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RE: A Visit To The Mexican Island Of Cozumel

in #travel7 years ago (edited)

Cozumel is about scuba diving.
Some of the best scuba in the Northern Hemisphere of the planet...
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Also for me, the little island of Cozumel is much more serene and relaxing for a vacation, than Cancun across the water, a ferry ride away.

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Yeah diving is meant to be great, although the prices we were quoted were very expensive and we are travelling on a budget unfortunately.

Your picture looks great though!!!

Most of the diving sites in Cozumel are too deep for a snorkel (usually limited to 20ft with a snorkel).

ANY TIME OF YEAR IS GREAT in Cozumel!!

If you want to scuba, you need to be certified as a PADI diver before you go.

If you want to travel and scuba, buy your own fins, mask, snorkel, gloves, wetsuit, BC.
Then it is much cheaper to dive with a professional company organizing outings.

Cozumel is very competitive for scuba diving and you should be able to get a very good price if all they need to do is rent you an air tank and get you out to the dive site.

ANY WHERE IN THE WORLD: You can hire a boat and rent a tank of air yourself and save a lot of $$$.

And often, if you hang around in bars and meet people on the beach, you can get a free ride on a scuba outing with a friendly boat owner, who will let you use his air tanks ;-) ;-)

Wow great write-up @jhcooper7 and thank you sharing this Scuba info @surfyogi ...Question..
I just found out about WholeSale Traveling and on My Site I can choose from a gazillion places at all times..unlike TimeShares..but i'm torn between 2 Resorts One in Bali I can stay for 8 days only $400 Total and a Resort in Cozumel same 8 days but for $180 Total...

any1 Have experiences in Bali that would make me choose it over Cozumel? Thank You for Your Guidance & Cookies <3

I would not trust a site (travel club) offering rates this low. It's probably a scam..

Trust in airbnb and rent from a local property owner, if you don't know the market and want a smart place to stay. Or look at reviews for local hotels and contact them directly. Book flights with airlines, do it all yourself, and you will have a great time! ;-)

Reputable vacation-rental sites are: HomeAway, FlipKey, or Airbnb, all of which will protect your money from fraudsters.

Bali is very nice; I never found diving like Cozumel. Bali has colorful fish and mostly dead coral, in my experience. Maybe I don't know the right place to dive.. I don't recall where I was exactly.

Cozumel has the best diving toward the southwest of the island. I would recommend Cozumel if you want to see the most colorful coral reefs.

I put a little more in this post on Cozumel diving:

https://steemit.com/travel/@surfyogi/ultimate-travel-scuba-diving-in-cozumel

Thank you @surfyogi and it's not a Travel Club or a SCAM. ..I'm very keen on sniffing out Scams. . that is actually Part of My Job to Sniff out Scammers so..thank you there for your concerns..

And Wow Cozumel I definitely am leaning towards there based off of All the Info..Dead Reef is not a Good Sign