Scuba XOC Dive Center

Scuba XOC Dive Center is a locally-owned PADI 5 Star Dive Center in Cozumel, Mexico, built for divers and snorkellers of all levels. With six PADI instructors and a team speaking English, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese and Russian, it offers personalised attention — daily two-tank boat dives depart at 9:00 AM and 2:30 PM in small groups of a maximum of six divers.

Courses and dive sites

The centre runs 31 courses and activities, from the PADI Scuba Diver course with eLearning through to specialties like Deep Diver, Boat Diver, Digital Underwater Photographer and Fish Identification. A ReActivate Scuba Refresher and Open Water Referral dives round out the lineup, with Nitrox, conservation activities and equipment rental on hand.

Local sites range from reefs and walls to wrecks, including Palancar, Santa Rosa-style classics such as San Francisco Wall and Paso del Cedral, Colombia, Punta Dalila, the C-53 Wreck and the Twin wreck. Divers can spot sharks, turtles, ocean fish and more. Courses start from USD 175.