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Cozumel El Cielo Snorkel Tour — Palancar & Colombia Reefs

A private 5-hour boat tour along Cozumel's south coast to snorkel the Palancar and Colombia reefs, then float over the El Cielo sandbar among starfish in shallow turquoise water.

Cozumel Island marina with boats moored beside the turquoise Caribbean, departure point for the El Cielo snorkel tour
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Cozumel, ready for the El Cielo snorkel tour

El Cielo — "Heaven" in Spanish — earns its name with a shallow sandbar of powder-white sand and waist-deep turquoise water scattered with bright orange starfish. This private 5-hour tour pairs that magical stop with two of the island's best reefs, Palancar and Colombia, where a guide leads you over coral gardens alive with tropical fish and the occasional sea turtle in 100-foot visibility. Gear, a professional guide and the marine-park-friendly route are all included, along with fresh guacamole, pico de gallo and cold drinks served on board. Floaties and pool noodles let you simply relax over the sandbar between snorkel stops.

Snorkeling & El Cielo Tour

Ever heard about El Cielo before? What does it mean?
El Cielo means Heaven; and it is in Cozumel!

At Chili Charters, we try our best to provide new tours that friends and family can enjoy all together. Because of this, we like to combine the best options that our island can offer.

And our Snorkeling & El Cielo Tour is absoulutely that! The best reefs and a unique sandbar; all in one 5hr private tour!

Take a smooth boat ride along the southwest coast of the island while enjoying the scenery and popular beaches that many tourists come year after year to visit. We will arrive at Cozumels most beautiful snorkeling reefs which are Palancar, Columbia, where you can enjoy a spectacular reef scenery formed by many colors created by sponges, corals and seafans; hundreds of tropical friendly fish swimming through the reef and encounter with turtles, all in tropical waters with more than 100ft visibility. Our snorkeling trips include a professional guide that can show you this vast underwater world and will explain as much as possible through out your journey. Our snorkeling tours are safe and designed for all ages.

Have your own snorkeling equipment? Bring it along! We will take care of it! Need snorkeling equipment? Dont worry, it´s included!

After both snorkeling sites, we will continue south until we reach a 4ft sandbar with turquoise blue waters, white sandy bottom and many starfish all around you. To swim and play here, is of course, Heaven. You can enjoy this most beautiful atmosphere and relax in the boat or in the ocean, while being spoiled with noodles and floaties for you to relax in the ocean while sunbathing and enjoying great food (fresh guacamole and pico de gallo) and drinks (beers, softdrinks and water) at this site!

After eating and playing at El Cielo, its your choice! Snorkel at one last reef or stay longer in Heaven!

Our staff is more than ready to serve you and make this trip an unforgettable memory.

Things that you will need? Towels, sunscreen, hat, eyeglasses & your camera so along the cruise  we can take as many pictures as you want.

****Our tours are done within the protected area of the Cozumel National Marine Park. There is a daily $2.50 US marine park access fee per person that must be payed in cash.

Map of Cozumel showing the southern reefs Palancar and Colombia and the El Cielo sandbar visited on the snorkel tour