Riviera Maya (Quintana Roo) · about 7 km from Tulum
Tortuga
- Max depth28 m (92 ft)
- CertificationFull cave
- Water temperature≈ 24–25 °C (75–77 °F)estimated, no reports yet
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
- Third Dimension DivingEAN32, HP O₂, deco gases and any trimix (booster); Sofnolime 797 and Intersorb; prefilled trimix bailout for rent
- Ko’ox Diving (Tulum)Air, nitrox, O₂ and helium mixes (He about US$2/cf)
What it looks like
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The dive
Tortuga (Spanish: ‘turtle’) has tannic water. You choose between the 'First Strike Run' (fresh water, about 362 m) and the 'Gateway' (salt water, mega tunnels).
Part of Sistema Tortuga. Also in this system: Kim Ha (Tarantula)
Profile and sections
Tortuga (Spanish: ‘turtle’) has tannic water. You choose between the 'First Strike Run' (fresh water, about 362 m) and the 'Gateway' (salt water, mega tunnels).
2.5 km has been surveyed, and the cave was connected with Kim Ha in 2004. Sistema Tortuga: 6.2 km surveyed, down to -27.4 m (QRSS, Jan 2025).
Practical: cave divers only.
- Depth and profile
- Freshwater section about -6 m; halocline about -19 m; saltwater section to about -28 m (deco possible)
- Configuration
- All configurations; one restriction before the main tunnel
- DPV: DPV possible (estimate)
- Mega saltwater tunnels, but a short system (~2.5 km) behind a restriction; little range to gain
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 28 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
On the Tulum–Cobá road, on the track past Vaca Ha and Kim Ha (same property); pay at the farm close to the main road. Parking for 3 cars, no facilities. Pin: opencaves.info.
Around Tortuga
Fills3 fill stations · nearest 7 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.
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).
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 3 km
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- 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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