Cozumel · PALANCAR & COLOMBIA REEF TOURS
9 reviewed
These are the 9 best palancar & colombia reef tours in Cozumel right now: what each one costs, how long it runs, and which kind of traveller it suits. Start at number one, it earns the spot.
Snorkel Cozumel’s Palancar, Columbia, and El Cielo reefs on a guided 4-hour tour with gear, drinks, and a starfish sandbar stop.
Catamaran cruise plus snorkeling at Cozumel reefs, then a private beach party with unlimited drinks, water play, and burgers.
“Easy going staff who are extremely helpful and skilled at what they are doing. The actual snorkeling part was cut short because some participants were nervous about sea life.”
A 5-hour Cozumel catamaran to El Cielo sandbar and Palancar Reef with snorkeling gear, lunch, and unlimited margaritas beer.
“Lot of space on the Katamaran. The snorkel Stop was Not Worth it as the Reef is already massively distroyed. In addition you were forced To swim in a huge group of people constantly kicking each other. Not Option To Just explore on your own. also swim wests we're mandatory even If you are a Solid swimmer. Guides constantly freaking Out of your were a Meter away. cannot recommend that Part of the Tour. But the Stop at the sandbank was very nice and we saw stingrays.”
Snorkel three Cozumel reefs with a small group, gear included, and unlimited beer and soft drinks, plus El Cielo starfish water.
“We absolutely loved the driver and the tour guide they made this so fun Roberto and Tony were super accommodating and even though it’s started raining they added an extra stop for the inconvenience. I will add the photographer was a bit rude I had to ask him multiple times to take our photos as we were planning on buying them but he ignored us for the other tourist. When it came to show us our photos he had hardly any good ones and was upset I would not pay the ridiculous price. He was giving different prices to multiple people so I would just beware of that but it…”
A small-group Cozumel snorkeling tour hitting El Cielo, Palancar, and Columbia reefs with gear, guides, and drinks included.
“What started with a large amount of trepidation ended in a wonderful experience. The first point to recognise is that the marina is located away from the cruise terminal. It's about a 5 minute taxi ride at a cost of $9-00USD (could likely be a tourist price). We were extremely nervous on arrival at the marina - it looks somewhat run down. The boat also looked as though it had seen better days. So - that was the worrying part. However, once on board everything was wonderful. It's about 20 minutes to the most southerly reef we visited. The journey was exhilerating. Once there we were provided masks, snorkels, fins…”
A 4-hour Cozumel snorkeling tour hitting Palancar, Colombia, and El Cielo when conditions allow, with snacks, drinks, and expert crew.
“The snorkeling and lunch was amazing. I Saw eagle rays and barracuda, I like the fast boat but a major downside is there is no washroom, no washroom at all. How are you gonna serve a whole bunch of drinks and have no washroom??? If your comfortable peeing in the water I guess it’s not an issue but I’m not comfortable with that”
Snorkel Cozumel’s Columbia, Palancar, and El Cielo, with starfish sands and manta-ray time, plus food and drinks. Watch for the 450 MXN fee.
“Tour is very local. English was very very halting and no attention given at all to English tourist on the boat. Snorkelling was decent and seeing manta rays close by was interesting.”
Snorkel Cozumel’s Palancar, Columbia, and Playa El Cielo in a small-group tour with gear, drinks, snacks, and reef time.
“This was our favorite tour by far this cruise. The team really went out of their way to make sure that we all had plenty of time to explore each stop and take pictures with the beautiful fish and we were lucky enough to see a huge sea turtle and a baby shark. They knew right where to go and we have the best pictures ever to prove it! Oh, and the Sandbar with searays swimming around us while we ate fresh caveche chips and fruit was a great ending!”
Small-group Cozumel snorkeling to Palancar Reef and El Cielo, with gear and drinks included, plus a few hours back on your own.
“Cozumel is a beautiful island and the water speaks for itself, but the experience on the boat and with the guides was sub-par. Getting there was actually easy and the directions were clear. We were kindly greeted. 1st problem: the boat was overpacked. As an AOW diver who has been on many dive boats, we were over by at least 3 people. There were 13 passengers (All large adults except for 2 minors who were teenagers). 2) Our captains were not bilingual and did not translate English except for very few words well. I spoke Spanish and translated for my friends, but VIATOR should be clear about the translation up…”
