Diving in Cozumel
Description:
The Cozumel Island: Cuzamil, as the ancient Mayans called it, means The Island of Swallows. It is surrounded by a beautiful deep blue ocean. A large part of the second largest coral reef barrier in the planet can be found there. Cozumel is located in front of Playa del Carmen, 35 minutes away by ferry. A series of conveniences can be found in the island: international banks, taxi service, and an airport are among them. Large cruise liners arrive there from all over the world. You can choose to stay in Cozumel or just to visit it. You can go shopping for souvenirs, perfumes and fine jewelry in some of the most exclusive world-class fashion shops. You can visit the museum and the San Gervasio ruins, a place that in ancient times was a very important political and commercial Mayan center. And of course, you can choose to dive, and dive and dive!
It is an incomparable paradise of beauty for the treasures it keeps under the ocean: spectacular coral formations and colorful fishes that were filmed for the first time by Jacques Cousteau. Its beautiful sponges bigger than you and I, orange, violet, brown and yellow are unique. And if you are lucky, you may be able to see the endemic tout fish that rests under the coral, or to admire how the garden eel dances to slowly disappear under the sand, while you approach them.
Cozumel is famous for its impressive coral reef walls, covered by a large variety of hard and soft coral, where you can enjoy observing beautiful natural coral gardens surrounded by colorful fishes that give life and color to all those underwater gardens that lay there. Visibility here is incredibly clear. It's the perfect frame for an excellent picture of you in your multilevel dive by the coral wall.
Logistics:
This adventure starts at our meeting point: Playa del Carmen’s federal pier at 07:45 a.m. The ferry will be leaving at 08:00 a.m. headed to the Cozumel Island. To get to Playa del Carmen, you can take a taxi, rent a car or take the bus at the bus station in Cancun or Tulum. Once you are in Playa del Carmen, walk to the federal pier “muelle fiscal”. The ferry will take about 35 minutes to get to Cozumel. Upon arrival, we will go by taxi to the island’s inlet, to boar the diving boat that will take us to amazing sites for our unforgettable dives. We also offer the rental of equipment at the marina-located 5 minutes away by taxi, in case you need BCD’s, regulators, fins, masks or snorkels. Tanks and weights are included in the package.
Once at the reef we will make 2 dives. One multilevel wall dive at 100 feet/30 meters deep, where we will ascend little by little from 100 to 80 and then 60 feet (about 18 meters) enjoying the magic of been submerged in the deep blue to end our first dive at 55 feet (16 meters) deep. We will make a surface interval for about 30 minutes while we enjoy eating some fresh fruit, ham and cheese croissants, guacamole on tortilla chips, and soft drinks. Then we will change tanks to make our second dive at 50 feet (16 meters) deep for 50 minutes. After our second dive we will come back to the inlet where we will take a taxi back to the federal pier. There you will be given ticket for the ferry for the next departure to Playa del Carmen or at any time of the schedule programmed by the ferry company for that same day.
Yes, you heard right, we are going to take you to dive in a relaxed, safe, quiet and fun atmosphere and YOU decide what to do after that in Cozumel, and at what time to come back on your own. It’s up to you whether to stay for shopping or go sightseeing around the island on your own, at your own peace, at your own time and way
Wall diving is recommended for advanced divers, experienced divers with a minimum of 20 logged dives or divers doing their deep dive as part of their advanced course or deep diving specialty.
Schedule:
Meeting at 07:45 a.m. at Playa del Carmen’s federal pier. Dive trip ending at 03:00 p.m. You choose what time to come back from the time table posted by the ferry the same day.
Included:
Ferry transportation Playa del Carmen-Cozumel-Playa del Carmen. Taxi transportation from the Cozumel federal pier to the island’s inlet. National marine park fee. Round transportation to the dive sites. Soft drinks, ham and cheese croissants, guacamole and totopos, and fresh fruit after our first dive during our surface interval aboard the boat. Tank and weight rental. Taxi transportation from the caleta back to the Cozumel federal pier.
Not included:
Round transportation from your Hotel to Playa del Carmen. Meals or drinks except for those mentioned above during our surface interval. Wet suit. Optional tours to the ruins, shopping, museum, etc... Equipment rental (BCD, regulator, mask, fins). Photo and video. Anything not mentioned in our “Included” section.
Price:
145 usd p/p two tank diving for certified divers.
Requirements:
To show certification card is mandatory and to show a minimum of 20 logged dives. To fill a medical statement, liability release and assumption of risk agreement and the standard safe diving practices statement of understanding forms the ones will be given to read and to sign at the marina (when the participant is a under 18 years old, is mandatory that a parent read, understand and sign those forms as the participant and to read and understand the Youth Diving: Responsibility and Risks flip chart and to sign the Youth Diving: Responsibility and Risks Acknowledgment. Be healthy and not to have nasal congestion the days of the dives.
Tips:
To have a light and energetic breakfast at your Hotel (fruit, cereal, milk, honey, etc.). To carry a photo camera and sun glasses. To bring some cash for souvenirs, tips, photos, video, shopping, drinks or meals not included. To bring a towel. To use biodegradable or reef friendly sun block protection, as a contribution to the conservation of the environment (please use the sun block as you leave your Hotel so that there is time for your skin to absorb it and work efficiently). To wear comfortable shoes. To carry some chocolate bars. To bring a sweater or jacket. Optional photo and video available with previous reservation.
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