Caribbean Snorkeling: Explore El Cielo & Cielito

Explore Cozumel’s vibrant reefs, swim with marine life, and enjoy margaritas and snacks on this unforgettable snorkeling adventure.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Palancar Reef - Depart from Cozumel by boat and relish the journey to your first destination, Palancar, a highly favored reef.
  • Palancar Reef - Palancar offers a serene and peaceful snorkeling experience off the coast of Cozumel, perfect for beginners or anyone wishing to enjoy the ocean without strong currents or deep waters. The visibility…
What's Included
  • Visit to El Cielo and Cielito
  • Snorkeling gear
  • Lunch
  • Alcoholic beverages
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Professional photos
  • Tips
Additional Information

Climb aboard a boat and prepare to discover the stunning Caribbean Sea! The journey will take you to Palancar, El Cielo, and El Cielito, where you can snorkel, marvel at the starfish, and swim alongside stingrays. You’ll encounter vibrant fish and, with a bit of luck, might even see a sea turtle.
After your swim, relax with some fresh ceviche,…

Location
Aqua Safari Pier
Avenida Rafael E. Melgar
The pier is in front of Hotel Vista del Mar
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Alex_l
Mar 8, 2026
My family (husband 2 kids... - My family (husband 2 kids 6 and 8, and grandpa) all had to opportunity to go snorkeling in this excursion. It was a dream! They waited for us because we got off the ship and through crowds later than that we thought. However this did not take away from our trip! We got to snorkel 3 locations with the last one being El Cieloito where we were several finger food and beverages. Oue guides took pictures and we were able to purchase them separately from the package.My kids had a great experience, guides were friendly and knowledgeable and did their best to talk in English and Spanish. They had safety measures in place for people who could not swim well because at times water was somewhat rough. I would recommend this tour to anyone who is looking for an experince.
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Paulette_g
May 18, 2025
I'm an avid traveler, hands down one of the best excursions I've ever been on!! - This excursion was the best! Took my niece and daughter and were so amazed at the level of professionalism and comfortability of the team. The caption, Joaquim and Chito were the best host! : ) I was a bit nervous snorkeling but they comforted me with patience and ease and I'm so appreciative because I took the best pics everrrrr. We got to El Cielo and I thought it couldn't get anymore amazing!! They made fresh shrimp cerviche, guac and fruits!! Chef's Kiss!! Special shoutout to Joaquim and Chito who helped me get through the initial nervousness...gracias!! Tip these guys!!!! They deserve every penny!
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Laurent06230
Apr 17, 2025
EXCURSION TO DO ABSOLUTELY! - This Wednesday 16/04, we made the Snorkeling excursion on 4 cozumel spots with the guide Fred. A Marseille native with a singing language. He was friendly, available, listening to all this tinged with enormous humor. Even if we are Nice, we highly recommend it!😉The sites of Cielo and Cielito are particularly beautiful. The bonus, the waterfront aperitif in Cielito, accompanied by fresh guacamole and cévice. You're going to take a lot of eyes. A busy day that met our expectations. Little advice: there is a photographer who will accompany you on snorkeling. The photos are very beautiful but they are charged, about, 30€ per person. The other option is to come with your so and a waterproof pouch. Excursion to do absolutely! Thanks to Fred and Pixan Riviera The Nice family
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P8524ehharryp
Jan 8, 2025
Great half-day snorkelling tour - Recommend this tour very much so! We saw the coral reefs at Palancar, with lots of diversity if you look closely, and then El Cielito and El Cielo; for the starfish, stingrays and lunch on the beach. Lunch was ceviche, nachos, and beer/drinks including a sip of tequila! Cassandra, the guide was great, Alejandro took some great photos at an additional cost for purchase, and the boat Captain Antonio! The tour I was on I was the only English speaking, but got by with the Spanish and Alejandro helped me know the important bits! I felt safe throughout and had a great day, furthermore, Fernanda messaged me beforehand saying that the tour could not go ahead due to weather and port closure, but was great to keep me aware of whether it could take place the following day (which it did!) or opt for refund. Only small fault I had was it ran a little late, and I was kinda confused why we set off and came back to the pier within 20 minutes, it was like a tactic to have the best chance to get the boat full and the tour sold out! Great, would recommend and would do again if I came back to Cozumel with friends or family!!
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Luchoc553
Aug 1, 2024
Wonderful experience - The tour was as I imagined, we saw fish, manta rays and even turtles. I highly recommend it. Very rich ceviche and daisies not to speak! But if they wear long sleeves that the sun burns!
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752ileanas
Jun 26, 2024
Padrisimo! - Great experience! I highly recommend it! The service was excellent, if I returned to Cozumel if I would take it again
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Kaci_m
Apr 2, 2025
Enjoyable snorkeling trip - First of all, the guides were all very nice and spoke decent English and translated for those of us that don't speak Spanish. The snorkeling itself was amazing, we saw a flounder, stingrays, starfish, sand dollars, and fish of all kinds. The ceviche, fruit, and guac at the last stop was delicious and the "party" atmosphere was a really fun end to the snorkeling with the stingrays swimming all around. The actual tour was 2.5 hours from leaving the piers to returning. Before leaving, we waited 30 minutes at the second pier for a late family. While it is nice to know will wait if you are late, it was quite a long time to wait, but I understand they probably didn't want to have to give a refund for leaving them. I felt rushed at each of the snorkeling spots, and considering how early we got back, I feel that we could have spent a bit more time snorkeling. The boat was also very full and when you came out of the water, there was very little room to walk safely with everyone's feet and the ice chests, trash can, etc., on the floor. I slipped and fell onto a poor kid and hurt his leg (and mine) as I had no place to put my feet to steady myself when the boat rocked while trying to get to an open spot. Finally, the pictures that were taken of our family while snorkeling were lovely but were priced at $30 for one picture or $60 for all of them (about 10-15 or so). Just FYI so it can be budgeted for, I wish I had known beforehand how much to expect. Overall, it was an unforgettable time that we enjoyed and we would book with them again.
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Laurie
Jan 4, 2025
Just OK. - The description of the excursion was not accurate. A very small boat and we were squished in. The ride to the first snorkelling point was 45 mins. The crew was ok and explained everything well. The food at the sandbar was excellent- ceviche and guacamole.
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Aztraveller472
Jan 9, 2025
Be kind to ocean life and humans - The snorkel sights are nice. the boat driver (I can’t bring myself to call what he did as being a captain) and the snorkel guide are absolutely not environmentally savvy. We think the boat driver was drunk and the guide threw sand at a starfish, which is not a recommended thing to do. It wasn’t an ecological or safety focused snorkel. Would absolutely recommend if more conscientious guide/ driver of boat. I hope more people do more than pay lip service to trying to not harm the reefs and ocean life.
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Kathytabios
Nov 2, 2024
Very disappointed that we saw about 3 fish. Boats engine issues. Advertised that there are margaritas served and none. - The guides were very nice and helpful. Enjoyed the snorkling experience itself but there were issues.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).