Cozumel Beaches - "PalMar Estate Beach Club" Availability: NOTE: PalMar does NOT pay taxi incentives to deliver visitors to their locale. As a result, taxi drivers will often act confused or indicate they do not know where the location is in order to discourage travelers from visiting this beach area. If the taxi driver convinces visitors to select another beach, not only do the drivers get the taxi fare but they also receive bonuses, commissions, food, beverages and coupons from the paying beaches. Cuisine: PalMar's snack bar offers beer, tropical drinks, soft drinks plus a limited snack menu of salsas, guacamole, quesadillas and nachos. Amenities: Beautiful ironshore/sand beach with easy, sloped ocean entry Excellent snorkeling just off shore Large freshwater pool/spa Snack and beverage bar with limited snack menu Tables, chairs, umbrellas around pool area Keyed lockers Snorkel equipment rinse tank Outdoor shower Patas & Alas Butterfly Sanctuary inside FREE WI-FI !! Hours: Monday – Saturday 9 am - 4 pm CST (island time) CLOSED SUNDAYS Last Admission is 45 minutes prior to closing Rates: Admission includes a visit to the butterfly sanctuary Adults US$8.00 Children (ages 3–12) US$5.00 Children (Under 3) - Free (1 per paid Adult) Seniors (62 years+) US$6.00 Location: Km 6.82 Sur Between Hotel Presidente & Fiesta Americana in Dzul Ha Area Just a 5 - 10 minute taxi ride from downtown or ship piers. Taxi fare: Approximately US$ 7.00 per 4 persons        One of Cozumel's best snorkel beaches, this area is known by several names depending on who a person speaks to on the island. Drift divers know this reef area and "wall dive" as "Las Palmas" while snorkelers and beach combers accessing from shore know it as Dzul Ha Beach. PalMar Beach Club and butterfly sanctuary is a great place to relax spend the day! This long stretch of ironshore and sand beach boasts pristine snorkeling from shore and was voted the #1 Snorkel Spot in the Caribbean by Skin Diver Magazine in 2002. While the entire coastline suffered damage to shallow snorkel reefs with the 2005 storms, recovery and regrowth has been excellent over the years since and this area is still an incredible snorkel spot. Coral heads, sea fans and tropical reef fish abound a mere 10-20 meters from shore . It is a very popular area and is definitely one of the best snorkeling sites and shore dives on the island! The National Marine Park has recognized the beauty and value of this snorkel area as well. In May 2007 they began developing this area as a "walk up" snorkel park complete with shoreline barriers that will protect shallow growing corals and direct snorkelers to specific walk ways into the water. Out in the water, bouy guides mark different reef sections and as many as 50 artificial reef sections have been installed meant to enhance the growth of coral in this beautiful area. Cozumel Insider owner Sherri Davis invites you to spend the day snorkeling this area as guests of her PalMar Estate Beach Club. Sherri has opened this private estate beach during the day to island visitors wanting to enjoy a more laid back, tranquil day at the beach. No need to worry about crowds or activity organizing PA systems since PalMar is a small semi-private beach area. In addition, in November of 2006, Patas & Alas (Wings & Feet) Butterfly Sanctuary opened inside PalMar. Stop by and stroll through the beautiful gardens of the sanctuary Tell Me More About Patas & Alas Butterfly Sanctuary! For those visitors who would like to avoid the cruise ship crowd when ships are in port, this is a perfect, quiet and tranquil spot since no massive ship tours originate or end up at this beach area.           Need a Good Map?
	All website content is the property of Cozumel Insider and cannot be used, displayed or reproduced without express written permission from Cozumel Insider.