Cozumel
★★★★☆
(5,843)
Cozumel is one of the most popular dive destinations in the world and caters to divers with many diver-specific hotels year-round. Sitting just off Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, Cozumel boasts crystal clear, warm waters every day of the year and is home to a wide array of marine life.
Wildlife encounters include spotted eagle rays, nurse sharks, turtles, stingrays, moray eels, tons of reef fish, and the endemic Splendid toadfish, only found in Cozumel.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
383 Sightings
J
29
F
50
M
71
A
24
M
43
J
35
J
28
A
16
S
0
O
24
N
22
D
41
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
330 Sightings
J
34
F
41
M
36
A
31
M
23
J
27
J
14
A
11
S
0
O
22
N
34
D
57
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
Eagle Ray
245 Sightings
J
47
F
45
M
42
A
33
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
20
D
58
iStock-ShaneGross
Loggerhead Turtle
219 Sightings
J
13
F
0
M
35
A
28
M
26
J
18
J
17
A
13
S
12
O
10
N
13
D
34
Shutterstock-Ed Jenkins
Hawksbill Turtle
69 Sightings
J
0
F
24
M
16
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
15
N
0
D
14
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
59 Sightings
J
0
F
23
M
0
A
0
M
11
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
25
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
34 Sightings
J
0
F
18
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
16
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
25 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
13
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
12
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
441 Sightings
J
32
F
51
M
56
A
44
M
32
J
46
J
21
A
23
S
21
O
38
N
32
D
45
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 2
AdobeStock-hakbak
Nurse Shark
340 Sightings
J
28
F
39
M
41
A
24
M
26
J
37
J
13
A
18
S
22
O
18
N
31
D
43
