List of Cavern & Cave Dive Sites

Carwash
Chac Mol
Dos Ojos East & West
PonDEROSA
Gran Cenote
Taj Mahal
Temple of Doom
Chikin Ha
Temple of Doom
Dreamgate*
The Pit (Deep)*
Angelita (Deep & Risky)*

*Advance Divers only

Cenote Ponderosa Maximum depth: 55 feet. Average: 27 feet. Visibility: 300 feet+ Water Temperature: 77 degrees F - Freshwater. 79 degrees F - Saltwater. Access: Very easy. Steps leads down to cement platform from parking area. This cavern dive is a 100 meter traverse from the Cenote PonDeRosa to the Cenote Corral. This passageway is 15 - 20 feet from floor to ceiling and eighty feet wide. Some speleothem decorations, a variety of five different freshwater tropical fish and an excellent display of geological and fossilized history. Located on private property with "sign-in" required. Excellent snorkeling. First divers to explore this cenote were Tony and Nancy DeRosa and Steve Gerrard during June, 1990.

Cenote Taj Mahal
Maximum depth: 48 feet. Average: 23 feet. Visibility: 300 feet+. Water Temperature: 77 degrees F. 79 degrees F. Access: Very easy. Cement walkway and platform from parking area to the water. The dive involves a 200 foot traverse from the Cenote Taj Mahal to the Cenote Sugarbowl including a very beautiful room with huge airspace involving three holes allowing beams of daylight to penetrate the cavern area. Located on private property requiring "sign-in" with Mayan owners. First explored by Nancy DeRosa, Wayne Nefzger, Tony DeRosa and Steve Gerrard during spring of 1995.

Cenote Carwash
Maximum depth: 52 feet. Average: 29 feet. Visibility: 300 feet +. Water Temperature: 77 degrees F. Completely freshwater. Access: Very easy with wooden platform and steps. First dived during the early 1980's, his was the "original" cenote dive for the Akumal - Tulum area. Very wide entrance area over 150 feet with an assortment of tree limbs and branches. This "cavern zone" tapers to a shallower loft area turning into a cave dive. Warning signs installed to stop divers from going beyond unless cave certified. Spectacular exit view. During the warmer months a 5 foot layer of algae exists at the water surface. No permanent guidelines thus requiring a reel and line. Good snorkeling during winter months.Property owned by the Ejido Tulum with a nominal dive site fee charged.  

Cenotes Dos Ojos Maximum depth: 26 feet. Visibility: 300 feet+ ... Water Temperature: 77 degrees F. Freshwater completely. Access: Located on the Ejido Jacinto Pat property. Dive site fee is $10.00. 125 meter hike from parking area to the water. Considered the best of all cenotes. These two giant collapses offer a huge passageway traversing 250 feet from Dos Ojos East to Dos Ojos West. Highly decorated with immense columns, stalactites and stalagmites.

Cave Diving Sites