Tours in Mexico

The Mexican Caribbean — Isla Mujeres by catamaran, the MUSA underwater museum and the reefs of Cozumel.

Cancún Cozumel

30-Minute Jet Ski Rental at Playa Tortugas, Cancún — Cancún

Cancún · Jet Ski

30-Minute Jet Ski Rental at Playa Tortugas, Cancún

Thirty minutes on your own jet ski on the open-sea side of Cancun's Hotel Zone, not the lagoon. You start and finish on the beach at Playa Tortugas, Km 6.5, where The Jet Ski Brothers keep their stand. One jet ski costs 1,400 MXN for 30 minutes whether you ride alone or two share it (700 MXN each); the permit and eco fee of 200 MXN per person is paid on top.

from MXN 1,400 per jet ski for 30 min, one rider or two sharing (700 MXN each)

Speedboat & Snorkel Jungle Tour through the Cancún Mangroves — Cancún

Cancún · Boat & catamaran tours

Speedboat & Snorkel Jungle Tour through the Cancún Mangroves

Two hours from the Jungle Tour Adventure marina at Km 14.6 of the Hotel Zone: you drive a 13-foot two-person speedboat behind a guide through the mangrove canals of the Nichupté lagoon to the reef of Punta Nizuc National Park, snorkel for about 45 minutes and drive back. Departures at 9:00, 12:00 and 15:00. $45 per person sharing a boat for two, $80 for a boat of your own, plus a $20 park and dock fee per person in cash on the day.

2h up to 50 guests 4.7(1769)

from $45 per person, two sharing one speedboat, minimum two to book

Private Sportfishing Charter from Cancún on a 35-Foot Bertram — Cancún

Cancún · Fishing charter

Private Sportfishing Charter from Cancún on a 35-Foot Bertram

The whole boat for your group: a 35-foot Bertram with a captain and two mates, out of Sunset Marina in Cancun's hotel zone. From $780 per boat for a four-hour bottom-fishing trip, tax included, for one to six guests; six, eight and twelve hours cost $880, $980 and $1,180. A $10 fishing licence and a $5 dock fee per person are paid on the morning.

4h up to 6 guests 4.9(368)

from $780 per boat for 1–6 guests, 4-hour bottom-fishing trip, 16% tax included

Private Sailing Catamaran from Cancún to Isla Mujeres — Cancún

Cancún · Sailing & yacht charter

Private Sailing Catamaran from Cancún to Isla Mujeres

The Moana, a 40-foot Fountaine Pajot sailing catamaran, is chartered whole for your group from Marina Hacienda del Mar on the Puerto Juárez road. Four hours from $1,495 per boat for up to 15 guests, with crew, open bar, wine and a snorkel stop with gear and life vests; the Luxury Service for up to 8 adds a two-course meal cooked on board. The owner, French chef and sommelier Patrick Jouault, hosts the trip. The mandatory dock fee is extra.

4h up to 15 guests 4.9(84)

from $1,495 per boat for 4 hours, up to 15 guests, crew and open bar included

Two-Tank Cenote Dive from Cancún with Pick-up and Lunch — Cancún

Cancún · Scuba diving

Two-Tank Cenote Dive from Cancún with Pick-up and Lunch

A full day from your Cancun hotel to the freshwater caverns of the Riviera Maya: two tanks with a guide who is a fully certified cave diver, gear, torch, cenote entrance fees, lunch and the drive both ways included. From $219 per person at Chac Mool or Chikin Ha, up to $279 for Angelita and Carwash. Open Water certification required.

from $219 per person, two tanks at Chac Mool or Chikin Ha, gear, lunch and pick-up included

Parasailing at Playa Tortugas, Cancún — Open-Time Ticket — Cancún

Cancún · Parasailing

Parasailing at Playa Tortugas, Cancún — Open-Time Ticket

Parasail Cancun's ticket without transport: turn up at its desk in Marina Adventure Bay, Km 6.5, any time between 10:30 and 17:30, ride the water taxi out to the parasail boat and take off from its deck. The flight lasts about 10 minutes while the boat covers three miles, up to 260 ft over the Hotel Zone. $75 per person; the operator publishes no other charge on its price page.

from $75 per person for an open-time flight of about 10 min, no transfer

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Isla Mujeres Catamaran Day from Cancún with Snorkel and Lunch — Cancún

Cancún · Boat & catamaran tours

Isla Mujeres Catamaran Day from Cancún with Snorkel and Lunch

A shared catamaran from Marina Punta Norte or Marina Las Perlas to Isla Mujeres: a snorkel stop at El Meco reef, lunch and an open bar on board, then two and a half hours of free time on the island with an hour of open bar at IXI Beach. Five hours in all, hotel transfer and the $20 dock and reef fee included. The site currently sells it at $97 per adult against a $129 list price; booked eight or more days ahead it shows $77 per adult and $53 per child.

5h up to 50 guests 4.3(3089)

from $97 per adult 12+, dock and reef fee and hotel transfer included

Two-Tank Dive at the MUSA Underwater Museum, Cancún — Cancún

Cancún · Scuba diving

Two-Tank Dive at the MUSA Underwater Museum, Cancún

Two tanks among the submerged sculptures of MUSA, the underwater museum by Jason deCaires Taylor, with a Cancun dive centre open since 1990. The MUSA page itself no longer prints a price; the centre's rate page charges $110 per person for two tanks. Not certified yet? The same rate page sells a one-tank Discover Scuba dive at $120 per person.

from $110 per person, two tanks, certified divers only

Discover Scuba in Cozumel — Two Boat Dives, No Certificate — Cozumel

Cozumel · Scuba diving

Discover Scuba in Cozumel — Two Boat Dives, No Certificate

An afternoon on Blue Note Scuba's boat for people who are not certified divers: the instructor goes over the gear and skills on the way out, you practise in shallow water, then make two dives in the Cozumel Marine Park under direct supervision. Four hours from 2:00 pm. 3,300 MXN per person with rental gear included; the marine park fee is paid in cash on board.

from MXN 3,300 per person for two supervised boat dives, rental gear included

Parasailing in Cozumel from San Francisco Beach — Cozumel

Cozumel · Parasailing

Parasailing in Cozumel from San Francisco Beach

Jet Ski Cozumel takes its parasail boat about 1.5 miles off the west coast and lifts you off its back platform for 15 minutes of flight, alone or with one other person. $75 per person, $150 for a tandem of two. Every flyer also gets a free day pass to San Francisco Beach Club, where the operator is based, and you reserve with a 20% deposit.

from $75 per person for a 15-min flight; a tandem for two is $150

Jet Ski Rental at San Francisco Beach, Cozumel — 30 Min — Cozumel

Cozumel · Jet Ski

Jet Ski Rental at San Francisco Beach, Cozumel — 30 Min

Thirty minutes on a Sea-Doo in a riding area of about 2,000 by 1,000 metres off San Francisco Beach, on Cozumel's west coast. Jet Ski Cozumel charges $75 per jet ski, not per rider, with a safety briefing first and a free day pass to San Francisco Beach Club with the booking. You reserve online with a $20 deposit and pay the rest on arrival.

from $75 per jet ski for 30 min, not per rider

Two-Tank Reef Dive in Cozumel on a Six-Diver Boat — Cozumel

Cozumel · Scuba diving

Two-Tank Reef Dive in Cozumel on a Six-Diver Boat

Two reef dives in Cozumel's National Marine Park from a small, fast boat that takes no more than six divers. Departures every day at 7:30 am and 1:00 pm, four to five hours in all. $135 per certified diver, with tanks, weights, the marine park fee, taxes, fruit and sodas included; rental gear is extra.

4h up to 6 guests 5.0(749)

from $135 per certified diver for a two-tank boat trip, marine park fee and taxes included

Private 4-Hour Fishing Trip in Cozumel for Up to Eight — Cozumel

Cozumel · Fishing charter

Private 4-Hour Fishing Trip in Cozumel for Up to Eight

Four hours of private fishing off Cozumel on a 30-foot dual-console Pursuit with a bathroom on board and room for up to eight guests. The crew targets mahi-mahi, wahoo, black tuna, bonito, grouper, barracuda and mackerel. Departures at 6, 7 and 8 am and 2 pm. 15,880 MXN for the private trip, with gear, drinks and fresh Mexican food included.

4h up to 8 guests 4.8(2526)

from MXN 15,880 per private 4-hour trip, boat for up to 8 guests

Cozumel Turtle Sanctuary and El Cielo Snorkel Tour — Cozumel

Cozumel · Boat & catamaran tours

Cozumel Turtle Sanctuary and El Cielo Snorkel Tour

A four-hour group boat trip from central Cozumel: over the reefs, a snorkel in the turtle sanctuary where sea turtles graze on the seagrass, then anchor in the shallow water of El Cielo among wild starfish for ceviche, guacamole, fruit and drinks. Departures at 9:30 am, midday and 2:00 pm. 1,100 MXN per adult, 1,000 MXN per child, gear included.

from MXN 1,100 per adult, snorkel gear, fresh snacks and drinks included

Isla Contoy and Isla Mujeres Day Trip from Cancún with Snorkelling — Cancún

Cancún · Boat & catamaran tours

Isla Contoy and Isla Mujeres Day Trip from Cancún with Snorkelling

A full day out of Punta Sam with Contoy Adventures: an hour on Isla Mujeres, 35 minutes of snorkelling on the Ixlache reef, then Isla Contoy — a national park where only 200 visitors a day are allowed ashore. Breakfast, buffet lunch and an open bar are included; $109 per adult without hotel pickup, $125 with it, plus a $20 park and dock fee in cash.

8h 15min 4.9(5097)

from $109 per adult (12+) without hotel pickup

Cancún Snorkel Tour: Turtles, Reef, MUSA Statues, Shipwreck and Underwater Cenote — Cancún

Cancún · Boat & catamaran tours

Cancún Snorkel Tour: Turtles, Reef, MUSA Statues, Shipwreck and Underwater Cenote

Total Snorkel Cancun packs five snorkel spots into 3.5 hours: the El Meco reef, a turtle area, MUSA statues, a shipwreck and an underwater cenote, all no deeper than about 9 feet. $75 per person with hotel transport in Cancún, plus a $20 surcharge paid at check-in.

3h 30min 4.6(699)

from $75 per person, round-trip transport from hotels in Cancún's Hotel Zone or downtown included

MUSA Underwater Museum Snorkel Tour in Cancún — Cancún

Cancún · Boat & catamaran tours

MUSA Underwater Museum Snorkel Tour in Cancún

An afternoon with Manta Dive & Snorkel: you float over the MUSA underwater museum — more than 500 life-size sculptures turned into reef — and a nearby reef, with a guide in the water. $75 per person with marine-park and dock fees included; ages 6 and up, no experience needed.

from $75 per person, marine-park and dock fees included

Two-Tank Reef Dive in Puerto Morelos National Marine Park from Cancún — Cancún

Cancún · Scuba diving

Two-Tank Reef Dive in Puerto Morelos National Marine Park from Cancún

A gentle day for certified divers: Manta Dive & Snorkel drives you from its Cancún shop to Puerto Morelos for two reef dives at 30–60 feet in a protected marine park. $220 per person with transport, all gear, wetsuit, guiding and park fees; check-in 8:30, back by 14:30.

from $220 per diver, two tanks

Discover Scuba Diving in Cancún: Two Open-Water Dives, One at MUSA — Cancún

Cancún · Scuba diving

Discover Scuba Diving in Cancún: Two Open-Water Dives, One at MUSA

A first dive with Scuba Total, no certificate needed: a theory session on the pier above the lagoon, practice in the pool or calm shallows, then two open-water dives with your instructor — one of them at the MUSA underwater museum. $145, from age 10, with a short medical questionnaire.

from $145 per person, two open-water dives with an instructor

Isla Mujeres Snorkel Tour: El Farito, Manchones Reef and MUSA — Cancún

Cancún · Boat & catamaran tours

Isla Mujeres Snorkel Tour: El Farito, Manchones Reef and MUSA

A small-boat snorkel from Isla Mujeres with the family-run DC Explorer: up to 12 guests, departing daily at 11:00, to the three snorkel spots of the island's marine park — the shallow El Farito, Manchones reef and MUSA. $55 per person with a guide, park entrance and gear; 2.5–3 hours.

2h 45min up to 12 guests 4.8(708)

from $55 per person, shared boat of up to 12

Private Fishing Charter in Cancún on the 26-Foot Panga Yemayá — Cancún

Cancún · Fishing charter

Private Fishing Charter in Cancún on the 26-Foot Panga Yemayá

The whole boat for up to six: Fishing Boats in Cancun's 26-foot panga Yemayá with captain and crew, rods, live bait, beer, water and sodas, and the fishing licence. $359 for 4 hours, $459 for 6, $526 for 8; plus an $8 dock fee at the pier.

4h up to 6 guests 4.9(60)

from $359 per boat for up to 6 guests, 4 hours

SNUBA in Cozumel: Breathe Underwater Without a Tank or Licence — Cozumel

Cozumel · Scuba diving

SNUBA in Cozumel: Breathe Underwater Without a Tank or Licence

With Sand Dollar Sports you breathe through a regular scuba regulator on a floating 20-foot air line, so there is no tank on your back and no licence needed. $74 per person, about two hours with the briefing; from age 8 on the 20-foot line, ages 6–7 on a 10-foot line.

from $74 per person, about 2 hours including the safety briefing

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