Punta Sur Eco Beach Park

Beautiful Virgin beach, but you have to be a great swimmer in case you want to snorkel. Swimming of at least one kilometer through the dense sea weed will finally take you to the clear turquoise water for snorkeling. The food at the local restaurant was awesome .

Punta Sur is a gorgeous, serene stop that has something for everyone. There are so many activities that admission covers including beach access with chairs, showers, restrooms, swings, hammocks, hiking trails, Mayan ruins, a lighthouse, a museum, beautiful lagoons, and a lagoon boat tour. Additionally your ticket goes to conservation efforts like restoring mangroves. The beach closes at 4:00, but the rest of the park stays open til five. The road is long, and there are some potholes, but as long as you drive slow they are not an issue. You need a car and cash to visit. The boat tour needs to see your ticket for admission, and it runs from 12:00-14:00 with a departure every hour. Our tour guide was very informed and witty; we learned a ton about mangroves and the lagoons. There are crocodiles so be cautious on trails and when getting on the boat. During our tour crocodiles hung out under the dock we were on. For hiking make sure to bring bug spray! The vendors onsite sell it but it is marked up super high. We decided to take a hike and got eaten alive by mosquitoes. The hike was super nice other than the bugs and you reach an nice observatory tower for taking pictures. There are tons of iguanas on the trail and the trail overlooks a crocodile pond too. The beach itself is gorgeous and one of the closest spots to El Cielo. These is great snorkeling, and the water is sargassum free. On the beach there are bats and restaurants. These places only take cash. At the bar “El Cielo” they had good drinks.

The park is open from 9 to 4 not 5. From San Miguel to the entry it will take good 30 minutes when the traffic is not busy. From the entry on the dirt road was rough. To drive to the light tower , it took 15 minutes, from the light tower to the beach another 20 minutes. The road has no shade at all. Too long to hike. You need a car to visit this park. The view from the top of the tower is stunning. The small museum is very interesting. The boat ride in the Lagoon is wonderful with the guide telling us about the origin of the park and how the citizens of Cozumel chose to decline mass tourism to conserve their beautiful island. The captain and guide are extremely familiar with the whole environment. They know where the crocodiles can be spotted. They called the names of the crocodiles. We saw lots of birds including flamingos After lunch, we snorkel in the calm blue sea and saw fish and stung ray. Our driver told us about the turtles . A true magical trip.

We bought our tickets via 3rd party (Viator) and which where advertised as combo ticket with admission plus sunbeds and umbrella at Cielo Beach at the end of the park. We were not spotting during purchase that 1. this is for entry with an own car only (luckily we had a rental car with us), and 2. that the hours are a bit peculiar (some parts close at 4pm, the rest at 5pm), the little inner boat tour on a lake is at 2pm only. The park itself is quite large and seems really a natural habitat for the animals living there. On the flip side we barely saw larger animals we were mainly therefore, ie no turtles, and only one croc somewhat hidden on our way out. The beach or beach bar was not worth it at all, drinks and food completely overpriced and no value add, since the beach does look quite nice but Cozumel has dozen of beaches looking like that or better.

Absolutely beautiful beautiful national park. We got to see a lot of wildlife, the beaches are so clean and well kept. The lighthouse was a lot to hike up but it was so worth it.

First off, the road has been fixed. It’s still a bit bumpy in some places but not nearly as bad as everyone in the reviews is freaking out about. This was a great excursion from our cruise for the day in Cozumel. We ended up going to a beach club to snorkel because the current was really strong on the beach at Punta Sur, this was fine with me because honestly the swim out to the reef is very far and there was a lot of plant life floating in the water. The beach is beautiful and there was nobody there. Food is a bit expensive but it’s an island so you have to expect to pay more for food. The lighthouse was really cool. Crocodiles in the mangroves did not disappoint. This is a great little slice of paradise far from the tourists.

Essentially, you are paying a fee to access several beachside restaurants with chairs, bathroom and shower facilities, and you get a pontoon boat ride on the lagoon. It was okay, but not much different than any beach club. Beach was nice but not especially beautiful. It's a long drive, and the road is rough so just be prepared. Cash only.

What a lovely little eco park. Just watch your head when you near the top of the lighthouse. For tall folks like me, it was a very tiny bit of a challenge, and I even descended by sitting on the stairs and scooting down. I saw three crocodiles while in the various parts of the park, blue herons, an eagle, some spoonbills, and various fish. Quite a lovely place to visit while on the island of Cozumel.