Question about doing Chankanaab Park on your own

[KarenMom]

We're considering going to Chankanaab National Park on our own while in Cozumel. DCL offers several different excursions to this park. Does anyone know how this works if you go on your own. Is there one price for entrance to the park and additional costs for snorkling, sea lion show, bird show or is there only one admission cost for the whole park? Also, I've read posts that there is no beach here, but there is snorkeling. What does this mean? Any help on doing this excurision on your own would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[prymsu]

It is a short taxi ride from the ship. You pay one entrance fee - $10 per person, and if i remember right, kids under 10 are free. There is really good snorkeling that is no additional cost. Also if i remember correctly, you can do a dolphin swim, but not sure what the cost was for that. hope this helps.

 

[JLSE50]

Do you have to take your own snorkeling equipment?

Jan

 

[4crusinransiers]

We may do it on our own too, anyone know anything about the dive shop there? Here is a link
http://www.cozguide.net/chankan.html

 

[prymsu]

we have our own stuff, so i didn't pay any attention, but i think that you can rent stuff there, but I would check for sure on that.

 

[hokie5cruiser]

We did this on our own-very easy. Cost is $10 cab ride for four each way. There are cabs waiting in a line when you exit the dock. Ignore the vendors trying to sell you tours. Admission to the park was $10 each at the gate, children 7 and under free, but they did not charge for ds- even though we told them he was 8. There is a small wading beach, but the snorkeling area was where you walked down some steps carved into the seawall. Go early because the ship excursions will show up around 1- too many people will scare away the fish. The day we were there, there were 6 ships in port. We have our own snorkeling equip-well worth it if you are planning to snorkel more than twice, and you know that your mask will fit-but, you can rent equipment at one of the dive shop stands at Chankanaab. The dolphin show is extra and the dolphin swim is a lot extra. There are restaurants/snack bars to grab a snack or beverages. And you can explore the jungle on paths and see iguanas running around and historical stuff throughout.
When you are ready to go back, there will be plenty of cabs lined up at the entrance. This is so easy to do on your own that I would not even think of paying extra to be with a large crowd and be told how long I could spend there. Have fun

 

[KarenMom]

Thanks for the quick replies. Glad to hear it is easy to do on your own. We have our own snorkle equipment so I can't see paying $55 per adult through DCL when we can do it much eaier on our own.