About us

“Truly great instructors can distill the essence of their art into something simple, elegant and beautiful. Less is More. But to do less you have to learn more.”
Steve Bogaerts

Elite Divers International is born out of passion for the underwater world and scuba diving some years ago in Thailand. After traveling around the globe through Asia, the Persian Golf and Australia, we finally settled down in Mexico after falling in love with the Cenotes and Cave Diving. We feel privileged to have such a wide diversity of diving environments to our disposal and the magic of those places is making hard to ever consider leaving again.

We pride ourselves in offering a personalised service and small groups for the most comfortable and adapted experience to your needs. We invite you to join us and dive with us to share our passion, transmit that flame should you decide to become one of our esteemed Padawans.

About us

“Truly great instructors can distill the essence of their art into something simple, elegant and beautiful. Less is More. But to do less you have to learn more.”
Steve Bogaerts

Elite Divers International is born out of passion for the underwater world and scuba diving some years ago in Thailand. After traveling around the globe through Asia, the Persian Golf and Australia, we finally settled down in Mexico after falling in love with the Cenotes and Cave Diving. We feel privileged to have such a wide diversity of diving environments to our disposal and the magic of those places is making hard to ever consider leaving again.

We pride ourselves in offering a personalised service and small groups for the most comfortable and adapted experience to your needs. We invite you to join us and dive with us to share our passion, transmit that flame should you decide to become one of our esteemed Padawans.

Anne-Laure Huynh

TDI Sidemount / Intro To Tech / DPV Tech / Cavern / Decompression Procedures Instructor
Official Razor Sidemount Instructor
Registered Cave & Cavern Guide
Registered Cozumel Marine Park Guide
SDI OW Instructor
TDI DPV Stage Cave Diver
TDI KISS Sidewinder Air Diluent Decompression Diver
IANTD CCR Advanced Nitrox Fathom Gemini Diver
GUE Fundamentals Diver

Arthur Nguyen-Kim

GUE Fundamentals / DPV 1 Instructor
IANTD Essentials / Sidemount / Technical Cave Instructor / Multi Stage Cave Instructor
TDI Sidemount / Intro To Tech / DPV Tech / Decompression Procedures / Cave Decompression Instructor
Official Razor Sidemount Instructor
SDI OW Instructor
Registered Cave & Cavern Guide
Registered Cozumel Marine Park Guide
TDI DPV Stage Cave Diver
TDI Stage Cave Diver
GUE DPV Cave & Tech 1 Trimix Diver
IANTD CCR Advanced Nitrox Fathom & Gemini Diver

Mark Michael Ehlich

IANTD Essentials / Sidemount / Technical Cave Instructor / Multi Stage Cave Instructor
TDI Sidemount / Intro To Tech / Decompression Procedures / Cave Decompression Instructor
SDI OW Instructor
Registered Cave & Cavern Guide
Registered Cozumel Marine Park Guide
TDI Stage Cave Diver
GUE Cave 2 & Tech 1 Trimix Diver

Shawn Murphy

Award Winning Photographer & Videographer
PADI OW Instructor
Registered Cave & Cavern Guide
Registered Cozumel Marine Park Guide
TDI Full Cave Diver
GUE Fundamentals Diver

Anne-Laure Huynh

TDI Sidemount / Intro To Tech / DPV Tech / Cavern / Decompression Procedures Instructor
Official Razor Sidemount Instructor
Registered Cave & Cavern Guide
Registered Cozumel Marine Park Guide
SDI OW Instructor
TDI DPV Stage Cave Diver
TDI KISS Sidewinder Air Diluent Decompression Diver
IANTD CCR Advanced Nitrox Fathom Gemini Diver
GUE Fundamentals Diver

Arthur Nguyen-Kim

GUE Fundamentals / DPV 1 Instructor
IANTD Essentials / Sidemount / Technical Cave Instructor / Multi Stage Cave Instructor
TDI Sidemount / Intro To Tech / DPV Tech / Decompression Procedures / Cave Decompression Instructor
Official Razor Sidemount Instructor
SDI OW Instructor
Registered Cave & Cavern Guide
Registered Cozumel Marine Park Guide
TDI DPV Stage Cave Diver
TDI Stage Cave Diver
GUE DPV Cave & Tech 1 Trimix Diver
IANTD CCR Advanced Nitrox Fathom & Gemini Diver

Mark Ehlich

IANTD Essentials / Sidemount / Technical Cave Instructor / Multi Stage Cave Instructor
TDI Sidemount / Intro To Tech / Decompression Procedures / Cave Decompression Instructor
SDI OW Instructor
Registered Cave & Cavern Guide
Registered Cozumel Marine Park Guide
TDI Stage Cave Diver
GUE Cave 2 & Tech 1 Trimix Diver

Shawn Murphy

Award Winning Photographer & Videographer
PADI OW Instructor
Registered Cave & Cavern Guide
Registered Cozumel Marine Park Guide
TDI Full Cave Diver
GUE Fundamentals Diver

Teaching Organisations

AUTHORIZED DEALER

There is no substitute for experience & finding out what really works for you in practice rather than just in theory.
This is how we chose to become Official Dealers and Authorized Distributors for XDeep, Razor, OMS, DUI, Apeks & Bigblue Lights.

Your trust is important and we pride ourselves to recommend the gear we use personnally & we believe is right. Let us know what you’d like to purchase from the brands below and we will arrange it for you at your arrival. If you are not sure of the exact equipment you will need for any upcoming class, please contact us and we will be happy to guide you with the required items.

AUTHORIZED DEALER

There is no substitute for experience & finding out what really works for you in practice rather than just in theory.
This is how we chose to become Official Dealers and Authorized Distributors for XDeep, Razor, OMS, DUI, Apeks & Bigblue Lights.

Your trust is important and we pride ourselves to recommend the gear we use personnally & we believe is right. Let us know what you’d like to purchase from the brands below and we will arrange it for you at your arrival. If you are not sure of the exact equipment you will need for any upcoming class, please contact us and we will be happy to guide you with the required items.

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What people say

My family dove with Elite Divers from 3/14 - 3/18, 2022. We dove 10 unique cenote's. Carlito was our guide for 4 days and Arthur on the last day. This is one of the most memorable trips I've ever experienced. They picked us up every morning and got us lunch. They brought us to the most beautiful sites.

John Dwyer
4/02/2022
Best dive experience ever! The entire team is amazing, Anne was very responsive to all questions, Allesandro and Mateo were fantastic guides, very knowledgeable about the region and the dives and really just two of the nicest guys you will ever meet. Hands down a fantastic experience and would recommend them to all!

henrybV2484FX
2/06/2023
Diving with Arthur and Anne-Laure from Elite Divers International has been such an awesome experience. From starting my sidemount journey, to doing my intro to cave diving, their service has been nothing but outstanding every step of the way. Not only do they cater for your every need, the personal service adds a degree of authenticity that you won’t get from regular dive shops. What started as a 4 week, trip turned out to be almost 3 months. Much of which I spent with these two amazing people. For anyone who wants quality, friendly and professional service, Elite Divers International is where it’s at. I highly recommend these guys.
Not only have I had a great experience, have made some life long friends too.
I’ll definitely be back. Thanks for an awesome experience!!!

Rory Treweek
10/12/2019
Professional, well organized! Diving with EDI was so amazing and well organized! There was great communication before, during and after all through WhatsApp and Facebook.

Our instructor Mark was so clear and concise in his instructions. He kept things very simple for my boyfriend (who had never gone diving before). I did my first cavern dive and felt extremely safe with Mark leading the dive despite originally feeling nervous about a cavern dive. My boyfriend had a hard time doing his first descent and felt uncomfortable at first.. Mark was really patient and let him take his time getting used to using the regulator. My boyfriend almost gave up and didn't do the dive, but with Mark's help he was able to descend successfully.

We even stopped for lunch and were helped to choose the best meal (vegan & vegetarians can find something too!). They provided containers for the food, silverware and drinks as well.

The equipment was in great condition, fit well and was super comfortable. I had never used a "wing" before, only a BCD, and Mark was really helpful in explaining the differences. He also explained how the wetsuit was thicker than what I was used to and how that would affect buoyancy.

At casa cenote you have to pay an extra charge to use your own cameras. If you don't have one, there are photographers there that can take pictures for you. I paid $30 and got many good pictures and some videos!

We even saw Pancho, the famous cenote crocodile, and many birds, fish and crabs. EDI really tailors the day how you want it and you will be taken care of the entire time! We were picked up at our hotel, dropped off, got to choose when we wanted to eat, how long we needed for breaks, etc. All in all it was really perfect! Thank you EDI for a great day of diving!

apeseliz
1/16/2021
The best of the best My husband and I recently had the good fortune of connecting with Elite Divers on our trip to Mexico. It was nothing short of a stellar experience from beginning to end. Fortunately for us, they were able to accommodate our fairly last minute booking. I have been diving for a number of years, but my husband is still quite new to SCUBA diving. I explained this to An and she assured me there were cenotes that would be accessible AND interesting for our differing levels of experience.
They were able to provide transportation and on the drive to the cenotes, gave us such an interesting history of the area and how cenotes are formed. It was very informative and more than I would have expected.
Our first two tank dive with them was so memorable, that we made sure to create time to repeat the adventure after our stay in Cozumel.
We felt extremely safe, cared for, informed and would highly recommend them to anyone wanting to try cenote diving.
Thank you to the exceptional and very professional team at Elite Divers! AL, Karlito, Mark and Arthur.
We’ll be back!

rhiannonw873
3/10/2022

What people say

Me and my friend just had the most amazing dives with Anne! She took us to two different cenotes, both of which were incredible and very varied in what you could see. Anne is very safety conscious and did not hesitate to help us with anything we needed, she put our minds at ease as we were a little nervous diving for the first time in a cave!
I would 1000% recommend to dive with her, thank you for all your help Anne, I really appreciate it! �

Chelle Riley
6/22/2018
We chose to dive with Elite Diver International because they are so well-reviewed, and we were thrilled with our choice. We had an incredible time diving with them! My girlfriend and I are dive professionals, and after doing a check-out dive they took us to the best cenotes based on our diving skills. We spent five days diving nine cenotes. Arthur, Alessandro, and Mark were excellent dive guides. We love Elite’s diving principles. It was clear that they care about their divers and the cenotes they take them to. They made sure to take us to the most appropriate cenote based on our skill level. They cared a lot about our experience but also cared about the well-being of the cenotes. Elite Divers International is an exceptional dive operation, and we can't wait to go back and dive with them again!!

shaun doyle
8/02/2022
They are by far the best dive center I've ever dived with. From the start to the end, they were professional, efficient, safe and fun. Booking process was very seamless, handled by Arther and Anne. They were able to adapt to what I was looking for while providing advice on how to optimize my experience. I ended up doing 2 dives in Cozumel and 2 days of 3 dives in Cenotes. The actual dives were incredible. They were personalized and very attentive. Mateo took me to Cozumel one day and to Cenotes in Tulume the other. He gave me incredible feedback. I felt like my dive skillset was enhancing dive after another! He took the time to do safety briefings thoroughly and made everything seem very safe and under control. He is also super knowledgeable in history of the Carribean and South America so ask him! I was also Nitrox certified by Ale and he introduced me to cenote diving. It was breathtaking. Unbelievably beautiful and he was very knowledgeable about diving with Nitrox as well as in cavern diving. (One other thing is that this dive shop has tip top equipment from BCD, octopus to nitro!) He also has many restaurant recommendations that I became a fan of as well. Overall, my experience couldn't have been better. I am definitely coming back to do my fundamentals with Elite Divers!

Yunji Chelsea Kim
3/20/2023
Great experience. Contact went very smoothly so everything was arranged well in advance. Anne-Laure and Arthur are such nice people. The fact they had an extensive waiver was a sign for me that they take safety very serious. At the dive days, they arranged pick up from my hotel. The guides were great and highly professional. I loved the addition of having a marine biologist around during the bull shark dive. For the cenotes Mark really listened to my preferences. I've been diving in many places around the world but was impressed by them. Would love to do more dives with them in the future.

Marije Costerus
11/24/2022
Unique diving experience This was a truly great experience for us and probably my best dives ever. They showed us the most spectacular dive spots around and to be honest, it doesn’t get much better than this. The cenotes are amazing and the experienced instructors know every little special spot. Diving with the bullsharks should not be missed either, thanks for these life lasting memories!

bartv442
1/26/2021