Riviera Maya (Quintana Roo) · about 12 km from Akumal
Tres Estrellas (K'oox Baal)
- Max depth13 m (43 ft)
- CertificationFull cave
- Water temperature≈ 24–25 °C (75–77 °F)estimated, no reports yet
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
- Third Dimension DivingEAN32, HP O₂, deco gases and any trimix (booster); Sofnolime 797 and Intersorb; prefilled trimix bailout for rent
What it looks like
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The dive
Tres Estrellas is an underground entrance, similar to Coop One, in K'oox Baal. It is part of Sistema K'oox Baal (Maya: ‘wild thing’): 103.1 km surveyed, down to -26.2 m (QRSS, Jan 2025).
Part of Sistema K'oox Baal. Also in this system: Nai Tucha (K'oox Baal / Tux Kupaxa), Coop One (K'oox Baal)
Profile and sections
Tres Estrellas is an underground entrance, similar to Coop One, in K'oox Baal. It is part of Sistema K'oox Baal (Maya: ‘wild thing’): 103.1 km surveyed, down to -26.2 m (QRSS, Jan 2025).
- Depth and profile
- Max about -13 m
- Configuration
- All configurations
- DPV: DPV possible (estimate)
- Part of 123 km K'oox Baal (large passages elsewhere, scooter exploration); no DPV info for this entrance
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 13 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
Same ranch as Coop One, a bit further along the road. Dry chamber with three holes in the ceiling above a pool; stairs down. Arrange with the owners.
Around Tres Estrellas (K'oox Baal)
Fills3 fill stations · nearest 12 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.
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).
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