With its long coastlines, hitting both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, Mexico is truly a diver’s paradise. Boasting warm waters, stunning underwater landscapes ranging from spectacular reefs to the otherworldly beauty of the cenotes, and an abundance of marine life, it’s no wonder that Mexico is home to some of the best dive resorts in the world. If you also pair this with the Mexican people’s warm hospitality, rich cultural heritage, and delicious food, you have a truly unforgettable diving holiday. We’ve narrowed down the top picks for five of the top dive resorts in Mexico, according to PADI Travel reviews.

PADI Course Director (CD) is the highest level of certification among PADI Professionals. It is a title that only a few hundred professional divers worldwide hold. In a nutshell, these top-level trainers are the people who teach others how to teach diving.

Have you heard about PADI Club yet? PADI Club is a community of divers, like you, who stay up to date and connected to diving thanks to a variety of benefits designed to help you maintain your diver status.

After I finished my final Open Water Diver certification dive, I thought, “I’m never doing this again.” Even though I loved being immersed in the ocean and seeing sea creatures in their natural habitat. I Just. Didn’t. Like. Scuba. Diving…or so I thought.

Beneath the ocean’s surface lies a mysterious animal kingdom, from the tiniest zooplankton to the planet’s colossal giants. There are beautiful ocean animals, cute ocean animals, not to mention a few creepy ocean animals. Still, we know less about the ocean than we do the Moon.