 Snorkel
Cenote Tour
Transfers, entrance fees, all equipment,
snack and drinks included.
Every
day 8:45 hs.
Guided tour: Price 50 USD
 Without
guide: Price 30 USD
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Dives in Cenotes
For certified divers.
Transfers, entrance fees, tanks, weights, lamp, equipment, snack and drinks
included.
Every
day 8:45 hs.
Price 110 USD |
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Cave
Diving
For Intro to Cave or Full Cave Certified Divers.
Transfers, entrance fees, certified guide, snack and drinks
included.
Every day 8:45 hs.
Price 120 USD
(Ask for rental equipment)
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 What
are Cenotes?
The Yucatan Peninsula is
a limestone platform which was created millions
of years ago. Throughout various glacial periods, the
ocean level has varied, and this platform found itself
submerged by water.
When the level of the ocean drops again, the caves
begin forming. The rain falling on these formations
dissolves through the rock the carbonic
acid from the soil and leaves in putrefaction. This
carbonic acid mix carved the fragile rock, creating
underground passages in which water would find its
way back to the ocean. In this process stalagtites and
stalagmites were also formed.
During the last glacial period, the oceans were 100
feet below their actual level. Around 18,000 years
ago, the ice started melting and the ocean rose
to the level we know now, flooding the passages
and generating a wide underground river system like
nowhere else on earth.
For the mysterious Mayan civilization, who lived
here between 300 and 900 AD, the Cenotes (Dzonot = Sacred
Well), not only were a fresh water source, but
had also an important role in its mythology:
they were windows to the "After World"
and a key to their afterlife. Ceremonies and rituals
were made to the "Underworld Gods". In some
caverns you can still find artifacts.
Nowadays it is possible to visit these caverns very
safely, and this is the purpose of Go Cenotes.
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reasons to dive or snorkel in cenotes:
Beautiful
Along the ride, whether you go snorkeling or diving, you
will be surprised as you cruise from darkness to obscurity,
catch the light effects dropping through the jungle right
onto a fossile, feel the light rays exposing mysteries,
slalom stalagtites and stalagmites, trace roots sneaking
out of earth like from the Mayan sacred underworld...
The water visibility is infinite and will give you the feeling
you are flying into another galaxy, when suddenly, you reach
the Halocline, where salt water mixes with fresh, appearing
like an incredible fantastic cloud...it's magical.
Unique
There is only one place in the world you can dive cave systems
without any higher certification than Open Water. Yucatan's
Cenotes are world famous. You can't afford to miss it...
Easy
The Cenote dives are typically shallow dives (15-30 ft/5-10m),
and open to anyone with entry level diving experience. The
fresh water is extremely quiet, welcoming you to a world
of silence and rest. It is an easier diving opportunity
for people who might be scared of the sometimes adverse
conditions of the ocean, ideal for first-time divers.
Safe
The paths you will be using will always be wide enough to
have two people swim side by side, always within 120 ft/40
m from direct access to air and daylight, and your groups
will be a maximum of 4 divers per guide.
Unlike the ocean, you can always dive Cenotes with bad weather
- It is a dive available all year round! |
  
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