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Cozumel is ranked among the best dive destinations in the world. Crystal clear water, warm temperatures, and drift diving with Caribbean currents.
Water Temp
27.6Β°C
Visibility
30β60m
Best Season
Year-round
Sites Covered
13 sites
Park fee ~$3 USD β included in most dive packages. No-touch zone.
Cozumel's crown jewel. Massive coral buttresses, swim-throughs, and enormous barrel sponges. One of the top 5 dive sites in the world.
Drift is usually gentle. The 5β12m section is outstanding for snorkellers too.
Heaven, literally. A shallow sandy bottom covered in hundreds of starfish. Perfect for first-time divers and snorkelers.
Don't touch the starfish β just look. Only reachable by boat.
A wide coral plateau famous for resident nurse sharks resting on the sandy bottom. Cleaning stations attract eagle rays and sea turtles.
The nurse sharks are harmless β stay calm and they ignore you.
A dramatic vertical wall that drops into the abyss. Strong currents bring big marine life β eagle rays, sea turtles, nurse sharks.
Go early before dive boats arrive. Eagle rays cruise by regularly.
Adjacent to Paso del Cedral but far more dramatic. The wall face is encrusted with giant orange elephant ear sponges and black coral trees. One of Cozumel's most photogenic walls.
Bring a camera β the orange sponges against blue water are spectacular.
Deep columns and archways covered in black coral. Exceptional visibility. Often called "the cathedral."
Best visibility on the island. Not for beginners β currents can be strong.
The southernmost tip of the island. Converging currents, huge coral formations, and encounters with hammerhead sharks in season (DecβFeb).
Hammerheads DecβFeb. Always dive with a guide here β exit currents are unpredictable.
No park fee. Often less crowded β excellent for wildlife and macro.
Calm, protected bay with an underwater sculpture garden. Great for beginners and snorkeling. Colorful reef fish everywhere.
Entry fee to Chankanaab Park applies (~$27 USD). Easiest shore entry on the island.
Gentle sloping reef just offshore from the cruise piers. A go-to spot for first dives and night dives. Splendid toadfish, scorpionfish, and octopus are regulars.
One of the best night dive spots on the island. Octopus hunt here after dark.
A shallow flat-top reef perfect for beginners. Known for its brain coral formations, sea turtles grazing on the bottom, and a cleaning station that draws dozens of species.
Sea turtles are almost guaranteed here. Be patient at the cleaning station.
Named for the currents that can appear here. Gorgonian fans, arrow crabs, sea horses, and the famous splendid toadfish β endemic to Cozumel.
Look in crevices for the splendid toadfish β found nowhere else on earth.
Broad sandy plateau with scattered coral heads and sponge formations. Great for macro photography β nudibranchs, flamingo tongues, and frogfish hide in the rubble.
Go slow and look small β the macro life here rewards patient divers.
Remote and deep. Strong drift diving with spectacular pillar corals. For experienced divers only. Worth every second.
The pillar coral garden is unique in the Caribbean. Take a dive computer.
Most of the western reef is protected. No touching, collecting, or feeding marine life. Dive operators collect a park fee (~$3 USD) included in most dive packages. Since 2019, reefs close on rotation for 2-month rehabilitation periods β your operator will know which sites are open.