Scuba Tour Agency Cozumel
You’re looking for a scuba tour agency in Cozumel. Here’s what matters: who is on your boat, how many other divers are sharing it, what the price actually includes, and whether anyone answers the phone before you arrive. We’ve been answering that question the same way since 1994.
We’ve been answering that question the same way since 1994. Family-run, South Zone-based, and built entirely around small groups and direct service. We operate out of Marina Cozumel ASIPONA at Carr. Costera Sur Km 6.5, already inside the South Hotel Zone, minutes from the Marine Park’s best sites. Small groups. Fast boats. Prices that include everything. No surprises at checkout.
We cap groups at 8 divers. Our prices include tax and the daily CONANP marine park fee, a charge many Cozumel operators add at the dock. Mask and fin rental is complimentary. We pick you up at your hotel in the South Zone.
What It Costs, All-In, No Footnotes
We publish our prices and we don’t hide what’s in them. This is the full number. Tax included. Marine park fee included. No add-ons at the dock.
Single-Tank Night Dive
$70 USD
Packages are per person. Twilight/night trips count toward the total but are not discounted.
5+ Dive Loyalty Package
$100 USD
Book 5 or more 2-tank trips and each drops to $100 USD.
Daily 2-Tank Morning Boat Dive
Includes: tanks, weights, divemaster, CONANP marine park entry fee, and tax. Mask and fin rental complimentary.
$115 USD
Two-Tank Twilight & Night Dive
The reef after dark. Bioluminescence, octopus, nocturnal life. Full briefing included.
$125 USD
Gear Rental (per item/day)
BCD, regulator, wetsuit, dive computer, dive light.
Mask and fins: complimentary.
$10 USD
A lot of Cozumel dive shops quote a price that does not include the CONANP marine park fee or tax. That additional charge is real and significant. Read the fine print before comparing. Our price is our price.
Daily 2- Tank Morning Charter
For: Certified Divers, Open Water and Above in Just $115 USD
Our two-tank morning charter is the dive that built our reputation. We depart from Marina ASIPONA by 7:30am. Because we’re already in the South Hotel Zone, at Carr. Costera Sur Km 6.5, we reach Palancar, Colombia, Santa Rosa, and Yucab in 8 -15 minutes. The big operators leaving from the town pier are still motoring when we’re already gearing up.
We assess current direction and conditions every morning before selecting the site. We do not pre-announce a fixed site and then try to dive it regardless of what the water is doing. Cozumel’s currents change. We read them first, then go to the reef that is performing best that day for your group’s certification level and experience.
What’s Included
- Two tanks and weights
- Divemaster for your group
- CONANP marine park entry fee and tax
- Mask and fin rental
- Hotel pickup in the South Zone (weather permitting)
- Surface interval on the water with snacks and water
The Sites We Dive
Palancar Reef system (Gardens, Caves, Horseshoe), Santa Rosa Wall, Columbia Shallows and Deep, Yucab (home of the endemic Splendid Toadfish), Chankanaab, Punta Sur. Sites are selected daily based on conditions, never a fixed rotation.
Twilight & Night Dive Excursions
For: All Certified Divers, in Just $125 USD (2-Tank) & $70 USD (1-Tank)
Cozumel’s reef at night is not the same reef. The species that hide in crevices all day come out after dark, octopus actively hunting across open sand, spotted moray eels working the reef with grouper, lobster moving in formations, sleeping parrotfish sealed inside mucus cocoons. And on the right nights, when light conditions are minimal and the water is slightly agitated, you will see bioluminescence: single-celled organisms that light up cold blue-green every time your hand moves through the water.
We run a full pre-dive briefing before every night dive, light protocols, buddy procedures, compass bearings back to the boat, and a walkthrough of the nocturnal behavior you’re likely to see. We have been night diving these reefs for decades. We know where the octopus hunts, which crevices the tarpon circle, and what to show you that you would not find on your own.
What’s Included
- Tanks and weights
- Divemaster with specific nocturnal species briefing
- CONANP marine park entry fee and tax
- Dive light (rental available at $10/day if needed)
First-time night divers
This is more accessible than it sounds. The reef is calmer after dark, visibility is excellent with your light, and the experience is consistently described by our guests as one of the most memorable dives of their lives. If you’re on the fence, ask us, we’ll tell you honestly whether your experience level is a fit.
Private Boat Charter
For: Families, Groups, Mixed Levels, Pricing Available on Request
When your group wants the entire boat, the entire captain and divemaster’s attention, the entire surface interval, the entire experience, without sharing it with anyone else, this is the booking. We offer private boat rentals for diving and snorkeling. You set the pace. You choose the sites with our guidance. You surface when you’re ready, not when the schedule says.
Private charters solve the problem that ruins group trips: mixed experience levels. If you have Advanced Open Water divers and newly certified Open Water divers in the same party, a standard group boat is a compromise for both. On a private charter, the divemaster works each diver’s level individually. Nobody is held back. Nobody is pushed beyond their comfort.
Private Charter Works Best For
- Families with mixed certification levels or snorkelers
- Dive clubs and groups of 4-8 divers who know each other
- Underwater photographers who need a divemaster on their specific shot list
- Couples or solo divers who want undivided attention
- Advanced divers targeting specific sites like Devil’s Throat or Colombia Deep
Contact us directly for private charter availability and pricing. We will build the day around your group.
PADI & SSI Scuba Instruction
From First Breath to Divemaster, Get Certified in Cozumel
We offer the full PADI and SSI certification pathway, from a first try-dive to Divemaster, delivered by PADI and NAUI-certified instructors with decades of experience on Cozumel’s specific reef system. Both PADI and SSI systems are available.
Courses Available
- Discover Scuba Diving, PADI & SSI Try Scuba (no prior experience required)
- Open Water Certification, Full PADI or SSI course
- Referral & Checkout Dives, finish your certification from home here in Cozumel
- Advanced Open Water
- Nitrox (EAN) Specialty
- Rescue Diver
- Divemaster
Open Water certification typically completes across two days with four open water checkout dives. We do not run pool sessions, confined water skills are completed in Cozumel’s warm, clear, calm shallows. Your checkout dives happen on the same reef system where our experienced divers dive every morning.
Contact us for course pricing and scheduling. We will confirm your timeline and course structure before you arrive in Cozumel.
Snorkel Tours
Cozumel’s Reef From the Surface, No Certification Required
Not every person on a Cozumel trip is a certified diver. Snorkel tours with Pelagic Ventures put non-divers on the same water, and often the same boat, as our diving guests. Cozumel’s shallow reef systems at sites like Chankanaab, Colombia Shallows, and Palancar Gardens offer marine life density and visibility that makes snorkeling here genuinely remarkable, not an afterthought.
Our snorkel tours operate with the same small-group approach and the same boat access that defines our diving operation. Masks and fins are complimentary. We brief every snorkel group on reef etiquette, buoyancy in current, and the species you’re likely to see. Contact us for snorkel pricing and availability alongside any diving bookings for your group.
WHY CHOOSE PELAGIC VENTURES
Every dive operator in Cozumel calls themselves professional, experienced, and affordable. Here is what we can actually show:
- We Answer Before You Arrive
- Our Prices Include What Others Charge Extra For
- Small Groups Mean You Actually See the Reef
- Marina ASIPONA Puts Us Inside the Marine Park
- Our Team Has Been on These Reefs for Over 30 Years
- We’ve Operated Inside the Marine Park Since Near Its Inception
Questions Divers Actually Ask Before Booking
Yes. $115 for the two-tank morning dive is the complete price. Tax included. CONANP marine park entry fee included. Mask and fin rental included. Gear rental (BCD, regulator, wetsuit, computer, light) is $10 per item per day.
Open Water certification or equivalent. If you are newly certified and concerned about the current, tell us when you book. We will match you to the right site and make sure your divemaster knows your experience level before you enter the water.
Yes to both. Discover Scuba (Try Scuba) is available for non-certified guests who want to experience the reef under direct instructor supervision. Snorkel tours run alongside diving charters for non-diving members of your group. Let us know when you book and we will coordinate both.
We monitor weather and Capitánía de Puerto reports continuously during the front season (November-April). If a closure is likely, we contact you before the official announcement. If the port closes, we work to reschedule within your travel window. Refund and rescheduling policies are confirmed at booking.
We offer hotel pickup in the South Zone when weather and logistics permit. Confirm your hotel location when you book and we will advise.
Peak season (December-April) fills quickly, especially for small-group morning charters. We recommend booking before you arrive.
Ready to Dive? Here’s How to Reach Us.
We handle all bookings directly. Get a real answer about availability, site conditions, certification requirements, or how to build a group trip that works for every diver in your party.