On the road to Valladolid from Tulum, several well-known cenotes are available for cave diving. One is Kim Ha Cenote, and the entrance is combined with the road to two more cenotes: Vaca Ha Cenote and Tortuga Cenote.
Kim Ha Cenote is halfway down a dirt road to the Tortuga Cenote. As you drive slowly through the jungle, you’ll spot a road comb where your car goes down the road. Stop your car at the drying mud puddle on the road. Park close to the side to allow space for other diving trucks that may want to go to Tortuga Cenote.
To find Kim Ha Cenote, head straight to the left into the jungle for about 7 meters. You’ll approach a small puddle about 2 meters in diameter—this is the entrance to the cave. There are no amenities available, so make sure to come prepared. You are going to dress and dive in!
When you’re done with your adventure, the nearest U-turn spot is about 50 meters away in the direction of the Tortuga Cenote.
The cenote is only available to Cave divers. Open Water divers cannot go there. Snorkeling doesn’t make much sense as well.
Kim Ha cave lines description
The cave line starts from the surface tree root at 10 o’clock. Be careful while entering, as the cave line goes directly down to 20 meters deep through a narrow space full of mud. At 7 meters, you will face a small room where you can leave your deco oxygen tanks. Here, you can make a left jump to a side passage or continue to a depth of 18 meters. There, you will encounter crystal-clear water and the first T intersection.
Moving T-left, you ascend to 14 meters and descend back to 21 meters. You can go either way at the next T, as the main line will take you back to the same T by a beautiful circle about 350 meters long.
There is an underwater connection from Kim Ha Cenote to Tortuga Cenote in the North. The path at the first T to the right will eventually lead you there.
The maximum depth of the Kim Ha cave line is 27.4 meters, the average depth is 22.3 meters, and the length of the surveyed passages is 3322 meters. At a depth of 19 meters, there is a halocline between fresh and salt water.
Our Kim Ha, Vaca Ha, and Tortuga Cenotes cave diving video
Kim Ha Cenote cave lines map
Kim Ha Cenote location map
The first explorers were Ivan and Mary Cappelli, Randy Douglas, Sam Ferra, Steve Gerrard, Allen Jonushaitis, Cliff Keck, and Don Redinger.
Other explorers are Jim Kitka, Daniel Riordan, and R. Weijski-Wol.
It was connected to Cenote Tortuga during the summer of 2004.
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