Saturday, April 10, 2004

Aktun dive center

Located at the entrance of town, on the crossroad leading to the beach, the center, Coba and Playa Del Carmen, Aktun dive center & hotel El Meson are indeed very conveniently placed for cave diving the nearby cenotes - most of them less than a 15' ride away.


The fan rooms are basic but decent enough, though not very charming and rather noisy due to the heavy traffic driving by all day and night.


Besides Gunnar Wagner, the owner and IANTD instructor-trainer, there are two full-time instructors at the moment and one driver-handyman. Plus the hotel management and staff. And they have two jeeps, two suburban vans, two compressors, lots of tech gear for rent and several UW scooters for people in a hurry.

I used to work here as a dive guide & instructor, so this will always be a special place for me...