Maya Diving in Tulum

Thanks for the wonderful experience

March 24, 2011 – 2:32 pm
Hola queridos amigos I simply wanted to take a moment to thank you so very kindly for giving the three of us a wonderful experience while vacationing in Tulum … albeit somewhat discomforting to my very weak stomach ... snorkelling in the cenote with Miguel as well as on the diving with Will. For Olivier, it was deeply empowering, for me as well. Will was so harmoniously calm, a great antidote to the puzzling sense of overwhelming apprehension I was feeling before finally diving into what was, inherently, the complete unknown … Definitely not an easy thing to do both as a mother to Olivier and a person who makes a career of keeping things under control. ‘Dame Nature’ definitely has her ways of reminding us humans how incredibly powerful, unexpected and stunning she can be… a humbling and quite authentic thing, really. Once again, with much gratitude… Pura Vida Marie-Josée, ...

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Thanks for a great experience

January 18, 2011 – 2:53 pm
Hi Tim, First off I wanted to let you know I really enjoyed diving with your facility. Your crew is awesome. It was my fist time diving in the ocean and Deon made me feel comfortable and safe the whole time during my open water course. Diving in the Tulum cenotes is amazing, a Must See! I do not know if you heard, but I forgot my camera at your facility. Your crew found it and Deon and Halle brought it to my hotel which was 20 minutes away. You don't often run in to people like that, Thanks everybody. Jarvis Ross

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Awesome diving in Tulum!!

October 28, 2010 – 9:23 am
Just wanted to say how much we enjoyed the personal attention and the diving experience with Maya Diving October 4th and 6th, 2010. Having gone diving with other operators in the Playa Del Carmen area and on Cozumel, we found the dive staff/guides Deon & Halle and support staff Enrique and Eduardo to be most friendly and accomplished, and more importantly that they followed proper diving safety procedures. My wife and I have enjoyed diving in the area and over the years and have encountered many great under sea world creatures of the Caribbean. This year during our diving at Dreams Tulum with Maya Diving, we dove at Tankah where we encountered the "mirror" fish (perhaps silversides). Millions of small 2 inch silvery fish swam liquidly around and through the coral swim-throughs, always with predators like Ceros (Groupers)cruising at their perimeter. At times, we swam with ...

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THANKS!

March 22, 2010 – 2:11 pm
Tim--Hi! This is Kim Jensen from Kansas (snowy Kansas, at that).  I would like for you to pass on this message to Jamie and Mo and all the wonderful staff at the dive shop.  I had a great time diving with you all!  Jamie, you were very patient with me and I appreciated that. :)  Thanks for your feedback, so that I can continue to improve my diving skills. :)  Mo, thanks for your help and your beautiful smile!!  I know you'll do fine with your skills to become a Dive Master. Oh, the pictures you took turned out great! Well, HAPPY DIVING to you all! Sincerely,   Kim from Kansas :)

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Thanks for great diving and a good time

October 22, 2009 – 9:13 am
Hi Will, Jamie, Enrique, Alberto and the rest of the team. Just wanted to say thank you for some great diving while i was down at the Dreams Tulum resort. I certainly look forward to visiting again sometime soon. Take care all... Greetings from Toronto. Cheers Ed Gan

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Lionfish everywhere!!

September 15, 2009 – 6:32 pm
Aargh, here they come. More information at: the Smithsonian online and lionfishhunter.com and NOAA Eat em up!!! quoting the Smithsonian's article "In April 2008, nearly 200 people came to the headquarters of the Bahamas National Trust, the organization responsible for managing the country's parks and wildlife sanctuaries, to watch Alexander Maillis cook a lionfish on live local morning television. With his bare hands, Maillis extracted a lionfish from a pile at his side and demonstrated how to slice off the poisonous spines. Local fishermen came up and touched the fish. Later, everyone at the program tasted a slice of pan-fried lionfish. Maillis works as a lawyer but comes from a family of commercial fishermen. The Maillis family traces its origin to Greece, and this heritage is what first gave Alexander the idea to serve lionfish in the Bahamas. "Greeks in the Mediterranean have been eating lionfish for years with no ill effects," Maillis says. Lionfish are not native to ...

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Lionfish on Tulum Reefs!!

September 15, 2009 – 4:25 pm
Yes Lionfish, coming to a reef near you!! Our first report of a Lionfish seen diving on a tulum reef was 3 years ago. Now this year we have been seeing quite a few in the many small caves and swimthroughs on our reefs. Word has it this is not a good thing. They are trying to figure out what to do on Cozumel which has been overrun with these little nasties. Some people are saying that they may destroy the reefs, I hope something or someone figures out how to eat them and soon. Maybe all the restaurants should put it on their menus. Just look at what that does to grouper populations. Sure as heck we don't have too many big groupers left which are said to eat lionfish. Makes you think, would the lionfish have a chance at breaking into a reef system in this area 100 years ago when ...

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Tulum Diving in September

September 15, 2009 – 3:47 pm
Calling divers! Now is a great time to come down. The heat of summer is abating and the sea is still mostly calm so we can reef dive most days. Of course the cenotes are always good and not so busy at this time of year.

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Help Stop Development of Xcacel Beach

September 15, 2009 – 2:08 pm
We have recently heard some shocking news that once again, the turtle sanctuary at Xcacel and Xcacelito is being threatened by encroaching development. To find out more about Xcacel beach, what is being proposed and the potential harm it might do, see: http://xcacel.org/english/ At this site you will also find a pre written letter that you can email to the appropriate person at SEMARNAT, the Mexican Ministry of the Environmemnt, if after reading it you are in agreement. Please help us to stop the destruction of a vital habitat. Our turtles, reefs and mangroves need your support now before it is too late.

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Thanks for everything from Tiffany

June 29, 2009 – 11:06 am
I just wanted to let you all now how much my vacation meant to me.. My mom and I started out in the Discover Diving course at Dreams Tulum about 2 1/2 weeks ago, and found out (through some persuasion from Jamie) that this was everything we were looking for out of a vacation, and more. Our experience was phenomenal, but for me it was even more than that. It may sound corny, but I finally found everything I was looking for. Yes is changed my life.. I don't want to sit behind a desk all day and let the world move on. I want to be a part of it. Since I have been home I have hooked up with some local divers and planned the next leg of my journey. My ultimate goal is an instructor, but for now we are settling on my advanced open water through ...

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