Sources · Destination Guide
Mahahual Chinchorro Mexico
Gateway to Mexico's wild offshore atoll and the healthiest reefs in the Caribbean Mexico
Updated Oct 30, 2025 • 23 sources
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Destination Guide Sources For Mahahual / Banco Chinchorro
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23 sources • Updated Oct 30, 2025
Written by DiveJourney. Built from public sources and local operator knowledge. Last updated Oct 30, 2025.
- CONANP - Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve (rules, fee, contacts) - Official reserve page; fee MXN 725; gear disinfection; crocodile policy
- CONANP - Arrecifes de Xcalak National Park - Park info and access
- CONANP - Xcalak Protected Area fee - Entrance fee MXN 120 per person per day
- VISITAX - State of Quintana Roo - Official tourism levy payment portal; Article 51-Octies
- VISITAX amount reference (2.5 UMA ~ MXN 283) - Explains current amount and scope
- XTC Dive Center (Mahahual/Xcalak operations) - Day trips to Banco Chinchorro; park operations
- Mar Adentro Diving Mahahual - Local operator offering Chinchorro and Xcalak trips
- Mahahual Dive Centre (SSI profile) - Programs include freediving and snorkeling
- DiveJourney - Mahahual and Xcalak dive spot pages - Internal spot slugs for site linking
- DiveJourney - 40 Cañones - Internal spot slug
- DiveJourney - Acuario - Internal spot slug
- DiveJourney - La Poza, Xcalak - Internal spot slug
- DiveJourney - Simio Bipolar - Internal spot slug
- DiveJourney - La China Nómada - Internal spot slug
- PADI - Mahahual overview and Chinchorro water temps - General conditions and water temperature range
- Sea temperature snapshots (Mahahual) - Seasonal water temperature reference
- Wind forecast reference - Banco Chinchorro - Planning tool for wind and sea state
- Rome2Rio - Road distance CTM-Mahahual - Approximate driving distance and time
- Rome2Rio - Road distance TQO-Mahahual - Approximate driving distance and time
- Cozumel International Hospital - Hyperbaric - 24/7 facility with SSS recompression chamber; contact numbers
- State Port Captain postings (Mahahual via Chetumal) - Delegation and maritime safety context
- Local news on nortes and port closures (Quintana Roo) - Example of seasonal closures impacting small craft
- Sea turtle nesting season on Costa Maya - Local NGO report and seasonal window