The 12 Best Dives for Certified Divers in Mexico

1.2 dives in Cenote Dos ojos Certified Divers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 227 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $200Our pick

Explore two freshwater cenote sessions near Tulum with a small group, equipment, transport, snacks, and expert guidance for certified divers.

“This would have been my 13th dive, open-certified but I failed to meet the expectations of the guide (which is fine) for the caves in Dos Ojos. He was incredibly rude to me, biased against women and I literally couldn’t stand his presence so decided against continuing with the dive, partly to appease him and mostly to relieve myself of his presence—what a backward customer experience! He reiterated over and over again to the group that “we’re adults”, “we’re divers” and can do what we want which made NO sense to me. We were relying on him as a guide and frankly, as a good human, to advise open-water divers…”

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2.Private Dive Boat for Certified Divers – Cabo San Lucas

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 210 reviews · 4 hours (approx.)

Review of Cabo San Lucas private scuba boat trip for four, with two sites, beginner refreshers, Arch views, gear costs, and booking advice.

“The experience was excellent from start to finish. Laura was communicative and responsive with the booking and arranging of hotel to dock transport. Filipe, our dive guide was friendly, educational and knowledgeable. He put my wife at ease (she is not a diver). Both Laura and Filipe went the extra mile by postponing our transport back to the resort after the dive so that we may enjoy lunch at one of their suggested local spots. I will be back to dive with them and highly recommend this private charter.”

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3.2 Tank Dive – Certified Divers (Santa Maria Bay & Chileno Bay)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 162 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $140

Review of Cabo’s 2-tank Santa Maria and Chileno Bay scuba trip, with site options, costs, gear details, timing, and booking advice.

“Ordered through Trip Advisor, this was not the dive location I requested. My dive group is very disappointed and now I am having to fight with Trip Advisor to get refund on a SCUBA diving trip that I never attended. Nightmare!”

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4.2 dives in Cozumel (for certified divers only)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 141 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $110

Two-tank Cozumel scuba outing with boat transport, local guides, reef wildlife, and practical advice on timing, costs, gear, and cruise schedules.

“We had a great time on this excursion. The location of the dive shop was about a 10 minute taxi ride from the cruise terminal. Everyone was nice and accommodating. We had to reconfigure our dives due to the times (didn’t take into consideration the local time vs ship time) but Alicia at the dive shop helped get us on a boat for our first dive and then on a different boat for the second one. We dove with Nanou and Jolien, both great, calm guides. And the dive locations were awesome, with lots of coral and fish to see and some amazing pass through to swim though.”

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5.Two tanks local diving for certified divers, SCUBA gear included

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 122 reviews · 3 hours 45 minutes (approx.) · from $100

Review of Costa Maya’s two-tank Mahahual reef scuba trip, with gear, small groups, short boat rides, pricing, tips, and honest drawbacks.

“Excellent two tank dives! Crew was full-service and top notch. Would definitely dive with them again. Saw turtles on both dives, which is always a bonus for me! Dive sites are close. Easy pick up and drop off from the cruise ship.”

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6.2 Tank Dive (for certified divers)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 120 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $95

Review of Costa Maya’s 4-hour, two-tank scuba trip, with reef wildlife, boat details, equipment costs, cruise timing, and booking advice.

“At costa Maya they have a fee for solo travelers. If you need a taxi they charged 10 dollars. I was lucky to find some other travelors for my way out to my dive to share the expense. It was a short drive to a peaceful area to take the scuba dive. After our dive where we saw several lovely things. We walked back from the boat to the shop for a short rest time and had pine apple and lime water. It was wonderful. The second dive we saw two lovely turtles it was the reef called the fingers and was a beautiful dive. Then I caught a taxi…”

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7.Scuba diving at MUSA the underwater museum for certified divers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 102 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $135

Explore MUSA and Manchones reef from Isla Mujeres on a small-group two-tank scuba trip with equipment, snacks, and expert care.

“The MUSA was fun, but the majority of the dive is to get to the statues and back. I would have loved more time looking into more detail instead of the the journey to there and back. I would also advise to let people know that a dive light would be beneficial on this tour so you can really see all the life dwelling. The dive boat was barely a dive boat, but the instructor cared a lot and if anyone works with Ponca dive center, Danni is truly kind and attentive.”

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8.MUSA Museum and Colorful Reef 2 Tank Dive-Certified Divers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 57 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $100

Explore MUSA and Manchones Reef near Isla Mujeres on a two-tank scuba trip with small groups, marine life, snacks, and expert guides.

“Excellent diving. Jason and the rest of the crew took great care of us. Highly recommend. The reef dive was especially good.”

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9.Cozumel Dive Package – Certified Divers from the Riviera Maya (4 dives)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 51 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $378

Review of Pro Dive Mexico’s four-session Cozumel package from Playa del Carmen, including reefs, ferry, lunch, costs, safety, and booking tips.

“ProDive is one of the top companies in the district, covering Cancun all the way down to Tulum. Instructors are excited to share their passion of scuba diving with their customers. Sales and admin on the other hand are a whole different matter. After equalization issues and bad weather, we decided to rest for the couple days left of vacation that we had, and when we visited the dive shop for a refund, they became argumentative and combative. 30 minutes of argument later, and the worst Customer Service on the planet, they were adamant to no refund policy. BUYER BEEARE! We have dives across the planet and would never use…”

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10.2-Tank Morning or Afternoon Dives in Playa del Carmen certified Divers Only

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 33 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $89Best value

Review of Playa del Carmen’s two-tank reef trip, with morning and afternoon options, costs, depth limits, equipment, and booking tips.

“I have already dived in Playa, and prior to this time, we sailed like 10-15mins to see tons of healthty coral, fishes.. however this time they decided to stay in a crowded spot just in front main beach.. we saw almost nothing.. Besides, they were not very friendly.”

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11.Cenotes 2-Tank Dive in Playa del Carmen/for certified divers only

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 13 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $159

Review a two-tank cenote scuba tour from Playa del Carmen with small groups, costs, cave conditions, stops, and booking advice.

“The dive spot was more like a cave than a wide open lagoon. It was a bit scary. My dive instructor seemed annoyed each time I would let him know I was afraid. He wasn't the greatest to be with, which did not make the dive very fun.”

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12.Cancun: MUSA Diving for certified divers morning dive trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 7 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $137

Explore Cancun’s MUSA underwater museum and nearby reefs on two guided scuba descents with gear, transport, and small groups included.

“Diving was amazing and the instructor was really patient and focused on my safety. He explained everything in a very clear way and he followed me during all the time. I recommend this activity. I suggest only to check up all the included activities and costs in the description because they asked me an extra cost for the basic level divers, access tax to marine park zone, diving suit. Anyway, I suggest you to ask all the information to the manager. He is very kind and he will reply to you very soon. I really enjoyed this experience!!”

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