CENOTE DIVING - QUINTANA ROO, MX When i started diving 11 years ago, i felt like it was a whole new world. Now I feel the same about cenoté diving!! Like all those caves I explored in Kapadokya, but this is SUBMERGED!! I normally don’t like solo traveling and was supposed go to Tonga for humpbacks with my bf, but he didn’t get his leave and Tonga is too much of a hassle for me to travel alone. So, since cenotés have been in my bucket list as well, i decided to go there this time. Thanks to a group on FB, I found out about Elite Diver International, many girls there recommended them. I was so well taken care of by Anne-Laure Huynh from EDI based in Playa del Carmen. She and her partner Arthur took me to 14 cenotes in total and they carefully tailor made my itinerary - chosing the cenotes for me, making sure i see ones with different characteristics for a wholesome experience. When I found out I was really fascinated by formations in Dos Ojos’ Bat Cave, they then added the cenotes in the photos below: Dreamgate!! It was PACKED with decorations, it felt like being in a flooded natural gothic style cathedral! And instead of walking to see around, you glide along and sometimes thru pretty tight passages! I asked for a photoshoot (coz Gopro videos are meh without proper lighting) so we did one with their professional photographer friend in my favorite cenotes: of course, DREAMGATE. Cenote diving is way more amazing than i thought it would be!!! It helped greatly that I chose the right people to take care of my experience. EDI took me to Chac Mool for my first day to test out my buoyancy and determine which cenotes I can go to and adapt to the cavern environment. I found this is CRUCIAL because on our diving days, we bumped into people who straight away went to cenotes like The Pit and Dreamgate and they couldn’t enjoy it as much, even cancelling second dive because it was too claustrophobic. Not to mention the risk of not having good enough skill to not ruin the caverns for everyone else. Choose carefully who to dive with! Many dive centres will do whatever for money in Mexico (as it is in Indonesia, where I am from). I also went on a whaleshark observation with them to Isla Mujeres, then learn how to make ceviché on board and ate floating lunch around Isla Mujeres. My two weeks in Mexico couldn’t have been better!! If you have any questions about my experience I would be happy to answer. PS. You only have to be Advance Open Water certified but the instructors will (and they should. Be suspicious if they just agree to take you to any cenote you choose, like The Pit - really should not be your first cenote experience) assess first which cenotes are suitable for you based on your experience and buoyancy.

  Buenísimo. Llegué a ellos mediante una recomendación por una página de buzos en Facebook; desde que los contacté estuvieron pendiente de todos los detalles antes de mi llegada al país, durante y hasta posterior a las salidas, así como brindarme diversas opciones y recomendaciones sobre todo lo que necesitaba saber y/o quería hacer durante mi corta permanencia en México. Definitivamente recomendable.

  Très bonne matinée passée avec Arthur et Anne-Laure, encadrement super dans un cadre magnifique. Grâce à vous nous avons passé un super baptême de plongée

  Diving with both Arthur and Anne-Laure was just exceptional. They are spot on with their organisation, always on time and we totally appreciated they knew when to be at certain dive spots to avoid the crowds. We did bull sharks and Cozumel,that was amazing, but really the 6 cenotes we saw were a total cherry on a vegan cake� Absolutely fantastic service, made us feel very relaxed and safe, saw the incredible cenotes and their advice on how to improve our diving as well as diving equipment and dive spots were much appreciated. They really go above and beyond to accommodate their divers. After having some questionable dive guides in the past, we were cautious choosing our playa dive centre and Elite divers international are a complete jackpot! Thanks again guys and hope to dive with you again!

  Super professional and absolutely amazing guides. My wife and I had such an amazing experience diving with them. We can't wait to do it again.