El Cielo Cozumel: Snorkeling Experience at Three Reefs and Cielito Beach
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Playa del Carmen
Experience the breathtaking beauty of El Cielo in Cozumel, where you can snorkel with thousands of sea stars. Discover the vibrant marine life and explore the protected natural area. Book now!
Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Playa del Carmen - We will go to your hotel door to come and take you to our main destination, the wonderful island of Cozumel. First we will head to Playa del Carmen it will only be one for a few minutes, because we will take the ferry that will take us through the Caribbean Sea to the island of Cozumel.
  • Cozumel - This tour will take us through 3 beautiful reefs to snorkel, which are Palancar Reef where you will observe different colorful fish and many corals, the Colombia Reef where you will see amazing corals and mainly go to El Cielo Reef where you will discover a world of starfish (just remember to NO touches, or take them out of the water, doing this kills them).
    We will visit the famous beach El Cielito where you can swim, relax and enjoy, you can also taste a rich meal in the restaurant with a plate to choose from the main menu. We will finally take the ferry back to the hotel.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: During September 2023, the Palancar and Colombia reefs will be closed, due to the protection and care of the marine life of the natural reserve. Therefore, we will be visiting Xhul ha and Palancar (Herradura) reefs instead. Thank you for your understanding.

What's Included
  • Ferry ticket and boat ride (2 drinks on board per person)
  • Snorkel in 3 different reefs: Colombia, Palancar, El Cielo (FROM OCTOBER TO DECEMBER 2023)
  • Box Lunch Breakfast
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
  • Snorkel in 3 reefs: Palancar, Xul Ha, El Cielo (ONLY IN SEPTEMBER)
  • Lunch
  • Visit to El Cielito beach and the private beach club
What's Not Included
  • Drinks at the restaurant
  • Marine Conservation Fee in Cozumel ($3 USD per person)
  • Transportation around Cozumel
  • Cab back to the pier
Additional Information

Cozumel, an island that boasts a notable display of marine biodiversity, serves as an ideal location for diving and snorkeling activities. As such, you’ll notice several enthusiasts engaging in their customary exploration of undersea life in this vibrant yet unique township.

A standout lure of Cozumel that catches the eye in guidebooks is El Cielo; a stretch of pristine white sand at the island’s Southern end within a conservation zone. The site is named for the clear turquoise waters offering unobstructed views of the abundant starfish that reside there.

Snorkeling amongst starfish in Cozumel ranks as one of the most memorable escapades when visiting the Riviera Maya.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The Palancar and Colombia reefs will be closed during September 2023, as we uphold our commitment to the preservation of marine life in these natural reserves. As an alternative, tours will head to the Xhul ha and Palancar (Herradura) reefs. We appreciate your understanding.

  • IMPORTANT INFORMATION: During September 2023, the Palancar and Colombia reefs will be closed, due to the protection and care of the marine life of the natural reserve. Therefore, we will be visiting Xhul ha and Palancar (Herradura) reefs instead. Thank you for your understanding.
Location
Playa del Carmen
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Realfun11
Apr 23, 2023
Wonder experience and felt very safe - There are multiple transfers to destination, but the travel guide stayed with us the whole trip making us feel very secure. Snorkeling guide was fantastic got us up close with sting rays If we asked. Bring a sun shirt bc suntan lotion isn't allowed, I got a bad sunburn without a sun shirt, very enjoyable tour I would highly recommend!
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Mhblake1
Apr 15, 2023
Snorkeling in Cozumel - This was an amazing experience with an opportunity to be somewhat better. Communication with this company was great. They pick you up at your hotel, which for us was in the Rivera Maya, and transport you to the Winjet Ferry to go over to Cozumel. The company, prior to being picked up, messengers you when you are to leave. Because food was going to be served I notified the company that we have celiac disease and they were able to accommodate the breakfast snack and the provided lunch. The morning (7:30), due to where we were located, was taken up by transporting us to Cozumel by taxi and water taxi. Once in Cozumel you are again taxied to the dock to go to the reefs. We had a total in our group 7 people and at this time had another 3 people joined to us on our snorkeling adventure. We then boated to the different reefs. We had a very clear and calm day. Temp was 84 degrees with a slight breeze. Because of this the water was perfect for snorkeling. The reefs and El Cielo beach were amazing! We were able to see multiple different types of tropical fish. We were able to see huge starfish. There were multiple stingrays. We had an incredible underwater photographer, Ana, that took amazing photographs of my family, the reefs, and fish. She also fed fish which led to our group being surrounded by schools of fish. Her work can be seen on instagram at mimundounderwater. I would recommend purchasing her pictures. They turned out great! The ship's captain had multiple beverages to drink. They also had refreshing pineapple available to eat after each snorkel. After the snorkeling you are brought to a local restaurant and eat tacos. The food was ok; however, they did cater to us being celiac which was a plus. You pay for your own taxi back to the Winjet pier. I wish we could have travelled back to our hotel after the late lunch; however, we had 2 hours to kill at the pier. There were shops around to look. I would have either liked to snorkel for longer or, once the late lunch was done, be brought back to our hotel. After the water taxi we had to wait again at an outdoor mall for another hour before being taxied back to our hotel. If you wanted to shop it would have been a great opportunity to shop at the mall. By this time it was 5 pm and we were ready to be back. We left at 6pm and were back to our hotel by 7pm. It was a fun full day. If we didn't have the two times of downtime we would have been back by 4 pm which would have been perfect. All in all we would do it again.
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Monica_k
Jun 27, 2023
Didn’t have everything they offered in the description - The boat guys were great . Giovanni, Narciso and the photographer were really good and overall we had a great time . I rated a three because out transportation was late getting us and we were picked by a small van that was overpacked and felt like sardines . They had a small boy in one of the front seats with extra space that he didn’t need but my husband and I were the last ones to get picked and had horrible seats. Between two other adults and we were too tight, the front seats were broken so the weight was on top of our legs . I had requested a tour in English and although the guide and other staff were bilingual my husband was the only who didn’t speak Spanish . If I requested a tour in English I should’ve been placed in group with everyone speaking English or at least bilingual so we can all interact with each other . I even asked someone form the company to make sure of that and my request was ignored . The ferry and boat ride to the reefs were great . The view was out of this world and we had a great time after snorkeling enjoying cielito beach . ( ocean ) . I didn’t get the breakfast they offered or lunch box and we didn’t end our tour in a private beach club as it says in the description . It was a little restaurant , with a dry tub on a rocky area that we couldn’t even go in the ocean or enjoy the so called “ private beach club “ as we were told . The ride back from the restaurant to the ferry areas was not included, we ended the excursion at this restaurant that was 35 min walking from the ferry and center of town where the shops and vendors were. We had to pay for a taxis to get back near the ferry and shops . There was nothing to do at this “”beach club” besides eat and leave . We thought we were going to get snacks but we didn’t . Other boats had snack lay out on a floating device on the water we didn’t get that . I know you guys have different people you hire for these excursions but you have to make sure they offer and do what’s in the description!! I actually canceled the second tour I originally have with you because I was not sure what I was going to get .
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