
There are some hammocks and plenty of space to lounge around if you are waiting for divers or just taking a break. The cenote is larger and offers a view to a large room as well as the entries to the cavern tour area. The larger of the two entries has more area to snorkel. Downstream mainline, to the Cauc Na or Monster House, you can find the world's longest underwater stalactite Xix Ha Tunich. Some of the best dives are on the upstream mainline, beyond cavern zone at a highly decorated dome room. It offers a variety of scenery to discover: areas for snorkeling, caves, narrow paths, and open areas. Just 25 minutes south of Playa del Carmen, this sinkhole is also known as the Jaguar’s Claw. Any place fresh water exists features an array of speleothems. Chac Mool Chac Mool is one of the most well-known sinkholes in the Riviera Maya due to its excellent visibility and its spectacular caverns. Saltwater areas consist of typical limestone. This cave system flirts between fresh and salt water zones.

The deepest area of the dive goes through a very thick halocline giving you the effect that the surface of the water is just above you. If you look close into the walls you can find beautiful crystals and some fossils. Once you cross through this curtain you will be able to see it from a distance as you see the reflection of bubbles on the ceiling. As soon as you start the dive, a whole curtain of laser beams will take your breath away. You need to walk approximately 30m/100ft. In this same system there is a different entrance to Cenote Kukulcan. With its large rooms and maximum depth of 12m/45 ft, Chac Mool is perfect for everyone new in cavern diving and can be reached just south of Puerto Adventuras on the right 22 kilometers south of Playa del Carmen. This is where salt and fresh water comes together creating fascinating visual effects. Chac-Mool is one of the caverns where you will find a halocline. Here you can experience a stunning laser light show on sunny days. Along the opening of the main entrance, there are some trunks and branches reaching into the water. This allows the diver to dive next to two levels of beautiful stalactites. In the second room, a portion of the ceiling has collapsed under an air dome, in which divers can surface. The first room is relatively big with a lot of light entering from the opening. Riviera Maya: Pick-up at 8 A.M.There are two water entries to Chac-Mool or Jaguar Cave, both leading into the same rooms.Pick-up & drop-off schedules & locations vary on where you stay. To ensure that our clients receive the best possible service, we limit our trips to a maximum of four divers at a time per instructor.

Just imagine a dive where the conditions are no waves, no current, and 5,000 ft visibility.With its large rooms and maximum depth of 12 m, Chac-Mool is perfect for any novice cavern diver. This is where salt and fresh water come together creating fascinating visual effects. This cenote is accessible throughout the year with an average air temperature between 25-30 ☌/77-86 ☏ and an average water temperature of around 24-25 ☌/77 ☏. CENOTE Chac-Mool is one of the caverns which has a halocline.On a sunny day, the descent will treat you to an amazing light show attributed to the refraction and reflection of light as it hits the water.Divers can also look forward to witnessing the phenomenal halocline, where salt and fresh diverge resulting in captivating visual effects.Divers will encounter trunks and branches that reach into the water as they venture into the opening of the main entrance.The second room has a partially collapsed ceiling under an air dome that divers can use as a surface area to appreciate stunning stalactites.Chac Mool offers a unique and surprising dive beginning with the first room which is a large area penetrated by a spectacle of sun rays from the opening.Transportation from our facility to the cenote and drop-off at your hotel (within the Cancun hotel zone).With a maximum depth of only 47 feet, Chac Mool is an ideal diving location for scuba divers as the cenote presents a myriad of exciting and riveting adventures for divers to enjoy such as underwater passages and halls that reveal an array of natural wonders like halocline, light show, fossils, and larger-than-life stalactites.

It has two water entries that lead to the same rooms where divers can enjoy two-tank dives. Scuba dive at the popular Chac Mool cenoteĬhac Mool is a popularly visited cenote located just south of the Puerto Aventuras entrance, between Playa del Carmen and Akumal.
