It’s a small world, but it’s an enormous planet. Adventure vacations can take you to the most amazing spots on Earth. Learn to sail in the Aegean Sea and visit the mythic Greek Islands. Trek the Himalayas in Nepal or the Rockies in Colorado to stand in places only accessible by foot and discovered by the most courageous of pioneers. There’s whitewater rafting on the epic American River in Northern California and camping along its banks under the stars. Seasonal flows that appear only with the monsoons in tropical areas that are perpetually warm. Jungle Safaris along the tropical equator. Of the myriad of activities, Scuba diving let’s you explore an underworld thriving with exotic life forms and unseen territories.

If Scuba is new to you, take a crash course (3 to 4 days) in open water diving, relax in the Caribbean, and finish with a Referral Course (2 days). You’ll be diving into the depths with an instructor in no time. If you have experience in Scuba and just want a refresher course, you can do the Advanced Open Water, Rescue Diver, or the Dive Master Course.

Mexico's Tropical Caribbean Coastline

The Riviera Maya, also known as the Mayan Riviera, is a 130 kilometer stretch of Caribbean coastline that runs between the resort city of Cancun down through the Mayan ruins of Tulum at its southern end. The island of Cozumel, Mexico's largest island, is also part of the Mayan Riviera.

Playa del Carmen

Playa del Carmen, Mexico, locally referred to as "Playa", is a modest, undiscovered, fishing village just 45 minutes south of Cancun, but worlds away from the big city feel. Playa del Carmen is the heart of Mexico's Mayan Riviera. This humble, fishing village is home to international restaurants and a collection of unique hotels and fractional ownership

Playa del Carmen's excellent weather and world class diving draws tourists from around the world. However, Playa Del Carmen’s local community has succeeded in retaining Playa del Carmen's reputation and as a charming, fishing village and artists' colony, without being tourist-dependent like Cancun. To this end, the city passed an ordinance by which all buildings are limited to three stories. A few four-storey buildings were built before the ordinance. The town continues to be quaint besides Playa’s significant European influence with a number of local business proprietors drawn from the European expatriate community.

Sights & Adventures on Mexico's Tropical Caribbean Coastline

The Riviera Maya, also known as the Mayan Riviera, is a 130 kilometer stretch of Caribbean coastline that runs between the resort city of Cancun down through the Mayan ruins of Tulum at its southern end. The island of Cozumel, Mexico's largest island, is also part of the Mayan Riviera.

One hour south of Cancun and 15 minutes south of Playa del Carmen, Puerto Aventuras is located in the heart of Mexico's Mayan Riviera. Just 55 minutes south of the Cancun International Airport and ten minutes from Playa del Carmen. Puerto Aventuras is Mexico's coastline paradise on the Riviera Maya. Many adventures await travelers along the coastline including jungle cenotes like Dos Ojos for swimming, snorkeling, and diving. For all day entertainment, visit X'caret, Tres Rios, and X'puha nature theme parks and lagoons like Xel ha and Yal ku. Several tour operators in Puerto Aventuras offer adventure excursions to a variety of destinations in the Riviera Maya.

Cenotes

Cenote is pronounced (say-no-tay) and is derived from the Mayan word, "Dzonot," which means sacred well. A combination of various geological events and climate changes created an incredible and unique ecosystem in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. These caves and underground rivers were created naturally over 6,500 years ago by erosion. Cenotes are formed when the roof of a cavern collapses having no support due to low water levels.

Millions of years ago, the peninsula was covered by the ocean. During the Ice Age, the level of the ocean sank. The reef and marine life became marine fossils. Rainfall filtered through the ground and slowly flowed towards the ocean, eventually carving out a huge system of underground caves and tunnels. Once these systems were formed, precipitation carried minerals from the earth into the caverns, dripping down the vaults of the underground caves and formed stalactites and stalagmites that in time created incredible rock formations.

The depth of each cenote depends of the amount of natural debris that has accumulated through erosion in addition to the remains of the roof that collapsed. The water that gathers in these amazing natural wonders is crystal clear and turquoise in color with a very pleasant temperature of 78°.

Cenote Cavern Diving

This unimaginable, underground world is filled with an abundance of sea life. Become immersed in the tranquil beauty of these windows to the underwater world while floating through caverns of crystal clear water, stalagmites, and stalactites. The caverns don’t have a current. The water is crystal clear with an ideal temperature of 78° and the average depth is 35 feet, making for a tranquil diving experience. All you need is an open water Scuba certification to experience these pristine caverns .

Over the past 20 years, experienced scuba divers have explored these caves discovering more than 300 miles of interconnected passageways that make up this amazing one of a kind ecosystem only found in this part of the world.

Unique to this area of Mexico, cenotes are cavern entrances to the underground river system of the Yucatan Peninsula.

Mayan Ruins

Enjoy cultural experiences exclusive to Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. One of the most grandiose cities in Mexico, the Mayan city of Chichén Itzá was built around a cluster of natural wells and Cenote caverns. The Cenote of Sacrifice in Chichén Itzá played an important role in Mayan rites. It was believed that these pools were gateways to another world and valuable items were often thrown into them.

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