Night Snorkeling: Octopus and Squid Observation in their Natural Habitat
4.8
44 Ratings
San Miguel de Cozumel
Experience the thrill of night snorkeling and observe octopuses and squid in their natural habitat. No special certification or swimming skills required. Book now!
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • The Money Bar Beach Club - Have you ever been to the sea during the night?\nThis is a completely different adventure that you will remember all your life.\nWe will snorkel in a privileged area where octopus and squid hunt during the night and do not worry, we will be there only to observe nocturnal species.\n\nWe will walk from the shore to the water and move around an area no larger than two basketball courts, the maximum depth is 2.5 meters so it is quite safe.\nEach person will have two flashlights. If you think you need a life jacket, we can provide you with one. I will have my camera ready all the time to take videos for you and I will send you all 24 hours after the experience.\n\nWe will spend at least an hour and a half or two on the water, depending on how you feel or if you need to take the ferry back to Playa del Carmen.\nWe will have to work as a team because octopuses are camouflage experts. We will always be a safe distance from the animals, we will explain how to move in the water even if you do not know how to swim and also how to communicate in the water, at no time will we encourage direct contact with any of the species.
What's Included
  • Fresh water
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
  • Diving Lamps
  • Experience Videos
What's Not Included
  • Ferry to Cozumel
  • Taxi to the meeting point
Additional Information

Night Snorkeling is a unique experience because unlike Night Diving, it is not necessary to have a special certification or know how to swim.

We will take you safely to be able to appreciate species that have a lot of activity during the night, our main objective is to be able to find octopus and squid to enjoy the show that they give with their impressive camouflage, to find them we will have to work as a team and on the way we will find other species more of which we will also learn a lot.
Octopuses and squid are very beautiful and intelligent animals that you must come to appreciate alive in their natural habitat.

Location
The Money Bar Beach Club
Carretera Costera Sur
Our meeting place is in front of the Money Bar, to get there it is easy to take a taxi from anywhere in the city. From there we will move 1 kilometer to reach our place of observation.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Kim_g
Mar 19, 2024
Night snorkeling is awesome! - Lalo was amazing and this was a great experience for us! we really enjoyed everything we saw crabs, moray eels, fish, biolouminesence -all was so much fun! He supplied everything we needed and was an informative and passionate host.
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Kirsten_s
Feb 17, 2024
awsome experience - Miranda was an excellent guide and teacher. She explained everything and we felt very safe in the dark. We saw an eel and crab fighting, puffer fish, spanish lobster and tiny jellyfish:)
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Shin_l
Jan 4, 2024
One of the best snorkeling experiences ever! - Dany is so passionate about his job and showing the sealife at his night snorkeling tour. This is the second time we’ve done it and would continue to do so whenever we are in Cozumel. We’ve seen everything from octopus, puffer fish, sea urchins, lobsters, nurse sharks, etc. Seeing the octopus change colors and shapes was like watching a National Geographic documentary. So surreal and beautiful. Highly recommend this tour to anyone!
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Sam7316
Jul 12, 2023
Wonderfully unique snorkeling experience - We had a great experience with Lalo as our night snorkeling guide. The tour ended up being just my husband and I, which was a good surprise as we were not expecting something so individualized. Lalo made sure we were comfortable and safe the whole time and provided us quality snorkeling equipment to use. He clearly respected the animals he was taking us out to see, which included an octopus, eel, and beautiful squid. He also took pictures and videos of our experience that he shared with us at no extra cost. We appreciated the joy he shared with us for what he does. This was a high quality tour that exceeded our expectations at a reasonable price. We highly recommend it.
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Jonathan_b
Mar 31, 2023
Night Snorkeling in Cozumel - Our night snorkeling experience with Lalo and Miri was one of our favorite experiences in Cozumel! We met at the Money Bar Beach Club and snorkeled right off of the beach. Lalo provided quality equipment and clear instructions. Then we proceeded to see an awesome variety of sea life. We saw king crabs, sting rays, octopus, squid, moray eels, a starfish, and many other types of fish. It was an amazing experience. We would love to go on another tour with Lalo and Miri.
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Tiffanykwok
Mar 20, 2023
awe inspiring experience - Dany and his team went above and beyond to make sure our family of four had the amazing night snorkeling experience. It is definitely one of the highlights of our trip to Cozumel. The communication with Dany was quick and smooth, he answered all my questions in timely manner. Very professional! Lalo is our guide for that night, he is very helpful and kind. Miri is our dive master and she is super engaging and fun. And there made sure everyone got into the water was comfortable and safe. There were three coaches to go into the water with us that night, (two families of four) we feel very well taken care of. They have all the equipment we need, flippers, boots, diving light, wet suits and googles, life jackets… They care about sea animals and passionate about their job. If you ever visit cozumel, you gotta experience it yourself! Highly recommend Dany and his team!
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Austin_l
Mar 12, 2023
Great time! - This was an amazing experience. Activity is fun and safe. Lalo was a great guide! He gave specific instruction and also has a great knowledge of local sea life. We never felt uncomfortable once for our first time in the ocean at night. We observed Octopus,Eels, Squid, and many more species on our trip. Would recommend this to anyone, you won't be disappointed.
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Symsdad
Mar 3, 2023
Absolutely the best experience in Cozumel - Wow! We were so pleased and impressed with our night snorkel trip. Other reviews are accurate about the experience. It's fantastic! If you are reasonably comfortable snorkeling during the day, you will be comfortable snorkeling at night. Everyone has their own light and you can always look up and see the lights at the money bar. When directed to the meeting place, upon arrival, you may feel a little unsure if you're at the right spot but...your are. You get in the water a few yards from the money bar. Once in the water you're completely relaxed and you get to see things you don't get to see during the day. Check out the "jellyfish" (they're not really jellyfish and they don't sting) and watch the colors flash in the light. That alone was worth the price!
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Jeff_m
Oct 24, 2023
Taxi driver was a savior. - The dark road in the out lying area. We pulled up to meeting place asked the security outside the bar I'd this is where you meet for the snorkeling tour. They knew nothing about it. Then told our taxi driver to go back up the road to wait. We tried 4 different numbers to reach someone. All old numbers. Right at 730 a man showed up looked at the water said. It's to rough. Very sketchy area. Thankfully taxi driver stayed with us.
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Explore58401783938
Dec 16, 2023
Disappointing experience - We booked this tour one day in advance and received confirmation. When we arrived at 7:30 pm at Monkey bar, we were waiting for 1 hour and nobody came. Our last evening on the island was quite spoiled as I really wanted to see octopuses. The guide ignored both calls and messages and dropped a message only at 8:36 pm after we left. The excuse was that he didn’t see the notification about our booking on time…
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