Cozumel Tourist Places to Visit in Cozumel, Mexico, America

Cozumel Tourist Places to Visit in Cozumel, Mexico, America

Cozumel is an island located in the Caribbean Sea belonging to Quintana Roo state of Mexico. It is the municipality of Quintana Roo widely known for tourist activities like scuba diving, and snorkeling and spas. San Miguel de Cozumel is the major town of Cozumel island.

Geography of Cozumel:

Cozumel is positioned off the eastern coast of Yucatsn Peninsula of Mexico at 20°25′ N 86°55′ W. It is made up of 2 islands covering a total area of 647.33 sq. km. Cozumel is the largest Caribbean island of Mexico with length of 48 km and width of 16 km.

Etymology of Cozumel:

The name of Cozumel comes from the Mayan language word ‘Cuzamil’ or “Ah Cuzamil Peten” and its literal meaning is ‘the island of swallows’.

How to reach Cozumel?

Cozumel has its own airport with scheduled services to North American cities such as Chicago, Dallas, Toronto, Houston, Miami, Minneapolis, Atlanta and the major Mexican cities.

Some shuttle operators between Cozumel and Playa Del Carmen or from Cozumel Airport to city include:

Discovery Mundo
Amstar DMC
Gray Line

It cost around $75 USD per person from Cancun airport to Cozumel.

Boats are available every hour from Playa del Carmen to Cozumel and it costs $13.50 USD per way per person. Car and taxis are options for local travel.

Food and shopping in Cozumel:

Silver is the one of the most purchasable items in Cozumel by visitors and tourists can reach Sergio’s Silver to purchase silver items.

The famous food corners in Cozumel include:

Casa Denis
Alberto’s Beach Bar
La Cocay
El Morrito II
Prima Trattoria

Things to do in Cozumel:

Scuba Diving
Deep Sea Fishing
Beach lounging
Mini Submarine Tour
Glass Bottom Boat Tour
Snorkeling
Scuba Mau
Ocean Tours Scuba and Water Sports
Mestizo Divers
Living Underwater
Dive Paradise
Buena Ventura Diving
Aqua Safari
Aldora Divers

Places of interest in Cozumel:

Chankanaab National Park:

Chankanaab National Park is situated around 9 km away from the town centre featuring beach, lagoon, restaurant, bar and walking trails. Also tourists can enjoy the activities of snorkeling, swimming with the dolphins and diving here. Entrance fee is $19 per person.

Paradise Beach:

Paradise Beach is a stunning sandy beach, open from 9am-5pm daily. Admission is free, but tourists are needed to pay $12 to get FunPass which includes unlimited snorkel equipment, kayaks, waterslides, bungee trampoline and more activities.

Playa Palancar:

Playa Palancar boasts white-sand beach, bar and restaurant and lounge chairs. It is open from 10AM – 5PM and $20 for taxi ride and $10 to rent snorkeling equipment.

Other places of interest in Cozumel are as follows:

Discover Mexico Cozumel Park
We B Divin’ Cozumel
Dive House
Stingray Beach
Faro Celerain Eco Park
Chankanaab Park
Ecoparque Cuzam
Playa Mia Grand Beach Park
Playa Uvas
San Gervasio Mayan Site

Best time to visit Cozumel:

From May to July will be the best time to enjoy holidays in Cozumel.

Accommodation options in Cozumel:

Cozumel is an island with amazing recreational and adventure activity centers and resorts and spas with world class facilities and services. Most of the resorts have their own recreation centers, restaurants and scuba diving arrangements. Generally mid range resorts charge around $100 per person per night. List of prominent hotels and resorts in Cozumel include: