Dive centre
ProTec Dive Centers
A cave and technical diving centre based in Tulum (its Playa del Carmen operation was consolidated into Tulum in 2026) offering cavern-to-cave courses, sidemount and DPV workshops, KISS Sidewinder CCR training and guided cavern and cave dives.
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Cave and cavern courses
Cavern Diver, Intro to Cave Diver, Cave Diver, Cave Decompression Diver, Sidemount Diving for the Overhead Environment, DPV for the Overhead Environment, Cave Survey Workshop, Exploration Workshop, Stage Cave Diver Workshop, Multi-Stage Workshop, Advanced Sidemount Diver Workshop, Advanced Cave DPV Diver Workshop, KISS Sidewinder CCR training
Regions served
Tulum, Playa del Carmen, Riviera Maya
Gas
Fills and supplies for CCR divers (open-circuit gas not detailed).
As stated on the provider's own website on 2026-10-14. Services and prices change; confirm directly.
Training affiliations
No training affiliation stated.
Where they dive
Sources:
[1] ProTec Dive Centers ↗[2] ProTec Dive Centers ↗[3] ProTec Dive Centers ↗
· checked 2026-10-14
Every fact on this page, with its source (5)
| Fact | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|
| ProTec describes Tulum as its home base and says its Playa del Carmen operations were consolidated into Tulum in 2026. | Reported | [1] |
| ProTec lists Cavern Diver, Intro to Cave Diver, Cave Diver, Cave Decompression Diver, overhead sidemount and DPV courses and several cave workshops, without naming the certifying agency on that page.No agency affiliation found on the pages read, so none is recorded. | Reported | [2] |
| ProTec offers guided cavern dives for certified divers with good buoyancy control and guided open-circuit or CCR cave dives for cave-certified divers. | Reported | [1] [3] |
| ProTec describes a CCR room with space for 14 units and calls itself a hub for factory-approved KISS Sidewinder training in Mexico. | Reported | [1] |
| ProTec names Sac Actun and Ox Bel Ha as nearby cave systems. | Reported | [1] |
Verified: stated by an official or primary source we opened. Reported: from a secondary source only. Sources conflict: the note gives both versions. May be out of date: the newest source we found is old.
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