what's it like scuba diving in the cenotes of tulum coming up
and if you're new here welcome i'm christine with where in the world is CL and i make travel videos
every week to help you get up get out and go travel so if you like to travel consider
subscribing scuba diving in the cenotes in tulum is unlike any other dive experience i've ever
had i have my advanced diving certification i'm getting close to over 100 dives around
the world but doing a cenote dive is totally different and in this week's video i wanted to
share with you what my experience is like so that you can plan the best trip for yourself
and decide if it's something for you in this video i'm going to share with you where i dove and what
my experiences were like as well as how i chose my dive operator with tips on how you can choose
yours and lastly would i even recommend it because by the way i'm in playa del carmen right now and
i've been diving here too let's start with where i went diving because i did three different dives
at two different cenotes the first one was l pit and this was inspired by the amazing photos that
were shared with me and you have phenomenal light coming in to this really deep dive you do need
your advanced certification for this one because you are diving down to over a hundred feet the
highlights of this dive is that it it really is beautiful it's a really perfect cenote for
scuba diving because you have the light coming in and it just creates this really beautiful effect
while you're down in the water the other amazing thing about this dive is the halocline in other
words the part of the dye where the salt water meets the fresh water and when you put your hands
out in front of you it's almost like it's wavy and this dark blue and it's just a crazy crazy effect
and it's unlike anything i've ever seen the other highlight is it's just it's really neat looking
down there and there's a surprise in l-pit in which you will see some really old pottery that's
down there the downsides of this dive as you're dropping down into the very low depths there are
parts of the dive in which you will literally see nothing in other words imagine diving down into
the darkness and even though you have a flashlight on you it just it's completely black in front of
you and when you wave your hand in front of your face it's still black and there's just
a few moments as you're dropping down as a group that you just completely lose track of time space
and are completely discombobulated and so i will be totally honest in that there was someone on the
diet who freaked out and swam straight up which is one of the most dangerous things that you can do
while diving especially into deep depths and so being aware that this is the type of dive and
this is the type of environment you're getting into is something that you just need to know
but once you get down there oh it is it is really unique and it is really beautiful and it honestly
also looks like zombies will come out and get you it's just kind of creepy and eerie down there but
it's really freaking cool at the same time by the way if you're getting some value out of this video
cheers that like button and consider subscribing alright let's get back to it oh one other thing i
should mention is that there is a very steep set of stairs that you need to lug all of your scuba
equipment down and then back up at the end of the dive again but it's worth it i really loved el pin
let's jump to the next dive which is dos ojos this is dive number two it does there are two dives
here and it's located right next to elpin and these are shallower dives so you're down there a
lot longer at l-pit i was probably down there for about 35 minutes but for these two dives you're
down there for almost an hour and in all of them i was really cold so i was really thankful that one
of the other divers lent me their hoodie because even though i was wearing a five millimeter suit
i was cold but then again i get cold really easily let's talk about the highlights of dos ojos it
really is a beautiful dye and it's different from l-pit in that this one is all about stalagmites
and stalactites and so as you're diving through and there's a line that you're following
you will you will see these amazing formations all around so it's really cool to see the bubbles of
your air from your tank gathering on the ceiling as well as just seeing the light reflecting
from your flashlight off of those bubbles and off of the stalagmites and stalactites
the downside of this dive is that it can feel extremely claustrophobic
you don't need an advanced certification for this dive so if you are an open water diver who's newer
just know that you will likely feel pretty claustrophobic you never go through a space that's
super tight but you will feel like the world is closing in around you so if that makes you feel
uncomfortable just know that's coming your way let's jump to how i chose a dive operator because
i have some tips in here that are really important for you for me i went around on my little bicycle
checking around with different operators all along tulum centro and what i was looking
for was a dive company that spoke really good english even though i speak un poquito de espanol
i wanted someone who could give me a really good brief in english the second thing is i wanted to
dive with a company who was insanely safe who i'm not gonna lie some of the briefs were really long
it was like a 35 minute brief to get into el pit but i'm glad it was because i was so informed and
i knew exactly what to expect and that's what i wanted because lastly these are the types of
dives where you don't want to be in a troubled situation and you definitely want someone who
knows what they're doing so i dove with infinity 2 divers this video is no way sponsored by them i
loved them mario was a phenomenal dive master and i i definitely recommend them and link in
the description below for more info on them so my tip for you here is to make sure you're finding a
dive operator that you feel super comfortable with and maybe take safety to the next level because
this isn't some super shallow 30 foot reef dive in which you're just below a boat let's talk about my
recommendation if you've never done cenote diving or anything like it it is a must-do activity out
of all the dives i've done l-pit is definitely at the top of my list of most interesting dives
i've ever done on the other hand and this is just my honest opinion it's one of those things where
once you've seen it you don't really need to see it again and so after doing the two dose
o host dives the barbie line in the bat cave they looked very similar to each other and in general
not seeing a lot of fish seeing cool lights and seeing stalagmites and stalactites that one day of
three dives was enough for me and that's why i'm in playa del carmen right now trying to dive here
as well as cozumel the weather hasn't been good and the ferries haven't been running but i caught
some really awesome reef and bull shark diving so stay tuned for those videos if you enjoyed this
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in the next one ciao recap we're going to put on our dive equipment and then we're going to swing
from this rope down into the cenote actually over there okay we gotta go to the other side