Cozumel

★★★★☆ (5,696)

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 & Environmental Conditions

Top Wildlife Sightings

Most frequently spotted marine life based on dive logs

#1
Stingrays

Stingrays

428 Total Sightings
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#2
Barracuda

Barracuda

367 Total Sightings
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#3
Nurse Shark

Nurse Shark

327 Total Sightings
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#4
Angelfish

Angelfish

316 Total Sightings
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#5
Moray Eel

Moray Eel

314 Total Sightings
J F M A M J J A S O N D
#6
Lobster

Lobster

272 Total Sightings
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#7
Parrotfish

Parrotfish

268 Total Sightings
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#8
Eagle Ray

Eagle Ray

231 Total Sightings
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#9
Loggerhead Turtle

Loggerhead Turtle

212 Total Sightings
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#10
Crab

Crab

203 Total Sightings
J F M A M J J A S O N D

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Get Wet Dive Shop

Andromeda Ote Mz 6, Lt. 9A
77760 Tulum
QR - MEX

Scuba Tulum

Calle 16 Sur MZ 744
77760 Tulum
QR - MEX

Humarine

Avenida 65 940
77620 San Miguel de Cozumel
QR - MEX

Trippy DIvers

Calle Jose Maria Morelos 510 (entre 25y30)
77600 San Miguel de Cozumel
QR - MEX

Blue Angel

Carretera Costera Sur km 2.2
77600 Cozumel
QR - MEX

SSI North America

430 S. Congress Avenue, Suite 1A
33445 Delray Beach
FL - USA

DIVE 48

C7 entre 55 y 60 Av s/n Col. Ejidal
77710 Playa del Carmen
QR - MEX

Salty Endeavors

65 Avenue Entre 21 y 23
77600 Cozumel
QR - MEX