HOME < FUNSTUFF < Diving Cozumel is diving heaven! Whether you are an expert diver or beginner, Cozumel is an underwater paradise you really must experience. Diving enthusiasts from all over the world travel to Cozumel for world class diving opportunities. Cozumel is a great area for new divers as well (full certification course are available on the island). Take advantage of the opportunity to experience the incredible wonders that lie just below the surface in Cozumel. More and more, divers, snorkelers and nondivers are choosing private villas and condos for their vacation experience. These vacation rental properties offer more privacy, spaciousness and comforts than standard hotel options. Villas and condos condos come in a variety of sizes and prices. Ask us for our personal recommendations! Below are videos, divesite maps, dive shops and more!
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. Dive Sites and Map, Dive Shops Click on map at right enlarge!! Come discover the jewels of the Caribbean. Here are some of our favorite dive sites Click on map to enlarge!! Barracuda North of town, lots of life and current! Paso de Cedral: You'll spot eels, large groupers, grunts, porkfish,  barracudas. In the caves you'll find schools of glassy sweepers. Current can be brisk. Depth is 40-60 ft. Punta Tunich: You can fly with the current on this dive . . . and other times it will be calm as ever. You'll find groups of fish hanging out in the gullies. Watch for green morays (big ones!) and elegant scrawled filefish. Depth is 30-70 feet Yucab: Without touching anything be on the lookout for those great Cozumel toadfish. If you hang upside down you may find these creatures hiding under rocks or coral. The bold striping pattern, whiskers and bright yellow eel-like tail make them a peculiar looking critter. They're mighty shy, so be sly. Other goodies are this dive are octopus, crab, triggerfish and trunk fish (aren't they cute!). You're at 40-60 feet on Yucab. Tormentos: Don't be intimidated by the name of this site, you'll find plenty of interesting marine life, and the current isn't going to rip you around. Heard there are seahorses in one area of this dive . . . I haven't seen 'em yet. But I'll keep looking! 60-70 feet here. Palancar Caves: Wow! Now we're into canyons and tunnels, drop-offs and usually mild currents. When you slip into the 60-90 foot range, don't forget to watch overhead. You'll sometimes find large eagle rays or turtles sailing above you. You can dive here time after time and each experience is a new one, with abundant sealife, interesting landscape and great, great blue. Palancar Horseshoe: Dramatic wall teeming with coral. This dive takes it's name from it's distinctive shape. It's another incredible Cozumel dive that you can do over and over again. Depth here is 60-90 ft.  Palancar Gardens: An exotic undersea banquet of marine life, coral, pillars and a plush carpet of color. Enjoy this one at 40-70 ft.  Santa Rosa Wall: I love this one! The beckoning wall, the come hither tunnels, the clarity and the marine life. Off you go into the wild blue yonder at 60-80 ft. depth. We saw a hammerhead shark here once, in a shallow area at the end of the dive.  Cedral Wall: Impressive wall dive that starts at 45 feet; you'll sometimes spot turtles and eagle rays. When the current is slower, the French angels will often hover above you and nip at your bubbles. Aren't they grand! Cedral is 45-90 feet. Punta Sur: At the southern end of the island, this dive features pinnacles and an area known as Devil's Throat which starts at 70 feet and continues to the exit at 120 feet. Swirling schools of fish add a touch of excitement. Columbia: There's Columbia Deep and Columbia Shallow. Columbia Deep starts just after Devil's Throat with a dramatic drop-off. Watch for large groupers and turtles. Current is usually mild here, but it's a vast area, so you could do several dives to cover the entire area. Depth is 80-100 feet. We saw a seahorse once at about 80 feet. Columbia Shallow is only 20-40 feet deep, but it's an incredible area with lots of coral sealife. Great area for snorkeling, too . . . but you have to get there by boat. Da plane: This is a popular shore dive, located near the international pier by the Casa del Mar/La Ceiba Hotels. The plane is scattered in this area, and provides housing for gobs of shrimp, eels, octopus, etc. We've done this dive in daylight hours and after dark. It's a great acclamation dive with little current in a shallow area (you're not going to get any deeper than 45 feet). There are some coral formations and varied fishlife. At night we've played with countless octopus (or is that octopi?) and eels, seen bunches of crabs, lobster, rays, stonefish, toad fish, horse eye jacks, puffer fish, squid, shrimp, sharp tail eel, etc. We've seen parrots in their cacoons (once there was even a baby inside the cacoon with mama!). We saw an interesting and unusual type shark one night and, oh yeah, half an eel. Wreck Dive: An old U.S. Navy minesweeper was recently sunk in 25-80 feet of water off Cozumel's coast. The vessel waas acquired by the Mexican goverment in the 1960s and was renamed Felipe Xicotencatl C-53. After years of use, the ship was retired and is now home beneach the sea in Cozumel. Intended to provide yet another dive site to this area, the wreck will likely attract marine life and sprout living coral in coming years. Large holes in the 184-foot gunboat allows entrance into the hull. A guideline from the aft area was installed to lead divers through the wreck. For safety purposes, signs have been posted to indicate nearest exit. Fishlife will become more abundant as creatures discover this artificial reef of Cozuemel. Lots of other dive sites, too; this is just a sampling. If you'd like to add your favorites, or comments or an interesting dive story E-mail us with subject: dive comments! Return to top Dive Shops We are often asked about our personal recommendations. Here are some of our favorites: Scuba Tony (scubatony.com) Professional and personalized boutique dive operation providing best staff and gear on the island. Never more than 6 divers on a boat! Over 1000 5-star reviews on TripAdvisor. website: scubatony.com online booking: reservations email: info@scubatony.com Phone: US 469-361-6573 Cozumel: 987-105-8603 Chili Charters (chilicharters.com) Professional in every way and a delight to dive with the knowledgeable staff; Chili Charters will impress you with their attention to detail. Rear ramps means easy access in and out of the water! In addition to diving, Chili Charters also offers snorkeling tours (including El Cielo). Private charters are also available. info@chilicharters.com US phone: 954-999-4215 Mexico: 52-987-872-1685 Scuba with Alison (scubawithalison.com) Alison has become a favorite dive operator on the island for many divers. Her personal attention, safety-first attitude and custom-tailored dive packages have earned her a stellar reputation on the island. Alison has a huge following so you need to book early to get a spot on Alison's boat! alison@scubawithalison.com From the US: 011-52-987-989-6269 or cell 011-52-1-987-878-5071 From Cozumel: 989-6269; cell 987-878-5071 Caballito del Caribe (seahorsecozumel.com) Caballito Del Caribe (Seahorse Cozumel) was one of the first dive shops we ever used on the island. They continue their focus on small groups and personalized service today. Caballito offers snorkeling trips as well as lobster dinner cruises on their pirate ships! caballitocozumel@prodigy.net.mx On the island: 872-1449 Aldora Diving (aldora.com) Aldora Divers have a steady and sterling reputation on the island for safety, comfort and maximum bottom time. aldora.com frontdesk@aldora.com US 210-569-1203 Cozumel: 987-872-3397 divechoicecozumel.com We think the world of Ricardo Garcia as a dive master and instructor. And we admire him, and his wife, Karen, as caring individuals in the local community as well. Together, Ricardo and Karen operate Dive Choice Mexico. They provide every kind of dive opportunity available: reef dives, night dives, nitrox dives, certification and advance diving instruction, cenote diving and personalized dive tours through the Yucatan. Check their website for more details and make arrangements soon! You are in good hands with Ricardo and Karen! divechoicecozumel.com info@divechoicecozumel.com Cell: (00 52 1) 987 111 14 70 Cell: (00 52 1) 987 103 57 22 And . . . here's a list of other dive shops on the island; some of these will do snorkel trips as well: Dive Shop E-mail address Telephone/FAX (from US, dial 011-52-987, then the number) Aldora Divers frontdesk@aldora.com 872-4048 Alex & Alex alexalex@cozumel.com.mx 872-6142, Fax 872-6142 Aqua Fun anoaat@cozunet.finred.com.mx 872-1614, Fax 872-6316 Aqua Safari dive@aquasafari.com 872-0101, Fax 872-0661 AquaWorld aqwssc@cozumel.com.mx 872-1210, Fax 872-1210 Aquatic Sports aquatics@cozumel.com.mx 872-0640, Fax 872-0640 Black Shark black_shark@cozunet.finred.com.mx 872-0396 Blue Angel bluangel@cozumel.com.mx 872-1631, Fax 872-0913 Blue Bubble bbubbles@dicoz.com 872-1865, Fax 872-1865 Blue Note bluenote@cozumel.com.mx 872-0312, Fax 872-0312 Caballito del Caribe caballitocozumel@prodigy.net.mx 872-1449, Fax 872-1449 Careyitos Advanced Divers careyitos@advanceddivers.com 872-1578, Fax 872-1417 Caribbean Divers caridive@cozumel.com.mx 872-1080, Fax 872-1426 Carlo Scuba anoaat@cozunet.finred.com.mx 872-0199, Fax 872-0110 Cha Cha Cha Divers chachachadive@hotmail.com 872-2331, Fax 872-2331 Chili Charters info@chilicharters.com US 954-999-4215, 872-1685 Chino's Scuba Shop chino@cozunet.finred.com.mx 872-3732, Fax 872-3732 Chuck Jones caver@cozumel.net 872-2339 Cinpatica felipe@cinpatica.com 872-1817, Fax 872-1817 Cozumel Custom Aquatics custom@cozumel.net 872-5566, Fax 872-5566 Cozumel Equalizers darwin@cozumel.com.mx 872-3511, Fax 872-3511 Cozumel Sports eduardo@cozumelsports.com 872-6726, Fax 872-6726 Cruceros Maritimos cruceros@cozumel.com.mx 872-1588, Fax 872-1979 Deep Blue deepblue@cozumel.com.mx 872-5653, Fax 872-5653 Del Mar Aquatics del_mar@cozumel.net 872-1900, Fax 872-3532 Deportes Aquaticos aquatics@cozumel.com.mx 872-0640, Fax 87-20640 DIMI Scuba Tours dimidive@cozumel.czm.com.mx 872-2915, Fax 872-3964 Discover Cozumel Diving discozdi@cozumel.czm.com.mx - Discover Scuba Dive Shop info@discoverscuba.com 872-0280, Fax 872-0846 Dive Choice Cozumel info@divechoicemexico.com 52-1-987-111-1470 Dive Cozumel dmanfish@cozumel.com.mx 872-4567, Fax 872-1842 Dive House dive@divehouse.com 872-1953, Fax 872-3068 Dive Palancar divepal@cozunet.finred.com.mx 872-3443, Fax 872-5094 Dive Paradise info@diveparadise.com 872-5161, Fax 872-1061 Dive With Martin dwm@cozumel.com.mx 872-2610, Fax 87-21340 Diving Adventures diventur@cozumel.net 872-3009, Fax 872-3009 EcoDivers ecodivers@cozunet.finred.com.mx 872-5628, Fax 872-5628 Ecotur Caribe - 872-1750 El Gran Azul vbrito@cozumel.com.mx 872-3223 872-3223 El Pulpo anoaat@cozunet.finred.com.mx 872-6384, 872-6384 Emerald Divers emeralddivers@prodigy.net - Eve in Paradise eve@islacozumel.net - Emerald Dolphin castillo@cozumel.com.mx 872-3270, Fax 872-3270 Island Adventures pluto@cozumel.com.mx 872-5858, Fax 872-5848 Kuzamil Snorkeling Center kuzsnorc@cozumel.com.mx 872-0539, Fax 872-0539 La Anita anoaat@cozunet.finred.com.mx 872-1542, Fax 872-1542 Living-Underwater info@living-underwater.com 872-2085, US 1-888-546-7281 Luis Cabañas luisc@cozumel.com.mx 872-0666, Fax 872-0666 Manetto Adventures webmaster@manetto.com 872-6695 Manta Raya Divers mantaray@xaac.com 872-0684, Fax 872-0684 Marine Sports marinesp@cozumel.czm.com.mx 872-5062, Fax 872-2154 Mexico Diving Explorer divemexico@cozumel.com.mx 872-25179, Fax 872-0880 Michelle's Diveshop divein@diveincozumel.com  872-6488 Motomarine caridive@cozumel.com.mx 872-0834, Fax 872-2158 Nitrox Solutions nitrox@cozumel.com.mx 872-5666, Fax 872-5666 Palancar Diving Co. rosendo@cozumel.net 876-8180 Papa Hogs diving@papahogs.com 872-1651, Fax 872-4465 Paul's Private Dive Center paul@dicoz.com 872-0141, Fax 872-0141 Pepe Scuba pepedive@cozumel.com.mx 872-3200, Fax 872-2800 Quetzal Divers cctv1@cozumeldivers.com 872-4452 Reef, The hernanbacelis@hotmail.com 872-4205 Roberta's Dive Eco-Cozumel robert@robertasdiveecocozumel.com 872-4187, Fax 872-4187 Sand Dollar sds@sanddollarsports.com 872-1303 ScubaDu scubadu@cozumel.net 872-9505, Fax 872-4130 Scuba Shack scubas@cozunet.finred.com.mx 872-4240, Fax 872-3836 Scuba with Alison alison@scubawithalison.com 872-4979 Scuba Tony info@scubatony.com US 469-361-6573 Sea Scuba seascuba@cozumel.com.mx 872-5744, Fax 872-3778 Seafari Adventure seafari@spin.com.mx 872-5650, Fax 872-5650 Sea Urchin Dive Shop isidrona@cozumel.czm.com.mx 872-4517, Fax 872-4517 Snorkel Center snorkcen@cozumel.com.mx 872-6364, Fax 872-6364 Staff Divers staffczm@cozumel.com.mx 872-0755 Studio Blue studio-blue@cozumel.net 872-4414, Fax 872-4330 TTC Club Divers - 872-4476, Fax 87 2-4476 Wildcat Divers anoaat@cozunet.finred.com.mx 872-1028, Fax 872-1028 Yellow Rose Divers mail@coz.net 872-0848 Yucab Reef anoaat@cozunet.finred.com.mx 872-4110, Fax 872-1842 Yucatech Expeditions yucatech@prodigy.net.mx 872-5659, Fax 872-5659 Snorkeling on the island: There are many shops that offer snorkel trips with visits to two or three sites. Some offer the option of lunch or provide snacks or beverages. Check with the shops above for snorkeling options. You can snorkel on your own along the shore in several areas, but be careful of the boat traffic. In town, you can snorkel near Jeannie's Waffle House; they have a man-made beach area with lounge chairs and tables. Cold drinks and food can be served along the ocean. Other areas include these areas south of town: Money Bar, Corona Beach and Chankanaab (entry fee). All offer great snorkeling, but it's best if you can go when there aren't many cruise ships in. You can also snorkel just north of the marina which is located before the Presidente Hotel. Snorkeling is also quite good near Villa Blanca and La Ceiba Hotels. Many oceanfront villas and condos have good snorkeling right along the shore as well.