stephaniepacific

Greetings
I would love to hear comments on the positives & negatives of diving off the mainland coast near Playa del Carmen. Friends have invited me to join them for a week near Playa, but my priority is diving ... alot!

Last summer I spent a week diving in Cozumel - which I loved. At that time I also took the ferry to Playa then a shuttle to dive the cenotes.. which was great fun. I don't think it is realistic to ferry to Cozumel from Playa every day so was wondering if the diving from Playa is comparable to Cozumel!

Any feedback will be welcomed.

sruddock

it is nothing like Cozumel...which is my fav. There isn't really much to see in Playa, minimal coral. The tourtuga dive is good, lots of huge turtles and the possibility of seeing a shark as they feed off the turtles. (we dove it 3 times last year but no shark unfortunately!). If you get a chance, do the cavern dive, it is awesome.

In short, don't expect Cozumel like diving...