What it's like
Punta Sur is a natural state reserve of more than 1,000 hectares at the southern tip of Cozumel. It holds flora, fauna and lagoon systems, and it is the largest natural reserve on the island. The Celarain lighthouse stands on its promontory.
A visit is mostly a walk. The park has a lighthouse, a crocodile lagoon, dunes and a beach open to the sea on the wild eastern shore.
Good to know
- The Eco Beach Park closes on Sundays, so plan a weekday visit.
- Some sandy beaches in the park are protected so sea turtles can hatch.
- Two beach clubs sit at the end of the dirt road, Papito's and the Punta Sur Beach Club.
- There is no public transit out of town, so a taxi or a rental car is the way to go.
Punta Sur Eco Park
Punta Sur Eco Park is a reserve and lighthouse at the southern tip of Cozumel. You walk trails through dunes, lagoons and low forest, and climb to the Celarain lighthouse for wide views.
Tours that go here
Prices are per person, booked with our partner, Shore Excursions Group.
San Gervasio
San Gervasio is the most important and best-studied pre-Hispanic site on Cozumel, a small ceremonial center in the northern part of the island. You walk its paths through jungle, past plazas and temples.
Cozumel Museum
The Cozumel Museum is a museum in a 1930s former hotel on the island's southern hotel zone. Four permanent exhibits and two temporary rooms cover island history, nature and culture.
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.
Playa Palancar
Playa Palancar is a white-sand beach club on the quiet west side of Cozumel, reached from the southern hotel zone. Day passes give you a lounge chair and umbrella, with a seafood restaurant and bar on site.
The same kind of day, elsewhere
Wildlife and birding
