MUSA Underwater Museum is probably the most known dive site in Cancun. What it is is 500 lifelike statues sunken together to attract fish, with corals growing in all the nooks and crannies. (pictured below)
In the area there is also a couple little cement house statues, and a car with a person laying on the hood. It makes for a pretty unique dive site.
Since Cancun is the gateway to all diving in the Yukatan, there are a lot of dives you should do, whether you base yourself in Cancun and do day trips, or move on to closer cities.
Be sure to check out Isla Mujeres, especially during whale shark season, although you can see them just as easy with a snorkel tour.
Of course you shouldn’t forget cenotes. So many amazing cenotes that you can dive and explore is nearly unique to the Yukatan, so be sure to check them out, no matter what level of diver you are.
Some cenotes you are only allowed to swim/snorkel, others are open to recreational and tec divers, and some are open only to highly qualified cave divers. What ever level you are, you’re going to want to head to one near Playa Del Carmen or Tulum along the coast, or inland near Merida or Valladolid.
To help you choose what cenotes you should dive, we put together the most comprehensive guide on the net! We list the top 72 cenotes in Mexico, and if you can’t find one perfect for you there, then you never will!