Playa Del Carmen, Mexican Riviera - Diving Holiday Destination

Playa Del Carmen, Mexican Riviera (Mexico)

Playa Del Carmen is the largest town situated on the Mexican Riviera Maya, a 72 mile stretch of coastline along the Yucatan Peninsula, and is a 50 minute ride south of Cancun Airport. It’s a 35 minute ferry ride from Cozumel. The region is known for its uncrowded, tranquil, white sandy beaches, and, of course, diving!

Playa Del Carmen began life as a small fishing village and building laws have kept building heights down, helping to maintain a quaint unspoiled feel and unrestricted sea views. Now, it’s an established tourist destination. It’s a more relaxed place than Cancun or Cozumel, but the tourist is well catered for on 5th Avenue, which has a variety of shops, cuisine and nightlife, with the liveliest nightlife being on 12th Street.

Playa Del Carmen has beautiful ocean reefs and unique caverns (cenotes) to offer the diver.

Climate

Average air temperature: 80°F [27°C]
July/August - High 80's to low 90's°F [32°C]
December/January - Mid 70's°F [24°C]

Winter Months: Cold fronts may create windy, cloudy and cooler weather. Afternoon thunderstorms are common, usually lasting for an hour.

Dive Facts

Water temperatures range from 77°-82°F [25°-28°C] throughout the year.

Dive Attractions

Diving in Playa del Carmen, you have a wide options for dive sites, from shallow reefs, deep dives, walls, night dives to amazing wrecks dives.

This part of the Riviera Maya, just across the water from Cosumel, can offer some amazing cavern diving. The caverns (known as Cenotes) have crystal clear warm water without currents. The average water temperatures are around 250 C. Average depths are around 10m (35 feet). To do Cenote diving the minimum qualification is Open Water as the diving is easy and comfortable.

You can also go out into the open water of the Mexican Caribbean and experience drift dives, or see numerous turtles. You can also try out diving through arches at the bottom of the sea.

See our Dive Sites Directory for more detail about Playa Del Carmen, Mexico Dive Sites.....go to Dive Guide, Dive Sites, Central America, Mexico, Playa Del Carmen to see more.

Find Playa Del Carmen dive clubs and tour operators in our Dive Club Directory...its in the Dive Guide!

Other

Language: Spanish, but most stores have English speaking staff.

Currency: Mexican peso, but all stores accept US dollars.

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