Visit Isla Contoy, and you will feel like you’re visiting paradise. This island is a natural reserve that you can enjoy in the Mexican Caribbean. The Contoy National Park is a protected natural area since 1971; it only accepts a limited number of people per day to maintain its nature reserve.
You will have the privilege to swim on one of the few pristine beaches of the Mexican Caribbean, encounter different marine species in this natural paradise, and enjoy a walk along the beach.
To get from Cancun to Isla Contoy, you must take the Isla Contoy Experience tour, which will take you for a day full of fun through this national park belonging to the municipality of Isla Mujeres.
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| Tour to Isla Contoy from Cancun | ||||
| Isla Contoy Experience | From Cancun to Isla Mujeres |
8.5 hours |
-Tour guide - Fruit and bread aboard -Buffet lunch in Isla Contoy - Premium open bar all-day - Guided visit - Snorkel equipment and activity (under weather conditions) |
From $139 USD/ adult From $109 USD/ kid |
| Viator | From Cancun to Isla Contoy |
7 hours |
-Breakfast -Lunch -National open bar -Snorkel equipment and activity |
From $135 USD/ adult From $115 USD/ kid |
| Ocean tours | From Cancun to Isla Contoy |
7.5 hours |
- Water and sodas all day - Beer, after 13:40 (right after snorkeling) -Lunch: Chicken or fish and salad. - Snorkel equipment and activity |
From $139 USD/ kids From $109 USD/kid |
Isla Contoy, Mexico, is located in Quintana Roo, approximately 30 km north of the peninsula. The island is 8.75 km long and 200 to 700 m, 500 m wide on average; it has an area of 230 hectares of land surface.
During the tour to Isla Contoy, you can snorkel in some reefs between Cancun and Isla Mujeres.
South of Isla Contoy is the Ixlaché Reef, part of the second-largest barrier reef in the world, where different types of fish, corals, mollusks, and sponges live. No doubt you will have a beautiful day.
Contoy is a protected area by CONANP; it is inhabited only by forest rangers caring for it. Isla Contoy was declared a protected area in 1971 and is the refuge of important marine birds of the Mexican Caribbean, like frigates, cormorants, pelicans, and swallows, thanks to its lagoon covered with mangroves.
Isla Mujeres is in the Mexican Caribbean, opposite the Yucatan peninsula. In Isla Mujeres, you will have the opportunity to rent a golf cart to explore every corner of the island and numerous other activities that Isla Mujeres has to offer.
Despite being a protected area, Isla Contoy has a limit of people visiting it, so do not hesitate to visit and get to know a spectacular natural reserve.