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    Playa Scuba

    4.4 (13 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Scott A.

    Playa Scuba is the right deal for real Scuba Adventures and all the reviews I read were spot on. Let me start with stating that I stopped counting and logging my dives 20 years ago when I hit 100. I have dove all over Latin America and the Caribbean. I have dove with hard core dive shops, hard core 5 day and night hunting live-aboards, the US Special Forces in Panama, and 5 star kiss your (behind) luxury all exclusive's. The owner Klaus and his staff along with the location and package deals are the way to go if you're a diver and around Playa Del Carmen. I purchased the 3 day 2 tanks per day package over the internet 1 week before we arrived for my son and I. When we showed up there was absolutely no surprises and Klaus reconfigured our dive plane to dive Cozumel, then Playa, the Cenotes. This way the last dives area in fresh water and our gear gets a complete "natural" wash known before we pack it up for heading home. Day 1 Got to the dive shop at 8am but the dive is over on the island of Cozumel so didn't head over until almost 9:45. 6 of us walked to the port with Pierre from Denmark our lead. GREAT GUY! then we paid our own ferry ride round trip to Cozumel about $50.00 for both. They cover the van ride to the dive resort location and will set your gear up for you (I like to do my own) and boat out to the 1st dive. 65ft to top of a drift dive over a wall going down to about 200ft plus. Blue, beautiful and lots to see. Tank 2 was a drift dive at about 50 ft over reef and lots to see. Then back to the dive resort and lunch was great. Then a shuttle back to Playa Del Carmen back at about 5:30 to 6pm Day 2 Got to the dive shop at 8am geared up and 4 of us walked down to a waiting boat with Nicky Awesome lead. Went out over the reef and hit the water. 30 to 55ft drift both tanks. Nice profile a lot like the Florida Keys (We live in Ft Lauderdale) if your not from Florida or anywhere like it you will love the dive. Easy, safe and a lot of fish. Back to the dive shop by 12:30. Day 3 got to the dive shop at 8am and loaded up Klaus's truck with our gear and a father and daughter team. Klaus took us to the tank filling area to pick up tanks for the Cenota dives. Then drove to Centota Chac Mool. WHAT A GREAT experience to take my son on. Klaus is a very safe lead and instructed us on the dive plan. We hit the water and he lead us through the clearest fresh water caves dive along the yellow line path and it was beautiful, wonderful and really nice to share with my son. Lunch was included. Not gourmet....Its lunch! I would recommend Playa Scuba any day next time we come back here we will do the same but also add the Bull Shark Dive... Thanks for the memories Playa Scube!

    Playa Scuba store front. February 2015.
    Andrew W.

    Scheduled dive with Klaus through website. Very professional and very easy to work with. Required a $25.00 PayPal deposit per diver. They accept deposit online through website as well. Great experience as Playa Scuba was recommended to me by friends who used them before. If you're going to dive in Playa del Carmen, you have lots of options, but Playa Scuba delivered the experience I was looking for.

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    Blue Life

    Blue Life

    4.9(46 reviews)
    1.8 kmGonzalo Guerrero

    I can't commend Blue Life highly enough. I initially only booked one trip with them but had such a…read moregreat experience that I went back for a second day! My initial experience was with Oscar, who was taking me through my AOW certification. Unreal experience, as I was able to get certified by completing my first two dives at Cozumel on Day 1, and my final three dives at Cenotes El Pit and Dos Ojos on Day 2. I appreciated the diverse diving experiences I had over the two days and Blue Life's communication, professionalism, and kindness. Blue Life had all my gear set-up for me when I arrived, walked me through the dives we'd be completing, refreshed on hand signals and diving best practices, which was exactly what I needed. Even though cenote diving was new to me, I felt very safe with Oscar as he helped me adjust all of my gear both before and during the dive. Food and transportation were included in the price and I was very thankful that everything was prepared for me. I went back to Blue Life a couple days later after Oscar recommended that I check out C-53, a sunken ship off the coast of Cozumel. This time I was with Tomas, who was equally as friendly and communicative about our dive plans. Not only did we see the sunken ship, but we also got a glance of a submarine that was piloting around the area! Tomas offered a great balance of respecting my autonomy as a diver but ensuring that I felt comfortable navigating this new environment. I will be back, thank you Blue Life!

    My husband and I had an amazing experience with Blue Life in Playa del Carmen. We completed our…read moree-learning and pool sessions at a local dive shop before finishing our four open water training dives with Blue Life over two days to earn our PADI Open Water certification. On the third day, we explored the beautiful reefs of Cozumel. The entire Blue Life team was professional, friendly, and welcoming. Gaby was quick to respond to our questions before booking, which made the process easy and reassuring. A special thank you to our instructor, Thomas, who was incredibly patient, knowledgeable, and professional. His personalized instruction helped us become more confident and capable divers, and we feel very lucky to have had him guide us throughout all three days. Thank you, Blue Life - we'll definitely be back!

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    Tank-Ha Dive Center

    Tank-Ha Dive Center

    5.0(29 reviews)
    1.0 kmGonzalo Guerrero
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    Josh took us on 2 spectacular reef dives in Cozumel. Tank-Ha's high speed boat made it a quick trip…read morefrom Playa del Carmen. The visibility was amazing with a wide variety of coral, fish and a few lobsters

    It has been a long time since I have been diving with Tank-Ha. I live in the USA, and am now 71…read moreyears old with some health issues, but when I was in my mid 30s up until about 15 years ago, I went diving a lot. The numerous times that I was at Playa del Carmen, I was diving with Tank-Ha. I am truly pleased to see that they are in business still and from the ratings, are obviously doing a great job. When I was diving, I went to several cenote dives with them and a videographer named Steve from California. He was employed with Tank ha, or at least served their clientele on an exclusive basis. He and I got to be very good friends. I don't know if he is still there, or if he is still even in Mexico, he was about my age. Happened to recently find some of the old VHS tapes that I got when I went diving with Steve through Tank ha. After a dive day, he would take a few of us to his house, serve us beer and popcorn, and show us that days diving videos which we obviously purchased. When I ran across these the other day, they brought back some really great memories and I cannot imagine that the dive shop has done anything but improve. They were the greatest then and I'm sure they're even better now.

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    Tank-Ha Dive Center - Staff are great- friendly and helpful!

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    Mexico Blue Dream

    Mexico Blue Dream

    4.7(21 reviews)
    1.2 kmGonzalo Guerrero

    We spent a week in Playa Del Carmen during Spring Break 2021, and I wanted to get my Advanced Open…read moreWater SCUBA Certification. Dune Mexico Blue Dream was the perfect shop for me. Overall (TLDR): Small Scuba shop in Playa with some very nice staff and instructors who worked around my vacation schedule to accommodate me getting my AOW while still finding interesting enough dives that my fiance (who already has her AOW) could dive with us and not be bored. They took us on short notice and dealt seamlessly with Cozumel closing unexpectedly when we were supposed to dive there. Overall great service and learning for me at a reasonable price. They are my go to dive shop in Playa. The Story: I booked a week at an all inclusive resort in Maroma for the week of spring break and was playing with the idea of finally getting my AOW certification so that I could do some of the more challenging dives I hadn't had access to with just an Open Water certificate. I did a little research and most of the shops down there had few reviews and not a lot of information available. I ran across Mexico Blue Dream, and their website was helpful and gave me hope. I emailed a month before the trip and they responded quickly. Up until the time when we were about to leave, I was still debating taking time away from an all inclusive resort to get the Advanced cert. I called them the day before we were supposed to arrive, after about two weeks of hemming and hawing, and they fit us in. They arranged a two day dive schedule with 4 dives in Playa and then 3 dives in Cozumel. When we arrived at our hotel, we had trouble contacting the dive shop because evidently the phones around the shop went completely out, but luckily Camille emailed me with his personal cell number and everything worked out just fine. The shop itself isn't the easiest place to find as the address helps you find the block, but the address itself is not well marked on any of the buildings in the area. Best advice I can give you is to look for the big yellow door! We met Damien, our instructor/dive master who has to be one of the most kind and even keeled people around. He was patient in explaining what we were going to do and what we needed to achieve for the certification process. Our first dive was a wreck dive with tight quarters and some decent marine life to watch. I always felt at ease with Damien as he was attentive, without being overbearing, and adaptive to our skill levels throughout our dives. Our second dive was a drift dive and the third was about navigation and maneuvering underwater. I always felt comfortable and secure with Damien. Such a great instructor and person overall. The second day we were supposed to go to Cozumel, but when returned from our first day, we found out they closed docks due to high seas. We transitioned to diving some Cenotes instead for our second day, and those went off without a hitch just like the previous day. The view from the Cenote called "the Pit" was one of the more remarkable geologic formations I have experienced. The Good: Good prices. Great staff who was thorough and responsive. Cute little facility with everything we needed despite not being a large storefront/retail location. They knew their stuff and made me feel comfortable the whole time. Camille was helpful in the office making all the arrangements, and I couldn't have asked for a more zen and knowledgeable instructor than Damien. The Bad: Nothing. The Mediocre: finding the place the first time was a little nerve-wracking because I'm very type A when it comes to being on time, but it worked out just fine.

    One of the larger and more established Scuba shops around. It seems to be independent but you can…read moreget all sort of certifications through them. They have instructors all sorts of gear so you can get any certification you desire up to PADI instructor as one of the people on the boat had been trying to get. I think you should give this one a try when you're in Playa Del Carmen.

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    Dive Mike

    Dive Mike

    4.7(10 reviews)
    0.4 kmCentro

    This was our first time diving in Playa del Carmen. We booked the dive by picking the shop on the…read moreinternet. I'm so happy we did. We did two days of 2-tank dives. One day in Cozumel and one in Playa. It was a great experience. The staff is so professional and accommodating. The prices are very reasonable and competitive. There were no hidden fees and no surprises, and the location is perfect. We had small groups both days. The second day there were only four divers and an instructor, Dana. We had a really good time and will be coming back soon. If you're booking online and are a little nervous about the unknown, rest assured you will be taken care of by Dive Mike.

    Let me start by saying I can barely swim and just learned about a year ago. I might be able to save…read moremyself if I was drowning but that's about it. And that's not even a guarantee, I just think I could. I really enjoyed our first experience scuba diving in Playa Del Carmen. There were 4 of us with the instructor so it was a good size to teach and learn. I didn't feel too nervous. First they take you to a pool about 5-6 feet deep and teach you the basics which was needed for a beginner. It was my fiancé, myself and another older couple from Sweden. After an hour or 2 of practice in the pool, we got a lunch break and came back for the actual dives. We had 2 dives abt 30ish mins each and both were great. The first dive felt like a trial run so it was a little terrifying. The couple and my fiancé felt sick after so they skipped on the second dive and I got to dive with the instructors. So fun! The instructor Caro (I think that's her name) was very knowledgeable and fun. She was very thorough and made me feel comfortable. I loved the second dive because it was just me and the pros. Pretty cool. There wasn't much to see underwater which was kind of a bummer but nonetheless, still a great experience. The worst part for me was walking from the shore to the boat. There were tons of rocks that make it a very painful walk and the current was pretty strong. I recommend investing in some water shoes. Regardless, I had tons of fun and would totally do it again. For a little over $100 dollars, this was a great deal.

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