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Cenotes of the Riviera Maya
The cenotes of the Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, open into nine of the ten largest underwater cave systems in the world. This catalog covers the cenotes by area, and each cenote has its own page. On the Riviera Maya caves map you can see which cenotes are open to Open Water divers with a guide and which are for cave divers only. The rules are published by CREER, the regional cave diving committee of Quintana Roo (Comité Regional de Espeleobuceo, Ecología y Regulación). We link them here and do not copy them.
Six areas of the cenotes of the Riviera Maya
- Puerto Aventuras: Chikin Ha (X’Tabay), El Eden, Minotauro.
- Chemuyil: Coop One, Koi, Nai Tucha, Sac Xiquin, Tres Estrellas, Xunaan Ha.
- Dos Ojos: Dos Ojos, El Pit, Dos Palmas, Nicte Ha, Taak Bi Ha.
- Nohoch: Nohoch Nah Chich, Dreamgate, La Concha, Nariz (Otoch Ha), Outland, Pedrin Fenomeno.
- Tulum North: Carwash, Kim Ha, Tortuga, Vaca Ha.
- Tulum South: Angelita, Jailhouse, Mayan Blue, Dos Pisos, Monkey Dust, Naharon (Cristall), Xa’ay Ha (Chi Keen).
Map
Cenotes available for Open Water divers and cave certified divers
Cenotes available for cave certified divers only
Reading
- Articles: Cenote and Cave Environment, Cave Diving Movies, Flying After Diving, Safety of Diving, Diver Certification Equivalences.
Dive the cenotes with us
Cave guiding days
For certified cave divers: 1 Cave / 1 Full Cave or 2 Intro to Cave guided dives per day, hotel pickup in Playa del Carmen.
CCR cave diving days
On your rebreather, GBM, S7, SF2, JJ or Fathom, planned around your dive profile.
Open Water divers: the cavern diving days in the cenotes are in the Recreational section.
Learn cave diving with us
- Cave and technical courses: on open circuit, from your first cavern course to the advanced cave courses
- Rebreather courses: on a new GBM or S7 from the dealer, or on your own rebreather
Rules of CREER
The rules of CREER, the regional cave diving committee of Quintana Roo: Cave Pass.