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🏝️ Day Trips & Islands in Playa del Carmen

Cozumel, Isla Mujeres, Holbox, Bacalar and beyond. · Lẹ́tà $18 USD

Playa del Carmen is the best-connected base on the coast: the Cozumel ferry leaves from the main square, catamarans cross to Isla Mujeres, and buses reach the seven-color lagoon of Bacalar, bohemian Holbox and colonial Valladolid in a day.

Lẹ́tà $18–$31

Cozumel Ferry Day Trip

Hop the 40-minute fast ferry from Playa del Carmen's pier and spend the day snorkeling, driving the island loop or beach-clubbing on Cozumel.

⏱ Full day (self-guided)

Lẹ́tà $35–$129

Puerto Morelos & Ruta de los Cenotes Half-Day

Sleepy fishing-town lunch and reef pier, plus the cenote-studded jungle road — the low-key day trip nobody fights crowds for.

⏱ 4-7 hours

Lẹ́tà $70–$120

Valladolid & Cenote Colonial Day Trip

Pastel colonial streets, a fortress convent, marquesitas on the plaza and a cliff-walled cenote — Yucatán culture without the ruins queue.

⏱ 8-10 hours (or bundled stop)

Lẹ́tà $99–$119

Atlantis Submarine Dive (Cozumel)

Descend to 30 m in a real 48-passenger submarine over Cozumel's Chankanaab reef — no swimming required.

⏱ 2 hours (+ ferry from Playa)

Lẹ́tà $99–$189

Isla Holbox Day Trip

Car-free island of sandbars, flamingos and street art — vans + ferry get you there for a barefoot day trip.

⏱ 10-12 hours

Lẹ́tà $100–$140

Xel-Há All-Inclusive Snorkel Park

An all-inclusive natural aquatic park — unlimited snorkeling in a giant inlet, river float, cliff jump, plus open buffet and bar.

⏱ Full day (8:30am-6pm)

Lẹ́tà $110–$189

Bacalar 'Lagoon of Seven Colors' Day Trip

A long haul south to Mexico's most surreal freshwater lagoon — pontoon cruise over stromatolites, cenotes and pirate canals.

⏱ 11-12 hours 📅 Best clarity Feb-Jun; avoid after heavy rains (runoff dims the colors)

Photo: Bernard DUPONT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons