Scuba Diving Mexico One of the most popular and rewarding activities for any Mexico beach vacation is scuba diving Mexico. Scuba diving tours and resources are abundantly available all along the Mexican coast with many of the popular resorts town offering great deals that combine scuba diving Mexico with accommodations and other travel plans. If you plan to include scuba diving Mexico in your Mexico beach vacation, read on for information on some of the more popular locations for diving Mexico.
Scuba Diving Cancun
One great place to experience scuba diving, either as a novice or experienced diver, is Cancun. Located just 12 miles from the tip of the Yucatan Peninsula, scuba diving Cancun is known for the gorgeous reefs that stretch along its white sand coast. Apart from great shopping and exciting 24/7 nightlife, Cancun has an intricate underwater landscape that is one of the most beautiful in the world. Scuba diving Cancun reveals a dazzling underwater world with coral cliffs, canyons and underwater vegetation, all within minutes by boat from different pick-ups in Cancun and Isla Mujeres. Friendly fish flock to these underwater paradises for food and travelers scuba diving Cancun will have the chance to swim along side schools of angelfish and experience other colorful sea life.
Scuba Diving Cozumel
A world renown diving hotspot on the Yucatan is Cozumel. A Water Mecca for boating and fishing enthusiasts, scuba diving Cozumel is also one of the most popular activities in the area. Nearly every hotel in Cozumel will offer packages for scuba diving the vast coral reefs and walls of Cozumel and for good reason as the dive areas are only minutes from shore. Divers may choose from one of two popular locations. The shallow and colorful reefs off Playa Del Carman is widely frequented, as is Chinchorro Banks, which offers access to the second largest barrier reef in the world (after Australia's Great Barrier Reef) and spectacular wall dives. Scuba diving Cozumel is a great choice for divers of every level. The island of Cozumel also offers plenty of other entertainment, such as visiting nearby Mayan ruins or just hanging out on the beach in this beautiful laid back Isla of the western Caribbean.
Night dives on the barrier reef from Cozumel are very popular and offer a unique and fascinating world beneath the blue western Caribbean. One of the most memorable dives in diving Mexico, will be experiencing the very different marine life that comes alive with a new variety of colors and species during a night dive. On a diving Mexico night dive its not uncommon to find some of the coral reef in-habitants asleep in a suspended state, while others flash by leaving a trail of florescent colors in their wake. Most of the Cozumel island dive shops will offer a night dive, so don't miss the boat for a true underwater treat diving Mexico.
Diving Mexico Pacific Coast
One of the more popular scuba destinations for divers around the world is Puerto Vallarta. Puerto Vallarta scuba diving is a rare treat, as many of the nearby islands and bays, such as Los Arcos, Majahuitas. The Marietas islands have been designated as protected underwater national parks. Between December and April, Puerto Vallarta scuba diving will likely offer views of humpback whales, as the mammals migrate to the warms seas off the coast each winter. Whale sharks, dolphins, sea turtles, sea lions and a variety of tropical fish also make this safe haven their home. Puerto Vallarta scuba diving is a great adventure for anyone taking a Mexico beach vacation in the area.
Scuba diving Mexico in the Sea Of Cortez, also offers great spots off the coast of Cabo San Lucas and La Paz. Depending on the length of your Mexico beach vacation, you may want to take a day or two to explore all that Mexico diving has to offer. Day trips, as well as longer boating excursions, are widely available. Winter is by far the best season for scuba diving, as the highest number of sea creatures will migrate to the warm Pacific waters of Mexico. If you plan to dive during this time, be sure to book ahead, as tours do fill up. Whether you'll be taking your first dive or your hundredth dive, the scuba diving Mexico offers is truly a world-class diving adventure.
Diving Mexico Specialties
You will also find diving Mexico, that there are several specialty dives to wet your diving appetite. In this ancient land of the Maya, the Yucatan area of Mexico is literally catacombed with sand stone caverns and blue hole cenotes. Many of these caverns are underwater and chain for miles offering some of the most exciting underwater challenges for advance cave divers. Cenote diving is a unique underwater vision of a world held sacred by the Maya Indians even to this day. These crystalline blue water entrances to the Maya underworld offer scuba divers and snorkelers rare views of stalagmites and stalactites formed thousands of years ago before the water tables rose and filled the caverns and formed the cenotes (blue water sink holes). Ask a Travel Express Cruise Travel Pro about booking a "Scuba Diving Mexico Vacation" or email us for more information on Scuba Diving Mexico.
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