Isla Contoy & Isla Mujeres Boat Cruise

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Riviera Maya / Playa del Carmen, Mexico

from 16 reviews

4.3/5

Free Cancellation

Language: English , Italian

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Duration:2 hours

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Guided Tour

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Full day boat trip to Contoy and Mujeres islands

Snorkel in a national park

Guided walk through a nature reserve

Free time on Isla Mujeres

What to expect

Swathes of pure white sandy beaches, tropical bird sanctuaries and coral reefs that dazzle beneath the surface of crystal clear water – these are just a few characteristics of Contoy and Mujeres islands. And, on this full day boat trip, you'll hop across the sea from Cancun for a day of snorkelling, sunbathing and wildlife spotting.Before boarding the boat at Marina MarAzul, you'll be treated to a continental breakfast ready for a day of pure exploration. Then it's across the waves to Isla Contoy, but we'll stop along the way to snorkel in some of the best reefs in Mexico. On the island, your guide will walk you through this protected eco reserve where you'll be able to spot 152 species of tropical birds as well as turtles, stingrays and more.After a buffet lunch and some time to relax, we'll set sail for Isla Mujeres – a typical Caribbean island – where you can explore at your own pace. Wander through the town, snorkel or sit back on one of the pristine beaches.

What's included

Boat cruise

Boat transfer

Guide

Admission fees

Light breakfast

Snack

Soft drinks

Open Bar

Swim stops

What to remember

Minimum age for snorkelling is 12 years

Only biodegradable sunblock is permitted in Isla Contoy

Not suitable for expectant mothers

Not suitable for guests with reduced mobility

Children must be supervised by an adult (over 18 years) at all time

Bring bathing gear and sunblock

Bring a towel

Bring a hat

Bring money for extras or gratuities

Provider

TUI MEXICANA SA DE CV

Booking Fee

Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.

Cancellation Fee

Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins

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Based on 17 reviews from verified customers

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Lou

November 2024

From United States of America

Traveled as With family - 12 years old

Great

Great trip, it’s more like 12 hours long than 4-8 mind! We couldn’t snorkel as it was too choppy but it was a fab day out. The bus there and back is very cramped but the driver and bus guide were brilliant.

Sophie

September 2024

From United Kingdom

Traveled as Alone - 9 years old

Average

Great tour guides and fantastic drivers trip was a perfect amount of times across both islands and tour was informative. Unfortunately ended up with food poisoning from food served.

G Allen

March 2024

From United States of America

Traveled as As a couple - 4 years old

Great

An amazing trip overall, Contoy was unbelievable. The most beautiful, quiet and picturesque place me and my partner have ever seen. Isla Mujeres was the opposite, very busy, good if you like a party! We had an amazing guide called Pepe who kept us hydrated and informed of all the facts you could ever want to know about the places we visited. The snorkelling was good and not too strenuous, seeing a starfish was the highlight of my week! Would definitely do again and recommend to all! :)

Bib

February 2024

From United Kingdom

Traveled as As a couple - 28 years old

Excellent

Isla Contoy is lovely. Isla Mujeres isn’t. Far too crowded, if there was a trio without going there it would be better.

Michael

January 2024

From United Kingdom

Traveled as As a couple - 51 years old

Excellent

Contoy was fantastic but Isle Mujeres very commercial and not to our taste Couldn’t understand why we had to go to next door hotel for pick up when it was just us

Ripped off

November 2023

From United States of America

Traveled as As a couple - 28 years old

Average

Isla contay was brilliant, 10 out of 10 but you need to stop telling people they can wear biodegradable sun tan lotion, you can't, it's false advertising on your part Tui. Isla Mujeres was a ********** hole, i have no idea why you take people there, there is nothing to do other then fend off locals trying to sell you, golf carts, tequila and cocaine! Although this might sound like a wild night out for some, it was not for us.

KSRObs

August 2023

From United States of America

Traveled as With family - 26 years old

Great

Trip advertised breakfast before the boat ride, but there was none, there was a coffee but no food. We had 3 children with us and the pick up was at 6.30am so had we known there was no food, we would of eaten before we left the resort, instead our children didn't eat until early afternoon.

Kirstie

July 2023

From United States of America

Traveled as With family - 25 years old

Great

Beautiful islands, great friendly guides. However we were told by Tui we could use "reef safe sunscreen", this was not the case. We ended up spending most of the time on the islands in the shade or covered up because we do need sunscreen but wasn't allowed to use it. Apart from that, it was a good trip.

Dave knowler

July 2023

From United States of America

Traveled as As a couple

Excellent

Guides really good contoy amazing island beutifull sea and beach great photo opportunities dependent on whete you are staying in mexico trip can be a very long day we were near akumal so it was a 90 minute journey to other side of cancun and pick up was 6.25am in morning and returned at 6.30pm but having said that it was well worth it. Safety again was superb when in water snorkling and on boat life jacket was mandatory and got to see turtles plus different sides of mexico.

Davem

July 2023

From United Kingdom

Traveled as As a couple - 32 years old

Excellent

The whole day was fantastic great staff from driver to guide to captain and boat staff couldn’t ask for more. Isla mejures is not my cup of tea but at least I saw contoy which was breathtaking.

Sophie

June 2023

From United States of America

Traveled as As a couple - 14 years old

Excellent

The boat was great, the guides fantastic, and the places visited amazing. Isla Contoy was beautiful, best place we went! Could have done with 2 hours instead of 1 at Isla Mujeres to do a bit more shopping. Didn't do the beach here as far too crowded but we didn't mind as the time at the beach on Isla Contoy was perfect! Shame we didn't see much snorkelling deep sea snorkelling but it was a great experience all the same! Would 100% recommend this excursion, TUI always provide a great trip quality

Coo

May 2023

From United Kingdom

Traveled as As a couple - 26 years old

Excellent

Important, there is no sun cream permitted on Isla Contoy but your guidance suggests biodegradeable is ok. We bought some specifically but couldn’t use it. I am very pale and there is very little shade on Isla Contoy. This needs to be made clear! Fantastic trip, not so fantastic sun burn.

Jacquicook

December 2022

From United Kingdom

Traveled as As a couple - 37 years old

Great

Trip to Contoy was fantastic. Deserted island beauty with only scientists living there. Hermit crabs, white sands, pure water. Very interesting tour and time on the beach It was so peaceful but then we went to the Isla Mujeres omg completely the other end of the scale, choc a block with nose to nose golf buggies, hassled by traders continuously, nightmare, so loud and just not my scene. Beach was packed.

Mitta

May 2022

From United Kingdom

Traveled as With family - 33 years old

Excellent

Perfect day with the kids pristine beach, walking around with the stingray and inquisitive puffer and trigger fishes in the shallows, beach buffet was delicious fresh and great hospitality from the guide and staff, defo on the return excursion list. Highly recommended

Holiday lover

May 2022

From United States of America

Traveled as As a couple - 30 years old

Great

Isla Contoy was amazing. beautiful, peaceful and serene however Isla Mejures or at least the part we visited was extremely busy and over commercialised. This was not what we expected. The lunch provided was lovely. Bus transfer didn't have the best air conditioning. Olga our guide was great ! The snorkeling aspect of this trip were not numerous as advertised. There would only have been 1 however as the sea was too choppy we didn't get to snorkel at all. Overall though we enjoyed it.

Matt

December 2021

From United Kingdom

Traveled as As a couple - 24 years old

Great

The tour was really well organised and easy to book. The journey by boat over to Contoy was amazing as we got to see turtles swimming and an array of birds, all pointed out to us by the guides who were really knowledgeable and friendly. It was clear how much they were enjoying their jobs and we really liked the guided walk around the small island which really was postcard perfect. The guides said we were lucky as there was only one other tour on the island. We had plenty of time to swim and enjoyed the lunch provided. We wished we could have had a bit longer on Isla Mujeres but this would mean making the day even longer as all of the tours seem to mean quite a long transfer time. I would highly recommend this tour for teh island and not really the snorkeling.

Oliver

November 2021

From United Kingdom

Traveled as As a couple - 17 years old

Excellent

Everything great, guides fantastic, locations beautiful. It states on the TUI website that biodegradable sunscreen is required for Isla Contoy, which we purchased. However at the island they do not allow even this sunscreen to be used. So this information seems to be incorrect.

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