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Isla Cozumel

Isla Cozumel

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Isla Cozumel

A paradise for diving lovers.

Thirty miles of island, the largest in the Mexican Caribbean, and one of the five best dive destinations in the world.

Out of the water it has a wild eastern shore, the Punta Sur and Chankanaab parks, and San Miguel, the town where the shops and restaurants are and where life still runs on island time.

Right now
28°Cloudy
Best for
Diving, snorkeling and island days
Best season
Diving, November to April

Getting here

Airport

Entrance to Cozumel International Airport, lined with palm trees

Airport

Cozumel International Airport

Cozumel International Airport is on the island, about ten minutes from San Miguel.

  • Shared transport Airport vans run to downtown and the hotel area.
  • Car rental The best way to drive the east coast and Punta Sur.

Ferry

Cozumel's shore seen from the sea, with catamarans anchored off San Miguel

Ferry

Cozumel Maritime Terminal

Cozumel's Maritime Terminal takes the crossings from Playa del Carmen, about forty-five minutes.

  • Departures Service throughout the day from downtown Playa del Carmen.
  • With a car The vehicle ferry runs from Calica, south of Playa del Carmen.

Cruise

Cruise ship docked at a pier in the Mexican Caribbean

Cruise

Three terminals

Three terminals receive cruise ships: Punta Langosta downtown, and Puerta Maya and SSA Cozumel to the south.

  • Into town Punta Langosta opens onto the waterfront; from the other two, taxis wait at the exit.

Diving

Palancar, Colombia, Santa Rosa

Forty dive sites ring the island. The coral walls off the west coast drop for tens of meters with exceptional visibility nearly all year: it is why people have been coming to Cozumel since 1960.

Diver above a school of rays in Cozumel

Marine life

Turtles, rays and living reef

Chankanaab and the southern reefs can be seen without dive gear: a mask and a pair of fins are enough. On the table, lionfish, an invasive species that is fished and cooked here, is the island's dish.

Sea turtle swimming over the coral reef

Maya heritage

San Gervasio, the sanctuary of Ixchel

In the middle of the island, San Gervasio was the sanctuary of Ixchel, goddess of fertility, and the goal of a pilgrimage Maya women crossed the sea by canoe to reach. Its plazas and temples are walked through the jungle.

Structures at the San Gervasio archaeological site in Cozumel

Punta Sur

The other side of the island

Punta Sur park holds a lighthouse, a crocodile lagoon, dunes and a beach open to the sea. Cozumel's eastern shore is the part almost nobody visits.

Aerial view of the southern tip of Cozumel

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Isla Cozumel

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