World's Best Scuba Diving Destinations - Cozumel and Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Cozumel is considered by many to be one of the top scuba diving destinations on the planet. With crystal clear turquoise waters and potential 50 meter visibility, this Caribbean island offers divers the opportunity to explore spectacularly colorful reefs filled with hundreds of varieties of marine flora and fauna. Come with me as I spend several days submerged under these magical waters and by the end you'll see why Jacques Cousteau has called Cozumel one of the top 10 dive sites on earth. We'll close out the dive trip with a quick ferry ride over to Playa del Carmen where we'll do one last dive, a true bucket list experience, diving with bull sharks. Let's start out with some quick logistics. Cozumel is an island in the Caribbean Sea located about 19 kilometers or 12 miles off the coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. You can fly into Cancun or some airlines do offer flights directly into Cozumel itself. I booked a combined hotel and dive package through the Tres Pelicanos Dive Center and would highly recommend them. We had nothing but positive things to say about the dive center and the hotel we bundled the dives with. I'll leave both websites in the description below. So now, without further ado, put on your BCD, pop in that rag and let's go diving. After four days in this underwater paradise it was time to pack up our gear and head back over to the mainland. We had one day of diving booked in Playa del Carmen with Phantom Divers, an excellent shop who's going to take us out on an unforgettable day. Getting up close and personal with bull sharks. I've been cage diving with great whites in the past but I've never before had an opportunity to be truly rubbing fins with one of nature's most magnificent apex predators. Ready? Let's go. As you can see the Caribbean Sea in this part of the world offers divers incredible opportunities but it would be very remiss of me to not also mention the freshwater diving in the area. The Yucatan Peninsula is famous for its cenotes so if you're a fan of cavern or cave diving be sure to set aside some time in your dive schedule to explore these geological wonders. If you want to get a small taste of what it's like I've got a separate short video on cenote diving so I'll link to that at the very end. I hope you enjoyed coming along with me for these beautiful dives off the coast of Cozumel and Playa del Carmen. Whether you love underwater flora or fauna, microscopic to mega, you'll find dive sites here to tickle your fancy. Your logbook won't ever be the same. Cozumel truly has something for everyone. Thank you for watching and be sure to subscribe to the channel so you don't miss any future dives. Until then, happy diving!