Best Zipline/Snorkel in Roatan/Cozumel/Costa Maya

[Spencer71]

Going to Roatan/Costa Maya/Cozumel on RCI in April because my 14-yr old daughter wants to snorkel (she has never been) and I loved West Bay Beach in Roatan that I went to many years ago.  She also wants to zipline though, so I'm trying to figure out how to best use the three stops to do what. Priority #1 is good snorkeling experience and #2 is zipline.  

1. Is the zipline at Chankanaab open right now?

2. How do these ziplines compare: Awesome Flight Cozumel/Eco-Park Cuzam (Cozumel)/Chankanaab (Cozumel)/South Shore Zipline (Roatan)/PIrates of the Carbbean Canopy (Roatan)?

3. If Roatan is the best stop for zipline AND snorkeling, how to do best do both?

4. Is West Bay Beach getting too crowded to snorkel at?  Anywhere else in Roatan better?  Recommendations for a good snorkel excursion company?

5. Is it better to make our way to these places on our own or reserve now and sign up with an excursion company (I won't do through cruise ship though)?

[Host Kat]

50 minutes ago, Spencer71 said:

Going to Roatan/Costa Maya/Cozumel on RCI in April because my 14-yr old daughter wants to snorkel (she has never been) and I loved West Bay Beach in Roatan that I went to many years ago.  She also wants to zipline though, so I'm trying to figure out how to best use the three stops to do what. Priority #1 is good snorkeling experience and #2 is zipline.  

1. Is the zipline at Chankanaab open right now?

2. How do these ziplines compare: Awesome Flight Cozumel/Eco-Park Cuzam (Cozumel)/Chankanaab (Cozumel)/South Shore Zipline (Roatan)/PIrates of the Carbbean Canopy (Roatan)?

3. If Roatan is the best stop for zipline AND snorkeling, how to do best do both?

4. Is West Bay Beach getting too crowded to snorkel at?  Anywhere else in Roatan better?  Recommendations for a good snorkel excursion company?

5. Is it better to make our way to these places on our own or reserve now and sign up with an excursion company (I won't do through cruise ship though)?

 

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[Biker19]

13 hours ago, Spencer71 said:

5. Is it better to make our way to these places on our own or reserve now and sign up with an excursion company (I won't do through cruise ship though)?

Welcome to CC.

Going on your own may be more flexible and sometimes cheaper.

[HappyTexan44]

I haven't been to the one in Cozumel, but look into Snuba in Cozumel.    It is a cross between scuba and snorkeling and no certification is required.   There will be something floating on the surface with equipment on it, then there will be long air hoses dangling with mouth pieces on the end.  So it is like snorkeling without the bother of returning to the surface.   The Cozumel place allows you to hang out afterward and snorkel as long as you want.  

There aren't many places that do that.  We did the one in Destin, FL to introduce DD to scuba.   Apparently that is a fairly normal thing.   A family shows up and at least one parents have well-used scuba goggles.