Cozumel Chankanaab National Park Tour Excursion Reviews

Beautiful beach. Cold beer. Nice prices.

Provider: Royal Caribbean International

Cozumel was my favorite. The locals here aren't as pushy as the locals in Belize either. Here, we did the Royal Dolphin swim at Chankanab. It included swimming with two dolphins, interacting with a manatee, snorkeling, eating authentic Mexican cuisine, a private beach, tequila tasting, and even a crocodile exhibit. It is well worth the $130 each we payed. My only complaint is i wish we would've stayed at the ports longer!

Provider: Royal Caribbean International

Cozumel was gorgeous and a favorite port among many. We went to Chankanaab. It was a park that had everything you could want to do. It was $21 per person to get in (there is a coupon for $2 off online you can print and take with you). They had their own private (and very nice) beach, pools, restaurants, snorkeling, ruins, dolphin and manatee show, and sea lion show, among other things. The sea lion show was excellent and definitely worth seeing. We opted to snorkel. They had snorkeling from shore (rocky area). The rental of snorkel equipment was $15 per person and included a snorkel mask and tube, a life jacket, and a locker for your belongings. If you bring your own snorkel gear, I think they let you use the life jackets for free. The snorkeling was nice and had quite a variety of fish to see, even very close to the shore! Chankanaab was only about 5 minutes from the boat and it was $11 total for the 3 of us to ride in a taxi ($11 per ride, so $22 to get there and back). We could still see the ship from the private beach we were on. Very nice, clean, and friendly park and we would definitely go back there again!

Provider: Independent Operator

We only got to spend 2 hours here due to delays earlier in the day that involved Discover Mexico museum and the make-up of our tour group. The snorkeling was average. The food was pricey but good. We will make our own arrangements next time rather than book with the cruise line and will try a different snorkeling location.

Provider: Royal Caribbean International

Our guide Sebastian looked after us well all day and showed us many interesting aspects of Mexican history. Very attentive and polite. He was a very patient young man. The drivers were also very nice and helpful. The folks who sold things at the small stores at Chankanaab were a tad pushy, but no more than any of the other sellers on the island. Probably just a cultural difference. I found the people on Cozumel very polite and friendly. There was a lot of smiling. They seemed quite happy.

Provider: Celebrity Cruises

My DW and DD did the Royal Dolphin Swim and had a blast. Booked 2-for-1 online and saved $470 for the 4 people who went. You pay $109 for photos, but the savings made the purchase easier to bear. My daughter said it was the highlight of the trip.

Provider: Independent Operator

I swam with a dolphin---enough said. It was as amazing as it sounds. I wished we'd just taken a taxi as that would have given us more time in the park after the dolphin experience.

Provider: Royal Caribbean International

Discover Mexico was ok- could skip and just do Chankannab which had a lot to do. Next time will just do this as didn't have enough time to do all we wanted to do.

Provider: Carnival Cruise Lines

We did not pre-book an excursion at Chankanaab. We just caught a taxi at the pier ($10 one way per taxi, not per person) and went to the park. It was about 10 minutes from the Puerta Maya pier where the Carnival ships port. It was $26pp to get into the park which included a free t-shirt and a soda or water, all access to the beach and sea lion show. Of course, it doesn't include the dolphin experience, but you can watch others doing it. We enjoyed the snorkeling here. Its very rocky along the shore of this beach, which makes for good snorkeling. We brought our own snorkeling equipment, but there is a place to rent it. The access to the water is by stairs that are built all along their beach. There is one area where you can walk into the water, but the bottom of this area is a little rocky (small rocks) so water shoes are good. But it is shallow there, and good for kids to play or learn to snorkel. There are a couple of places to eat. We shared a chicken nachos and got 2 soft drinks for about $12. The sea lion show was cute, and short. We stayed at the park from about 10:30 til 1:30 and caught a taxi back to the pier where we dropped our stuff off at the ship and then went back to shop at the pier. Puerta Maya has some pretty good shops, and its a very outdoor pretty shopping area. We bought some of the bamboo sheets that the ship advertises. They shipped them back to the states for us, and they arrived a few days after we got home. They are very nice sheets! We probably spent more money shopping in Cozumel than any other place. We enjoyed Chankanaab, but may try another beach next time - just for a different experience. Cozumel is a very friendly place, and one that we never feel threatened or unsafe. Any excursion you do on your own here will be fine. Just pay attention to time, and get back to the ship when you should. The island isn't that big - so that should never be a problem. We love to visit Cozumel.

Provider: Independent Operator

We've been to Cozumel several times before. This time we decided to check out Chanakaab. We booked early online to save. We paid $39 for admission to the park, lunch, and snorkeling. We also got to see the manatees, dolphins, and an excellent sea lion show. The sea lions were our favorite part. After the awesome show, they sat us on a bench and the sea lion "kissed" me on the cheek for a picture. It was $15 and totally worth it! Snorkeling was alright. Not the best, but enjoyable enough. The lunch was eh.

Provider: Independent Operator

We enjoyed Chankanaab Part as part of the dolphin swim we booked through the cruise line. Although it rained pretty hard when we were there it had a good number of things to do. We did rent snorkel gear there and did this on our own until the rain picked up again and clouded the water. You can see colorful fish here but the ocean floor is pretty drab. I wish we could have enjoyed the lounges under the palapas but didn't because of the rain.

Provider: Royal Caribbean International

Third time at Chankanaab and it's been remarkable each time. Inexpensive if you travel there and pay at the gate. You get more than you pay for that's for sure...

Provider: Independent Operator

dune buggy/punta sur/snorkeling through carnival. waste of time for the money. Drive out there yourself, or take a cab.

Provider: Carnival Cruise Lines

took a taxi from the pier - best day in port. Snorkeled, beach, sea lion show The water was beautiful and the sand was gorgeous. Reasonable entrance fee, beer and food priced cheaply and food was good. We plan on going back in April. No need to book this through the ship as it is so easy to travel in Cozumel.

Provider: Independent Operator

Once again, he loved it. Said there was lots to do and see.

Provider: Royal Caribbean International

we opted for the zip lining and snorkeling at Adventure Park. While the snorkeling was great, the zip lines were a waste of time and money as they were way too short. The beach at this resort was great, and so were the margaritas.

Provider: Royal Caribbean International

This was my second time here and not my last. It is wonderful. We floated down an underground river. We saw sea turtles ,dolphins, mantees, birds, butterflies,tropical fish and beautiful flowers. This is the most well done park I have ever seen. I will return to Mexico just to return to Xcaret.

Provider: Royal Caribbean International

After our Dolphin Swim, we headed to the Chankanaab Park for snorkeling. The beach there is rocky: the sand is separate from the water by some big rocks. You descend into the water via a staircase. The water was pretty clear, and we saw lots of big fish. There were several restaurants that seemed to have reasonable prices.

Provider: Royal Caribbean International

Beautiful place, you will get your monies worth. Book through the park and not the cruise ship.

Provider: Norwegian Cruise Line

Exceptionally. Pricey but way-cool. It is basically a huge interactive fun-filled zoo / ecology park. No way to do everything and we will do this again when we can. Highly recommend.

Provider: Carnival Cruise Lines

This was a great excurion......BUT......it took us over an hour and a half to get there, only got to spend 3 hours there, then another hour and a half to return to the ship. We spent as much time commuting as we did there. We will plan to return to XCARET, but as a destination, not an excursion.

Provider: Carnival Cruise Lines

The park and the zip line were the same thing. There was also rock climbing on each tower with different levels of difficulty and repelling down the towers. Between all the towers were different bridges some more scary than others without anything to hold on to. The guides really made this trip very fun. They were cheering us on, played some fun music and kept us laughing. Our main guides name was Beto and he was great.

Provider: Carnival Cruise Lines

Chankanaab National park is BEAUTIFUL! The lagoon is full of beautiful fish, beautiful clear waters and a very nice beach although the beach doesn't go into the water there are stairs into the water. they also have a botanical garden it looked very nice but I ran out of time so didn't get to check it out.

Provider: Carnival Cruise Lines

We loved Chankanaab, and would return there again in a minute. This was a wonderful place to spend the day. We did the Dolphin Encounter, with the included Manatee add on, went to the sea lion show and got a kiss from a sea lion afterwards, and relaxed in a tidal pool beach area. Our son thought this was one of the greatest days of his life. The only complaint we had at all was that they take a lot of photos... and they charge you a lot for the photos.

Provider: Royal Caribbean International

Interesting

Provider: Carnival Cruise Lines

We wanted to do some snorkeling so we took this trip which took us to this Mexican welcome center that explained there history and culture then they took us to Chankanaab Park which was awesome. We brought our own snorkeling gear and had a lovely Mexican lunch in the park. This was our second time in Conzumel and we loved it very much. Royal Caribbean dropped us off at a different location then Carnival which was nice that it was the same place but you got to see something a little different!

Provider: Royal Caribbean International

Excellent tour. See review.

Provider: Royal Caribbean International