Riviera Maya Cenotes · Mexico · Cenote · Cave & cavern
Cenote Nicte Ha
Shallow neighbour of Dos Ojos on the same ejido road
Area photo: diego_cue · CC BY-SA 3.0
A shallow cenote in the Ejido Jacinto Pat, ten minutes north of Tulum on the same access road as Cenote Dos Ojos and Cenote The Pit. The profile averages 4 to 5 m, so the dive is long and unhurried, and the site's own description asks for very good buoyancy to enjoy it.
Where it is and how deep
20.3234° N, 87.3801° WPublished position for this site.
The dive
The turn-off is the Jacinto Pat ejido road ten minutes north of Tulum, the same track that serves Cenote Dos Ojos and Cenote The Pit. Entry is from the shore into still water with no current, and the guide sets the route from the surface before the group drops into a cavern that never gets deep.
Average depth is 4 to 5 m, which is shallow enough that the dive runs long on a single tank and shallow enough that everything you do with your fins is felt by the bottom. Buoyancy is the whole skill here rather than depth or navigation, and a group that stays off the floor gets clear water for the length of the dive.
Marine life and season
The sources we used don't single out particular species here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
Season follows Riviera Maya Cenotes: Cenote water temperature holds steady all year; Dos Ojos gets busier in the December–April peak season while most other cenotes stay quiet.
Know before you go
- At 4 to 5 m the floor is always close; poor trim stirs the bottom and the visibility goes with it for everyone following.
Questions divers ask
How deep is Cenote Nicte Ha?+
Average depth is 4 to 5 m, making it one of the shallower cenote dives on the Jacinto Pat road and a long dive on a single tank.
How do you get to Cenote Nicte Ha?+
It sits in the Ejido Jacinto Pat about ten minutes north of Tulum, on the same access road as Cenote Dos Ojos and Cenote The Pit.
Sources
- Cenote Nicte Ha - Scubago — Scubago
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