Riviera Maya (Quintana Roo) · about 11 km from Akumal
Nicte-Ha
- Max depth10 m (33 ft)
- CertificationCavern
- 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
- 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)
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The dive
In the cavern you see water lilies and light beams. Downstream you reach Motz Say Ha and Monolito; they have no entrance of their own and can only be dived as a traverse from Dos Ojos/Nicte-Ha.
Part of Sistema Sac Actun. Also in this system: Dos Ojos, The Pit (El Pit), Taak Bi Ha, Pet Cemetery (Cenotes Sac Actún), Dreamgate, 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
In the cavern you see water lilies and light beams. Downstream you reach Motz Say Ha and Monolito; they have no entrance of their own and can only be dived as a traverse from Dos Ojos/Nicte-Ha. Mind the flow.
Nicte-Ha is part of Sistema Sac Actun (Maya: ‘white cave’): 379.6 km surveyed, down to -119.2 m (QRSS, Jan 2025).
Practical: fee about 400 MXN, or in a combined Dos Ojos ticket.
- Depth and profile
- Down to about -10 m
- Intro level
- From open water with your own primary reel to the main line; upstream to Dos Palmas.
- Configuration
- All configurations; one short passage sidemount only
- DPV: DPV possible
- Shallow intro-level lines with one short sidemount-only passage; scooter traverses (Dos Palmas–Mot Mot–Dos Ojos) pass through
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 10 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
Dos Ojos area, 1 km dirt road; stone steps.
Around Nicte-Ha
Fills3 fill stations · nearest 11 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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Other sites6 within 2 km
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