The Pit, Dos Ojos & The Bat Cave

Overview

Dos Ojos is the most famous cenote in the world and one of the largest underwater cave systems. It has appeared in many movies and documentaries: "Journey into Amazing Caves" in 2002 and The Cave" in 2006. By the way, the original cave diving exploration of the whole cave system began through these cenotes.

Dos Ojos means two eyes and it gets the name from two caverns close together and connected by a common area. These two caverns start and end in the same place but are very different:

• The Barbie line: this part is very illuminated with a lot of light. There is a lot of space around huge stalactites and columns. Thanks to its magnificent stalactites and stalagmites, you will have the impression that nature has been created over millions of years.
• The Bat Cave line: this part is more like a dark cave because some parts have very low light with many tunnels and rooms. You will feel almost like in a cave. This line leads around an air-filled bat cave. You will ascend to see the bats and wonderful decorations.

The Pit or El Pit is the deepest part of the Dos Ojos system, it is a sinkhole inside the deep jungle. The main draw to this cenote is the beautiful light beams that light up this dive on sunny days. The view of the sunbeams lancing through the crystal-clear water is amazing. You will see the light beams from the sun’s rays in the pit.

You will be ascending progressively, making circles around the gigantic cylinder. You can admire a beautifully decorated ceiling with white thin formations in the shallower area. You will find a mixed layer of fresh and saltwater around 10-12 meters. You will also see two haloclines (around 11 and 16 meters) and a layer of hydrogen sulfide suspended at 30 meters.

A minimum level of Advanced Open Water Diver or equivalent is required. If you do not have this certificate, you can obtain it by following the Advanced Open Water Diver course PADI.