Xcalak, Mexico is a bit far off the beaten path. While quite close to Tulum, Playa del Carmen, and Cancun, rarely do tourists venture further south than the cruise ship town of Mahahual.
When you get to this sleepy beach town, you'll realize there's not too much there. A few tiendas selling groceries, a taco shop, and also... one of the nicest PADI dive shops I've ever seen.
I had watched a few videos of swimming with Crocodiles and Sailfish, scuba dives I didn't think you could do in Mexico, also I had my eye on diving a remote island reef called Banco Chinchorro. I investigated how to do each, and they all traced back to XTC diveshop in Xcalak.
During this time of year (April) the main attraction was diving with Tarpon, a huge 2 meter long silver-sided fish, that is often quite a trophy for fishermen. Here, fishing was off the table, but diving with these giants was in full season
During my stay here I ended up diving the site twice, as well as many other surrounding dive sites. This is one video of a few showcasing the diving in and around Xcalak and Banco Chinchorro.
Thoughts on what I said at the end of the video? How much more diving do you want to see on this channel? Should I make a second one?
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Thursday, May 11, 2017
SCUBA DIVING WITH TARPON IN XCALAK MEXICO
