Tak Be Lum + Taak Bi Ha — Two caverns and monumental rock formations

Daily plan

Pickup and Transportation

We start with hotel pick-up at 8:00 a.m. in Playa del Carmen and head to the Dos Ojos Park, just before Tulum. Deep in the jungle you’ll find both cenotes for the day—Taak Bi Ha and Tak Be Lum—only a few minutes apart.

Dive Preparation

We begin with a full safety and cavern-procedures briefing. Your certified guide covers each cenote’s features, navigation, buoyancy expectations, and conservation rules. We also review light-based hand-signals to maintain clear underwater communication.

While both sites are suitable for Open Water divers, prior experience and impeccable buoyancy are required—any contact with the formations can cause irreversible damage.

3. Primera Inmersión: Cenote Taak Bi Ha

Maximum depth: 8 meters (26 feet)

We begin with the Taak Bi Ha cenote dive, a fully underground site accessed via a narrow vertical shaft. Tanks are lowered on lines, and once inside, artificial light reveals hypnotic white columns and stalactites.

Navigation includes frequent ascents and descents, challenging even for experienced divers. Expect to fine-tune buoyancy continuously and adjust depth smoothly. Demanding, yes—but the reward is unique beauty: maze-like passages, light reflections, and ancient white-stone walls.

You’ll see entrances to deeper cave passages—without entering them—so you can appreciate the branches and complexity of the system. This dive blends precision, serenity, and deep respect for a fragile environment.

Surface Interval and Refreshments

After the first dive, we take a break for purified water, fruit, a sandwich, and light snacks while sharing impressions. Then we relocate a few minutes within the same park to our second site: Tak Be Lum.

Second Dive: Tak Be Lum Cenote

Maximum depth: 10 m (33 ft)

Tak Be Lum—“Place Below the Earth” in Mayan—is a semi-open cenote where still darkness meets colossal formations. A wooden staircase leads to a chamber lit by a faint natural glow, just enough to reveal the site’s scale—an unforgettable Tak Be Lum cenote dive to close the day.

Underwater, visibility clears as we move forward and leave the initial silt behind. A deep sense of calm invites a slow, unhurried pace. The cavern unfolds into passages lined with striking rock formations, leading to ancient, spacious chambers that feel like natural halls. It’s an immersive, harmonious dive—buoyancy control and stillness let you savor every detail of the underground landscape. This dive perfectly balances the intensity of the Taak Bi Ha cenote dive, closing the day on a serene, visually powerful, and deeply inspiring note.

Return

After both dives, we head back to your hotel or residence. This brings an extraordinary day to a close—diving Taak Bi Ha and Tak Be Lum, where darkness, calm, and ancient formations combine for a profound, truly unforgettable underwater experience.

Want to keep exploring?

If you love shallow caverns and want to explore more systems, we invite you to check out our Dos Ojos cenote dive tour—light beams, formations, and wide galleries showcase another side of cavern diving in the Riviera Maya.