chankanaab park!!!

[La Princesa]

Hello! We are going to be in Cozumel in about 15 days. Going to Chankanaab. Needed to know if we need to rent life guards to snorkel there? Or can we go in the water w/out vest??? Also going in a big group that wants to know how much is beer there? anyone have any input in the place????? Thanks so much!!!!

[JDsafeman]

We have been there 3 times. The first time snorkeling was with a guided group but the last two times we went on our own. We brought our own gear so we just went into the water on our own. Unless their policy has changed you do not have to wear a life vest.

We saw others snorkeling. Some had vests, some did not.

It has been 9 months since we were there. Maybe someone else can make a more recent report.

[#1TravelMom]

We were just there a few weeks ago. If you go into the water you must wear a life vest. They are free - you just have to give them your driver's license to hold. No one forces you to inflate it, but you must have it on. There is, however, a problem with this mandatory life vest policy - they do not have enough for everyone on a busy day. We saw plenty of upset people who didn't have vests but wanted to snorkel.

[tandemcruzr]

Beers reasonable. This past January, if memory serves, Mexican beer was $2.50 - $3.50 US.