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Viewing Why the Scuba Diving in Akumal, Mexico is so Excellent!Why the Scuba Diving in Akumal, Mexico is so Excellent!
By mgravlee
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People from all over the world come to dive the cenotes and caves of Akumal, and this special village is truly a diver's dream. It is a Mexican tourist village located 62 miles south of Cancun, between Playa del Carmen and Tulum. Whether you're an experienced diver or wanting to learn the art, Akumal provides the perfect ecological setting to view many specimens of natural beauty underwater. Akumal is a tourist village located 62 miles south of Cancun, between Playa del Carmen and Tulum, with a tiny native population of 1,198. The name 'Akumal' means 'place of the turtles' in the Maya language. Turquoise bodies of water and beautiful, white sandy beaches provide the perfect setting for many sea turtles' breeding area. Akumal was founded in 1958 specifically as a community for scuba divers to experience the many species and variety of turtles, which call the area 'home'. Akumal Bay and Half Moon Bay provide optimal opportunities to survey the land and underwater life on diving tours and expeditions. For experienced divers, area dive shops offer a variety of different diving trips to the 30 reef sites, which include shipwrecks, cenotes and caverns, and a huge amount of marine life that you can see. The dive shop makes all the arrangements and you can lease a scuba tank and regulator, mask, flippers and anything else you want. You can reserve an all day diving trip or if you are more adventurous, you can dive the caves, caverns, and cenotes that make Akumal unique. People from all over the world come to dive here, and this special village is truly a diver's dream. Dive shops also have courses so you can be certified to dive in open water. They instruct all levels from resort courses to advanced cave diving. And what better place to learn to dive than Akumal, one of the best places in the world to go diving? These PADI Certified Instructors will lead you through the process of certification so you can enjoy exploring the wonders of the reef that awaits you in Akumal. Cavern and cave diving is a popular activity for visitors. These caves are called 'cenote', which means 'sacred well' in Maya. Dive packages offer several destinations and various depths of diving, group packages, equipment rental, and instruction to satisfy varying diver needs. One of the shallow dive sites that is very popular is Cuevas de Tiburones. This site features reef overhangs that provide an optimum sleeping area for nurse sharks. Las Redes offers an abundance of marine life, schools of fish, barracudas, stingrays, lobsters and sea turtles. Yal-ku is a unique feeding site chock full of Elkhorn coral structures, tunnels, and lobster. Other easy shallow dives are found at Dick's Reef and Motorcycle Reef. Motorcycle Reef is named so for the 15-year-old motorcycle, which is now covered with living coral and plankton that protects area sea life. Experienced divers will enjoy an afternoon at Tzimin-Ha, which features parts from a 20-foot fishing boat wreck. Dives up to 100' deep are found at Trigger Fish, which is a favorite deep dive spot for locals. Here, widespread patches of coral contrast with the sandy white floor with many species of tropical fish providing a colorful array of rare beauty. Xaar Beach and Gonzalo's Reef offer various kinds of feeding grounds for several different kinds of sea turtles for a once-in-a-lifetime diving experience. Xaar features reef fingers reaching 30' up from the ocean floor, as well as turtles, nurse sharks, and stingrays. Gonzalo's Reef is known for its large and vivid reef fingers; visitors are virtually assured a view of Hawksbill, Green, or Loggerhead turtles, which use the area for feeding and lounging. About the Author: For information about accommodations in Akumal, visit http://akumalvacation.com/Akumal or http://akumalrental.net. Article source: 111 Travel Directory: Triple1.com (triple one dot com) |
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