What is the absolue best shore snorkeling in cozumel besides Chancanab? THANKS!?

Question

Me and my 2 children 11 & 13 will be going there in October, so anyone with good experience or knows cozumel well, I'd GREATLY appreciate any info you may have. Thanks so much!

Answer 1

Cozumel, how i wish I was there right now. My family has benn going there for over 20 years. You cant get much better snorkeling than Cozumel. My parents live there in the winter. Our favorite hotels are Intercontinnetal Presidente and the  Fiesta Americana. The Intercontinnetal Presidente has a great beach with some of the best snorkeling right off the beach. The Intercontinnetal Presidente is rather pricey and thats why we have gone to the Fiesta Americana the last few years. Fiesta Americana is south of  Intercontinnetal Presidente and north of Chankanaab. The snorkeling north and south of the Fiesta Americana is wonderful and free. You see a lot of dive boats dropping off snorkelers there. There is plenty of parking along the road so you can jump right into the water. Chankanaab and the whole island got hit hard by the last huricane. Many of the trees along the shore are gone are dead. lots of the coral got beat up too. Dont take me wrong its still great. Chankanaab lost almost all the trees but they are working hard to replace them. The last 2 times I was at Chankanaab the water wasnt as clear because of all the scum flowing from the dolphin cages. I guess it depends what direction the water flows. If you want to venture further south go to palancar beach ( nice and sandy ).  You can take a short boat ride to palancar reef from there. Palancar reef is amazing. If you have the time go to the mainland and take the kids to Xcaret. That is such a neat park with rivers you float down to great shows. My kids are 13 and 17 and just love Cozumel. Remember dont drink the water and they have a Mc Donalds .

Have a great trip ....Dan

Answer 2

The best snorkeling is on west side of the island. Anywhere there is a rocky cliff like coastline  (rocky limestone) you will find good snorkeling right off shore. The best place for you and your children is the Chankanaab National Park.

Also very often right in front of your hotel you have good snorkeling. We stayed at the Intercontinental Presidente Cozumel Resort and the snorkeling was very good.

We also took a boat excursion and the snorkeling was very good. http://www.cozumel.net

Have a great trip with your family.