Riviera Maya (Quintana Roo) · about 13 km from Tulum
Dreamgate
Closed to divers
Cave diving is not allowed until further notice; only the cavern loops, with a guide.
- Max depth7 m (23 ft)
- CertificationCavern
- SpecialSidemount
Diving and fills
Dive here with
Fills nearby
- ProTec TulumAir, EAN32, O₂ up to 200 bar, trimix on request (booster); Sofnolime 797 always in stock
- Ko’ox Diving (Tulum)Air, nitrox, O₂ and helium mixes (He about US$2/cf)
- Akumal Dive CenterNitrox; trimix and CCR courses on the site — ask about O₂/He fills
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The dive
Upstream and downstream, cavern routes run through richly decorated passages with dense curtains of extremely delicate soda straws; mostly -5 m, max 7 m.
Part of Sistema Sac Actun. Also in this system: Dos Ojos, The Pit (El Pit), Taak Bi Ha, Nicte-Ha, Pet Cemetery (Cenotes Sac Actún), Nohoch Nah Chich, Casa Cenote (Manatí), Gran Cenote, Calimba (Kalimba), Dos Palmas, Otoch Ha (Nariz), La Concha, Ho-Tul / Cuzan Nah, Outland, Pedrín Fenómeno, Chun-Ya
Profile and sections
Upstream and downstream, cavern routes run through richly decorated passages with dense curtains of extremely delicate soda straws; mostly -5 m, max 7 m. Visibility is exceptional, but the silt is so fine that one wrong kick ruins it. Dreamgate is CREER level L4 (expert): perfect trim and buoyancy required.
The cave was explored by Buddy Quattlebaum and Chris Stanton. It was connected to Sistema Sac Actun from Cenote Koxul Ka'an in 2009, and to the Hidden World system in 2012.
Practical: the cenote is about 2.8 km south of the Dos Ojos entrance, at the end of a rough track. The owner does not allow solo cave diving. Fee about 400 MXN, 8:00–17:00.
- Depth and profile
- Mostly -5 m, max about -7 m
- Intro level
- Only the cavern loops (the cave is closed).
- Configuration
- Sidemount or CCR (no bubbles on the soda straws); backmount is tight
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable
- Cave diving not permitted 'until further notice' (CREER); cavern tours only, very delicate soda straws
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 7 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
- Experienced divers only
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
4–5 km rough jungle track past the Dos Ojos entrance; gear lowered by rope and pulley; wooden steps, toilets.
Around Dreamgate
Fills3 fill stations · nearest 12 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.
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.
Akumal Dive Center
Carretera 307 km 104, Akumal
Nitrox; trimix and CCR courses on the site — ask about O₂/He fills
Daily 8–17
On the beach at Akumal. Since 1975; mainly reef and cenote diving, tec offer via course pages. Not to be confused with the Akumal Dive Shop next door.
Other sites6 within 2 km
News
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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 ↗
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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