”

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8.1 day of diving in Cenotes price for 2 certified divers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 1 day (approx.) · from $392

Join Dive Guru for a full day of cenote scuba in Mexico. Certified divers visit Chak Mool and Kukulkan, with hotel pickup from central Playa del Carmen to Puerto Aventuras, two tanks, snacks, water, and a maximum of four people. Guides may include Lena, Sofia, or Edgar, depending on the day.

“I had a fantastic day diving at Dos Ojos and exploring the cave systems. We connected via whatsapp, discussed what I wanted and arranged the dives - all very straight forward and clearly organised.”

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9.Private Scuba Diving in Cenote around Playa del Carmen

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 6 hours (approx.)

Meet at Dressel Divers in Playacar around 8 am for a private cenote outing. After forms, gear fitting, and a quick lunch stop, you will complete two roughly 45-minute underwater sessions, with water and lunch between them. Pepe Mastache is one guide specifically praised for attentive service.

“Shop was responsive and timely and provided everything and I had a fantastic guide, Pepe Mastache. I could not be happier with my experience.”

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10.Cenote Diving – 2 Tank Dive Trip for Certified Divers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 7 hours (approx.)

Meet at Scuba Mobile Dive Center at 8:00 a.m. for two guided cavern scuba sessions at Chac Mool, Dos Ojos, or another selected cenote. Your Full Cave Diver and Open Water Instructor leads each 45-minute session along permanent lines to a maximum of 50 feet. Transport, tanks, weights, light, drinks, and lunch are included, while gear rental and cenote entry cost extra.

“Amazing experience to see the caverns of cenotes it’s like another world! Highly recommend this tour!”

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11.Try dive in beautiful Casa cenote for 2 people

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $190

Spend about seven hours visiting Casa Cenote from Playa del Carmen or nearby Tulum. A private instructor guides two 40-minute scuba sessions in clear, shallow water to a maximum of 6 meters. Expect a safety briefing, practice skills, jungle scenery, fish, blue crabs, snacks, and hotel pickup in selected areas.

“Julie and hubby are super amazing people awesome Scubadiving instructors, Julie explain every details what to do she help me every step of the way to have a safe and enjoyable Scubadiving experience at the cenotes, I highly recommended them… they are very sweet couple”

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12.3 days diving in cenotes for certified divers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 3 days (approx.) · from $540

Spend three mornings exploring a different Mexican cenote with Dive Guru near Playa del Carmen. Your guide handles entrance fees, tanks, weights, snacks, water, and route planning, with pickups available in certain areas. Guides such as Sergey and Malay are noted for careful briefings, local facts, and friendly service. Rental gear, lights, and photos cost extra.

“We just got back from our trip to Cancun/Cozumel. We had the opportunity to dive with Malay at Dive Guru and we’re extremely grateful to have met this guy. For the dives we went to El Pit, Dos Ojos, Angelita. Angelita blew me away, well that one and the Pit. Malay was on time picking us up from our Hotel in Riveria Maya every day, provided fantastic fun facts about the area, home made food for our service intervals. Malay was very personable, funny, safe and a overall great guide and would definitely recommend him and can’t wait to get back to dining some Cenotes with Malay at Dive Guru.”

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13.Cenotes diving Dos Ojos and The Bat Cave

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $210

Spend about five hours visiting two very different cenote routes at Dos Ojos: the bright Barbie Line and the darker Bat Cave Line. A private multilingual guide handles the safety briefing, equipment, and two underwater sessions. Open Water certification or equivalent is required, while non-divers can snorkel. Pickup from central Playa del Carmen and Playacar is included.

“I echo all the great reviews here. When you deal with this company you feel you're in good hands. Very professional...very safe. Took a refresher course with Elana who was very patient, very knowledgeable. On completion I Read more”

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14.Cenote diving Dream Gate

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $195

You’ll explore Dream Gate Cenote on two guided underwater routes, upstream and downstream, with excellent visibility and formations just 5 to 6 meters below the surface. Diversland Mexico provides transport, tanks, a multilingual guide, snacks, and water. Guides may include Dima, Steve, or Peter. Advanced Open Water certification is required.

“Nous avons fait 2 plongées sur le même site dans deux boyaux différents .”

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15.Cenote Diving for Certified Divers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 8 hours · from $210

Join an English-speaking Full Cave-certified guide for two underwater runs in a sacred cenote near Playa del Carmen. You need only Open Water certification. The 8-hour outing includes transport, gear, lamps, a snack, and water, with a surface break between different lines in the same cenote system.

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