Casa Cenote
Level 1 - Starter: CREER cenote level (guided cavern diving) [1] [2] (CREER describes Level 1 cenotes as shallow, with few depth changes, wide passages and constant natural light.). These categories are the named scheme's own; they describe the training a site calls for.
A long, open cenote at Tankah Tres beside the Caribbean shore, rated Level 1 (Starter) by CREER for guided cavern diving and known for its halocline.
Casa Cenote, also called Cenote Manatí, is a lagoon-like cenote at Tankah Tres on the coast north of Tulum, across the road from the beach and the Casa Cenote hotel. The hotel describes the water body as framing its western shore and the area as lying over a very large underground cave network.
CREER rates Casa Cenote (listed as Manatí - Casa Cenote) as a Level 1 (Starter) cenote, the easiest category for guided cavern tours, and lists cavern diving as open. Under the Jungle names it as a site where divers can see a halocline, the shimmering boundary between fresh and salt water.
No surveyed length or depth for the cave behind Casa Cenote was found in the QRSS lists consulted, so none is given here.
The environment
Shallow open-water cenote with a halocline close to the coast; cavern sections under rock overhangs.
Conditions
Typical conditions only: the halocline and proximity to the sea can reduce visibility; conditions vary with tide and weather.
Typical ranges from published sources, not current conditions.
Facilities
Hotel, restaurant and free parking at Casa Cenote, according to the hotel's website.
For orientation, not navigation. Hollow dots are approximate.
Every fact on this page, with its source (6)
| Fact | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CREER lists 'Manati - Casa Cenote' as Level 1 (Starter) with cavern diving open.Ratings page viewed 2026-10-14. | Verified | [1] [2] |
| CREER Level 1 requires a minimum age of 15, open-water certification with recent experience and advanced open-water certification for depths beyond 18 m, with at most 4 divers per guide. | Verified | [2] |
| The Casa Cenote hotel gives its location as Fraccionamiento Tankah Caribe on the Cancún-Tulum road (Tankah Tres) and refers to 'Cenote Manatee' on its western shore.Hotel's own website. | Reported | [3] |
| Under the Jungle lists Casa Cenote among its guided cavern sites and says it offers a halocline. | Reported | [4] [5] |
| The Casa Cenote hotel lists a restaurant and free on-site parking. | Reported | [3] |
| CREER's ratings page lists cavern diving at Manati - Casa Cenote as open.Page undated; viewed 2026-10-14. | Verified | [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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