Diving In Xcalak
Mahahual
Description
The quiet fishermen's village of Xcalak is located close to the Belize border. Currently, its reefs are protected under the "Nature Park" denomination.
In the reserve there are lots of different corals but it is specially remarkable the big elkhorn coral formations (acropora palmata) that are specially protected.
Diving in Xcalak offers a little bit of everything, from big fishes like groupers, shads and -if you are lucky-manatees, to macro life, like seahorses, pipe fishes, "cleaner shrimps", etc.
It is also a great place to get into beautiful canyons and underwater caves.
Diving spots:
LA POZA
Without doubt, this is the "star" diving spot, not only from Xcalak, but in all this region. It is a wide passage with high walls where a colony of huge shads - with 6.5 feet and over 330 pounds- do live. It is quite common to have streams in this diving.
LA CHIMENEA
Although it is possible to see big barracudas in this place, this diving spot is not the one to see life, but to get into fun and beautiful caves and cracks that go across the reef. The entrance to the cave called "La Chimenea" is around 88 feet depth.
LA POZETA
This is another popular diving in the Reserve, where depth does not exceed 49 feet and sand bottoms combine with reef walls. Here, you can see snappers, eagle rays, groupers and, inside the coral cracks, lobsters and morays.
Key Points
Max: Up to 8 persons
Duration: 7:00 hrs
Guide language: Spanish, English
What's Included
- Round transportation from Mahahual
- Captain and guide
- 2 dives
Where
What's Not Included
Requirements
- Certified divers.
- If less than 3 divers ask us so you can join a group.
Excellent customer service, always attentive. The whale shark tour was very well organized and a great success. Great memories.
Marcela Keever
May 2025
Very responsive on what’sapp and gave clear information on the tour and how to get there. The place is very pretty! The tour guide and the boat captain were friendly. We had 4 stops in our snorkel tour as planned. Visibility was not great , but it was still amazing. I hope to go back for scuba diving one day. I also liked that they keep things real: (1) do not try to sell things that may not happen (due to nature), (2) they do not put additional fees - what they tell you is what you pay (very different than other tours I have seen around Los Cabos) One point to highlight is that the boat is small, so if the ocean is rough it may not be the best for people that get sea sickness.
Anna Galvão
May 2025
Incredible how the mobulas look and the entire team is very professional and super friendly.
Karime Lahud
May 2025