Mexico's Riviera Maya:A Great Scuba Diving Experience

Posted by cenotes on September 28th, 2017

Scuba diving is becoming a favorite outdoor water adventure for a lot of people.  especially if your vacationing the Riviera Maya Mexico Resorts. With the increasing number of diving shops and professionals that can provide safe training people are more excited to try scuba diving for the first time.

What makes Riviera Maya a great place to try scuba diving is its location.  You can find in this region a vast reef system called the Great Mayan Reef or the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System. The one thousand kilometer reef system stretches from the Yucatan Peninsula down to the coast of other countries like   Belize and Honduras. With its massive system the Riviera Maya offers you great locations or spots for awesome scuba diving adventure.

The abundance of marine life that live around the reef system like the endangered green sea turtle or the leatherback turtle and a hundred different species of fishes and mollusks can give you the best diving experience.

The Great Maya Reef is also home to different species of stony corals like Elkhorn coral or the Staghorn coral and other colorful types of corals.

Aside from reef diving, Riviera Maya also offers you exciting cenote or cave diving.  Diving in a fresh water cavern in the Yucatan Peninsula is a unique experience. The clear water and its warm temperature plus the majestic geological structure of a cavern provide a wonderful underwater dive adventure.

Akumal Beach Resorts are some of the touristhotels in Riviera Maya Mexico that provide great accommodations for someone that wants to try scuba diving.Known for wonderful diving spots and great beaches,  these Akumal Hotels have representatives and diving shops that can assist you and provide you with more information about your diving experience.