Riviera Maya (Quintana Roo) · about 10 km from Akumal
El Toh (Balun Actun)
- CertificationFull cave
- Water temperature≈ 24–25 °C (75–77 °F)estimated, no reports yet
- SpecialExperienced divers
Diving and fills
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Fills nearby
- Akumal Dive CenterNitrox; trimix and CCR courses on the site — ask about O₂/He fills
- 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)
What it looks like
Cave diving Mexico - Cenote El Toh Cave Diving Cenote El Toh El Toh Cave video Nick and Tamara, Cave diving in Cenote "el Toh", Yucatan, Mexico
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Cave diving Mexico - Cenote El Toh Cave Diving Cenote El Toh El Toh Cave video Nick and Tamara, Cave diving in Cenote "el Toh", Yucatan, Mexico
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The dive
El Toh is rarely dived. Upstream, a line with many jumps leads to a 'moonscape'. Downstream, to the right of the pool, it is tight and muddy: not an easy section.
Profile and sections
El Toh is rarely dived. Upstream, a line with many jumps leads to a 'moonscape'. Downstream, to the right of the pool, it is tight and muddy: not an easy section.
Toh is the Maya name of the motmot, a bird. Simon and Donna Richards explored El Toh and Balun Actun in 2004–2005; Alessandro Reato connected the two in 2010 and linked Balun Actun to the Dos Ojos system in 2011. During that 2011 exploration Reato saw human bones in El Toh; at the end of 2025 INAH recovered the skeleton, about 8,000 years old, from a small chamber 200 m from the entrance and 8 m deep. According to INAH it was a man aged 20–25, who can only have got there while the cave was still dry.
- Depth and profile
- Unknown
- Configuration
- Upstream with many jumps (any configuration conceivable); downstream tight and muddy — sidemount
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable (estimate)
- Smaller cave: upstream many jumps, downstream tight and muddy – little room for a scooter
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Configuration unknown — research beforehand
- Experienced divers only
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How to get there
Jungle plot near the Dos Ojos road, where parties are sometimes held. Fee unknown.
Around El Toh (Balun Actun)
Fills3 fill stations · nearest 10 km
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.
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.
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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 ↗
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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