Wrassemeister
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Going to cancun on the 27th.... has anyone gone scuba diving there? Im super excited to see an actual reef; never seen one in person before!
Anyone go scuba diving in cancun?
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-=Efrain=-
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I just got back a couple of months ago.. The best reef I have yet to dive is in Cozumel it's well worth the trip.
PSam
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Cozumel has great diving - Santa Rosa wall is spectacular.
Another great dive, though no coral, are the cenote dives. guide will take you on a trip into the jungle to dive the cenotes (basically a sinkhole). Dive in one, through the caves, pop up in another one in some other part of the jungle. Really spectacular as well.
Another great dive, though no coral, are the cenote dives. guide will take you on a trip into the jungle to dive the cenotes (basically a sinkhole). Dive in one, through the caves, pop up in another one in some other part of the jungle. Really spectacular as well.
-=Efrain=-
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I agree on the Santa Rosa wall, do not go to Cancun and not dive this spectacular wall in Cozumel.
Wrassemeister
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thanks for the advice guys, I need to look more into it and do some research.
Pufferpunk
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Are the cenotes safe for a new diver?
Napervegas
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Puffer the cenotes are ok for a newer diver as long as you go with an experienced guide. I would recommend Cenote Dos Ojos. Its near Riviera Maya. The first few hundred yards are very open and offer almost out of this world sights. They have lines run, there is an amazing halocline. I have been cave diving in that region once or twice a year for the last 10 years or so. Its worth the $$ for safety's sake to go with an experienced pro. I would never cave dive without redundant equipment, especially an extra mask, lights, air, etc... A good guide will have all this and more. I prefer rebreather vs scuba for caving. You will want to be able to "frog kick" and practice bouyancy control before going into any cave, as once you kick up dust in a cave it gets hard to see and takes forever to clear up. Not trying to scare you, but it does take a little more thought than open ocean diving since you must always know how to get back to the surface. The Island of Cozumel has some awesome caves but most are less accessable and not as open as Dos Ojos is why i would recommend that as a great "starter" cave.
Pufferpunk
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Doesn't sound like a newbie dive.
PSam
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Just like any dive, some are easy, some are advanced. There are quite a few cenotes that are pretty wide open and very easy dives - there are others that require cave certification. For those that don't require cert. - like napervegas said, make sure to get a good guide who knows his thirds (and how to calculate them!!!!!)
Pufferpunk
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I'm sorry but a newbiewill not know how to kick correctly so as not to stir up silt & can very possible lose their excellent guide & get lost themselves or more than likely, panic. A new diver should never go anywhere that has anything over their head, where they can't surface, if needed..
Pufferpunk
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Night dives are my favorite! I love playing w/octopus.
Wrassemeister
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u guys are making me jelousssss...I wanna dive I wanna dive! lol
at work scanning all my pix from kaua'i honeymoon last month... fortunately a bunch turned out great!!!
Napervegas
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Puffer thats why I said to get a good guide, a good guide will make sure your have bouyancy control mastered before going into an overhead environment. The frog kick is not difficult, when cave diving you just need to remember to go slow and not make sudden motions. All scuba diving is dangerous, its like anything else you just have to keep your wits about you and your eyes open. I just think the experience is amazing and people that are newer divers get told "dont do that" and miss out on such a great experience.
Wrassemeister
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I ended up snorkeling, couldnt dive because im not padi certified yet, but wow even the snorkeling was tons of fun! I got to see such a vast variety of fish I dint even know existed! wish I had an underwater camera the pictures would have been sweet.
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