Mexico
Cozumel
World-class reef diving on a laid-back island.
An island built for the water, the Mesoamerican Reef, beach clubs, and Maya ruins one ferry away.
Cozumel sits on the Mesoamerican Reef, the second-largest barrier reef on the planet, and is one of the world's premier dive and snorkel destinations, drift over Palancar's coral towers in visibility measured in tens of metres. The island itself is low-key and ringed with designed beach clubs. The ferry to Playa del Carmen puts Tulum and the cenotes within a port day.
What you’ll do
·Drift-snorkel Palancar Reef
·Beach-club day pass
·Ferry to Tulum's ruins
·Cenote swim on the mainland
Why it’s special
The reef
Drift-snorkel or dive Palancar and Columbia, coral walls in glass-clear water.
Beach clubs
Designed clubs with pools, palapas and calm, swimmable shallows.
Maya day-trip
The mainland ferry reaches Tulum's clifftop ruins and jungle cenotes.
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