Casa Cenote
Also known as Manatí
Open cenote dive with cavern elements
Shallow, green, open.
A long, open cenote lined with mangroves. A shallow profile, natural light, roots reaching into clear water and a constant connection with the surface make it a comfortable introduction to the cenote environment.
- Character
- Mangroves · Shallow · Open water
- CDT dive profile
- Approx. 8–9 m / 26–30 ft
- Requirements
- Open Water Diver or equivalent
Depths describe the recreational profile we dive, not the cenote's maximum depth. Requirements are minimum guidelines; the final choice also depends on your recent experience, buoyancy, comfort and the day's conditions.
What you'll experience
Mangrove roots in open light.
Most of the dive stays shallow and close to open water. Mangrove roots hang into the cenote, and daylight works through them onto sand and rock.
Because the surface is rarely far away, Casa Cenote is an easy place to settle your buoyancy and get a feel for cenote water before anything more enclosed.
Check availability for Casa CenoteExperience level
What Casa Cenote asks of you.
Certification is only part of it. Depth alone doesn't make a cenote easy or hard — passage size, light, distance from the entrance and fragile formations matter too.
CREER level
Level 01Starter
- Why this level
- Shallow, fairly constant depth · Wide passages · Constant natural light
- Starter does not mean no skill is required. Normal cavern buoyancy and control still apply.
CDT requirements
- Open Water or one-star (minimum)
- Diving within the previous 6 months (otherwise a refresher dive at Casa Cenote may be recommended or required)
Minimum age 15. Level per the CREER classification framework, used as a reference — not a progression you must complete in order.
The CREER level describes the site's relative character and difficulty; it is not a progression you must complete in order. Within CDT's requirements, your guide also considers recent experience, buoyancy and control, comfort, the day's conditions and the planned profile.
If you haven't been diving in the previous 6 months, CDT may recommend or require a refresher dive here before other cenotes. It is a CDT safety step to get you comfortable again — not an exam, not a test and not a CREER requirement.
Not every diver starts here. Many days begin elsewhere, depending on your recent diving.
Best for
- Introduction to cenotes
- Mangroves
- Roots
- Light
- Shallow profiles
- Open Water divers
Photographs
Inside Casa Cenote.
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