Beautiful beaches in Cozumel Mexico are seemingly a dime a dozen, but every beach offers something a little different and Playa Palancar on the leeward side of the Cozumel island offers beach goers a secluded white sand beach for those who are looking for a simple beach retreat.
Description
Playa Palancar is located on the leeward (bay side) side of the island of Cozumel. It features a white sand beach, adorned by beach chairs and palapas. The beach features a full service bar and restaurant that will deliver food and beverages to beachgoers. There is also services offered on the beach such as massages.
The ocean offerings are clear blue water with a simple and small floating dock to sunbathe on and/or dive into the water from. Unlike other beaches, Playa Palancar doesn't offer a lot of water toys. Rather, they focus on customers looking for a relaxing day at the beach.
There are other options available for an additional fee, such as snorkeling and parasailing.
Comments
Playa Palancar is perfect for those looking for a quiet beach and don't care or want the water toys that other area beaches offer. That isn't to say that Playa Palancar is perfect for those looking for an adults only beach, but it given its lack of water toys, there's sure to be less kids than other beaches with those sort of offerings.
While the beach is white sand, we did find the area of the water closest to the shore to be rather rocky. It isn't rocky enough to need water shoes, but it is rocky nonetheless and isn't ideal. Interestingly enough, you will not find many lounge chairs, but the ones you do find, are all in direct sunlight. There aren't any beach chairs that have umbrellas or palapas to shade yourself from the sun. The palapas and umbrellas are located to the rear of the beach and cover the tables and plastic chairs that are good for eating under, but those looking to sit out by the water with some shade will be out of luck.
Access to the beach is free, but the restaurant and bar servers will hound you for orders. They aren't pushy, in fact, they speak good English and are courteous, but they will stop by often to see if you need anything. Speaking of the food, the prices here are a little expensive for Mexico but good for America. So you'll find most entrees in the $10 range and drinks costing around $5. We hear the fish tacos are very good, but haven't tried them ourselves.
Location: 15 miles south of San Miguel Parque National Palancar Cozumel 77600 Mexico
Website: http://playapalancar.com/
Cost: $0 + additional cost for activities and food
