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A surreal dive with mist creeping along the floor and unique cartoon like speleothems fully surrounding you. This is also the only cavern where there is a large chance to see the elusive blind fish!

Cenote Tak Be Luum - Scuba Tour Info

Certification required: Open Water

Camera entrance fee*: Starting at 300mxn (GoPros are free)

How deep is Tak Be Luum? Maximum depth is 8m/26ft

How far is Tak Be Luum from Playa del Carmen? 54km to the South

How far is Tak Be Luum from Tulum? 19km to the North

Can you snorkel in Tak Be Luum?No

Tour duration: 6-8 hours

Best combined with: Cenote Taak Bi Ha

Price: $3600 combined with one dive in Taak Bi Ha, everything included

*This cenote charges a fee for the use of an underwater camera. The fee depends on the size and type of camera

Cenote Tak Be Luum

 

Tak Be Luum is famous for its unique formations which are only found in this cavern. Bubble-shaped and cartoon like, no one is quite sure how these structures grew this way. From start to finish, there is no end to these massive formations covering the walls, ceiling and floor.

 

Dive past large dunes of silt, their depressions filled with hydrogen sulfide clouds. “It’s a great dive for Halloween, this dive always reminds me of the music video thriller with the mist creeping along the floor” – Liz co-founder.

 

Tak Be Luum is for advanced divers only, close to cave diving conditions we dive in full darkness; though under a large air dome so we are always close to the surface. But because of this darkness, we often see the elusive blind brotula. An albino eyeless fish, which evolved this way due to living in complete darkness, where eyes are an unnecessary use of energy. It lives deep inside the caves and is rarely seen near the daylight zones. It swims in a mesmerizing full body ripple.

Diving this cenote

 

This cenote is a one tank dive and is best combined with a dive in Cenote Taak Bi Ha, also part of the Sac Actun system. This cenote is a very challenging dive, shallow, with a lot of silt and very low light. You must have proved good buoyancy and conduct in other caverns before being approved to enter this cenote.

 

As with most cenote tours we will meet around 8am at the dive shop to sort out scuba gear and paperwork, before heading off for our dives. Lunch is also included.

 

We suggest you bring a towel and a dry set of clothes. Keep in mind as in all cenotes sunscreen, cosmetics and insect repellent are banned due to the conservation of the site.

The Mexican Blind Brotula (Typhliasina pearsei)

 

This rare fish is the top predator deep inside the Mexican cenotes. Feeding on the small crustaceans such as shrimps and mysids, they inhabit sections of fresh or brackish water away from the daylight zones.

 

The Mexican blind brotula has a large scaleless head with no eyes, but several papillae and cavities which contain sensory organs. The nostrils are located on its upper lip and the body is covered in scales, with long dorsal and anal fins terminating close to the caudal fin. The standard length is about 9.7cm/3.8in.

 

The fish has a pinkish-white appearance as the skin doesn’t contain any pigment. With no eyes it does not react to the light of the diver’s torches but is very sensitive to vibrations. It is viviparous, giving birth to up to a dozen young between December and February. The newborns are yellowish and about 2.4 to 3.7 cm (0.9 to 1.5 in) in length.

 

Endemic to Mexico this fish is considered near threatened, with its main threat being water pollution – another reason for no sunscreen and bug repellent.

Clarence H
Clarence H
2023-06-09
Excellent dive outfit! Liz and Andres provided a seamless, safe, and incredible dive experience. From the moment i reached out, Liz was very responsive and knowledgeable about diving in the tulum area. She was also very accommodating to all of my requests. Andres was an amazing extra pair of hands to help with equipment but also to talk to during those pesky surface intervals. If and when i am back in Tulum, I’ll definitely be diving with Jaguar Divers!
Sarah A
Sarah A
2023-05-30
TWO gorgeous dive days with Jaguar Liz is a fantastic dive master and guide! She is friendly and descriptive about the local environment and wildlife. We chose to dive with Liz and Jaguar Divers for 2 days, first a 2-dive boat trip out to the coast of Cozumel and a second day with 2 dives in Playa area cenotes. My husband had just finished his SCUBA open water certification and the Cozumel reef was a beautiful and exciting first day of diving for him. It was also my first drift dive, and following Liz's guidance and observing her calmness under the water helped to keep me calm as the strong current pushed us along the reef. In the cenotes her relaxed demeanor continued to be a great example to follow as we cruised quietly through the caverns. I will absolutely look up Jaguar Divers again when we return and recommend to anyone visiting along the Riviera Maya! Thank you for the great memories Liz!
Lora W
Lora W
2023-05-07
Great dive shop - highly recommend We had an awesome experience with jaguar divers/Liz! We hadn't been diving in several years so we did a refresher session in the morning then two dives in the Playa area in the afternoon. Well organized, clean and well equipped. Liz is so knowledgeable and a great guide. She went above and beyond to make our day great (and even recommended the best tacos we had all trip!)10/10 experience, highly recommend using jaguar divers!!
Nika
Nika
2023-05-05
Got my open water license with them, amazing experience! I did my open water diving license with Jaguar Divers and it was absolutely amazing! I started my diving license in Egypt but I didn't have time to finish it there so I decided to finish it in Mexico. I am allergic to chlorine so I could not do any pool dives and Jaguar Divers offered an option to do it in cenote which was just perfect and sooooo beautiful! Demian was very patient and nice, and it felt like I made a friend 🙂 I will be coming back to Mexico next year and cannot wait to do more dives with them and maybe even continue my certification! I definitely recommend Jaguar Divers to everyone, don't even think of any other place 🙂
Megan Z
Megan Z
2023-05-03
Best experience!! Absolutely wonderful experience with Jaguar Divers!! Liz is very knowledgeable and passionate about diving and the region! Would definitely recommend
fcuktravel
fcuktravel
2023-05-03
A great day in the Cenotes with Jaguar The whole experience with Jaguar divers was 5 star from start to finish, Liz was wonderful popped down to the hotel to explain everything day before.My Son Harry went on a two dive Cenotes day with Mariamma, he really enjoyed it and he would have gone again had we had enough time.Harry said that the Mariamma at jaguar is a great guide and really knowledgeable,whilst making the whole day fun Instructions were given on dos and don’ts in order to preserve the ecology of this natural wonder whilst diving there.I should be returning the Playa in July, Harry will be going diving again with this great team Thank you all especially Liz and MariammaIan from Uk (I now have wise 😂😂 )
Mick S
Mick S
2023-05-02
Awesome dive trip We had 6 amazing days diving with Liz and the team at Jaguar Divers. Very professional team, arranged everything and took us to some stunning locations.Can’t wait to dive with them again
uwdawg95
uwdawg95
2023-05-01
Ready to book our next adventure with Jaguar Divers Just came back from a 4-day company retreat to Cancun. One of excursion options was the ocean guided two-tank scuba diving with Jaguar Divers, which we selected due to their 5.0 rating on Google and Tripadvisor. We had a group of 14 (9 non-certified and 5 certified divers) which was probably too many for Jaguar Divers to handle in one day. Liz and Nicole did an amazing job of making sure all the non-certified divers felt comfortable in the classroom and backyard pool before hitting the ocean. Looking back after the day, I was so glab both were English speaking so there was not any issues with understanding the trainings. They were so patient fitting 14 divers with gear, working with smaller groups in the pool, getting us on the dive boat and helping us set up our tanks before our first dive. We had a couple of things go wrong at the first dive: 1) my flipper fell to the ocean floor as soon as I stepped of the back boat deck and 2) two non-certified divers quit after stepping off due to thick mustache allowing water in the mask and the other couldn't equalize ear pressure after multiple attempts. Nicole was a rockstar in grabbing my flipper and then assisting with getting it secured and then did everything she could with the other two issues before the divers finally threw in the towel and went back to the boat. Once under water the experience was a highlight of my life. We all felt so calm and remembered our training because I imagine one freak out may have shortened or ended the dive for the entire group. Our group highly recommends Jaguar Divers. Thanks Liz for sparking all our enthusiasm to become certified divers and come back for another adventure with Jaguar Divers. 🤿💙
Daniella Silva-Jensen
Daniella Silva-Jensen
2023-04-15
Unforgettable experience Liz and Maryama* are amazing guides to the cenotes. I loved every minute of the two days we spent with this dive shop, and I highly recommend them to anyone wanting to explore the caverns.
Cristal
Cristal
2023-04-12
The best place to dive! I've always wanted to try cenote diving but have been too afraid of the darkness (and cold 🥶). Liz was very comforting and reassuring and made me feel very comfortable throughout my two dives.I highly recommend diving with Liz and her team. They're professional every step of the way and are amazing divers so I always felt like I was learning something new.
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