Best Scuba Diving Trips in Playa del Carmen — Our Top 14

1.Scuba Diving in Cenote Dos Ojos from Playa del Carmen

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 453 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) Our pick

Explore Cenote Dos Ojos from Playa del Carmen with two guided scuba sessions, gear, lunch, transport, and a small four-person group.

“What an amazing, otherworldly experience 🤩 I expected a great dive and this one exceeded every expectation. It is my new favorite, and I can’t wait to come back for more. Pepe was fantastic with safety and explanations. The site was spectacular. Nothing was rushed, and I felt very comfortable and confident the entire time. You will not regret booking this dive!”

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2.Scuba Diving in Cenote Kukulkan from Playa del Carmen

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 370 reviews · 7 hours (approx.)

Explore Cenote Kukulkan from Playa del Carmen with a four-person scuba group, expert guidance, gear, snacks, lunch, and transport.

“We had a fantastic time diving the Cenotes with The Cenotes Guy guide Remi. It was beautiful, safe, exciting and amazing in every way. We would highly recommend this tour for all divers.”

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

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

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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4.Two reef discovery dives with professional instructor (no experience necessary)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 103 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $150

Try scuba in Playa del Carmen with pool training, two reef outings, small groups, full equipment, and patient professional instructors.

“Our instructor was patient with my wife who had a few panic attacks in the water. Joaquin encouraged her and we had a successful two dives. Lots of varieties of fish, eels, stingrays and a sea snake. I would highly recommend this dive shop, especially if your first time.”

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5.PADI Discover Scuba Diving Program in the Riviera Maya

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

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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6.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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7.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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8.PADI Open Water Diver Course in the Riviera Maya

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 47 reviews · 3 days (approx.) · from $602

Earn your PADI Open Water certification in three to four days with pool training, Cozumel reef boat trips, gear, and hotel pickup.

“I just complete my open water dive course with Esteban here in Cancun and what an experience!”

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9.Scuba Diving in Cenotes

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 37 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $190

Explore Mexico’s cenotes from Playa del Carmen with a small-group scuba tour, two guided descents, snacks, transport, and clear safety standards.

“Wonderful experience to dive in Casa Cenote with Jow and Carol. There was a crocodile inside the cenote and we could see him there.”

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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 $89

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.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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12.Dive into Tulum: Tour 3 Cenotes, from Riviera Maya

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $39Best value

Explore three Riviera Maya cenotes near Tulum with guides, swimming, Mexican food, hotel pickup, and a clear look at the extra preservation fee.

“We had a great guide, ‘el chino’, he was attentive, kept us safe, and he was fun! The food was simple, but fresh and tasty.”

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13.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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14.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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