Cozumel shore snorkeling sites

Has anyone come up with a map/description/directions of the free
snorkeling sites in Coz? (Shore snorkeling)

Am aware of Chankanaab, but am looking for others.


-HW "Skip" Weldon
Columbia, SC

"HW "Skip" Weldon" wrote ...
> Has anyone come up with a map/description/directions of the free
> snorkeling sites in Coz? (Shore snorkeling)
>
> Am aware of Chankanaab, but am looking for others.

I'm not sure that I would call Chankanaab 'free' if you go to the park...
There is some sort of entrance fee... $10, I think... On the other hand, you
can enter the water to the south of the park and as you swim northward,
you'll encounter the cenote (you'll fee the difference in the temperature
first)...

Most of the major reefs are a pretty good distance from shore so I would not
consider them appropriate for shore dives without a dive kayak... Grace and
I started out at the Allegro resort one day and did a drift snorkelling
along the coast and it was kind of fun up until the point where we got out
of the water and started walking back... Sure was easier drifting with the
current... <grin> I would think that one could possibly start early in the
day and drift up a good portion of the island and catch a cab back to your
starting point...

Skip,
Go where the locals go, up to Punta Sur on the virgin side of the
island. The same road that Chankanaab is on will lead you directly to it.
Hope this helps.
Mike,AOW

HW "Skip" Weldon wrote:
> Has anyone come up with a map/description/directions of the free
> snorkeling sites in Coz? (Shore snorkeling)
>
> Am aware of Chankanaab, but am looking for others.
>
>
> -HW "Skip" Weldon
> Columbia, SC

On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 15:55:44 GMT, mozesmonti <montimozes@netscape.net>
wrote:

>Skip,
>Go where the locals go, up to Punta Sur on the virgin side of the
>island. The same road that Chankanaab is on will lead you directly to it.
>Hope this helps.
>Mike,AOW

Isn't Punta Sur on the windward side - rougher water?

-HW "Skip" Weldon
Columbia, SC

"HW "Skip" Weldon" <skip5700@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 15:55:44 GMT, mozesmonti <montimozes@netscape.net>
> wrote:
>
> >Skip,
> >Go where the locals go, up to Punta Sur on the virgin side of the
> >island. The same road that Chankanaab is on will lead you directly to it.
> >Hope this helps.
> >Mike,AOW
>
> Isn't Punta Sur on the windward side - rougher water?
>
> -HW "Skip" Weldon
> Columbia,

Punta Sur is on the Southernmost part of the island. Beware strong
currentsthere.
Jack

It is rough once you get around the horn. Head south from San Miguel on the
road. When you get near an abandoned hotel on your left, look for the
little beach on your right. It is before you get to La Ceiba. A lot of
cruisers snorkel there.


"Jack Sloan" <jqsloan@hal-pc.org> wrote in message
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"HW "Skip" Weldon" <skip5700@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 15:55:44 GMT, mozesmonti <montimozes@netscape.net>
> wrote:
>
> >Skip,
> >Go where the locals go, up to Punta Sur on the virgin side of the
> >island. The same road that Chankanaab is on will lead you directly to it.
> >Hope this helps.
> >Mike,AOW
>
> Isn't Punta Sur on the windward side - rougher water?
>
> -HW "Skip" Weldon
> Columbia,

Punta Sur is on the Southernmost part of the island. Beware strong
currentsthere.
Jack

mozesmonti <montimozes@netscape.net> wrote in message news:<4oG9b.753$uF3.349@nwrddc01.gnilink.net>...
> Skip,
> Go where the locals go, up to Punta Sur on the virgin side of the
> island. The same road that Chankanaab is on will lead you directly to it.
> Hope this helps.
> Mike,AOW

Skip,

Is Mike trying to kill you cuz you did something bad to him?


> HW "Skip" Weldon wrote:
> > Has anyone come up with a map/description/directions of the free
> > snorkeling sites in Coz? (Shore snorkeling)
> >
> > Am aware of Chankanaab, but am looking for others.

Chankanaab, if you meant the Marine Park on the Chankanaab
beach of the Chankanaab Reef, is not exactly "free".

But that's a good location to relate a couple of good free points
for BOTH snorkeling and scuba!

1. Entry from any spot NORTH of the entry to the Caleta (marina
adjacent to hotel Presidente). If you're driving from
downtown Coz, you'll get to the snorkeling spot from the
road entry to the (Bahia) marina, and continue driving past
the marina. The marina entry is just SOUTH of La Ceiba hotel,
before you get to Chankanaab.

This spot is part of the Paradise Shallow Reef. YOu can also
get there from a short swim NORTH from the beach of the
Presidente hotel.

2. Continue PAST Chankanaab, going SOUTH, you'll come to a
streth of shore entry between the Chankanaab Park and a pier
at a beer joint on Playa (beach) Corona. That's the spot where
most Glass Bottom Boats take customers to gawk at the fishes near
the entry to the Cenote (cfresh water aves in Cozumel). You'll
probably see cars parked along the entry stretch (with nothing
else in sight) by snorkelers, scuba divers, and cenote divers.

That's probably by far your best bet. Been there many times.
Green moray, adult spotted drum are among the residents at
that spot, seldom seen by snorkelers though. Tons of reef fish,
can be seen here right off shore to depths of 10 to 30 feet.


If you REALLY want to kill yourself snorkeling, you can go to
the Playa Bonita on the East Side. There are about 5 fish
along the entire reef, but you can catch a north-bound current,
and snorkel all the way to Cuba.

See my report on "Cozumel: an East-side dive adventure"
which began from this Playa Bonita:

http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...&output=gplain


-- Bob.

On 16 Sep 2003 23:31:55 -0700, Large_Nassau_Grouper@Yahoo.com (Reef
Fish) wrote:


>But that's a good location to relate a couple of good free points
>for BOTH snorkeling and scuba!


Thanks. Very helpful.


-HW "Skip" Weldon
Columbia, SC

Skip-
Good advice regarding currents at Punta Sur and from Bob above. Also try Dzul
Ha or the beaches on either side of the club. Very good snorkling and easy
entry.

Joel

http://www.mxtravel.com/cozumel/cozu...tml#snorkeling

Just back from Cozumel, snorkeled Playa de Corona, whice was
recomended by locals. Nice setup with a pier and a restauraunt, you
can leave your stuff at a table and snorkel from the bar. Decent
snorkeling, the hard corals to the right of the pier were good with
lots of inmature angle fish. The south west coast is adjacent to all
the famous diving reefs, so watch for boats! Playa de Corona has a
roped off area so you dont have to worry about getting run over.
Drifting up the coast sounds cool but I would drag a flag or something
for the boat traffic. Punta sur has warning sighns all along the
beach due to current, but some of the coves north of there looked good
for snorkeling. Boat snorkeling Paradiso would probably be awsome,
Have fun Peace T.