Riviera Maya (Quintana Roo) · about 3 km from Puerto Aventuras
Kukulkan
- Max depth15 m (49 ft)
- CertificationCavern
- Water temperature≈ 24–25 °C (75–77 °F)estimated, no reports yet
- SpecialOpen water with a cavern guide (CREER 1)
Diving and fills
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Fills nearby
- Zero Gravity'Mixed gas fills' — ask which mixes exactly (trimix, O₂, sorb)
- Cave CCRTrimix and CCR support
- Pro Dive International (Catalonia Riviera Maya)Air and nitrox (alu 80/12 L); no trimix, O₂ or CCR support
What it looks like
Cenote Chac Mool and Kukulkan Cavern diving in the Yucatan with Playa Scuba Dive Center Scuba Diving in the Kukulkan and Little Brother Cenotes. Cenote CHAC MOOL & KUKULKAN Scuba Diving in the Mexican Mayan Riviera with Diving Reality Diving Cenotes Chac Mool, Kukulkan & Little Brother in Playa Del Carmen 2019
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Cenote Chac Mool and Kukulkan Cavern diving in the Yucatan with Playa Scuba Dive Center Scuba Diving in the Kukulkan and Little Brother Cenotes. Cenote CHAC MOOL & KUKULKAN Scuba Diving in the Mexican Mayan Riviera with Diving Reality Diving Cenotes Chac Mool, Kukulkan & Little Brother in Playa Del Carmen 2019
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The dive
Kukulkan is a cavern at CREER level L1 (starter). It is part of Sistema Chac-Mol (Maya: ‘jaguar’), with 9.2 km surveyed, down to -28.3 m (QRSS, Jan 2025).
Part of Sistema Chac-Mol. Also in this system: Chac Mool
Profile and sections
Kukulkan is a cavern at CREER level L1 (starter). It is part of Sistema Chac-Mol (Maya: ‘jaguar’), with 9.2 km surveyed, down to -28.3 m (QRSS, Jan 2025).
Practical: same site and fee as Chac Mool (about 300 MXN, 8:00–17:00, no cameras).
- Depth and profile
- Down to about -15 m; halocline with a hydrogen-sulphide layer below it
- Intro level
- Cavern route; cave only above the H₂S layer.
- Configuration
- All configurations
- DPV: DPV possible (estimate)
- Mostly a cavern dive (CREER L1); its cave joins the Chac Mool system, where scooters are used
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 15 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
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How to get there
Around Kukulkan
Fills3 fill stations · nearest 2 km
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.
Cave CCR
Bahía Akumal 31, Puerto Aventuras
Trimix and CCR support
Mon–Fri 8–18, Sat–Sun 8–17
Rental of OC backmount/sidemount, CCR and scooters; official JJ-CCR service centre. Also Cozumel trips.
Pro Dive International (Catalonia Riviera Maya)
Avenida Xcacel Lt1 Mz18, Puerto Aventuras
Air and nitrox (alu 80/12 L); no trimix, O₂ or CCR support
Daily 8–17, including public holidays
Resort centre on the beach of hotel Catalonia Riviera Maya, with sister bases at Allegro and Royal Hideaway Playacar. Mainly reef and cenote dives (Dos Ojos, Chac Mool); also sells a two-dive cave excursion for certified cave divers — ask beforehand which caves and which requirements. Not a tech centre.
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