Riviera Maya (Quintana Roo) · about 25 km from Playa del Carmen
Kin Ha
- Max depth30 m (98 ft)
- CertificationOpen water / no overhead
- Water temperature≈ 24–25 °C (75–77 °F)estimated, no reports yet
- SpecialOpen water with a cavern guide (CREER 3)
Diving and fills
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Fills nearby
- GoDiveMEXNitrox, trimix and oxygen
- Dive Rite Mexico (ZOTZ)Air, nitrox (EAN32, EAN50), oxygen and trimix (trimix on quote)
- Zero Gravity'Mixed gas fills' — ask which mixes exactly (trimix, O₂, sorb)
What it looks like
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The dive
Kin Ha (Maya: ‘water of the sun’) is not a cave but a cylindrical sinkhole. Light beams fall through holes in the ceiling, and you see bells, flowstone and stalactites.
Profile and sections
Kin Ha (Maya: ‘water of the sun’) is not a cave but a cylindrical sinkhole. Light beams fall through holes in the ceiling, and you see bells, flowstone and stalactites. After the dive you jump through a ceiling hole. Not to be confused with Kim Ha near Tulum.
Practical: CREER level L3. Fee about 200–400 MXN (sources differ).
- Depth and profile
- Down to about -30 m (the basin itself is deeper); no halocline
- Configuration
- All configurations
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable
- Open sinkhole/cavern with no true cave diving (per Ko'ox); nothing to travel with a scooter
Who can dive where
- At least Open water / no overhead
- Cavern zone / easier part: at least Open water / no overhead
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 30 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
Ruta de los Cenotes km 19.5, same access road as Zapote (a few hundred metres further); wooden stairs into the sinkhole. AOW minimum.
Around Kin Ha
Fills3 fill stations · nearest 25 km
GoDiveMEX
Calle 6 Norte esq. Calle Diagonal 55 Sur, Mz 12 Lt 2, Ejido, Playa del Carmen
Nitrox, trimix and oxygen
Daily 7:30–19:00 (InDEPTH business directory)
Recreational and technical dive centre in Playa del Carmen with gas blending, scooter rental, gear storage and classrooms; you can join local research and exploration projects there.
Dive Rite Mexico (ZOTZ)
Carretera Federal 307, Mz. 293 Lt. 1, Col. Ejidal, 77710 Playa del Carmen
Air, nitrox (EAN32, EAN50), oxygen and trimix (trimix on quote)
Mon–Fri 8:00–17:00, Sat 8:00–14:00, Sun closed
Official Dive Rite store in Mexico. Cave courses from cavern to full cave, also sidemount, stage, scooter, trimix and CCR cave. Guided cave dives on open circuit (at least Intro to Cave) and CCR (CCR Cave), at most 3 divers per guide; the centre can't guarantee specific caves in advance.
Zero Gravity
Carretera 307 km 269,5, Puerto Aventuras
'Mixed gas fills' — ask which mixes exactly (trimix, O₂, sorb)
Daily 7:30–19:00
Nearest centre. Rental and servicing, also lodging. Arranges access to Otoch Ha (Nariz) and La Concha.
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