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Aldora Divers

5.0 (32 reviews)
Open 7:00 am - 3:00 pm, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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lisa c.

I've been diving with Aldora once or twice a year since 2017. All their dive guides are instructors. I always have a great time and feel safe with them. They are one of the top ranking dive operators on Cozumel. I was just there this month and will be returning in October for another 2 weeks. I can't recommend them enough!

Robin R.

First of all I am still a pretty new diver with less than 40 dives. Sergio was our divemaster for almost 2 weeks. We were well taken care of, each dive site was well explained before we dove. The current was strong a few times and our divemaster made sure we all grouped together and we then went a different direction. Our gear was prepped and ready for us each day! The boat came and picked us up each morning right were we stayed. We saw eagle rays, octopus, turtles, lobsters, crabs and soooo much more. I can't wait to come back.

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Kyrra C.

10/10. The instructors are so patient, kind and knowledgeable. Nat was amazing and so was the driver and photographer. We saw a lot and learned a lot. Will be returning to do another trip with them :)

I'm usually on the other side of the camera! Thanks Bruce!

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I got sick over night and the responded early in the morning to let us switch over our dive to that afternoon.

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Scuba Life Cozumel - Preview of our dive

Scuba Life Cozumel

5.0(49 reviews)
5.1 km

I had the most amazing single-day dive trip with ScubaLife! For context, I only just became…read morecertified a few months ago, and the only dives I had completed were my checkout dives for that certification (in cold water, and shore entry!). This was my first time with boat entry, open water warm dives, and I had the best time! The entire experience was great. Service: As this was part of a solo travel for me, I was in communication with the dive shop via WhatsApp to make sure that I was fully prepared. I felt very comfortable the entire time, and everything was explained clearly. All materials and great were prepped and ready for me upon arrival, and all staff members that I was interacting with were kind and welcoming. Experience: We did two dives, and had some discussion on the boat as to what we most wanted to see, to help determine the locations that we would travel to. We settled on Palancar Bricks for the first dive, and La Francesa for the second. There were 7 divers with 3 dive masters, so despite being a solo traveler, I felt like I had a ton of support. The overview of the dive sites before entry was great, because it primed me for some of the aquatic life that we would see. As my first warm water and coral reef dive, I can say that scuba diving is one of the great privileges of my life--I was overcome with emotion at seeing so much! Schools of small (young) fishes, corals, large organisms, sponges, nurse sharks, barracuda, a seahorse, a cozumel toad fish, giant parrot fish, and so many more! Special thanks to Captain Mono, Jorge, Juan, and Javi who led our trip. If I ever have the fortune of returning to Cozumel, I will absolutely return for more trips!

I did 4 dives with Scuba Life 11/28/24 through 11/29/24, joined by two friends who got their scuba…read morecertifications. The guides were incredible, and diver to dive master ratio was 2.5 to 1, and best of all, they had parkas on board to keep us all warm. This was one of the nicest dive shops based on service, limiting the group to a small size, and the extra things they did for comfort. I highly recommend Scuba Life Cozumel - 10/10!

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Scuba Life Cozumel - Entrance to dive shop.

Entrance to dive shop.

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Deep Blue Cozumel

Deep Blue Cozumel

4.5(18 reviews)
0.3 km

Just left Cozumel and had the best 2 tank dive with GG and Artie . The drift dive was AWESOME the…read moredive masters were so patient and helpful We just sat and they really catered to us switching tanks adding weight during dive Pointing out numerous marine life GG 500+ dives on the reef and Artie knows ever over hang out cropping lobster eel swim thru location Deep blue and all the staff From my initial booking was so impressed with the details of trip location cost boat what to expect how to get there everything was so laid out Thank you thank you You guys will always be our go too It was awesome

This was one of the best dives we've ever done. This company was great. They supplied some fresh…read morefruit as a snack afterwards, mangoes and pineapple, along with water and some type of punch. It was the three in our family and three other people so a nice small group. my daughter decided to have a private guide underwater for the scuba diving. Hearst private guides name was Batman. He was amazing. The one thing I will say is depending on which port your ship comes in if you were on a cruise ship like we were depends on whether you even need a taxi to get to them. We happen to be at the close report, but didn't realize it because we didn't bother googling directions. They were literally like four blocks from the ship port for Norwegian, but there is another port further down. That might be a 10 minute drive. They're located right downtown near a lot of coffee, shops, and restaurants. Great walking.

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Dressel Divers

Dressel Divers

4.7(24 reviews)
0.3 km

After doing extensive research into the best dive shop on Cozumel, my husband and I chose Dressel…read moreDiving. We stayed at the Iberostar, which is not a dive resort, rather it is a resort which offers diving (what I mean by that is that the resort is not geared towards divers, there are no hooks or hangers to dry gear on your balcony, the restaurants allow people in bathing suits but not folded down wetsuits, there is no individual gear storage other than a small cubby and no provided locks). Anyway, on to the diving. Booking was very easy, I worked with a gal (who happened to be stationed in Spain) who helped me set up a package of dives, cenote excursions, and night dives. So everything was paid for when we arrived. Pros: - Almost all of the dive masters were awesome. Ricky was fantastic and so was Tania. We were always happy when we saw Ricky was our DM. He was the right amount of chill, knowledge, safety, and fun. -The dives were really fantastic. We only repeated one dive in 6 days of diving. - Water and fruit were available on the boat. -My husbands inflator hose malfunctioned and a guy in the dive shop fixed it for him with a spare part he had so my husband could use his equipment until we got home and get it serviced. -The boat staff were all very competent and helpful. -Free nitrox with your package. -Plentiful defogger on board -Short boat rides to amazing dive sites. Cons: - Before booking I asked if they had gear lockers. I hate toting all of our gear back and forth to a hotel room. I was told yes. When we arrived, we saw that there were not individual gear lockers, rather, small individual cubbies that would fit a few things but there were no locks. In additional, several of the cubbies didn't have chains on them to hold them secure even if you did have a lock. I asked if they had locks and they said they didn't. This meant we had to lug our gear back and forth to our hotel room and the dock, which sucked as the resort is expansive. I noticed not many people left there gear there. A few people hung up older wetsuits but I didnt see many BCDS in the room. - The gal checking us in was very aloof and not real friendly. I don't need butt kissing but she acted put out to be helping us and answering questions. - We didn't know where we were diving until we left on the boat. Even though they have a calendar of dives, they did not follow it (which I do understand if there are current or changing conditions, but everything seemed chill and there were no weather related issues). We were fine with the dives but if someone wanted to do a particular dive they might be disappointed with the scheduling. - The boats get crowded and more than once our tanks were not full and we had to swap them out for full tanks. One time it was 7 divers who were short on air in their tanks and several of us had to swap tanks 2-3 times. - They only book 2 tank dive packages so if you want to to break up your day of diving and don't want to do back to back dives, they charge you 10.00 per tank to break it up. We came to dive and dive we did, but if you are a diver who just likes one or two and have a big surface interval this system may not be the best for you. - On our last two dives we were placed in a group of brand new open water divers. I get it, we have all been there, but our dives were cut very short because of it (one dive ended at 39 minutes) which really sucked. The dm apologized to us privately but we weren't offered any discount or another dive to make up for it. -There is no retail dive shop to speak of, as far as gear to buy or incidentals you may need. No tshirts or any of the usual dive gear stuff us divers love to buy.

This is our first experience with Dressel Divers. We wanted to utilize their services as we were…read morestaying at the Iberostar in Cozumel and the dive shop is right on site which is a big plus. Note that there is no shore diving at the Iberostar due to the proximity to the aquatic park; snorkeling is permitted and equipment can be rented from the Dressel diver shop. Free pool check out of scuba equipment is provided by professionals for anyone expressing an interest in the sport. The dive shop is next to some of the best reefs in Cozumel/the world. The boats are well-maintained and well handled. The captains and crew are outstanding. This is a larger location for diving due to proximity to the reef so we were rotated through a variety of dive masters, all of whom we found to be professional and good at working with some of the newer divers in the water. Unlike some higher end locations, this is a very much haul your own equipment on and off the boat. If you ask for assistance and let them know that you might need some help they're willing to accommodate. There is tank filling on site and we had absolutely no exceptions with tank volumes. Boats tend to be larger and can be quite full depending on bookings; groups tend to be a mix of beginner and advanced, which can make dives uneven for all. Operation would benefit from sorting groups. We were able to successfully obtain our nitrox certification on site which was a game changer for a diving. Note that Nitrox surface intervals are minimally 30 minutes and prior to us completing our new certification we felt that the dive team might be pushing surface intervals too short for nitrox and non-nitrox alike in some instances due to late departure off the dock which we mentioned and the dive team adjusted times. There are wash tanks and storage rooms that are secured at night and rentals available on site. There's a small shop with some T-shirts, etc. but not much of a variety. Communications with this company is a big challenge and one of several reasons, along with surface interval protocol, why they're not getting five stars. Dressel Divers main office is in Spain and getting answers to simple questions about local issues were the a bit problematic. Neither of the phone numbers provided for the local shop or the extension for the shop at the hotel is attended. Boat postings and departure times are put on a whiteboard that is manually updated rather than a centralized communication system (Facebook?!) that would allow Divers to get regular updates on issues that would impact operations. Boat departures are listed anywhere from 8 AM onward and shop and storage rooms opening times can vary significantly due to the relaxed nature of the island. The dive sites are well planned, equipment in good shape, and overall a good value. Note that packages can be purchased in advance or at discounted rates for multiple dives. Dressel offers a very flexible refund policy and should be considered before purchasing larger amounts of dives in advance. It's not very clear who is in charge at this location and there are some problems with centralized communications and standard protocols at this shop but the diving is pretty solid.

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Dressel Divers - Hawksbill turtle

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Flamingo tongue

Maple Leaf Scuba - Heading to dive Santa Rosa

Maple Leaf Scuba

5.0(18 reviews)
0.6 km

Let's start here: Maple Leaf Scuba is incredible…read more From the quality of their instruction to the professionalism and care of all of their employees, diving with Maple Leaf has been one of the best experiences we've ever had on vacation. They were so communicative before and during our trip, including accommodating schedule changes caused by an illness. Their employees are fun and positive and yet also reliable, consummate professionals, who helped me earn an open water certification and my girlfriend Wei earn her advanced diver certification. Wei has dived in a number of different countries with a number of different instructors, and assures me Maple Leaf's quality is well above the norm for the industry. Mariana was a phenomenal instructor for me personally, but everyone at Maple Leaf has been such a delight; I would leap at ... or dive into ... the opportunity to dive with them in the future. From me and Wei to everyone at Maple Leaf Scuba, thank you so much for making our trip so special, we deeply appreciate it.

My wife and I dove two days with Maple leaf and the experience was outstanding. Each dive site was…read moreexcellent and interesting - try to get to the Palancar Caves! Team boat crew and dive teams were very professional and made each diver comfortable regardless of their dive experience. A big thank you to Maria for her caring and expertise! All the best for a continued excellent operation and we hope to see you again soon. Larry & Erica

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Maple Leaf Scuba - Cha Cha

Cha Cha

Maple Leaf Scuba - Tortuga #2

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Aqua Safari

Aqua Safari

4.4(9 reviews)
0.1 km

We had a wonderful time with Aqua Safari! We did a Discover scuba experience. My daughter is…read morecertified, myself and her friend were not. Be sure to fill out the medical paperwork long before you come! If you check yes to anything you will need to have your dr sign off on your paperwork! The staff was friendly! The fee for the day is $8 per person for the place where we were going (that is in addition to the fee that you pay for the excursion) Be sure to bring cash for that and if you want to tip your guide. They can not run credit card tips..... For Discover Scuba they will start you off with getting fitted for gear, and then a talk over how everything works. It was a little overwhelming but once you get in it will all make sense. Then after that you will need to go and do a skills test of sorts to make sure you are going to be okay with everything under water. Once that is successfully completed, then you will head out on the boat, most likely with other groups. The overall experience was around 4 hours and very much worth it! We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves! Our guide was super patient with us! Would highly recommend this company and experience if in cozumel area!

I spent 10 dives in 5 days last week with mostly dive masters Pablo, Luis, Jose, Mariano and mate…read moreRaphael. Certainly a few more people involved but I made special effort to take note of their names. I'm advanced open water with now 62 dives. I'm comfortable and don't need help with much but definitely learning and advancing myself with each dive. This outfit and, in particular, these people stand out with their very friendly approach and helpfulness. Not a lot of fluff but very competent. They know their sites, pay attention and take good and safe care of the divers. There were very seasoned divers and relative newbies. Pablo probably gave the most attention and concern to the briefs and the newbies. Colors are amazing. Don't forget your torch. Huge spiny lobsters and crabs. Nurse sharks. No shortage of barracudas. I was initially concerned about "mostly drift dives" but all were easily done. I had a few faster currents in Fiji from 2 years ago so it was not an issue. Definitely a consideration to return to this area and this outfit. Hope they get the licensing on their new boats. The current ones are very nice but a little slow so the transit times to the sites were a little long.

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Aqua Safari - Palancar Reef

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Palancar Reef

Aldora Divers - scuba - Updated May 2026

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