Snorkeling Tour in Cozumel: Explore El Cielo, Colombia and Palancar Reefs

Experience the best snorkeling tour in Cozumel and explore the stunning El Cielo, Colombia, and Palancar Reefs. Marvel at the natural beauty of the second largest coral reef in the world and relax on the pristine beaches. Don’t miss out on our delicious fish ceviche and fruit snack!

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Playa “El Cielo” - On our tour to El Cielo you will visit:

The reefs of Colombia and Palancar, where you can see a large amount of marine life.

You will also visit the sanctuary of marine stars known as El Cielo and finally we will spend a pleasant time in El Cielito, considered one of the most beautiful beaches in the world, where you will enjoy our delicious snacks.

What's Included
  • Carbonated beverages
  • Snacks
  • Bottled water
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
  • Use of marina $15.00 pesos or $1.00 usd
Additional Information

Come and enjoy the best activity to do in Cozumel, marvel at the natural beauties that our island has for you.
Get to know the incredible reefs of Colombia and Palancar, the most important in Cozumel and which are part of the second largest barrier reef in the world!
Visit “El Cielo” beach, one of the most beautiful on the planet, relax in its…

Location
El Mayor snorkeling Tour
We are located in the Marina "La Caleta", located on the South Coast road 6 km from the center The meeting point is passing the pen to the right, blue umbrella, ask for "The Major" The meeting time is 9:50am if your tour starts at 10:00 or 1:50pm if it starts at 2:00
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Sharon_h
Jul 13, 2025
Fantastic - Booked private 4hour tour. Our cruise ship arrived 3 hours late (so not tours fault) our tour was still 4 hours. We did reach out to them the day before so they knew we would be late. Captain and tour guide great, pointing out lobsters, eels, rays, barracuda, sea turtles, and dozens of starfish and rays. Local company and they were grateful to be booked and employed for the day. They will cater stops to your requests
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382michr
Jul 2, 2025
4-hour snorkeling tour - Very good tour, very friendly staff, both the captain Alex and the guide Lalo. I had kids with me and they were very patient with us while we were snorkeling.
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Lucas_r
Jun 29, 2025
Good walk - Very friendly and attentive. The walk is as described. The observation time is not much, but it is enough
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Kyle_p
Jun 12, 2025
This was such a credible... - This was such a credible trip! Not only did we get to snorkel with beautiful fish and turtles but we were also given ceviche on a beautiful beach surrounded by starfish! The tour guides were incredible and we felt very safe and taken care of the whole time
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Jsgpvv4jwc
May 26, 2025
This snorkeling tour is... - This snorkeling tour is the similar to other tours on this island that go to the 4 spots, it’s the itinerary and this island that makes this tour a must do! Cozumel is better than all of the four Hawaii islands, pipi island Thailand, and saba Malaysia that we’ve been to. In my mind, San blas Panama is the best island, but the size is not comparable to Cozumel, and there was so much to see on this snorkeling tour! We went to this tour yesterday, the Columbia reef is where we spent the longest time, we saw a sea turtle and numerous beautiful fish. The second spot was close by, and we swam with a sea turtle. The 3rd spot called “the heaven”, we saw numerous sea stars on the seabed of white sand. Lastly, we had a good amount of relaxing time at el cielo. There were many other boats at the same area, but not overly crowded or noisy. It was shallow water and pure white sand, and a few huge stingray swimming around. We had a real blast!
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Antonia_h
May 5, 2025
Book this tour! - Amazing experience, very helpful guide (Luis). Saw lots of sting rays, a turtle, baby pufferfish etc. would highly recommend.
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Jussi_k
May 3, 2025
Good for families - Snorkeling was well operated and we had four different kind of spots. End of the trip we had a great snack and rays were swimming around us.
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477aldenc
Apr 29, 2025
The best group! Would recommend - Super great snorkel tour would recommend! We went to four different places with a small group of about 9 people. We saw turtles, fish, stingrays and so much more. Good people!
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Dianaav2409vr
May 22, 2025
Great day on the ocean - The guys (Monolo and Alfonzo) who took us out were awesome. The places we went were beautiful. Unfortunately it was very windy that day which made it hard for me to snorkel but Alfonzo let me hang on to the life preserver and towed me along. They do not give out fins due to damage to the reefs.
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Katharine_x
Jul 8, 2025
People were very... - People were very friendly. The instructions getting there was a little confusing for me tho and personally I would've preferred we stayed longer at the palancar reefs where we actually did snorkeling and could see fish instead of spending most of the time at El cielito which is just a sandbar where we hang out (palancar was like only 15-20 mins out of the 3-4 hours). If you're looking for a more hang at the beach kinda tour then this is for you, but if you want more snorkeling I'd try looking for other options.
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From $48
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).