Dive Review of Aqua Excursions/Viva Maya resort in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Playa Del Carmen

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Aqua Excursions/Viva Maya resort: "Good diving and well run.", Jul, 2022, by John kirkenir, NJ, US ( Contributor 17 reports with 11 Helpful votes). Report 12193.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
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Comments	We've been to this resort and dive center several times. Always enjoy the location and the SCUBA diving. This trip though was a family trip. 7 certified divers. The shop did a great job accommodating the Advanced and beginners. Our divemaster Jan was a good guy and led nice slow easy dives. Lots to see. Many turtles. Lots of fish of all sizes and really good coral and little critters. My only complaint is that you need to walk about 250 yards down the beach to get to the dive boat at another resort run by SCUBA Caribe. Nice boat with plenty of room and a nice stable dive platform. I did find the solution to this problem though. The Viva Sister resort Viva Azteca (about 10 minute walk from Viva Maya) has the diving run thru SCUBA Caribe so they will pick you up right off the beach at that resort. I'm doing that next time. If you have never dove a Cenote this is a good place to do that from. They pick you up from the hotel and drive you to the Cenotes and back. Pretty remarkable
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Bonaire, Cozumel, Costa Rica, Bahamas, Florida, curaçao, Bermuda, North Carolina, Aruba, Curacao, Antigua, Dominican Republic, Hawaii
Closest Airport	CUN	Getting There	Direct Flight from EWR to CUN. Shuttle to resort. approx 1 hour
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	81-83°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	70-100 Ft/ 21-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	DM led dives. Usually 35-45 minute dives or when first person reaches 700psi
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Aqua Excursions/Viva Maya resort in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Playa Del Carmen

Aqua Excursions/Viva Maya resort: "Good diving and well run.", Jul, 2022,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Reporter and Travel

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Aqua Excursions/Viva Maya resort in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Playa Del Carmen