Cenote The Pit

About this site

A dramatic conical sinkhole 119m deep where shafts of jungle light pierce gin-clear fresh water. Freedivers descend through a shimmering halocline at around 30m and hover above a ghostly hydrogen-sulphide cloud — one of the most photogenic freedives on Earth.

Conditions

Country

Mexico

Region

Tulum, Quintana Roo (Dos Ojos park)

Max depth

10–40 m

Visibility

30–60 m

Water temperature

25–26°C

Difficulty

Advanced

Best season

Year-round

Type

Cenote

Suitable for

• Freediving
• Scuba

Dive types

• Cenote
• Cave