Top Scuba Dive Shops in Playa del Carmen

Dive shops in Playa del Carmen where you can rent equipment, book dives and take courses, ranked by diver reviews.

Ready to check out the best shops in Playa del Carmen for scuba diving, snorkeling, shore diving, free diving or other ocean activities? Zentacle has 27 dive shops where you can rent equipment, book dives, and get guided tours. Discover hand-curated maps, along with reviews and photos from nature lovers like you. No matter what you're looking for, you can find a diverse range of the best ocean activities in Playa del Carmen to suit your needs.

#1 - Koox Adventure

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Ko'ox Adventure, located in Plaza Karma (Karma mall) in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. 1 of 3 shops in Yucatan Peninsula! Colorful and homie store with the Ko'ox Logo displayed on top in wood, crystal door. Our colors are red and brown, there's a little table right outside!

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#2 - Dive Life

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If you are looking for a Mexican diving holiday, you’ve found the right spot. Centrally located, Mexico’s best dive sites can be found close to our dive schools. Dive Life is a full-service 5-star PADI Instructor Development Center. We teach both PADI recreational and technical and professional scuba diving courses. Whether you are a complete beginner and want to learn to dive, you want to do your advanced dive course, your dive master or even your dive instructor, we offer the respective course to you. We also stock an extensive range of quality scuba gear and dive equipment and organize regular scuba diving trips and holidays. Take part in our daily dive tours to immerse yourself in the underwater world of Mexico and be amazed.

#3 - Blue Experience

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Blue Experience has been operating here in Akumal for over 15 years now, and we still feel the excitement of sharing with you the outstanding diving experiences that the Riviera Maya region has to offer. From grumpy turtles in the reefs of the beautiful Akumal Bay protected area, up to the excitement of diving in the crystal clear water of an ancient Mayan cenote or a millenary cave, our highly trained multilingual staff of fully certified PADI dive instructors are always more than happy to assist, have a chat and learn from all of our diving buddies. For us every dive is a new life changing opportunity to be amazed.

#4 - Blue Life

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Blue Life SCUBA Diving and Freediving Ready for some fun? Personalized Diving Courses in Playa del Carmen and Tulum, Riviera Maya

#5 - Pluto Dive

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Pluto Dive is a resort dive shop located in Playa Del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico. The shop has classrooms and trainings in .

#6 - A.C. Divers

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A.C. Divers is a retail dive shop located in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico. The shop has classrooms and trainings in .

#7 - The Go Pro Family

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The Go Pro Family is PADI Platinum Course Directors Angel Navarro (from Spain) and Jo Armitage (from the UK), and their team of pros. Their job is to raise more successful PADI dive instructors by running IDCs around the world. Angel and Jo met in 2007 while in Utila, Honduras and have worked in the diving industry throughout Asia, the Americas and the Caribbean.

Currently celebrating their tenth year based in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, The Go Pro Family offers professional-level scuba training as well as technical, cave diving and freediving.

Welcome to the Family!

#8 - UTW/ Viva Diving

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The Riviera Maya Mexico is by excellence the Scuba Diving destiny for those who are in the search of fantastic Scuba Diving experience because it proudly possesses the best scuba diving sites in the world. And it is precisely in The Caribbean Sea, with its multicolored reefs from Cozumel, Playa del Carmen and Puerto Aventuras, along with its many extensive systems of underground rivers for the most amazing Cenote and Cavern Diving, where Scuba Jake emerges; being a reliable Scuba Diving company absolutely committed to offering you an out of this world experience in scuba diving, as well as other fascinating aquatic activities. As experts in the diving field, we know that having a safe, enjoyable, and educational experience is what our visitors will be looking for; we then remain faithful to take you to the most excellent and complete underwater encounter.

#9 - Diversity Diving

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For certified divers we offer beautiful fun dives as well as continuing education. If you are certified through another organisation, but you want to become part of PADI, just ask for cross-over possibilities. Are your dive skills a little bit rusty because you havent been diving in a while? No worries the refresher program will tune you up in no time. Some known highlights of diving in Mexico are the lively and colorful local reefs, the deep and impressive reefs around the famous island of Cozumel and the mysterious waters of the ancient Mayan caves known as CENOTES.

For our Cenote tours we leave in one of our pick-up trucks to the jungle located caverns. Our guides are specially qualified full cave divers through respected organizations for technical diving.

They are diving their full cave equipment in the caverns, while you enjoy your regular gear. This to ensure safety for our guests. Your guide will do the worrying for you… You just jump in and enjoy.

#10 - Tank-Ha Dive Center

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Since 1990, Tank-Ha has been providing customers with unique experiences. Our professional and friendly team prioritize safety and you can always be sure of a great personal service.

We provide daily dive trips for certified divers and world-class instruction for new divers or those looking to increase their knowledge and skills.

Whether you are professional with thousands of dives, or looking to dive in to the world of scuba, our passionate team take pride in creating personally tailored dive and training packages according to your needs.

Playa del Carmen offers stunning diving for divers of all abilities. Our guides know these reefs better than their own homes and can tailor your diving experience to ensure you have a great time.

Cenote Caverns offer truly unique diving experiences. Always within sight of natural light, you feel safe even if this is your first cavern dive.

Cozumel Direct is our daily boat service running direct to the Cozumel Marine Park – Save time and hassle compared with the ferry.

#11 - Yucatek Divers

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Ecole de plongée à Playa del Carmen au Mexique, parlant français, allemand, anglais et espagnol. Tauchschule in Playa del Carmen / Mexiko, welche deutsch

#12 - Playa Scuba Dive Center

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We can take you to the beautiful reefs of Playa del Carmen, Cozumel and the Mayan cenotes, asuring you will enjoy your dives. With us you'll dive safely, because we take only small groups. In Playa del Carmen we can visit Tortugas, Barracudas, Sbalos, Moc-Che, Jardines, Shangri-La, Cerebros, Los Arcos, Chun-Zumbul, Pared Verde or Mam Via wreck, among other beautiful places.

Diving with Playa Scuba is a guarantee of fun and safety.

It is fun because we offer an individualized and personalized service that has allowed us to enjoy diving in a relaxing fashion in the company of our divers and friends.

It is safe because we only dive in small groups. Besides, each guide is certified in the required levels, such as divemasters, instructors and cave guides. Our sea crew is also trained to assist you any time.

Plus, Playa Scuba has the best prices and offers for both diving and PADI certifications in Playa del Carmen and Cozumel!

#13 - Mexico Blue Dream SA de CV

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As a friendly and family scuba diving center in Playa del Carmen, providing you with a perfect dive experience is most important to us. Our personal approach to customer service sets us apart from other dive centers.

#14 - Scuba Playa

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Enjoy Diving & Snorkeling on the Second Largest Barrier Reef in the World with the best Dive Shop in Playa del Carmen! Discover the unique and beautiful world of the Mayan Cenotes (cave systems). Unlimited visibility, incredible sensations of flying between stalactites and stalagmites... you will never forget it!

Safety - Quality - Fun: this is our target. With more than 15 years of experience in diving, the staff of SCUBA PLAYA will provide you the best service in town.

All instructors speak English fluently and acumulate more than 3'000 dives each.

Shops
The 2 Scuba Playa Shops are located in:
- Calle 2 between 5th Avenue and beach
- Calle 10 between 5th Avenue and beach
Playa del Carmen, Mexico

#15 - Dive Mexico Playa

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Somos un centro de buceo orgullosamente mexicano, comprometido con la naturaleza y nuestros clientes. Nuestra labor es ayudarte a vivir las mejores experiencias de aventura en tus viajes; Ofrecemos experiencias de buceo en Playa del Carmen, Riviera Maya y Cozumel, Cursos de buceo con certificación PADI y TDI, buceo en cenotes y cavernas, buceo con tiburón toro, excursiones, snorkel con tiburón ballena, visitas guiadas a zonas arqueológicas y mucho más. Contamos con gran experiencia y con los mejores instructores para cada una de las diferentes actividades que se pueden realizar en el maravilloso Caribe Mexicano.

#16 - Phantom Divers

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Phantom Divers is an official PADI scuba diving center located in the Mayan Riviera in Playa del Carmen, Mexico offers scuba diving excursions and tours to both novice and advanced scuba divers.

Being one of the most experienced Diving Center in the area, serving divers since 1983. We have been awarded 2 times by the Ministry of Tourism of Mexico for compliance with regulations, for natural conservation efforts and for having created the legendary dive with the Bull Shark in Playa del Carmen. In phantom Divers you can trust to take your first underwater experience (PADI Discover Scuba Diving Program) or even your first scuba diving course (PADI Scuba Diver or the PADI Open Water Diver).

#17 - Phocea Mexico Playa

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It has been almost two decades since we opened a small dive center located in Playa del Carmen. Today we manage several Phocéa diving bases, distributed from East to West, on Mexican territory at a distance of 3500 kilometers each. Rigor, quality of service, availability and flexibility are our priorities: “ Ask us for the impossible and we will offer it to you ”.

#18 - Quest Divers

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Quest Divers is a retail dive shop located in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico. It offers sales, dive club, first aid/oxygen available, rentals, group travel and repairs and sells Oceanic, Tabata (TUSA) and Dive Rite products. The shop has classrooms and trainings in . It offers 16 classes such as Divemaster, Enriched Air Diver, Master Scuba Diver, Advanced Open Water Diver and PADI Seal Team.

#19 - The Reef Marina

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"The Reef Marina" diving and water sports center are located in the main hotel zones of Playa del Carmen: Playacar, in "The Reef Playacar Resort & SPA" hotel and Coco Beach, in "The Reef Coco Beach Resort & SPA" hotel. Easily accessible through the hotel or the beach, "The Reef Marina" has the infrastructure to welcome you all year long (changing rooms, showers, toilets, swimming pool, classroom, local material, rinsing tank, etc.)

#20 - The Reef Marina

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The Reef Marina Dive Center is a PADI 5* resort conveniently situated on the Mexican Riviera, offering easy access to some of the best dive sites in the area.

The warm, calm waters offer less advanced divers the perfect conditions for exploring diving or taking an open water course.

More experienced divers can explore drift, wreck cenote or deep divers, but for all divers the beautiful waters can be explored year-round.

There's a rental room on-site and for divers with their own equipment, we offer a rinsing, drying and storing service to ensure you're always ready to dive.

#21 - Pro Dive International

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Renowned for excellent quality in providing first class adventures like diving in CENOTES, with BULL SHARKS, at WRECKS & LOCAL REEFS, as well as Safaris with WHALE SHARKS & SAILFISH, Pro Dive Mexico founded in 2003, is the official onsite watersports provider for several 4-5* RESORTS along the RIVIERA MAYA & COZUMEL. All 9 DC´s, rec. with the NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Award & GREEN STAR Award, are equipped to meet the needs of advanced divers incl. FREE NITROX – UNIQUE in Mexico!, are thoughtfully set up for absolute beginners & can accommodate disabled divers. Their PADI 5* IDC DIVE RESORTS belong to the top training centers in Mexico. All guides are fully certified MSDT´s. Everything under one roof: info@prodivemex.com/ Tel:+52(1)9847450763

#22 - Pro Dive International

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#23 - Dressel Divers Club

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In all Dressel Diving centers you will find the highest standard of technology in diving equipment.We take pride in offering personal service to each and every client,with many of them becoming new diving friends, returning to relive the pleasant experience of their first trip. One of our main missions is to provide a service of unbeatable courtesy and kindness. Safety, Quality and Service are the most important issues for us.We consist of a team of high level professionals, with more than 20 years of experience in sport and/or professional diving,and water sports. Our company is exclusively dedicated to these activities.We offer a complete choice of official courses, from introduction to dive courses, including Instructor Trainer Courses.

#24 - Aquatech

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Founded in 1986, with over 20 years of experience, Aquatech has been the headquarters for cave, cavern, and open water diving for 15 years. Aquatech, makes it as easy to dive as 1-2-3. With our professional staff to help you, you can decide on which type of diving you will prefer for the day. We have a complete stock of rental gear from regulators to BCDs. We also rent technical equipment for the cave diver.

The Mesoamerican Coral Reef stretches over 600 miles from the nothern tip of Cancun, south to the islands of Honduras. This enormous coral wall is second only to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. This wonderful creation lies just outside our front doors. We offer daily one or two tank dive trips to these beautiful decorated,still unspoiled reef systems, all less than 10 minutes away by boat. Visit Bad-Head Reef, Wonderland, Grouper Canyons, and Escuela, just a few of our local sites.

#25 - Zotz

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We call ourselves a group of modern underwater explorers, professionals and friends that have decided to pursue one common dream. With over 20 years of experience traveling the world’s oceans, caves and caverns, our mission not only is to discover and share our knowledge along the way, but also to document and bring others with us in order to experience the life only the first explorers ever had.

We encourage and share our passion to everyone who enjoys diving in every possible way; exploring, capturing and most importantly, caring for the most beautiful underwater sceneries and, many times, the most challenging ones.

All of this fulfills our aim to promote the importance of healthy ecosystems, from sea to underwater caves. PEOPLE PROTECT WHAT THEY LOVE which is why we are committed to take you with us to the most extraordinary places in order for you to discover, learn, fall in love and recognize the vital importance of preserving these one of a kind locations. High level training, exclusive expeditions, professional photography and filmmaking are some of our tools.

#26 - Pro Dive International

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#27 - Barrakuda Scuba Mexico

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Barrakuda Scuba Mexico is a resort dive shop located in Playa Del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico. The shop has classrooms and trainings in .