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Cyan-Ha Dive Center

38th Avenue and the beach | Hotel Shangri-la, Playa del Carmen 77710, Mexico
+52-984-8032517
Ranked #27 of 109 tours in Playa del Carmen
5.0 of 5 stars 34 Reviews
Type: Water sports
Owner description: You won't find overcrowded 'cattle' boats at our dive shop in Playa del Carmen. You will find an energetic helpful team of dive professionals eager...... more » Owner description: You won't find overcrowded 'cattle' boats at our dive shop in Playa del Carmen. You will find an energetic helpful team of dive professionals eager to make your dives as memorable as possible.In operation since 1983, Cyan-Ha Dive Center is the oldest dive shop in Playa del Carmen. Our dive shop staff knows Playa del Carmen well, and take pride in the fact that Cyan-Ha Dive Center divers were the first to explore and name many of Playa del Carmen's beautiful reefs. « less
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 10, 2012

I am a holiday diver with approximately 25 dives. For me the most important aspect of a diving school is safety, and in particular the safety attitude of the dive instructor. For Cyan-ha I am very positive regarding this.  I had Ramon as dive instructor for 5 dives, including cenote dives and a deep dive. He gives very clear instructions... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 9, 2012

I was recently at the hotel Petit Lafitte for a family wedding. My 15 year old daughter wanted to learn to dive, so we took the resort course offerred by Cyan-Ha. My reservation request was handled promptly by Natalie and we all met at the hotel pool. Our instructor Barbara was outstanding and the whole experience was just great. Barbara... More

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Nelson, BC Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 28, 2012

Wanted to complete my Advanced Open Water cert. Have dove Cuba, Mexico, Turks and Caicos, DR, Tobago. Checked many options online in PDC, Cozumel and Isla Mujeres. Was looking for the BEST instruction and diving, not the cheapest. I used to teach skiing and was a ski patroller in the Canadian Rockies, so am critical of teaching styles and safety.... More

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Chicago, Illinois
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 23, 2012

I went to Playa to complete my PADI certification. I was so lucky to fall into the incredibly capable hands of dive instructor, BARBARA, at Cyan Ha. Cyan-Ha dive center is top notch with exceptional gear to rent and a great, roomy dive boat. The staff here are all wonderful. From Natalie at the desk, to the captain and boat... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 22, 2012

We needed to complete our open water dives for our PADI cert and chose Cyan-Ha. Barbara was our instructor on both dives and was so awesome. She was clear, patient, helpful and proactive in making sure we understood what skills we had to demonstrate. The sea was quite turbulent on both days, and I'm not sure we could have done... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 2, 2012
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I have done the international referral program from PADI for the OWD certficate at Cyan Ha dive center and was completely blown away about the professionalism at that dive school (especially after visiting other dive spots in and around playa). Roman was my instructor and I trusted him right away, we have been diving after my certification in the cenotes... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 8, 2012

I have been on quite a few dive centers all around the world. And this is one of the friendliest and best ones i have visited so far. Nothing is a problem. Everything seems to be doable (within reasonable limits of course) Barbara can be one of the funniest and best guides I have encountered. When you do faults she... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 12, 2012

I went for 6 dives with them, and all were amazing. I dived with both Barbara and Roman and they are both very knowledgable, and friendly and above all very safety oriented. All the equipment was perfect, the boat is great, and it picked me up right from the beach where i stayed at Petit Lafitte. I go to Playa... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 3, 2012

I think even some of the experienced divers would say the same, and if I could also start by saying that I don't understand the comment on exorbitant pricing; I walked the whole way down Fifth Avenue (Calle 38 through to the bus terminal) and into each shop I saw in the Calles and rarely encountered higher prices. If I... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 25, 2011

Besides the dives which I took being great experience and Roman being excellent dive instructor, I have to point out that you can count on them if things go wrong. I had a medical emergency which wasn`t related to diving and Roman was immediately prepared to offer me first aid (although it was not needed then due to improvement of... More

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