Diving Courses in Tulum & Playa del Carmen
Get scuba certified with a private, personalized PADI Open Water course guided by Diego Tenaglia, professional PADI instructor.
PADI® Certified Dive Center
All courses taught by Diego Tenaglia, professional PADI Instructor & Full Cave Diver
Learn to Dive in Tulum & Playa del Carmen
Get scuba certified with a private, personalized PADI Open Water course guided by Diego Tenaglia, professional PADI instructor.
No matter where you are staying, we can organize your course in either destination — both offer perfect conditions for learning to dive, with dive sites full of colorful corals and marine life. We offer direct hotel pickup, so getting to your course is easy and hassle-free.
BeginnerDiscovery Scuba Diving
Your very first underwater experience — no certification needed. This course includes natural pool training plus 1 guided dive at Casa Cenote. An additional ocean dive is available for +$600 MXN. A private, personalized introduction to scuba diving in Tulum.
- ✦ Half day experience
- ✦ Ocean dive optional (+$600 MXN)
- ✦ Bring a friend and get 10% discount
PackagePADI Open Water Diver + 3-Night Stay
Become an internationally certified PADI Open Water Diver in just three days, guided by a private PADI instructor with 15+ years of experience diving the reefs and cenotes of Tulum and Playa del Carmen. Includes 3 nights of lodging. Explore reef, cenote and Cozumel dive sites.
- ✦ 3 nights lodging included
- ✦ PADI certification in 3 days
- ✦ Reef + cenote + Cozumel sites
- ✦ Private instructor, 15 yrs exp
BeginnerDiscovery Combo — Pool + Cenote + Reef
The ultimate beginner experience — no certification needed. Start in a natural pool, then explore an open-sky cenote and finish with 1 guided reef dive in the Caribbean Sea. Three completely different underwater environments in a single day.
- ✦ Natural pool + cenote + reef in one day
- ✦ No certification required
- ✦ Best introduction to diving
CertificationPADI Open Water Diver
The PADI Open Water Diver course is the world's most recognized diving certification. Get PADI certified and unlock cenotes, reefs and dive sites worldwide. Theory + pool training + 4 open water dives, all in 2–3 days.
- ✦ PADI certified on completion
- ✦ Dive up to 18m
- ✦ Unlock cenote & reef diving
CertificationPADI Advanced Diver
The PADI Advanced Diver course takes you deeper and makes you a better diver. It unlocks 30 m depth, improves navigation and buoyancy, and prepares you for advanced cenote cave systems and deeper reef dives. 5 training dives over 2–3 days.
- ✦ Dive to 30m depth
- ✦ Navigation & deep dive
- ✦ Perfect before cenote cave diving
RefreshScuba Refresher
Welcome back to diving. If you haven't dived in over a year, our refresher gets your skills and confidence back fast — pool review followed by 2 guided ocean dives. Photos included.
- ✦ Rebuild confidence quickly
- ✦ Pool review included
- ✦ 2 ocean dives
- ✦ Underwater photos included
CertificationPADI Rescue Diver
One of the most rewarding courses: learn to prevent and manage diving emergencies, self-rescue, and assist other divers. Build safety awareness, leadership, and confidence underwater.
- ✦ Prevent & manage dive emergencies
- ✦ Self-rescue & assisting others
- ✦ Builds leadership & confidence
- ✦ Most rewarding PADI course
SpecialtyPADI Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver
Get certified to dive with oxygen-enriched air, extending your bottom time and reducing nitrogen absorption. A short, practical course ideal for frequent divers.
- ✦ Longer bottom time
- ✦ Less surface interval
- ✦ Great for cenote multi-dive days
SpecialtyPADI Sidemount Diver
Learn the sidemount diving technique, where tanks are worn at your sides instead of on your back. Perfect for improved comfort, better trim, and easier access to tight spaces in cenotes.
- ✦ Sidemount configuration
- ✦ Better streamlining & buoyancy
- ✦ Ideal for cenote cave diving
Diving Courses in Tulum With Certified Instructors
PADI certified instructors
All courses taught by certified, patient and experienced dive instructors.
Safety first
We prioritise your comfort and safety at every stage of your course.
Small class sizes
Personal attention throughout — never a crowded class.
Cenote ready on completion
Finish your course and go straight to a cenote dive in Tulum.
Beginner friendly
Zero experience needed. We take you from nervous to confident.
Real ocean dives
All courses include real open water dives — not just pool sessions.
After Your Course
Ready to Dive a Cenote?
Once certified, your next step should be a cenote dive in Tulum — our main specialty. Crystal-clear freshwater caves that every diver should experience at least once.
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"An incredible experience. This is my second time diving with them. Last year I dived Dos Ojos and Nicte Ha — this summer I did two reef dives in Tulum and they were the best dives of my life. Super friendly and professional, everything is included and the equipment is in great condition."
"We spent the last two days diving with Diego and had an amazing time. We dived Dos Ojos cenote — it was magical. Then Playa del Carmen for bull sharks: 8–9 sharks circling us calmly… an unforgettable experience. Diego took excellent care of us. Highly recommend!"
"A fantastic place to learn to scuba dive. Pegy is an exceptional instructor. The cenote was even more beautiful than I imagined — so many fish, blue crabs, mangroves and even a crocodile tail in the water! Then a reef dive right in front. Very relaxing. Thank you Diego and Pegy!"
"Diving in the cenotes was an incredible experience — without a doubt the highlight of my trip to Mexico! Diego was a fantastic instructor, very relaxed, explained everything clearly and was great to chat with. Highly recommend!"
"An incredible experience. This is my second time diving with them. Last year I dived Dos Ojos and Nicte Ha — this summer I did two reef dives in Tulum and they were the best dives of my life. Super friendly and professional, everything is included and the equipment is in great condition."
"We spent the last two days diving with Diego and had an amazing time. We dived Dos Ojos cenote — it was magical. Then Playa del Carmen for bull sharks: 8–9 sharks circling us calmly… an unforgettable experience. Diego took excellent care of us. Highly recommend!"
"A fantastic place to learn to scuba dive. Pegy is an exceptional instructor. The cenote was even more beautiful than I imagined — so many fish, blue crabs, mangroves and even a crocodile tail in the water! Then a reef dive right in front. Very relaxing. Thank you Diego and Pegy!"
"Diving in the cenotes was an incredible experience — without a doubt the highlight of my trip to Mexico! Diego was a fantastic instructor, very relaxed, explained everything clearly and was great to chat with. Highly recommend!"
"An incredible experience. This is my second time diving with them. Last year I dived Dos Ojos and Nicte Ha — this summer I did two reef dives in Tulum and they were the best dives of my life. Super friendly and professional, everything is included and the equipment is in great condition."
"We spent the last two days diving with Diego and had an amazing time. We dived Dos Ojos cenote — it was magical. Then Playa del Carmen for bull sharks: 8–9 sharks circling us calmly… an unforgettable experience. Diego took excellent care of us. Highly recommend!"
"A fantastic place to learn to scuba dive. Pegy is an exceptional instructor. The cenote was even more beautiful than I imagined — so many fish, blue crabs, mangroves and even a crocodile tail in the water! Then a reef dive right in front. Very relaxing. Thank you Diego and Pegy!"
"Diving in the cenotes was an incredible experience — without a doubt the highlight of my trip to Mexico! Diego was a fantastic instructor, very relaxed, explained everything clearly and was great to chat with. Highly recommend!"
"An incredible experience. This is my second time diving with them. Last year I dived Dos Ojos and Nicte Ha — this summer I did two reef dives in Tulum and they were the best dives of my life. Super friendly and professional, everything is included and the equipment is in great condition."
"We spent the last two days diving with Diego and had an amazing time. We dived Dos Ojos cenote — it was magical. Then Playa del Carmen for bull sharks: 8–9 sharks circling us calmly… an unforgettable experience. Diego took excellent care of us. Highly recommend!"
"A fantastic place to learn to scuba dive. Pegy is an exceptional instructor. The cenote was even more beautiful than I imagined — so many fish, blue crabs, mangroves and even a crocodile tail in the water! Then a reef dive right in front. Very relaxing. Thank you Diego and Pegy!"
"Diving in the cenotes was an incredible experience — without a doubt the highlight of my trip to Mexico! Diego was a fantastic instructor, very relaxed, explained everything clearly and was great to chat with. Highly recommend!"