Riviera Maya (Quintana Roo) · about 2 km from Tulum
Calavera (Temple of Doom)
- Max depth19 m (62 ft)
- CertificationCavern
- Water temperature≈ 24–25 °C (75–77 °F)estimated, no reports yet
- SpecialSidemount
Diving and fills
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Fills nearby
- ProTec TulumAir, EAN32, O₂ up to 200 bar, trimix on request (booster); Sofnolime 797 always in stock
- Third Dimension DivingEAN32, HP O₂, deco gases and any trimix (booster); Sofnolime 797 and Intersorb; prefilled trimix bailout for rent
- Ko’ox Diving (Tulum)Air, nitrox, O₂ and helium mixes (He about US$2/cf)
What it looks like
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The dive
Calavera (Spanish: ‘skull’) is three holes in the ground: the skull of its name. Check for surfacing divers before you jump. Practical: fee about 300 MXN, open 9:00–17:00.
1 earlier accident or incident has been reported at this cave. Read what happened ↓
Profile and sections
Calavera (Spanish: ‘skull’) is three holes in the ground: the skull of its name. Check for surfacing divers before you jump.
Practical: fee about 300 MXN, open 9:00–17:00.
- Depth and profile
- Mostly -10 to -15 m, max about -19 m; halocline
- Intro level
- Cavern and the start of the lines towards Sac Actun.
- Configuration
- Sidemount is easiest; backmount and CCR work, but getting in is awkward
- DPV: unknown
- No scooter info found; entry by jump or ladder with gear lowered on a rope makes a DPV awkward
Who can dive where
- At least Cavern
- Cavern zone / easier part: at least Intro to cave
- Cavern zone / easier part: at least Open water / no overhead
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 19 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
This is how the planner decides who in your team may dive this cave. Rules your own trip adds (organizer, a mail, the AI) show with your trip.
How to get there
1.7 km from Tulum on the Cobá road. Entry by a ~2 m jump or ladder; gear lowered on a rope.
Around Calavera (Temple of Doom)
Fills3 fill stations · nearest 1 km
ProTec Tulum
Av. Satélite / Calle Tun-Kul, Tulum
Air, EAN32, O₂ up to 200 bar, trimix on request (booster); Sofnolime 797 always in stock
Daily 8–19
Rental of CCR, scooters, sidemount and double cylinders; CCR room for 14 units. ProTec Playa merged into Tulum in 2026. Keys for Xa'ay Ha (Chi Keen) and Doggi/Style (Muyil) are collected here.
Third Dimension Diving
Calle Chemuyil Mz 14 Lt 01, Mayapax, Tulum
EAN32, HP O₂, deco gases and any trimix (booster); Sofnolime 797 and Intersorb; prefilled trimix bailout for rent
Unknown — call
Rental of backmount, sidemount, CCR cylinders, Suex scooters and stages. In Tulum (Mayapax neighbourhood, west of the 307).
Ko’ox Diving (Tulum)
Tulum
Air, nitrox, O₂ and helium mixes (He about US$2/cf)
Daily 7:30–21:00
Fills CCR, stage and double cylinders; cave gear for rent. Card payment accepted. The site also lists a Puerto Aventuras branch (Hwy 307 km 269.5, 7:30–21:00), but it is not on Google Maps — ask whether it exists and fills.
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Other sites6 within 5 km
News
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Nearby
Articles about cave diving that name a place within 25 km of this site, but no cave by name. They're not necessarily about this site.
- A Diver Found a Skeleton at Least 8,000 Years Old Hidden 26 Feet Underwater in a Flooded Cave in Mexico ↗
- Cave-divers find trapped spearfisher alive after 15 days ↗
- Cave diving is fraught with danger, but the reward is sights like nothing else on Earth ↗
- INAH files legal complaint for diver damage to underwater archaeological site in Tulum cave ↗
- A Diver Found 8,000-Year-Old Human Remains Deep Inside an Underwater Cave ↗
Accidents and incidents
What happened at this cave before, with the sources. No names are given; read it as a lesson for your own planning.
- Triple fatality (1995): an unqualified guide took divers beyond the cavern zone.
Access and rules change: check what applies locally right before your trip. Source: GDELT Project and the news feeds of diving magazines. Search for more news ↗ Searched automatically, last on 11 Nov 2026.
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