Yucatán (Mérida)

Yaxbacaltún

Max depth15 m (49 ft)
CertificationOpen water / no overhead
Water temperature≈ 25–26 °C (77–79 °F)estimated, no reports yet

Add to a trip

Directions

Diving and fills

Dive here with

No dive centre guides here yet. Do you dive here with guests? Add your centre for free →

Now at Yaxbacaltún

Status: Open
Visibility: good (30–60+ m / 100–200+ ft)Default estimate: inside the caves the visibility is 30–60+ m all year. The water is filtered through tens of metres of limestone, so rain hardly clouds it inside. Divers' reports come first. Source: Aqua Core Adventures ↗
Water temperature: 25–26 °C (77–79 °F), depending on the season
Rain, next 3 days: 5 Thu0 mm22°/34°6 Fri0.1 mm22°/33°7 Sat5.9 mm22°/32°

Report visibility and temperature

How was the visibility in the cave? Report it

poor visibility5–10 m (16–33 ft)good visibility

Date of your diveSign in to report the visibility

This is about the visibility inside the cave, not in the head pool or the open water at the entrance.

TemperatureDate of your diveSign in to report the temperature

Report what your dive computer showed in the cave. Only the number of reports, the temperatures and the latest date are public.

Source: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Updated daily. Storms: NOAA National Hurricane Center (public domain).

The dive

Yaxbacaltún is the largest cenote of Homún and the only one in the village where diving is offered. Homún's other cenotes are swimming cenotes.

Profile and sections

Yaxbacaltún is the largest cenote of Homún and the only one in the village where diving is offered. Homún's other cenotes are swimming cenotes.

Practical: the operator runs daily guided 'speleo dives' through caves and caverns for certified divers.

Source: Yumping – Cenote Yaxbacaltún ↗Source: Yucatán Today – Cenotes of Homún ↗Source: Cenoteando (UNAM) – cenote repository ↗

Depth and profile: About -15 m
Configuration: Guided cavern dives: any configuration.

Who can dive where

CaveAt least Open water / no overhead
Whole caveConfigurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
Whole caveGoes down to 15 m (trimix or deco may be needed) · doesn't decide who may dive

Entry or dive feeThrough a dive centre or guide

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.

Source: Yumping – Cenote Yaxbacaltún ↗Source: Yucatán Today – Cenotes of Homún ↗Source: Cenoteando (UNAM) – cenote repository ↗

How to get there

Homún, km 1 of the road to Laguna Yalahau. Semi-open cenote with a largely collapsed roof; changing rooms, restaurant and camping. About 100 MXN incl. life jacket, 9:00–18:00; diving through the operator.

Plan your route ↗

Around Yaxbacaltún

FillsNo fill station known nearby

Other sites6 within 17 km

Going to Yucatán with your team?

Marcel finds the sites that match your team's certifications.

Plan a trip

Something wrong, or do you know more?Depth, access, parking, the current situation: let us know.

Diving and fills

Dive here with

Now at Yaxbacaltún

The dive

How to get there

Around Yaxbacaltún

Going to Yucatán with your team?

Sources

Share

Now at Yaxbacaltún