Diving in Yucatán Cenotes

Explore 53 dive sites in Yucatán Cenotes, Mexico. Ocean conditions, marine species, and dive centres.

Marine Life in Yucatán Cenotes

Home to 425 recorded species including 340 reef fish, 30 hard corals, 14 other, 13 sharks & rays, 6 crabs & lobsters, 4 sea snails & nudibranchs.

Marine Protected Areas in Yucatán Cenotes

  • Sian Ka'an - Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category Ia)
  • Sian Ka'an - World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (IUCN Category Not Applicable)
  • Banco Chinchorro - Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category VI)
  • Santuario del Manatí, Bahía de Chetumal - Ecological Conservation (IUCN Category Not Reported)
  • Arrecifes de Sian Ka'an - Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category VI)
  • Arrecifes de Cozumel - National Park (IUCN Category IV)
  • Arrecife de Puerto Morelos - National Park (IUCN Category IV)
  • Costa Occ. de I. Mujeres, Pta. Cancún y Pta. Nizuc - National Park (IUCN Category IV)
  • Sian Ka'an - UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category Not Applicable)
  • Arrecifes de Xcalak - National Park (IUCN Category IV)
  • Banco Chinchorro - UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category Not Applicable)
  • Parque Nacional Arrecifes de Xcalak - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
  • Sian Ka'an - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
  • Parque Nacional Arrecife de Puerto Morelos - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
  • Playa Tortuguera X'cacel-X'cacelito - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
  • Reserva de la Biosfera Banco Chinchorro - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
  • Parque Nacional Arrecife de Cozumel - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
  • Manglares y Humedales del Norte de Isla Cozumel - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
  • La porción norte y la franja costera oriental, terrestres y marinas de la Isla de Cozumel - Flora and Fauna Protection Area (IUCN Category Ia)
  • Caribe Mexicano - Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category Ia)

Getting to Yucatán Cenotes - Nearest Airports

  • Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport Tulum (TQO), Tulum - 64 km away, approx 85 min travel time
  • Cozumel International Airport (CZM), Cozumel - 125 km away, approx 152 min travel time
  • Cancún International Airport (CUN), Cancún - 179 km away, approx 210 min travel time

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