Why cenote diving is going to change you
What is important for you? Can you recognize the difference between what you want and what you need? We all want to visit incredible places, but satisfaction comes from within. First, enjoy your own performance! Cenote diving with Ghost Divers can give you just that!
You have the chance to truly connect with yourself, while improving your skills. Fun diving is not training, therefore avoiding performance anxiety and excessive task load is one of my priorities. That being said, I believe we should take advantage of every dive to learn something new!
I always ask my divers what they feel the need to improve, whether it’s breathing, buoyancy, trim, propulsion or something else. At the end of the day, we always find something to fix or improve. After all, a cavern is the perfect place to practice fine buoyancy control, body posture and precision swimming!
Sometimes, expert divers who where amazed by the cenotes, decide to take the cave diving course… It could happen to you, be aware!
More reasons to dive here…
For expert divers, a simple tip during the debriefing is usually enough to adjust their bearing. Not every diver need a detailed briefing about his breathing and other basic skills! For example, with rocks enthusiasts we can discuss the geology of the Yucatan peninsula and the formation of solution caves. For photographers I offer private sessions, with the option to hire professional models and safety divers. Every diver, even the most expert, can learn something new… sometimes about themselves. My greatest satisfaction is to see people being able to give themselves a feedback of what they did.
My reasons for diving in a cenote are the inner challenge and the discovery of this unique environment. Ready?
What is a cenote?
The term “cenote” comes from the Spanish pronuonciation of the Mayan word “dzonot”. The cenotes were considered an holy source of water and access to the “Xibalba”, the land of the gods!
Geologically, it is the collapse of a dome, due to its weight and fragility. The cenotes, as well as all the solution caves of the Yucatan karst platform, where formed, decorated and flooded, less than one million years ago! Most importantly, please don’t listen to who claims that the collapses where caused by the meteor that killed the dinosaurs… that happened 65 Millions years ago, when the Caribbeans where still underwater!!!
There are about twenty cenotes along the Riviera Maya suitable for recreational diving. These beautiful fresh water sinkholes, hidden in the jungle, are decorated by all sorts of speleothems, crystals and fossils. Halocline and hydrogen sulfide are other typical phenomena of this area. I invite you to check my pictures and videos to get a better insight into this environment, as it might help you to decide about your next diving trip. Just don’t expect a lot of fish!
Cenote Diving Tours
A Cenote Tour consists of recreational dives, within the limits of the cavern area in a cave system. In the cavern the natural light is always visible, but a rock ceiling prevents divers from ascending to the surface. There are no narrow spaces where to get stuck. Additionally, Explorers and guides placed guidelines in almost all caverns, to facilitate the navigation.
During the briefing you will learn the procedures for diving in this environment. We will discuss team formation, communication and emergencies. Subsequently, we will go over the buoyancy control and body posture. At last, you will be introduced to the dive sites… a lot of briefings, but just the first day! During the next days of diving you will need just a local orientation.
To complete the tour, we need a full day, so don’t take appointments for the afternoon! The participants must be at least 16 years old. I guide maximum four divers and we do two or three dives per day.
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