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Dive Review of Dive Shop Mexico in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Playa Del Carmen

Dive Shop Mexico: "Dive Shop Mexico (Playa Del Carmen)", Jul, 2017,

by Richard Blackburn, GA, US (Contributor Contributor 13 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 9805.

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

Accommodations N/A Food N/A
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity 3 stars
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 5 stars
Beginners 4 stars
Advanced 5 stars
Comments We book 2 boat trip, 1 cenote cavern trip, and 1 cenote cave diving trip.

The shop is a short walk from the boat and they haul your gear in a cart for you. The boat they use is small but comfortable, the guide was extremely knowledgeable. You back roll in, and climb a swim ladder out. Saw an octopus on the reef on our second day of diving. Plenty of turtles seen, at least one on each dive.

The guide, Alessandra Figari, for our cavern and cave dives was great. She knows the caves in the area and highly recommend her. We dove Nahoch and Chac Mool.

We'll use Dive Shop Mexico on our trip next summer :)

Websites Dive Shop Mexico   

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience Over 1000 dives
Where else diving USVI, FL, GA, TN, AL, Japan, CA, Mexico, Bahamas, Bonaire, Roatan
Closest Airport Cancun Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, dry Seas calm
Water Temp 80-85°F / 27-29°C Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility 30-50 Ft/ 9-15 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile no
Enforced diving restrictions You dive with a guide and most dives were 40-60 ft
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 3 stars Tropical Fish 3 stars
Small Critters 3 stars Large Fish 3 stars
Large Pelagics N/A

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter 3 stars Boat Facilities 2 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 3 stars Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments Had to request a camera bucket taken to the boat
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