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Diving expedition through the Xahuayxol coral reef

Doctor Dive - Mahahual, Mexico

Activity

Duration

1 day

Required experience

Advanced Open Water Diver

Minimum age

12 years

Discover the beauty of the second largest coral reef in the world.

Xahuayxol is located on the northern edge of the Xcalak reserve, just an hour and a half by boat from Mahahual, considered for years to be one of the areas with the best coral preservation, with deep-sea gorgonian gardens accompanied by huge orange elephant ear sponges and coral gardens in the shallowest dive.

Dive Site

Alcantarilla

Large mountains of coral between 12 and 40 meters deep, lined with vertebrate and invertebrate corals that makes diving in Xcalak and the Xahuayxol area distinctive and unique.

Icon Types of Diving Types of Diving

  • Multilevel Diving

  • Deep Diving

  • Nitrox Diving

  • Side mount and decompression profile diving


Casa blanca

Intricate mountains lined with invertebrate coral. Characteristic for the sighting of nurse sharks, the possibility of finding manatees and other species of tropical fish, turtles, and species of crustaceans.

Icon Types of Diving Types of Diving

  • Recreational side mount diving

  • Nitrox and deep diving

Recommendations

  • Be in good health and physical Shape

  • It is recommended to come in a group (minimum 4), so as not to have limitations, but if this is not the case, we will do our best to put together a group, if not, the program changes to dives off the coast of Mahahual where we have no minimum number of participants

Restrictions

  • A minimum group size of 4 divers

  • Waves less than 1.4 meters to be able to cross safely

  • All divers must have current certification

  • Have a logged dive in the last year

Duration

  • 2 tanks = 6 hours

What is included?

  • 2 or 3 dives according to selection

  • fruit, water, and sweet bread in the surface interval

  • Dive Master for maximum groups of 6 divers for each guide

  • Round trip by boat

  • 80 cc aluminum tanks. / 12 liters

  • weights

Equipment rental

We include the equipment in all our activities, except in Fun Dives (diving), in this case, if you don't have equipment, you'll be able to rent it directly in the center.

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