Mayan Underworld

Rodale's People's Choice ...
Inland, an unlimited supply of fresh water cenotes lead to a vast network of galleries and passageways containing breathtaking formations of stalactites and stalagmites. Rated the best fresh water diving in the world by Rodale's People's Choice Awards, these underwater caverns have stunned all divers with their beauty and impressive formations. Cavern and cave divers from around the world visit this area to see the best in cave diving.

If you are already a certified cave diver, Aquatech can be your home base for exploring the caves of the Riviera Maya.  

Our qualified cave guides can make your dive a memorable experience. The guides have explored caves throughout the area and know the best dive sites - highly decorated cave systems, halocline, circuits/traverses, gaps, jumps and Ts, challenging or more basic dives - you and your guide decide.

Cave Diving Certifications
All cave diving courses include:
• Instruction
• One certification (if qualified)
• Transportation to and from dive sites
• Dive site fees and equipment.

Specialty equipment including:
• Back Mount Wings
• Plate
• 7 foot hose
• Weights
• Primary reels
• Single tank or double tanks with dual outlet valves
• Primary lights
• Students must furnish all personal gear such as:
• Mask (Extra mask optional)
• Power fins and booties
• Regulators incluiding two first and two second stages
• Depth gauges and watch and/or dive computer(s)
• One brass pressure gauge
• 7 mm wet suit w/ hood or dry suit
• Wetnotes
• Slate and pencil
• Set of decompression tables
• Backup lights
• Safety reels and spools
• All is available for rent from Aquatech



Introduction to Cave Diving Course
Start on the path to become a certified cave diver Description More Info This course allows limited penetrations into the cave system building on the confidence of the diver. Emphasis is placed on swimming and buoyancy control techniques in the cave environment along with a safe diving philosophy, emergency procedures, the environment, conservation, accident analysis and good land owner relations.
Course Duration: 2 days, 4 dives, 8 hours lecture
Prerequisites:
Cavern Certification - show proof
• 25 non training dives
• 18 years or older

Introduction to Cavern Diving
Certifications Offered NACD NSS-CDS
Course Limitations:
• No decompression
• Only minor restrictions
• One continuous guideline
• No complex dives
• No more than one third air rule management on single tanks
• No penetration limit
• Depth 100 feet
• Minimum starting visibility thirty (30) feet

Full Cave Diving Course
Become a certified cave diver after taking two other courses - cavern and introduction to cave diving Description More Info This course reiterates all the skills and techniques developed in the cavern diving course and introduction to cave diving courses as well as decompression diving and theory, restrictions, jumps and gaps, circuits, and traverses. This program qualifies the diver to partake in all aspects in full cave diving.
Course Duration: 4 days, minimum 8 full cave dives.
Prerequisites:
Intro to Cave Certification - show proof 18 years or older

Cave Diver
Certifications Offered From NACD IANTD TDI NSS-CDS NAUI
Course Limitations:
• Depth-130 feet
• 1/3 air rules
• These represent maximum allowable air rules. It is up to the discretion of the instructor to determine if more conservative air rules are appropriate for a given set of circumstances.
• Minimum starting visibility-20 feet

Complete Cave Diving Course
Become a certified cave diver directly from an open water diver certification.

Description: This complete cave diving course has been designed to allow divers the opportunity to safely enjoy and become certified as a cave diver. This course prepares the diver for safe enjoyment of the underwater cave environment through a broad base of comprehensive training. The student will be able to demonstrate satisfactory competence and knowledge of the skills and subjects presented by the cave diving instructor.

All dives will be conducted with exposure to a wide variety of underwater cave conditions such as silt, halocline, silty or low visibility, circuits/traverses, gaps, jumps and T's, siphons, restrictions, referencing, conservation, accident analysis, stress management, psychological aspects, dive planning, air management, guidelines and reels, guideline techniques, protocol, safe philosophy, equipment configuration, emergency procedures, decompression theory and procedures, landowner relations, team management, use of oxygen and controversial topics.

Course Duration: 8 days, minimum 15 full cave dives, minimum 600 minutes of bottom time, minimum 12 hours of lecture and information exchange.

Prerequisites:
OW certification with a minimum 50 dives - show proof • 18 years or older
Cave Diver
Certifications Offered NACDI NSS-CDS
Course Limitations
• Depth-130 feet
• 1/3 air rules • These represent maximum allowable air rules. It is up to the discretion of the instructor to determine if more conservative air rules are appropriate for a given set of circumstances.
• Minimum starting visibility-20 feet