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Cave diving courses in Mexico
Cave diving courses in Mexico on open circuit, technical courses and guided cave diving in the Riviera Maya, Playa del Carmen or Puerto Aventuras area. Alexander Vronsky, IANTD and IDF Instructor Trainer, teaches all cave and technical courses. The standard is competence in the cave, and you get the certification when you meet it.
The four cave and technical courses booked most often
Intro to Tech / Essentials / Basic Nitrox
3 days, 6 dives, up to 40% O2. Technical configuration and skills.
$298 per training day
Tech Cave / Full Cave / Adv Cave Multistage
The cave certification with stages, 5 days, 10 cave dives; with Normoxic Trimix 6 days.
$298 per training day
Technical and cave diving courses in Mexico: days, dives and rates
| Course | Per day | Days | Dives | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundamental technical skills development | ||||
| Intro to Tech / Essentials / Basic Nitrox Diver | $298 | 3 | 6 | up to 40% O2 |
| Technical DPV Diver | $348 | 4 | 7 | |
| Technical diving courses | ||||
| Technical / Advanced Nitrox / Advanced Recreational Trimix Diver | $298 | 4 | 8 | 51 m / 21-100% O2 |
| Normoxic Trimix / Normoxic Trimix Plus Diver | $348 | 4 | 4 | 75 m / not less than 16% O2 |
| Trimix Diver | $348 | 4 | 4 | 100 m / any O2 and Trimix mixes |
| Overhead technical diving courses | ||||
| Cavern / Intro to Cave Diver | $298 | 4 | 8 | |
| Tech Cave / Full Cave / Adv Cave Multistage Diver | $298 | 5 | 10 | with Normoxic Trimix: 6 days |
| Tech Cave / Adv Cave Multistage Diver upgrade | $348 | 2 | 4 | from Full Cave |
| Adv Cave Multistage + Normoxic Trimix Diver | $348 | 5 | 5 | from Full Cave |
| Advanced Cave Sidemount / Nomount Diver | $348 | 3 | 3 | |
| Advanced Cave Survey Diver | $348 | 2 | 4 | |
| Advanced Cave DPV Diver | $348 | 4 | 4 |
Individual: the group price plus $50 per day.
The duration of the courses can be extended to give learners the extra time to master the subject. An additional day of training comes at the same price and on the same rules.
Included and not included
Included: professional Advanced Technical Dual CCR Cave Diving instructor, hotel pickup and drop-off in Playa del Carmen, doubles or sidemount tanks with EAN32, weights, and the final examination
Not included: Students must bring their own tech/cave level diving gear (requirements will be provided) or rent it, Additional sets of Doubles or Sidemount tanks with EAN32, Stages, Drysuit tanks, Sofnolime, Oxygen, Trimix or Argon fills for both students and Instructor / DPV rental for students and Instructor / Cenote entry fee / Any Rental equipment will be charged accordingly, Foto/Video service, Diving insurance, Camera fee (depend on Cenote policy), Fuel or boat surcharges for remote locations out of Playa del Carmen and Puerto Aventuras areas (as per student request), eLearning materials or/and printed manuals, Certification fee ($60 per card), Tips for instructor
Missing some of your gear? You can rent it from us.
Cave diving certification: levels, days and cost
Cave diving certification comes in steps, and each step is one of the cave diving courses in Mexico listed above, with its own days, dives and rate per training day. The rate is for a group of two or more. The certification fee is $60 per card. One set of doubles or sidemount tanks with EAN32 per day is included in the price of every course.
- Cavern / Intro to Cave Diver: the first cave certification, 4 days, 8 dives, $298 per training day.
- Tech Cave / Cave / Full Cave and Advanced Cave Multistage Diver: the cave certification with stages, 5 days, 10 cave dives, $298 per training day.
- Advanced Cave Multistage upgrade for divers who hold Full Cave without Multistage: 2 days, 4 cave dives, $348 per training day.
- Advanced Cave Multistage and Normoxic Trimix for Full Cave divers: 5 days, 5 dives, $348 per training day.
- Advanced cave courses: Sidemount / No-Mount (3 days) and Survey (2 days) for Technical Cave divers, DPV (4 days) for Technical Multistage Cave divers; $348 per training day.
- Cave diving on a rebreather: CCR Cave, CCR Tech Cave and CCR Expedition Cave are in the Rebreathers section, $398 per training day.
The cave diving courses in Mexico follow the rules on cave training sites of CREER, the regional cave diving committee of Quintana Roo (Comité Regional de Espeleobuceo, Ecología y Regulación). The course pages carry the link to the rules.
Prerequisites and equipment
Prerequisites, as on the course pages
- Cavern / Intro to Cave: AOWD and Nitrox, technical configuration and skills, minimum 30 logged dives
- Tech Cave / Full Cave / Adv Cave Multistage: Intro to Cave, minimum 25 cave dives; Advanced Nitrox for the technical endorsement
- Advanced Cave DPV: Advanced Technical Multistage Cave, Technical DPV skills, 50 cave dives
- Advanced Cave Sidemount / Nomount and Cave Survey: Technical Cave, 50 and 25 cave dives
- Trimix Diver: Technical Diver, Technical Cave or Normoxic Trimix, 200 dives
Equipment for Cavern / Intro to Cave
Sidemount or backmount doubles AL80 DIN with tech-level regulators (long hose). Drysuit with front zipper, 2 pockets and P-valve, or a 5-7 mm wetsuit for 3-4 hours a day; thin hood, 1 mm gloves; wing or sidemount BCD for 2 tanks; primary light (minimum 10 W HID), 2 backup lights; bottom timer or tec computer; wrist compass; Jet fins; mask plus backup mask; cutting device; 120 m penetration reel per team; 2 safety or jump spools; pigtail with 3 arrows and 8 cookies; wetnotes with pencil. Full lists for every course are on the course pages.
Season schedule
Season schedule 2026-27
On the listed dates every course runs at the group price, even if you sign up alone. Apply individually or with your group. Technical Diver, Technical DPV, Cavern / Intro to Cave, Tech Cave / Full Cave / Advanced Cave Multistage / Normoxic Trimix, Advanced Cave DPV and Trimix.
From $298 per training day
Guided cave diving
For certified cave divers, we offer Intro to Cave, Full Cave, Technical Cave, Multistage Cave and DPV Cave diving tours with our experienced cave guides and instructors.
Cave guiding day
Puerto Aventuras, Chemuyil, Dos Ojos-Nohoch and Tulum caves areas. 1 Cave / 1 Full Cave or 2 Intro to Cave guided dives per day. Group of two to four divers staying at the same place; a solo diver books individually at the group price plus $50.
$228 per diver per day
Advanced Cave Days
We arrange Technical Cave, Multistage, Cave DPV and CCR Cave diving days individually by the dive profile, logistics, and the required surface and in-water support. Discounts and special prices for groups and dive centers on request. Rebreather divers: CCR cave guiding is in the Rebreathers section.
Price by dive plan
Included: professional Cave Diving instructor, hotel pickup and drop-off in Playa del Carmen, doubles or sidemount tanks with EAN32, and weights
Not included: Additional sets of Doubles or Sidemount tanks with EAN32, Stages, Drysuit tanks, Sofnolime, Oxygen, Trimix or Argon fills for both students and Instructor / DPV rental for students and Instructor / Cenote entry fee / Any Rental equipment will be charged accordingly, Foto/Video service, Diving insurance, Camera fee (depend on Cenote policy), Tips for instructor
Technical ocean diving on open circuit
1 dive per day for certified technical divers. The wall off Playa del Carmen is from the shore on a DPV, without a boat. Puerto Aventuras, Akumal and Cozumel are by boat. Open circuit to 100 m; below 100 m only on rebreathers.
Reefs of Cozumel Island
By boat, quoted on request, plus a one-time $498 equipment delivery. 1 dive.
$279 per diver
Hotel pickup and drop-off from Playa del Carmen, Marine park fee, Technical scuba instructor, Weights are included.
DPV by the rental list: $70 per day, spare battery $40. An additional surcharge for the boat and per DPV day will apply.