Diving in Cancun and Riviera Maya

If you are heading to Cancun and Riviera Maya, Mexico for your vacation and you love to dive, then you will have the best time, because this area of Mexico is home to some of the best diving locations in the world. The diving sites in and around Cancun and Riviera Maya are simply stunning, unique, and beautiful. The waters provide divers with colorful marine life and wildlife that is offered nowhere else. Cancun and Riviera Maya is also ideal for divers of all expertise.

Here is a list of the best places for diving in Cancun and Riviera Maya, Mexico. An underwater adventure is waiting for you to discover it.

Cancun Underwater Museum

One of the most sought out diving sites in Cancun and Riviera Maya, Mexico is the Cancun Underwater Museum known as (MUSA). The MUSA underwater museum is unique to Cancun and Riviera Maya. A series of man-made reefs created from works of art off the coasts of Isla Mujeres, Cancun, and Riviera Maya was created by Jason DeCaires Taylor, a British artist. These man made reefs are each like an exhibition room in a museum that are fascinating for divers. If you would like to see the man-made reefs and you aren’t a diver, then that is okay too, because you can see some of the exhibitions from one of the glass bottomed boats.

When you plan on going to the MUSA museum, then bring your underwater camera, so you can take pictures. You will have a collection like no other at this diving area in Cancun and Riviera Maya.

Shipwrecks

Cancun and Riviera Maya are home to a variety of shipwrecks. Some of the shipwrecks were purposely sunk while some of them just met their demise. The C58 minesweeper is an excellent shipwreck location that provides divers with the chance to see groupers, manta rays, and other tropical fish. It was sank in 1980, and the reef was formed. The ship El Frio is another shipwreck that should be seen by only experienced divers, because the currents are very strong. The El Frio reef has a variety of marine life that includes barracudas, amberjacks, turtles, and tropical fish. If you are fearful that you are not that experienced, then take an experienced guide with you on this dive.

Cave diving

Ocean dives aren’t the only exciting thing to dive to when you are in Cancun and Riviera Maya, Mexico. The caves here in Cancun and Riviera Maya are excellent locations for divers, both salt and freshwater caves. The Sleeping Sharks cave provides divers with the opportunity to enjoy coral formations off the coast of Isla Mujeres and there are bull, blacktip, and gray reef friendly sharks to see. The La Caverna de los Murciélagos (Bat Cave) has massive stalactites to see. Cave diving is a fun and exciting diving experience in Cancun and Riviera Maya, Mexico.

Reef diving

There are a variety of natural coral reefs in Cancun and Riviera Maya, Mexico that are awesome for divers. The reefs that connect to the Mesoamerican reef is the first place to start. They provide an amazing coralline ecosystem that tropical fish, barracudas and other marine life call home, so you will see a variety of things. One thing to remember is not to wear any shiny rings, bracelets, or earrings, because the barracudas may think you are endangering them and they may attack you. The Manchones is another excellent reef that you can see snappers, blue tangs, and other tropical fish. You can be any level of diving experience to visit this area.