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Akumal Dive Center

| (next to Lolha Restaurant), Akumal 77760, Mexico
984 8759025
Ranked #1 of 4 shopping in Akumal
4.5 of 5 stars 35 Reviews
Type: Specialty Shops
Owner description: We are the Akumal Dive Center located in the main Akumal Bay, next to the Lolha Restaurant. We offer snorkel tours, rental equipment, scuba, dive...... more » Owner description: We are the Akumal Dive Center located in the main Akumal Bay, next to the Lolha Restaurant. We offer snorkel tours, rental equipment, scuba, dive classes, Open 8:00 AM TO 5:00 PM. « less
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Regina, Canada
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19 reviews 19 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 8, 2012

We had read about this place on trip advisor and are sure glad we went. it was a short collectivo ride from our resort and all my wife wanted was to swim with turtles. "what baby wants baby gets " ;) so off we went on our adventure. There are many other dive people trying to get you to use... More

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Castlegar, Canada
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 30, 2012

great help. Rented an underwater camera for the day for $45! Also gave us tips for foggy masks...use toothpaste! More

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northern va
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 27, 2012

We booked with Akumal Dive Center based on my discussion with Gerardo. I was going to send my 12 and 15 year old kids out on a boat with strangers, and I wanted to be able to go out with them. As I later found out, it wasn't really necessary, for a couple of reasons. First they don't have to... More

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Estevan, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 26, 2012

We were excited to book our first PADI OW certified dive with "Dive with Natalie and Ivan". They operate out of the Akumal Dive Center (check out their website). Ivan was our DM and he was great. We wanted a small group dive for our first drift dive experience; we had one other diver along with us. All of the... More

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Cache Creek, Canada
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 13, 2012

I was recently diving in Akumal and the boat operators from the Akumal Dive Center are just fantastic. If you go you will see first hand how they are able to navigate around snorkelers who seem not to realize how big a boat is or that it has a motor or two with whirlling underwater blades. My partner and I... More

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Washington DC
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 11, 2012

This was my wife's first real dive after certifying last fall. We were in luck to get matched up with Natalie.. she is the best! She was so patient with my wife, literally holding her by the hand on the first dive to help her adjust her ears, get used to diving, safety stop etc. It was perfect as my... More

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Saint Joseph, Missouri
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25 reviews 25 reviews
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11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 16, 2012
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Here you can get it all, they will take you diving just beyond the barrier reef or snorkeling within a protected area with the turtles and rays and fishes. Great service!! More

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Winnipeg, Canada
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 14, 2012
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Went there on Feb. 13th and rented snorkling equipment. The price was 144 pesos for the day until 5:00pm. The rental included mask, snorkle, and fins. They are also very knowledgable about the spots to see the turtles, and fish. The equipment was in good shape, and of resonable quality. The people working there were helpful and courteous. They even... More

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Saskatoon, Canada
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 1, 2012

We recently returned from our Mexican holiday and loved our vacation. One of the highlights for me was swimming with the turtles at Akumal Beach. We had brought our own snorkle and goggles but rented the flippers, a life jacket and a locker from the dive shop. They are absolute professionals there. After snorkling for a couple of hours we... More

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Vancouver, Canada
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24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 5, 2012

Four of us descended on Akumal Dive Center and within a few minutes we were geared up and heading to the beach. There are lockers for your stuff. Bring towels. Our guide was great, just follow me to turtles he said. So we did. None of us had much snorkeling experience, but they make it so easy. After wading into... More

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