Chankanaab Park: The 7 Best Tickets and Tours

1.Official Chankanaab Park Day pass and Snorkel with Lunch included

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 324 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) Our pick

Spend a flexible day at Chankanaab Park, with guided reef snorkeling, gear, a locker, lunch, two drinks, Mayan replicas, tropical gardens, sea lions, and tequila tasting. Guide Philippe has earned praise for helping first-time snorkelers. Expect a rocky shoreline in places and an extra $11 marine fee.

“The area was nice for snorkeling, but the park experience was not enjoyable. It felt dirty and not well taken care of. Chairs fell apart when you sat on them! Drinks were also pretty bad with this experience. Would not do this again.”

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2.Cozumel Scuba Dive at Chankanaab

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 153 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $85Top rated

Spend about two hours learning scuba skills with a bilingual instructor, then explore Chankanaab Reef, underwater statues, caves, and marine life to roughly 30 feet. Guides including Angel, Daniel, Charlie, Leo, and Luis have helped first-timers feel at ease. Park access, a locker, beach loungers, and one post-tour drink are included.

“Angel was amazing with my 10-year-old daughter and me. He knew exactly where the fish and creatures were hiding. The underwater photographer captured some amazing images of the entire dive.”

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3.Cozumel: One Tank Scuba Dive and Full Chankanaab Park Access

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 149 reviews · 2 hours · from $63

At Chankanaab Park, you’ll learn basic scuba skills with an English or Spanish instructor, then explore shallow reef water, caves, sculptures, and tropical fish. Guides such as Angel, Juan, Luis, Sergio, and Charlie are praised for calm, patient instruction. Stay at the park until 5 PM after your one-tank session.

“It was a good value for a simple shore dive for a beginner. Expect nothing more, and you get a good value especially considering entrance to the park itself is typically $30 alone”

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4.Chankanaab Cozumel Scuba Diving

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 96 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Meet instructors from Cucurumbe Tours at Chankanaab Adventure Beach Park for a guided beginner scuba session among fish, statues, coral, and a cave swim-through. Juan, Angel, Daniel, Luis, Sergio, and other instructors are praised for calm instruction. Equipment, park entry, a locker, loungers, and beach access are included.

“Sergio was a very gracious guide and showed me some truly amazing things today. I will definitely be back!!”

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5.Cozumel: Manatee Encounter, Chankanaab Admission and Buffet

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 73 reviews · 30 min · from $79

Spend 30 minutes in the water with a gentle manatee at Dolphin Discovery-Cozumel, where you can touch, feed, and learn about these placid mammals. Your $79 booking also includes Chankanaab National Park, a buffet, nonalcoholic drinks, gardens, pool, showers, and restrooms. Bring beachwear and cash.

“Getting time with the manatees was incredible, however, I felt like our group was too big, the pictures were rushed at the end of the experience and the interaction did not start on time.”

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6.Official Chankanaab Beach Park Day pass with Snorkel

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 53 reviews · 3 hours (approx.)

Spend about three hours at Chankanaab Beach Adventure Park with a certified guide, snorkel gear, reef access, a locker, loungers, palapas, hammocks, and showers. Guides such as Filipe and Paco have earned praise for patient instruction, but transport and the $11 marine park fee cost extra.

“We had such a great experience doing this! The snorkel shop was so helpful, and we had the entire day to explore the beautiful reefs. Lunch and drinks in the Blue Lagoon were an amazing surprise— and we loved all the carefully maintained trails and the sea lion show. Ignore people who complain about the price; this is a park that cares for wildlife; the fee is worth it!”

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7.Chankanaab Park Admission + Snorkeling

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 53 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $39Best value

Spend about three hours at Chankanaab Park swimming, snorkeling, and relaxing by the sea. Your package includes park entry, fins, mask, vest, a guided snorkeling outing, one locker, loungers, and umbrellas. Plan for a taxi and an extra $11 marine fee per person.

“IT IS CLOSED ON SUNDAYS AND WE WERE NOT INFORMED OF THIS FACT BY EITHER VIATOR NOR CHANKANAAB PARK SNORKELING. WE SPENT $20 for a taxi (no UBER available to get out there. We were told it closes on Sundays and we brought our snorkeling gear and our equipment to to not be able to go snorkeling. We then had to pay $15 for a taxi to take us back. We booked this snorkeling at Chankanaab Park 2-3 weeks before we arrived. Someone should have told us and we would have booked another activity. This was a bust. Supposedly, we are getting reimbursed by Viator.”

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