Cozumel Snorkeling Tour: Palancar, Columbia and El Cielo Reefs

We really enjoyed this snorkeling tour. After exiting the Cozumel ferry boat area, you will need to take a taxi about seven kilometers to reach the boat's marina. The snorkeling experience was great with clear blue waters, good snorkel gear, and a fun crew. We particularly enjoyed the end spent on the sandbar where stingrays were all over the place. On the other hand, I do wish the boat had a bathroom since as you drink beer, you can't always make the next jump site so peeing in your swimsuit while sitting on the boat is a viable option. On the way back, near one of the cruise ship terminals, we found a newly opened Filipino restaurant buffet. The food was so good!

Wonderful trip. Amazing underwater experience. We saw turtles, stingrays and even a coral shark. The photografer Rafael capture all the best moments.

Top experience. The guide Rafael and the skipper Miguel were exceptional. We saw a turtle, a barracuda, reef sharks, and much more. Highly recommended.

Great experience for the price! A Simple boat but takes you to the 3 sites for snorkeling. We have a lot of fun!

Look for May-Be tours. Covered Boat but expect it to be full. We had about 21 guests with 3 employees. It was a great experience. Omar was incredible! Super attentive, knowledgeable and made it fun. The trigger fish ceviche was excellent! I will say, the reefs made me sad. Loved seeing the fish but they are badly bleached, all brown little to NO color. We saw a barracuda, sea turtle, lots of curious fish. Several in our crew saw small sharks. Then took us to sea stars. Then to sting rays where we could stand in the water and that’s when we had the snack.

Pauline and Josue delivered an amazing experience, we booked a private tour and they listened to all our requests. They also prepared a fish device on the banks of the ocean. This is our 8th time booking them!

WOW, what an experience! This was my favorite day of our week long cruise, I will remember it forever. I found this trip on Viator, the reviews were great so I gave it a try. This was soooo much fun! We went to a big beautiful reef, shallows, a starfish sanctuary and a stingray hangout. We saw turtles, sharks, stingrays and lots of tropical fish. The water was insanely clear. Our guide Ricky was so nice and knowledgeable. Jorge was a fantastic captain. And I must say, Rafael took incredible pictures!!! We ended up buying the photos, they were 1000x better than the ones I took. He was so sweet to my two girls, as they kept following him around because he had the food for the fish. I have taken many snorkel trips throughout my life and this is up near the top! I would 100% join them again. Thank you for a fun time!

Awesome experience, the guides seemed excited to see the wild life too during the excursion. Highly recommend. Good time, good snacks, and a great memory was made.

Family of four and took the afternoon trip. Fantastic experience all round. We saw a great range of marine life with multiple turtles, reef fish, sting ray’s, star fish and lobsters. We all felt safe from the get go. Our guide explained all aspects of the trip in advance and showed us how to use the snorkel gear. We were offered snacks and drinks at the 3rd location which was a perfect point on the trip. We all used the life vests which really helped while in the water. The trip was executed at a nice pace and we had plenty of time in each location.

This excursion was more than as advertised. We had and excellent guide in Omar, and the views of the reef and marine life did not disappoint. Highly recommend this excursion. We opted to book through Trip Advisor as opposed to the cruise line because we got a better experience with fewer people in our group, and the cost for the trip was lower than what the cruise line excursion offered. We were well taken care of and would book this excursion again.