Dressel Divers Cozumel
Cozumel is ranked among the worlds top scuba diving destinations for a reason: each dive is simply among the best on the planet. It is the perfect place to get in a maximum number of dives with Dressels great package prices and offers! Resort dive this exceptional underwater world with free Nitrox. The beauty and abundant marine life of Cozumel scuba diving have been intensely documented by famous oceanographers such as Jacques Cousteau. Dont miss out on the opportunity of experiencing one of these documentaries with your own eyes!
Features
Dressel Divers has rental equipment that feels like its every divers own! The dive equipment is premium quality, regularly maintained and replaced with new and innovative products over time. A wide variety of gear is offered so that persons of all statures and ages will find something that suits them.
The dive centers include state of the art equipment rooms staffed by employees who wash, disinfect and store clients rental equipment. They also include a place to store personal dive equipment. Our cylinders, filling stations and compressors are operated and maintained by well trained qualified staff in strict compliance with the generally accepted industry standards and all instructions specific to the brands used.
The boats are exclusively designed and built for Dressel Divers under the strict supervision of Javier Ibran, a lifelong diver and the companys founding President. Dive boats are tailored to provide ample space for equipment and clients, as well as an easy entry and exit into the water for divers.
Cylinders are provided on board the boats, the majority of which are catamarans or trimarans (to limit movement due to waves and therefore seasickness).
Boats, furthermore, are equipped with a sunroof, fresh drinking water, a radio, a GPS device, oxygen, spare diving equipment, and everything else deemed mandatory by the United States Coast Guard. The engines, all top brands, are subject to ongoing monitoring and servicing by in-house mechanics. Boat captains, moreover, all have First Aid medical training. Last but not least, with very few exceptions all boats have double engines.
Almost all the staff obtained their professional diving qualifications with our own PADI Career Development Center. They are therefore trained within our own philosophy and in harmony with the objectives of Dressel Divers. They will give you not only a great dive but also a very safe one!
Pricing
Varies, depending on the type of package and the type of accommodations. Contact us for more information.
How To Get There
Flying to Cozumel is easy thanks to many visiting tourists. Several airlines offer direct flights into Cozumel International Airport (CZM), and from there it's a quick shuttle or shared taxi ride to the dive resorts. If taking the taxi, it's necessary to pay for the ride inside the airport before walking outside. There are two rates depending on whether the resort is close to town or further south (about $9 USD).
The other alternative is to fly into Cancun and then take a ferry down to Cozumel. This also presents the opportunity to visit Playa Del Carmen - a great option for those who would like to cover a bit more ground or dive the Cenotes.
Dive Overview
Cozumel is a year-round dive destination known for easy drift diving with stellar visibility, vibrantly colored sponges and marine life like turtles, nurse sharks and rays. It also has good nightlife and a mix of luxury and inexpensive dive resorts.
[Read More: Cozumel Dive Travel Guide]
Accommodation Overview
Dressel Divers Accommodation Overview
Dressel Divers is the company chosen by the prestigious Iberostar Hotel chain for the last twenty years to run diving activities on the premise of its luxury hotels in the Caribbean, to ensure that this service has the same quality as the hotels. Dressel Divers have a dive center at directly on the beach of Iberostar Cozumel Hotel.
The 5-star All Inclusive IBEROSTAR Cozumel Hotel is nestled in a privileged enclave of natural beauty along the Mexican Riviera. Sitting beachfront, the hotel features 293 guestrooms.
Dive Information
Cozumel Dive Overview
- Incredible diving all year-round
- Average visibility: +75 feet (+25 meters)
- Coldest water temp.: 78.8 F (26 C)
- Warmest water temp.: 87.8F (31 C)
- Wetsuits (full) rentals: 1,2 inch / 3mm
- Aluminum Tanks: 80 cubic feet (12 liters)
- Full Tank : +/- 3,000 psi (200 bar)
- INT Connection, DIN Adapters available
Packages & Rates
Cenote Diving Excursions & Tours
During the Cenote diving excursion, be prepared to recover your regulator quickly! It may fall out of your mouth in astonishment. In the middle of the Yucatan jungle, there are small ponds, in which entrances have been discovered to sub- aquatic caverns, unique on the whole planet: the world famous Cenotes. The Dressel Divers Cenote dive excursions take you diving in two of the most impressive Cenotes and should you wish to repeat the excursion again two different ones.
In these ponds and caverns, visibility up to 200 feet / 60 meter is not uncommon, giving you the impression that you are floating in mid-air! You will see beams of sunlight penetrating the cavern shafts, creating a magic light show and also the halocline effect. Admiring the breathtaking limestone formations of these Cenote caverns is an exclusive privilege of divers vacationing in the Yucatan.
Our Cenote tour takes you diving in caverns, not caves, which have sufficient sections where access to the surface is always possible. The Cenotes can be enjoyed by certified divers with normal diving equipment configuration, as long as they are accompanied by a Dressel Divers Cenote guide, and have good buoyancy control.
Frequency: Every day upon request, except for Sundays
Whale Shark Snorkel Excursions & Tours
Our whale shark snorkeling excursion and tour takes you swimming alongside the largest fish in the sea. Whale sharks are gentle giants that swim very slowly and calmly at the surface allowing snorkelers on excursion to keep pace with them.
We organize our snorkeling excursion to these impressive whale sharks several times a week, from mid-May to mid-September when they come to feed on the plankton between Ilsa Mujeres and Holbox! Although whale sharks have very imposing mouths no need to worry because they mainly use it to filter plankton which are microscopic plants and animals.
These kind creatures only visit this part of Mexico during a couple of months a year but when they do they come in great numbers making it one of the most famous whale shark get-togethers in the world. Join the meeting with one or our tours! We can assure you that it will be an unforgettable experience. DONT MISS OUT ON THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME!
Frequency: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from May to mid-September
Bull Shark Dive Excursions & Tours
Our bull shark diving excursion is a scuba dream come true for divers who want to experience a very thrilling dive. The Dressel Divers bull shark tour puts you face to face with these imposing animals and delivers a memorable adrenalin rush. Diving with them lets you meet up with wild sharks on their own turf and gives you a very close look at these imposing ocean inhabitants.
What brings them here? No worries! Not you, but perhaps like you the fresh water of the cenotes! Bull sharks can also swim in freshwater and seek its feeling. They are drawn to the freshwater cenotes pump out into the sea nearby the dive site and also the abundant food supply of fish and turtles in the area.
Frequency: On Thursdays and Saturdays we offer these wonderful dive excursions and tours with bull sharks.
When? During winter months: November until mid-March.
Riviera Maya Dive Excursions & Tours
Our Riviera Maya diving excursion offers guests staying in Cozumel the opportunity to discover two very exceptional mainland dives just a ferry ride across. As a diver, you may think there is no reason to get off an island famous for its diving. But there is!
The Riviera Maya coastline offers scuba diving with more of the most impressive turtles on one single dive than on all your dives locally could ever add up. This incredible turtle alley is also a drift dive allowing you to float effortlessly from one turtle to the next. The very same current that carries you also ensures great dive visibility.
Before diving with the turtles we do a slightly deeper dive on the Mama Via wreck. In general, you swim around the wreck, losing some depth every circle and those that want to can swim through a very spacious room with several wide exits. Many Barracudas, jacks and interesting schools of other fish usually hang around, especially in the vicinity of the mast. Generally, there is a lot of current making this a wreck dive very different from usual.
Frequency: Every Thursday
Diving Rates
|
Description |
Rate (USD) |
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Contribution Hyperbaric Chamber, per dive |
$1 |
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Per Diving Day: Marine Park Entrance Fee |
$2 |
|
Single Dive Without Equipment Rental |
$65 |
|
Single Dive Without Equipment Rental in addition to 3x2 TK (6 dives) |
$54 |
|
Single Dive Without Equipment Rental in addition to 6x2 TK (12 dives) |
$49 |
|
Single Dive Without Equipment Rental in addition to 9x2 TK (18 dives) |
$44 |
|
Single Dive With Equipment Rental |
$77 |
|
Private Dive Without Equipment Rental |
$195 |
|
Private Dive With Equipment Rental |
$213 |
|
Night Dive |
$65 |
|
Boat Rider |
$20 |
Diving Packages
|
Description |
Rate (USD) |
|
Shrimp Package (5+1) |
$325 |
|
Single dive in addition to Shrimp Package |
$54 |
|
Dolphin Package (9+3) |
$585 |
|
Single dive in addition to Dolphin Package |
$49 |
|
Whale Package (12+6) |
$780 |
|
Single dive in addition to Whale Package |
$44 |
|
Family Package (10+2) |
$650 |
|
Single dive in addition to Family Package |
$54 |
|
Gorilla Package ( 8 local dive + 1 night dive + 1 Cenotes exc with 2 dives = 11 DIVES ) |
$660 |
|
Single dive in addition to Gorilla Package |
$42 |
|
Best of Package (7 singles dives + exc. Cenotes + exc. Playa) |
$550 |
|
Best of Package (7 singles dives + exc. Cenotes + exc. Playa) Non Iberostar client |
$588 |
|
Single dive in addition to BEST OF Package |
$50 |
Equipment Rental
|
Description |
Price (USD) |
|
Equipment Single Item Rental ( 1 DIVE ) |
$6 |
|
Equipment Single Item Rental ( 1 TWO TANK DIVE ) |
$9 |
|
Full Equipment Rental ( 1 DIVE ) |
$18 |
|
Full Equipment Rental ( 1 TWO TANK DIVE ) |
$27 |
|
Lamp Rental for 1 dive (with batteries) |
$18 |
|
Computer Rental ( 1 DIVE ) |
$6 |
|
Chemical Light Rental (night dive) |
$6 |
|
Snorkel Equipment Rental 1 HOUR |
$8 |
|
Snorkel Equipment Rental 1/2 DAY |
$16 |
|
Snorkel Equipment Rental 24 HOURS |
$25 |
|
Snorkel Equipment Rental 48 HOURS |
$30 |
Excursions
|
Description |
Rate (USD) |
|
Cenote Excursion ( 2 dives not included) |
$139 |
|
Riviera Maya excursion (2 dives not included) |
$109 |
|
Riviera Maya excursion ( 2 dives not included) for non Iberostar Customers |
$147 |
|
Snorkeling Excursion ( local ) |
$55 |
|
Snorkeling Excursion ( local ) UNDER 6 YRS |
$30 |
|
Night Snorkeling Excursion ( local ) |
$70 |
|
Snorkeling Day & Night Excursion ( local ) |
$105 |
|
Bull Shark excursion |
$139 |
|
Bull Shark Tour excursion bracelet |
$5 |
|
Bull Shark trip (for customers outside Iberostar hotels, includes day pass) |
$169 |
|
Bull Shark trip |
$130 |
|
Mayan Tour (under 6 years old gets 50% off) |
$129 |
|
Whale Shark Tour (no discounts for children) |
$220 |
Stay & Dive Deals
Dressel Divers can organize fantastic all you can dive prices or combined hotel and dive rates! Contact us for more information.
