Trips to Chankanaab Park
Shore excursions
Trips to Chankanaab Park
- Manatee Swim and Chankanaab Park $79 a person · 2+ hours
- Dolphin Swim Adventure at Chankanaab National Marine Park $149 a person · 1+ hour
- Sea Lion Encounter and Chankanaab Park $79 a person · 2+ hours
Booked with our partner Shore Excursions Group
Chankanaab Park
Chankanaab is a natural park on Cozumel's south coast, with a sandy beach, a shallow snorkel area and a lagoon. Visitors snorkel off the sand, swim with animals or try a reef dive from here.
About Chankanaab Park
Chankanaab sits on Cozumel's south side, inside the island's national reef marine park. The name comes from Maya, where chan means small and kanaab means ocean. The area was declared a protected area in 1980 and shelters the region's plants and animals.
A visit is mostly about the water and the beach. Snorkelers float over the reef right off the sand, and there is a lagoon with iguanas and a crocodile enclosure. The park also has a botanical garden and recreations of Maya villages, along walking trails.
- Kilometer 9 On the south coast
- 1980 Declared a protected area
- About 9 km South of town
What you can do at Chankanaab Park
Trips that go to Chankanaab Park
Booked with our partner Shore Excursions Group. Prices are per person.
Dolphin Swim Adventure at Chankanaab National Marine Park
Sea Lion Encounter and Chankanaab Park
Dolphins - The Royal Swim at Chankanaab
Goes to Chankanaab Park
Dolphin Encounter and Chankanaab National Marine Park
Getting there, cost and time
Taxis wait just outside the port gates, and round-trip transport can be arranged there.
Park entry, paid by adults, with snorkel gear rented on site or brought from home.
Most of a day, with the reef and the beach.
Good to know
- Snorkel gear is not included in basic entry. It can be rented at the park for a small fee, or brought from home.
- Mornings are the best time to visit, with fewer crowds and calmer sea.
- Cameras are strictly prohibited in the swim-with-animals area.
- Booking a park ticket online needs only a small deposit, with the balance paid on arrival. Booking ahead is recommended on cruise days.
Near Chankanaab Park
El Cielo
El Cielo is a shallow reef and sandbar off Cozumel, reached by boat and used for snorkeling and time on the sand. Boats and catamarans leave from the island for the trip.
SkyReef Cozumel
SkyReef Cozumel is a beach club on the coast road at Km 10, with a private beach facing the Caribbean. Visitors come for the sand, the sea, the snorkel and a long afternoon by the water.
Downtown San Miguel
Downtown San Miguel is the town center of Cozumel, with a main square, shops, and restaurants around it. It is the island's main town, and most of what visitors come for sits within a short walk.
Paradise Beach
Paradise Beach is a beach club on Carretera Sur, about 14.5 km south of the cruise pier. You pay for a day of lounge chairs, a heated pool and the sand, with extra water toys on top.
Sailings that stop in Cozumel
1,478 sailings on 19 cruise lines call here in the next twelve months. Totals are for two guests, taxes included.
Margaritaville Islander
Disney Fantasy
Norwegian Epic
Sources: Chankanaab Park Cozumel · Cozumel Parks · Cozumel Parks · Mexican Caribbean · Cozumel, Wikivoyage
Photo: Chrisi1964, CC BY-SA 4.0