If you are looking to discover new places differently, then diving is the perfect activity for you to enjoy a moment floating in the depths of the water where the marine world is ready to be discovered by your own eyes. But how to dive? If there is no beach or ocean in Mexico City, there is always a possibility, so if you are in your preparation process to become certified as a diver or even if it is your first time, there are places and pools that are designed for diving.

Where to go Scuba Diving in Mexico City?

• Pool Diving Class in the South Zone. For those who are new to this sport and want to dare to leave their comfort zone, what you need is a diving class in a pool whose depth is unthinkable to fall in love with it when immersing yourself. Something that distinguishes some pools from others is that not in all of them you can dive due to depth, it's known that there are pools exclusively for swimming, whose depth goes up to 3 metres maximum, but to learn to dive you will be in a pool whose depth exceeds 10 metres.

Everyone thinks that as soon as people say the word "dive" it's just about immersing and holding your breath but it takes more than that, usually, classes for both, beginners and experts teach you from using the equipment on your own from the outside to using it while you are immersed. However, it also requires certain lung skills that you will gain over time with practice.

These pools are usually a controlled environment since they are exclusively adapted for diving. you will strengthen your legs and arms and you will also have a few suggestions from the instructors to be able to handle the pressure of the water deepness. If you are about to embark on the path of diving, we strongly suggest that you visit any option since it's a sport that relaxes you and makes you feel good with your body.

• PADI Certificate Course. The PADI Open Water Course is a program based on the performance of diving, emphasizing the practical knowledge of this sport, giving a possibility of you becoming a certified Diver in Mexico City. The course has 3 sessions that are part of the official program that goes from theoretical classes to practices in open and confined waters. This is one of the most valued courses in diving.

You can get your certificate in 3 days on an intensive-flexible way going at your own pace or, if you prefer, you can get it in 6 months or longer, since this requires practice in the open sea as well as in the pool; having to practice at least 8 hours in a pool and 8 hours of theory, although they can vary according to the number of students for this course.

If you feel you have the necessary experience and that you are on the right path, you cannot let pass the chance to get certified without going to the sea, although at some point of the course, there will be the need to take an exclusive trip to dive on a beach departing from the city. These trips are usually taken by the end of the course, having an extra cost that is worth every penny; there is no better feeling than to dive to multiple depths and practising the knowledge learned during the theory of the PADI Open Water Course.

• 4-day dive to Veracruz: As you read it, a trip to the beautiful beaches of Veracruz exclusively for scuba diving departing from Mexico City, where adventure and a little underwater vacation will suit you like a glove. An expedition that takes place during a certain season of the year to one of the areas of Veracruz arriving at an “all-inclusive place”. This trip has the intention of making at least 2 dives per day to know some places of interest such as Roca Partida, an incredibly beautiful place for its crystal blue waters.

Making a total of 6 dives in Veracruz, you will have free time in which you will enjoy a walk through the beautiful Veracruz port. We suggest visiting the naval port, one of the most beautiful and iconic of ports Veracruz, as well as having a coffee in the cafeteria "Café la Parroquia" delighting you with its exquisite authentic Mexican flavours.

To travel Veracruz from the surface to the bottom of the sea, diving is the perfect way to disconnect for a while from Mexico City. You will have round-trip transportation only available during one season per year, due to the low tide that is on the coast making it perfect for deeper diving.

If you are thinking of diving, then let us tell you what is the best way to go on vacation to learn diving in any pool, lake or beach. Diving is considered a sport that helps to improve your health and lung capacity. The views that are available under the water are the ones that make diving worth paying every penny.

Learning to dive has never been a bad idea and even it's even better if you have the possibility of knowing a different world such as the seabed. Get yourself into adventure and start enjoying the natural wonders that exist in Mexico by diving in Mexico City to enjoy the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico afterwards.