We need a minimum of four divers to offer this trip. If we don’t fill this minimum, we offer four options: you may cover the cost of the vacant diver spots, reschedule, arrange a rain check for same dive, or request a refund.

Detailed Scuba Dive Trip Description

It’s your vacation — with Dive Paradise you’re free to dive at your own pace.

The twilight two-tank trip offers the best of two worlds – day and night. We’ll dive one tank before sundown, and one after. This is a unique opportunity, to compare the action on the reefs — before sundown and after. And you’ve got a front row seat.

During the day, natural sunlight is rendered blue as it filters through the 50-foot column of sea water. At night, your dive lamp is a portable mini sun. As you shine your light, close-up, on the fish and corals, you see the brilliant, vivid, true colors of the reef. In Cozumel, these colors are dazzling.

And you notice movement everywhere you shine your lamp. For the local residents, it’s a frenzy of feed, fight or… mate. Welcome to the amazing world of “they only come out at night.”

The stony corals that appeared rock-like by day, they look different by night. They’re alive! The polyps shimmer and move — in gentle waves of color. They open to feed like flowers, as they draw in the nutrients from the currents.

During the day, the giant moray eels, lobsters and spider crabs doze out of sight, in their hidey holes. At night, these king-size creatures move out into the open. It’s Clash Of The Titans as these brutes battle for food and mating rights.

Clouds of squid and cuttlefish shimmer in your light. They turn amazing iridescent colors as they flutter in the currents.

A lone octopus dances down the reef, shape-shifting right before your eyes. Shine your light on Mister Eight and you may see him shift colors as he dials in his camo, to match the background. He’s trying to hide.

A giant basket starfish unfolds in a tangle of tendrils to feed in the currents. Is this tentacled monstrosity some sci-fi nightmare from the movie “Alien?” — waiting to attach to the next human face that comes too close. No, but it looks creepy.

Never a crowd with Dive Paradise… Count on us for spacious boats, with lots of elbow room to spread out. At night our vessels are well lighted from stem to stern, including the wide dive platforms and boarding ladders.

On board we serve complimentary snacks and purified water.

Need a primary dive light or a spare? Need rental equipment? Ask in advance, and your gear will be waiting for you when you board.

After the last dive we’ll drop you back at your hotel in time for a refreshing shower, dinner and a lively night on the town.

Detailed Scuba Dive Trip Itinerary

Welcome aboard, friends, for your twilight two-tank dive trip!

The boat departs between 3:00 p.m. After the second dive, we head home. Most twilight trips return around 8:00pm.

The first tank is a relaxing afternoon dive. During the surface interval, we’ll bid farewell to the Yucatan sun as it slowly slips toward the horizon at Playa del Carmen.

At twilight, we’ll pull out the underwater lamps for the second tank. We’ll dive on a shallow reef: either Paradise, Chankanaab or Yucab.

We descend just before dark, so you get a few minutes to adjust to the fading light.

Now it’s live to the reef, for Cozumel After Dark! Get ready for the kind of wild nightlife you won’t find at Señor Frog’s or Margaritaville.

Forty feet down it’s go-go-go… It’s a mad rush hour during the shift change. The day crew is calling it quits. The sun worshippers are looking for a safe place to tuck in for the night. The night crew rolls out of bed hungry, eager to feed. The reef has switched into dark mode.

On the bottom, what’s the first thing you notice? An explosion of color everywhere you point your light.

At the end of the dive, you approach the surface for the safety stop. You swirl your hands in the current. Tiny organisms spark up, like microscopic fireflies. The grand finale for your night dive is a private fireworks show — courtesy of Mother Ocean and the magic of bioluminescence.

At Dive Paradise, we entrust guests to the care of our certified, in-water Divemasters. Their goal is to guide you on a safe, pleasurable dives. We provide one Divemaster for each six divers on Twilight Trips. If a group exceeds six, we split it in two and send an extra Divemaster. That way, groups remain small underwater.

With the two-tank twilight trip, relax, kick back, feel safe…. At Dive Paradise, service is always friendly, personal, attentive — and professional.

Dive Paradise boasts the largest fleet of safe boats in Cozumel. And we offer the widest selection of dive trips on the island. It’s a menu of reefs, departure times and special trips that’s unmatched by other operators.

Dive Paradise in Cozumel

At Dive Paradise our fleet includes a special generation of express boats: a half dozen speedy craft — each solid, stable, wide of beam, roomy and comfortable. Our fast boats are each perfectly adapted for drift diving Cozumel in small, intimate groups.

Other dive operators may sacrifice safety and comfort on the altar of speed. But at Dive Paradise we never compromise. With our impressive express boats, speed, comfort and safety all go hand in hand. Count on us for fast boats with lots of “elbow room.”

We need a minimum of four divers to offer this trip. If we don’t fill this minimum, we offer four options: you may cover the cost of the vacant diver spots, reschedule, arrange a rain check for same dive, or request a refund.

How do you select dive sites?

It’s “divers’ choice” — Divemasters present options and look for a friendly consensus. When necessary, the crew may select the dive sites, in consideration of safety factors such as strong currents or weather.

Boat Notes

• We serve complimentary snacks and purified water.
• Want to cut down on plastic waste? Please bring your own refillable water bottle!
• DAN oxygen and first aid kits on every vessel.

Need high quality rental equipment? Ask in advance, and your gear will be waiting for you when you board.

• Each diver must have their own light (rentals available).

• Back-up light is highly recommended. Tank lights and glow sticks available at our Hotel Cozumel dive shop.

A dive computer is recommended. Bring your own or rent from Dive Paradise.

Staying at a resort that is not affiliated with Dive Paradise?

Some resorts outside our network may charge for pick-ups at their docks. Before you make your hotel reservations, please check with Dive Paradise; our concierge or reservations department can provide up-to-the-minute information on pick-up locations.

Driving a rental car?

Consider departing from the Dive Paradise location at Cozumel Hotel & Resort, where you can park in the hotel lot.