Isla Contoy & Isla Mujeres Tour: Snorkeling & Exploration from Cancun & Playa Del Carmen

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Punta Sam

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Embark on an unforgettable adventure to Isla Contoy and Isla Mujeres from Cancun and Playa Del Carmen. Snorkel in the pristine waters, explore the protected island, and indulge in a regional buffet meal. Discover the beauty of the Caribbean and bring home souvenirs. Book now!

Duration: 9 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Guests are picked up from their hotel at the prearranged time and transported to Punta Sam, where the boat awaits. They will then board a two-level Catamaran that will ferry them to an exclusive island, limited to just 200 visitors each day! Visitors can look forward to tranquil, crystal-clear waters, pristine white sand, and a variety of exotic birds…

What's Included

Use of Snorkeling equipment
Access to Isla Mujeres
Round Transportation from Cancun & Riviera Maya
Access to Isla Contoy
Certified Guide
Unlimited Open National Bar (on the way back)
Regional buffet meal

What's Not Included

Dock tax $20 USD per person (adult and child)
Extra fee of 18 USD per infant for transportation (only infants)

Additional Information

This tour offers you the opportunity of visit this beautiful and magical island, enjoy a day in Isla Contoy, this is a protected Island that only welcome a small amount of people per day, walking in the white sand while having the most gorgeous views of the Caribe
The first step of this incredible tour is the reef Ixlache which is our first point of…

Location

Punta Sam

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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T2390gvricharda

Mar 1, 2025

You need to see Contoy Island! - This was amazing! This Contoy island is a natural wonder that you don't want to miss! Tour guides were super knowledgable, the boat ride was awesome and the crew made the entire trip a blast!

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674beem

Dec 11, 2023

It was OK but... - The beach was great. Clear water, the tour was awesome but, you must definitely take repellent for mosquitos. Otherwise, they'll eat you alive. NO KIDDING. It's a virgin island so, no drinking water, no running water so the bathrooms were awful. They could find a way to have them clean somehow. You're not allowed to take glass bottles but we saw some people from other tours with beer bottles so, yeah, maybe a little bit more control. Don't let this island become like Isla Mujeres!

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Sandyzs

Jun 13, 2023

Long day but so glad I went - The crew was fun and created a party atmosphere. Be aware of this in case you’re looking for a quiet ride. It’s also a long day. From the time of hotel pickup to return, I was gone 12 hours. Isla Contoy was amazing. The stop in Isla Mujeres made me a little uncomfortable as a solo traveler. Lunch was meh.

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James

Mar 2, 2023

Good tour - I really did love this tour. However, there were a few snags that kept it from being a 5 star. The locations were not a problem. In fact, Isla Contoy was beautiful as was snorkeling in the reef. We have 1 hour on Isla Mujeres which was not a lot of time to see much. Additionally, the meeting spot to return to the ship was inside a specific souvenir/jewelry shop. Once inside to see the "meeting spot", we were descended upon to look at jewelry, taste tequila and buy items at a discount. This too away from the 1 hour we had to be back to the boat. The boat ride to the reef and to Isla Contoy was beautiful and was a pretty long ride. I enjoyed the view and the sailing of course. After a wonderful day, it ended on a bit of a sour note. More than half of the boat was English speakers. The boat crew was asked if the (loud) music could include perhaps some familiar English-language party songs like the way over. They said "Sure, we have songs in English as well as French too. Then they ignored the request because the crew was dancing and having fun. Which was all well and good but I paid for us to enjoy the tour. After asking a couple of times and nothing changed, I gave up. I guess as long as the crew has fun, what does it matter if the paying customers have a good experience.

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Shanna_g

Apr 21, 2022

Such an amazing time!! - We had an absolute blast on this excursion!! The tour operators were top notch and great entertainers! Isla Contoy was absolutely breathtaking and we definitely recommend experiencing it! Isla Mujeres was very busy and lots of shops.. lots of people trying to sell you stuff.. not really our scene but it may be yours. We also did snorkeling which was quite a memory. The lunch buffet was decent. The drinks were flowing and the music was pumping on the boat and the tour operators were so fun and made the experience awesome. Also very organized. Definitely highly recommend this tour!! :)

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Canadianguest1958

Apr 1, 2024

Good experience but Over-Rated - Getting away from mainland shore and the water is cleaner. We did see dolphins and turtles from the tour boat, but once we got in the water, the fish and aquatic life were minimal. (A smaller group may have been better.) And the ‘coral reef’ the guide took us to seemed non-existent. I did see the biggest turtle in the bay at Contoy island, but there were more fish and stingrays in the water at the beach on Isla Mujeres. The trip was OK, and we saw Hermit Crabs and Iguanas on Contoy Island, but spending an afternoon at Playa Norte on Isla Mujeres was more exciting for a fraction of the price.

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Maurice_h

Dec 28, 2024

You can do better - Sorry, but i can't recommend this tour or this company. In summary Isla Mujeres is a must see tour. Isla Contoy not so much. For our experience the transfer to the boat was in a old van crammed with every seat filled. Most of the tour time was spent traveling to and from Isla Contoy. The island itself is not worth it. It's a very small beach front with no amenities (think no flushing toilets). Pretty place, but you can see it all in 20 mins. Once we got to Isla Mujeres we only had 45 minutes to walk around. This could be partially due to the bad weather getting there. We have been to Isla Mujeres before and thought this would be a bonus. My recommendation is to ONLY tour Isla Mujeres where you can spend all of your time there. You can tour the island with local taxi, eat and have a great time on the beach. Much more worth it. Lastly, we had about 30 people on our boat. It was more like a ferry. You will have a much nicer time on a catamaran with a smaller group.

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