Nautilus Diving & Training Center

Nautilus Diving & Training Center

Nautilus Diving & Training Center
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Nautilus Diving provides personalized instruction, professional guided diving tours, and customized packages to meet your diving goals. We are conveniently located in Cancun's hotel zone and offer dive trips to Cancun, Cozumel, and the Cenotes. Our top priority is your enjoyment and safety, so we offer dive trips organized and guided in small groups so we can provide a personal and safe diving experience. Come enjoy the beautiful reefs with abundant sealife, wreck or night dives, or experience cavern diving in the cenotes. We look forward to helping you plan your diving trip!
Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico
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Mike Neeser
2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020
This is the second time we've been diving with Clemente, one time in the open ocean (wreck dive, drift dive) and a second time in a cenote. Both times Clemente was very professional, very knowledgeable and we always felt safe. He was great at organising an alternative for us when the harbour was shut due to high winds. On top of it all Clemente is a friendly and fun guy to hang out with. We would recommend him to anybody.
Written 26 February 2020
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Joe C
Richmond, VA1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020
We researched online before our scuba trip to Cancun. Some of the other places we researched and contacted seemed like there were lots of undisclosed fees to be expected for gear. Nautilus Diving and Clemente seemed to be the most straight forward. When we arrived we were greeted warmly and all went as promised. No surprise fees! Very friendly staff and our guide Gabby was fantastic. Very knowledgeable and happy to discuss anything we needed. We dove the wreck and the reef and both were great. We even saw Barracuda, Rays and a Sea turtle. On the way out Clemente asked if we had taken a taxi from the hotel. We had and paid $18 USD. He recommended the bus for roughly $1.50 us to return. Great tip! He even gave us a 5 pesos coin to make the change proper for the bus fare. Great crew, Highly recommended.
Written 24 February 2020
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Christina L
Brooklyn, NY2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020
We went to Cancun and my boyfriend went diving for the first time there. Clemente was a great instructor and in comparison to previous instructors I've had, was more detailed and helpful in his explanations. Clemente was creative with solutions if we had issues and made sure we were absolutely comfortable during the training before heading out. In booking the trip, Clemente was beyond responsive and I never had to wonder what was going on. I highly recommend Clemente for any and all types of dives- he's also just a fun guy to hang out with!
Written 21 February 2020
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Josh SS
7 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2019 • Solo
I could not have asked for a better dive experience and dive instructor. This was my 2nd trip diving, and 5th time under the water, so I was a little nervous, but Clemente took care of me so perfectly that I could not have felt more comfortable the entire trip. I had to book a second day with him. Each trip is 2 dives, so I did a total of 3 reef dives and one Wreck dive. The experience was incredibly personal, as it was just me and Clemente the first day, and the second day was with one other novice diver, but never more than 3 ppl including Clemente. Seriously, I would only dive with Clemente whenever I go back. Thanks, Clemente!
Written 15 April 2019
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travlmuch
new jersey15 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2019 • Family
Hi Clemente, this is Bill, Matt, Adam and Emily :)
I read about Clemente on Trip Advisor and can say he is not just a great instructor but a very nice man. He was very patient with my step daughter ( 19 years old ) when she had troubles clearing her ears while heading down the rope. Years ago my daughter went scuba diving with me in the Fla Keys and had troubles clearing her ears and the instructor got frustrated and put her back on the boat. Clemente took the time with my step daughter and it was very much appreciated as we were there then and never really know when we will be doing it again. It was also a pleasure to spend the day with Clemente. The theory instructions he gave before was also very easy to understand.
We started communicating a few months before our trip and he walked me through the whole process and kept in touch the whole time. He is definitely the instructor you want, especially if you have children or are apprehensive.
Clemente, our family thanks you for your patience. Till next time , my friend !
Written 14 March 2019
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gms0622
Union, MO3 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2017 • Couples
My boyfriend (never dived before) and I (certified diver) booked with Nautilus and it ended up nasty weather closed the port on us in Cancun. With only one day that we could dive, we were disappointed when we got the email that the port was closed.
Clemente called the night before and since we couldn't arrange another day when the weather was better he went out of his way to pick us up at our hotel and take us to the Cenotes in Playa del Carmen. A longer drive but we didn't mind, we were just so anxious to dive!!!

Clemente took such good care of my boyfriend and gave me a refresher. When I struggled with some anxiety and couldn't go very deep, he didn't make me feel silly and he constantly kept an eye on me while continuing to take my guy on the best first time dive we could have imagined. I can't say enough about diving the Cenotes, either. I also can't recommend enough having the scuba instructor take pictures. The cost is VERY worth it. We had our GoPro and our pictures were ok but the pictures of us together were worth a lifetime of memories. Having a great instructor with you is definitely the key to safe diving and ensuring that you learn the most and get a great dive experience.

I hope everyone can take advantage of Nautilus Diving. I give them the highest rating that they can get because of the awesome instructor and great locations!!!
Written 12 December 2017
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bfixter
Denver, CO1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2017
We went whale watching late March, 2017 out of Cabo San Lucas - Silvia was our guide. She was great with both the Spanish and English speaking customers. We were happy to find several whales even though it was at the end of the season. Thank you for a great experience.
Written 11 April 2017
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Lauren H
Perth, Australia13 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2017 • Solo
I first started emailing Sherri at Nautilus a few months before arriving in Cancun. She was very prompt, informative and went above and beyond in helping me with dives locations, schedules and even accommodation in the area. I booked with them immediately because they were just outstanding. Some companies didn't even reply to my emails.

As soon as I arrived in Cancun, I received an email to welcome me and arrange pick up details from my hotel. I came alone to dive for 5 days. My guide was Clemente for the week, who I cannot boast enough about. He was absolutely lovely and picked me up for my first day of diving in the cenotes. As a new diver (12mths-10 dives) I was in such good hands! Clemente made me feel safe and reassured and was lots of fun too!

We dived cenotes, MUSA, Manchones Reef, Palancar Caves, El Cedral just to name a few. In Cozumel, we went to some outer reefs where other operators don't go. We saw beautiful coral formations and an abundance of sea life! Not having a camera, Clemente also took photos for me for the week (for an affordable fee). Not only was Clemente informative about the dives, but was also great at giving me travel tips and places to eat. He went above and beyond his job as my dive guide.

I cannot highly recommend Nautilus Diving enough. I had such a fabulous week and would definitely dive with them again.
Written 26 January 2017
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Srubel
Alta Loma, CA7 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2017 • Family
This was our third trip with Clemente and Nautilus. Once again they were terrific. We went on two amazing dives. The reefs were gorgeous. We saw a ray the size of a king sized bed. Clemente was helpful and patient and answered all our questions. A short practice in the pool and out to the reef. They have moved to a nicer hotel closer to the reef and our experience was amazing. Don't dive in Cancun with anyone else.
Written 7 January 2017
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apertureoflife
New York1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2015 • Couples
Experience :

After emailing a handful of dive shops, me and my wife selected Nautilus Diving for our first time scuba and PADI certification. Octavio and Sherri responded with all the information we requested. They were very responsive to emails; (Wait till evening local time for their reply). They are reasonable flexible in creating customized dive plans. We discussed our trip schedules and they helped us to perfectly fit the certification itinerary accordingly, all over emails. We were also able to select the dive sites. Payment of pre-booking payment was also smooth as they accept Paypal.

Vicente was our dive master - a patient, friendly and awesome instructor. On our first day, sea was rough and there was no scope to dive after our pool session. So we had an extended pool session mastering required skills.

Every day morning, he would notify us about the sea condition and time to visit the dive center for our dives based on dives. He updated us almost every hour about the condition and whether it was possible to dive. Even though everybody was skeptical about the condition, but finally weather turned in our favor. Nautilus also created backup plan to dive in specific cenotes so that we could complete our certification in case sea stayed too rough to dive.

During the dive Vicente was calm and patiently let us do the exercises to get certified. He showed us statues of MUSA, beautiful reefs, sea turtle, and he also managed to give a close up with nurse shark. All four dives were amazing.

Verdict: Very professional dive master, good equipment, friendly crew and reasonable prices. first timer or pro - great place to dive.
Written 31 July 2016
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