Best Try-Dives in Playa del Carmen — Our Top 9

1.Discover Scuba Diving & Beach Club with Transportation In Riviera Maya

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 239 reviews · 45 minutes (approx.) · from $150Our pick

Try scuba in Riviera Maya with beginner instruction, reef practice, beach access, equipment, insurance, and hotel transport.

“First time scuba diving for both of us and we chose the right people to do it with! Carlos, Alex, and Juan were incredibly helpful and positive. We immediately got our friends to book an excursion with them. We only had one person become afraid in our group, but the divers encouraged the person into diving still with the perfect amount of attention needed.”

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2.PADI Discover Scuba Diving Program in the Riviera Maya

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 67 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $126Best value

Review of PADI Discover Scuba Diving in Riviera Maya, with pool training, reef boat trip, costs, pickup details, and practical tips.

“Great experience for the beginner. Our guide, Toby, was very knowledgeable, and patient. Great time.”

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3.PADI Discover Scuba Diving in Playa del Carmen

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 61 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $135

Review of Playa del Carmen’s PADI Discover Scuba experience, with pool training, reef time, price, safety notes, wildlife, and booking advice.

“Terrible experience. The training is for less than an hour and is very rushed. The practice "tank" is actually a 3ft resort pool in which we were taught to breathing and hand signs for about 20 minutes. There was no pool lesson on equalizing pressure etc. We spent more time waiting for the boat to arrive than on the lessons itself. I felt very uncomfortable after the lesson and chose not to go into the ocean. My husband went and within 10ft in the ocean felt ear pain and couldn't complete it. This would've been identified if the practice tank was deeper. We spent a lot of money for nothing...…”

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4.Discover Scuba Diving Course in Playa del Carmen with Two Coral Reef Dives

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $169

Try scuba in Playa del Carmen with pool training, expert instruction, and two 40-minute coral reef descents for $169.

“This was an amazing experience. We had Jack as main instructor who was excellent in his scuba instruction with great personality, which made it more memorable. He was assisted by Geovanni (Italian young lady) who consistently assisted in getting our buoyancy down pat. The day started with roughly 1.5 hours of pool instruction, a lunch break and then off to two (2) dives. The two dives were amazing, with aqua blue water and schools of fish, manta rays and reefs. Tough to go back to snorkeling once you've been scuba. Would definitely use them again.”

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5.Discover Scuba Diving in Playa del Carmen – 2 dives

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $165

Learn scuba basics in Playa del Carmen with pool practice, two reef sessions, certified instructors, and small-group support.

“Excellent, professional, highly recommended for first time divers. Very safe, special attention to beginners. Plenty of time, 2x 25 minutes open water diving.”

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6.Try dive in beautiful Casa cenote for 2 people

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $190

Explore Casa Cenote near Playa del Carmen with a private instructor, two shallow scuba sessions, jungle scenery, snacks, and hotel pickup.

“Julie and hubby are super amazing people awesome Scubadiving instructors, Julie explain every details what to do she help me every step of the way to have a safe and enjoyable Scubadiving experience at the cenotes, I highly recommended them… they are very sweet couple”

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7.Discover Scuba Diving PADI in Playa del Carmen including underwater video

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $200

A practical review of Discover Scuba Diving PADI in Playa del Carmen, with pool practice, two ocean descents, hotel pickup, and video.

“Coach Art is extremely friendly and professional. It was my daughter’s first time diving, and he made her feel completely comfortable. We got plenty of practice in the pool before hopping on the boat for the ocean dive. The coach was incredibly patient and guided her through every step, allowing her to truly enjoy the adventure. She was able to swim with a bunch of colorful fish, spot a big stingray, and even see a giant yellow sea eel. It was a fantastic experience, and if we’re ever back in town, we would definitely do it again!”

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8.Try dive in Cozumel island

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $200

Try beginner scuba in Cozumel with two reef sessions, small groups, lunch, equipment, and close instruction from Playa del Carmen.

“What an amazing experience! Lena was the best instructor a newbie could have asked for. Neither one of us had scuba dived prior to this experience. She was great at showing us tips, communication, and all the most beautiful places to see sea life. We spent a total of 2+ hours under water! We say parrot fish, eel, spiny lobster, angel dish, dragon fish and every other colorful fish you would want to see. If I could give this experience 20 stars I would. This private scuba experience was the best!”

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9.Playa del Carmen: Discovery Scuba Diving – Non Certified

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 8 hours · from $186

Try scuba in Playa del Carmen with a pool lesson and two shallow reef sessions, guided by PADI instructors in a small group.

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