Mexico · FOOD TOURS IN COZUMEL
Good food tours in Cozumel fill up weeks ahead; the great ones go first. Below: the 11 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Taste Cozumel beyond the tourist strip with five local food stops, market discoveries, drinks, and Yucatecan cooking in a small group.
“This was a wonderful way to experience the local culture and food. We went 5 local eateries to taste the local flavors. Erin was a fantastic guide to give us some history and information about how the locals live and eat. Highly recommend”
Review of Cozumel’s El Cielo and Palancar catamaran tour, with snorkeling, starfish, lunch, drinks, and a private beach stop.
“Excellent trip, it was well worth the money with free flowing drinks and a laid back relaxed atmosphere… snorkelling was excellent and so was the beach club. Most of our trips in Mexico where overpriced and not worth it except this one.”
Review of Cozumel’s $75 e-bike city tour with local history, monuments, tacos, beach time, and practical safety advice.
“I caution anyone considering this event. Unsafe with substandard bikes and riding against traffic. We stopped within 1000 feet of leaving and returned for a full refund.”
Review of Cozumel’s private five-hour island tour, with Maya ruins, chocolate, tequila, beach time, scenic stops, and practical tips.
“Overall this excursion was good, but it's not for everyone. Here are the things you need to know. 1. When booking you get name of the driver you'll be meeting. When you arrive, it could be any one of the public taxi drivers at the taxi stand. Not a private vehicle. I was fine with it, but it might make some a little nervous 2. Our driver was nice, and knew some things about Cozumel as he was clearly a native. However, he spoke very little english. It was more like talking to a NYC taxi driver who knew all the island gossip. Not so much history, but he was…”
Review of a private Cozumel snorkel trip to Palancar, Colombia, El Cielo, and El Cielito with reef wildlife, ceviche, drinks, and beach time.
“Instead of the basic crowd onto the boat atmosphere, pay a little extra and have a personalized snorkel trip. The taxi from Punta Langosta was $25, (bring exact bills because no one seems to have change). There is a taxi stand at San Fran Beach Club also. The boat was fast to get to the locations and it was just us. Rueben and Victor were very accommodating, friendly, had cold drinks and then… the Ceviche and Guacamole were AMAZING. We saw exactly what we hoped to see, even a sea turtle. Spend just a bit extra and enjoy like we did!”
Make chocolate the Mayan way at Stingray Beach in Cozumel, then pair Mexican chocolate with wine in a small, air-conditioned workshop.
“We learned so much! Wendy was wonderful, taught with clarity and humour. The whole experience was wonderful, start to finish!”
Review of El Cielo Cozumel’s small-boat snorkel tour, with reefs, starfish, stingrays, fresh ceviche, drinks, and practical tips.
“Poor communication day of tour. Received text port was closed likely to reopen at 1030. Went to the beach club which was a complete zoo only to be told tour was cancelled. Showed them the text which they were unaware of. They cancelled at 1030 and offered us a 20 dollar chair in a crowded beach bar. No thanks. Had they cancelled at the outset we could have tried to get on the cruise snorkel excursion which did go out on the other side of the island.”
Review of SkyReef Cozumel snorkeling, beach club comfort, massage, tequila tasting, food, value, transport, and practical tips.
“It's a really relaxing get away that helps rejuvenate your social battery, especially if you have been on a cruise ship and will go back on one later that night.”
Taste Yucatecan dishes, empanadas, market treats, and local Cozumel food with a guide during this three-hour culinary tour.
“Geraldo was amazing- this is a Must-Do activity while in Cozumel. Authentic Mexican food, great guide and supporting small family businesses- not to mention the food was incredible!!! Highly recommend this tour!!!”
Review of Cozumel’s sea scooter snorkeling tour with reef wildlife, lunch, Mayan culture, chocolate, and flavored tequila tasting.
“This tour was wonderful! Adolfo and Memo were excellent guides- very kind and considerate. This is billed as a sunken ships tour, but right at the beginning they gave us the choice between going out deep to the sunken ship, where one would not see a lot of fish, or snorkeling the reef along the coast in order to see fish. We were the only ones on in our tour group, so they wanted to accommodate whatever mattered most to us. We chose to snorkel the reef, and it was fantastic! We saw so many different kinds of fish, and Adolfo is extremely knowledgeable about the sea life, pointed out…”
Review San Francisco Beach Club in Cozumel, with food, drinks, Wi-Fi, water gear, optional jet skis, value advice, and booking tips.
“The beach was clean and the employees were nice! We did the jet skis for an extra charge and I fell off far out in the water, but the guys running the jet skis were out there in no time helping me. I was really struggling to lift my weight onto the jet ski but the guy was so kind and helped pull me up and even checked on me back on shore. I'm so grateful for his help!”
Pick the kind of day first, then pick the coast.
