Cozumel Private Van Service mit Schnorcheltour

This was our cruise 3rd shore excursion and was not the best in our opinion due to the following reasons: - The van was not well maintained. The interior was not clean and the driver seat belt was not working. The check engine light was also “on”. - We had to walk for at least a couple of mins to meet the operator. When we arrived at the meeting place, the operator approached us in the middle of the Mayan Pyramid public area, as they do not have an official booth area. Then we needed to walk down another alley to go to the parking area. On the way back, we were dropped off the parking lot again instead of the cruise port entrance. - We started driving around the area while the tour guide was narrating. Then we stopped by at a couple of souvenir stores. - We also went to a very small “farm” where they make tequila. The moment we arrived, we were introduced to the owner, something was not right. He was drunk from last night and obviously has a hangover. The talk was so long! And we were just literally in front of a house with a couple of farm animals. This was the the worst part as we felt it was a waste of our precious time (yes, we are on a tight schedule because its only a shore excursion and we needed to be back to the ship on time). The freelance cow licked all over the disposable cups, tequila bottles, etc. That’s when we decided we needed to go. They keep on asking us to stay since they will be selling us their tequila. A few bug bites later, we left. It was a waste! - We continued our journey and finally saw the “tourist” area - the beach! The shoreline was beautiful. We wished we could have spent more time seeing tourists areas than stopping to souvenir shops or a local house. - We then went to the very small beach club where we ate lunch and did the snorkeling. The lunch package included are tacos, quesadillas and 1 other choice. Drink or soda extra. The food was so basic and not the best. - My kids enjoyed the snorkeling although we did not go on a boat. It was just in the beach area so very limited fish to see. Overall, I do not recommend this excursion. Its more souvenir shopping than going to touristy spots. The snorkeling was good (but we had better snorkeling in the past) because this one is just in the beach area.

Ich habe diese Tour gebucht, weil ich ein Fahrzeug brauchte, das den Transport von Mobilitätsrollern aufnehmen konnte. Gerry Castaneda hat fantastische Arbeit geleistet, uns herumzuführen und diese Aufgabe zu bewältigen. Wir machten eine Tour über die wunderschöne Insel, besuchten die Tequila-Fabrik für eine Verkostung (bester Tequila, den ich je hatte) und besuchten einen lokalen Markt zum Einkaufen. Gerry, der ein Eingeborener ist, teilte sein intimes Wissen über Cozumel. Er fährt sehr gut und wir haben uns sehr sicher gefühlt. Wir haben den Schnorchelteil übersprungen, aber ich habe es genossen, Artikel im Tortugas Restaurant und auf dem Markt zu kaufen, wo wir zu Mittag gegessen haben. Ja, die Verkäufer sprechen Sie an, während Sie essen, aber ich hatte das Gefühl, wenn ich ihnen sagte, dass ich kein Interesse hätte, würden sie gehen. Hut ab vor Gerry und der wunderschönen Insel Cozumel. Werde auf jeden Fall wieder bei Cozumel Tours Excursions buchen.

Yousef was amazing. He was knowledgeable about the area and was really intent on giving us the best tour and experience possible. He took us all over the island and explained the history, landscape and answered all of our questions. When I come back to Cozumel I will definitely ask for yousef when booking this tour. We had to rush at the end because we were on a tight schedule but that wasn’t yousefs fault. He was a great tour guide.