Riviera Maya (Quintana Roo) · about 13 km from Tulum
Pet Cemetery (Cenotes Sac Actún)
Closed to divers
Closed to cave diving since 2026; cavern only on special request. Check the current status.
- Max depth10 m (33 ft)
- CertificationFull cave
- SpecialSidemount
Diving and fills
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Fills nearby
- ProTec TulumAir, EAN32, O₂ up to 200 bar, trimix on request (booster); Sofnolime 797 always in stock
- Akumal Dive CenterNitrox; trimix and CCR courses on the site — ask about O₂/He fills
- Third Dimension DivingEAN32, HP O₂, deco gases and any trimix (booster); Sofnolime 797 and Intersorb; prefilled trimix bailout for rent
Now at Pet Cemetery (Cenotes Sac Actún)
What it looks like
Cave diving Mexico - Cenote Pet Cemetery to The Blue Abyss Decorated cave inside Pet Cemetery Cenote, Mexico to deep part of Blue Abyss, trimix rebreather dive Cave Diving Pet Cemetery Cenote to the Blue Abyss, Riviera Maya, Mexico Cenote Pet Cemetery Cave Diving
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Cave diving Mexico - Cenote Pet Cemetery to The Blue Abyss Decorated cave inside Pet Cemetery Cenote, Mexico to deep part of Blue Abyss, trimix rebreather dive Cave Diving Pet Cemetery Cenote to the Blue Abyss, Riviera Maya, Mexico Cenote Pet Cemetery Cave Diving
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The dive
The cave is extremely decorated and shallow, which makes it very sensitive to silt and contact. A shorter (tight) route to the Blue Abyss starts here.
Part of Sistema Sac Actun. Also in this system: Dos Ojos, The Pit (El Pit), Taak Bi Ha, Nicte-Ha, 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
The cave is extremely decorated and shallow, which makes it very sensitive to silt and contact. A shorter (tight) route to the Blue Abyss starts here.
Pet Cemetery is part of Sistema Sac Actun (Maya: ‘white cave’): 379.6 km surveyed, down to -119.2 m (QRSS, Jan 2025).
- Depth and profile
- About -3 m in the cenote, passages mostly to -10 m
- Configuration
- Sidemount recommended: King Pong and crack restrictions, one no-mount restriction
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable (estimate)
- King Pong and no-mount restrictions through dense decoration; scooter to the Blue Abyss from Nohoch instead
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 10 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
- Experienced divers only
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How to get there
Around Pet Cemetery (Cenotes Sac Actún)
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.
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.
Third Dimension Diving
Calle Chemuyil Mz 14 Lt 01, Mayapax, Tulum
EAN32, HP O₂, deco gases and any trimix (booster); Sofnolime 797 and Intersorb; prefilled trimix bailout for rent
Unknown — call
Rental of backmount, sidemount, CCR cylinders, Suex scooters and stages. In Tulum (Mayapax neighbourhood, west of the 307).
Other sites6 within 2 km
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- 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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