Discover the Chinchorro Nature Reserve in Mahahual, Quintana Roo

Chinchorro is an atoll and protected nature reserve located 36 kilometers from Mahahual, it is the largest atoll in the northern hemisphere and the second largest in the world. Its Geographic Location, the sustainable management plan of the government agencies involved and the fact that it does not have towns or settlements makes it one of the best preserved diving sites in Mexico and the world. Famous for the excellent health of its corals, abundant marine life, pelagics, tropical fish, coral formations, and unusual coral cover.

Dive Sites

Coral Negro

Undoubtedly, an iconic site in Chinchorro diving formed by a coral wall lined with both vertebrates and invertebrates, as well as colorful sponges and an abundant amount of tropical fish, among which are groupers, damsels, snappers, lobsters, black tip sharks. , reef sharks and Nurse sharks.

Types of Diving

• Multilevel and Deep Diving

• Nitrox and Recreational Side mount

Immersion in Acuario, Jardines

Small coral wall with a 15-meter platform and a vertical drop from an average of 12 meters at its lowest to 20 meters at its deepest, interspersed by sandbanks with independent coral sections, as well as a gradual slope in its part. deeper in the second section of the site. characteristic for its color and ease of diving.

Types of Diving

• Fish id

• Drift

Gatas, Baliza and Gonzales

Mixed coral formations between small broken walls, pinnacles, Single coral sections and sandbanks, as well as a wall at a depth of 24 meters, characterized by its diving with Nurse sharks and abundant marine life and colorful coral colonies

Types of Diving

• Fish id

• Drift

Recommendations

• All divers must have current certification.

• Over 14 years of age

• Do not suffer from seasickness in boats

• Enjoy swimming near or in the presence of sharks

• It is recommended to come in a group (minimum 6), 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 6 divers

• Swell less than 1.4 meters to be able to cross safely.

• Be a certified advanced open water diver with 30 dives and one dive in the last month, if you do not have the required level of experience it will be necessary to do two previous dives in Mahahual. As part of the package pair of aces.

Duration

• From 7 to 9 hours