Diving For Beginners In Cancun MUSA And Manchones Reef
Cancun
Description
If you want to try scuba diving for the first time and have an unforgettable experience: try the program discovery scuba diving.
A simple lesson in confined waters and you will soon enjoy the wonders of the sea!
The "Discovery Scuba Diving" program brings you even closer to the international PADI Open Water license.
In this course, you will:
- Review the diving equipment that you will use to dive and how easy it is to move underwater with your equipment.
- Pool class to find out what it feels like to breathe underwater and learn key skills that you will use on each dive.
- After the class, you will perform TWO dives to a maximum depth of 10 meters (33 feet) in one of the most famous reefs in Cancun (Manchones Reef) and in the Cancun Underwater Museum (MUSA), in which you can have fun diving and exploring by testing your new acquired skills and enjoy these paradisiacal places.
Today, MUSA is made up of more than 500 life-size sculptures, making it the most attractive underwater art museum in the world and home to numerous marine species.
It seeks to demonstrate the coexistence between art and environmental sciences, since with the passage of time, marine life finds refuge in these pieces. The generation of life turns the museum pieces into a set of artificial reefs.
The sculptures fixed to the seabed are made of a special marine concrete that facilitates the creation of corals on its surface.
The Manchones Reef is 15 meters deep and covers an area of about 2 kilometers.
It is one of the favorite places for those who practice snorkeling and diving, due to its calm and shallow waters, but also because they will be able to admire various coral formations, as well as an enormous diversity of marine species of different sizes, colors and shapes.
If at the end of this experience you discover that you want to get certified, your "Discovery Scuba Diving" will be credited to your Open Water course.
Key Points
Max: Up to 10 persons
Duration: 6:00 hrs
Guide language: Spanish, English
What's Included
- Pool class
- 2 dives (MUSA and Manchones Reef)
- Full diving gear
- Water
- Guide and captain
Itinerary
8:00 AM
Check In
8:30 AM
Practice session in pool and theoretical class
11:00 AM
2 dives (MUSA and Manchones Reef)
2:00 PM
Back to the dive shop
Where
What's Not Included
Recommendations
Requirements
- Do not take a flight in the next 12 hrs after your last dive
- Older than 10 years
- It is not possible to scuba dive in people who have asthma, hypertension, diabetes, heart or respiratory tract problems (ears, nose, lungs)
- This activity is not available on Saturdays. Please refrain from booking for these days.
Cancellation Policy
- Your reservation has free cancellation up to 24 hours before the activity.
- If you do not cancel before 24 hours or do not show up on the day of the activity, 100% of the reservation will be charged.
- In the event that the weather conditions do not allow the activity to be carried out, you will be notified a day before to reschedule the activity for another day or a 100% refund will be made.
My tour - Snorkeling with the whale shark with Gluup was absolutely fantastic! Right from the pickup to drop off was smooth and hassle-free. A special mention for Ricky, our guide who was one of the best tour guides I have ever seen. He ensured everyone was feeling okay when a few on board got sea sick. He ensured I had the closest and the safest encounter with the Whale Shark! Thank you for an Incredible experience. Keep it up, Ricardo! Mucho Gracias 🙏
Varsha Karanth
July 2025
We had a great time diving it was our first experience scuba diving and our guide Luis was awesome. Strongly suggest booking this if you are looking to try out scuba diving.
Aaron Schoppe
July 2025
Everything went amazingly, everyone was very friendly. A great experience.
Mateo Fernandez
July 2025