The cave systems of the Riviera Maya offer some of the most beautiful yet challenging diving you will ever experience, but you need to be cave certified in order to go beyond the cavern zone.
If you are interested in cave training we provide instruction for cavern and intro/basic cave diving (any c-cards issued will be from the NSS-CDS cave training agency).

Upon completition of the Intro/Basic cave diver program, should you want to continue to Apprentice and Full cave level, we provide training by co-teaching with some of the best in the world - Steve Bogaerts and Bil Philips, reference points for cave diving instructors:

Steve, who has already carried out the deepest cave diving exploration and survey in the Rivera Maya (400ft/129mt), earlier this year found the connection between the systems of Sac Aktun and Nohoch Nah Chich.

Bil is a legend in the Riviera Maya, a primary explorer of too many cave systems to list and an awesome source of cave diving knowledge.

AVAILABLE COURSES:

NSS-CDS CAVERN DIVER 
Prerequisites:
- Advanced Open Water certfication (or equivalent)
- Competency & comfort in open water skills (good trim & buoyancy control)
- Minimum 50 logged open water dives
- DAN insurance (or equivalent)

This course develops the minimum skills and knowledge for cavern diving and describes the dangers involved with cave diving.

NSS-CDS INTEGRATED CAVERN/INTRO-BASIC 
Prerequisites:
- Advanced Open Water certification (or equivalent)
- Competency & comfort in open water skills (good trim & buoyancy control)
- Minimum of 50 logged open water dives
- DAN insurance (or equivalent)

This course develops the minimum skills and knowledge required for limited penetration cave diving.

NSS-CDS APPRENTICE AND FULL CAVE DIVER
Prerequisites:
- Intro/basic cave diver certification
This course exposes the diver to more sophisticated cave diving scenarios, techniques presented during the previous training levels are further developed and refined in more challenging cave diving environments.

CAVE DIVER SPECIALTIES:
Prerequisites:
- Full cave diver certification
(except for cartography, which is open to anyone with an interest in underwater cave mapping)

Sidemount diving - DPV pilot- Cartography -Underwater cave survey- Stage diving
(contact us for more details)

CAVE DIVER TRAINING

Cavern diver (3 days of training)

Basic cave diver* (3 days of training)

* We only provide training beyond the cavern level in double tanks.

Apprentice cave diver (3 days of training)

Cave diver (3 days of training)

Integrated Cavern & Basic cave diver (5 days of training)

Integrated Apprentice & Cave diver (5 days of training)

Integrated Cave diver (7 days of training)

The above training prices

INCLUDE:

-Private instruction with an NSS-CDS instructor
-NSS-CDS training completion card fee (if training is completed satisfactorily)
-Double aluminum 80 tanks with manifold, filled with air (the cavern course may be taught in either singles or doubles)
-Equipment (lent) related to the course (backplate with harness, wings, second regulator in Hogarthian configuration, pouch, spools, primary light and primary reel)
-Transport to and from the cenotes, departing from Puerto Aventuras (other locations can be agreed beforehand at an extra charge)
-First aid kit and emergency O2 cylinder on site

DO NOT INCLUDE:

-Student workbook. We can provide you with a workbook here for 35 USD
-Personal equipment. We expect the student to bring: wet suit (5 or 7mm recommended), hood, mask, fins (no split fins), booties, at least one complete DIN regulator, waterproof dive tables, computer (no consoles, no integrated units), timing device, depth gauge, wet notes and 2 small back up lights (no pistol grips). Please contact us before making any purchases.
-Cenote entrance fees (usually between 8 and 10 USD each day)
-Additional days of instruction beyond the above minimum days, if required (at the daily rate of the course)

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Additional equipment can be rented here.
All the above courses need to be done in sequence or as combined courses.
Contact us for groups of 4 or more divers.
See PACKAGES if you are looking for accommodation as well.
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Remember, payment of the course fee is not a guarantee of receiving your certification; what it does guarantee you is the highest-quality training available. Anyone can enter a cave, only well-trained cave divers get out alive.

Course prices are based on the minimum days possible to become certified; many students accomplish their goal within the given time period, others may need a bit longer.

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