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Aerial view of Cabo Catoche: lighthouse, beach camp and mangroves

The only reef you can reach from Holbox, all year

Snorkeling and Fishing Tour Holbox

Two boat tours snorkel the reef after a fishing session — from $99, 5–6 h, max 10, year-round. A third fishes but does not snorkel.

Cabo Catoche reefOur pick
from$100per personPrices checked 28 Sep 2026
5.05 reviews
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Same reef, same boat size, a different day

Cabo Catoche Tour Holbox — Two Tours, One Reef

Our pickCabo Catoche Snorkel And FishingNewCape Catoche Adventure and Nature Sightseeing Tour in Holbox
GuideSpanishSpanish, English
Hours5 h6 h
What elseLife jackets, snorkel gear, water and sodas on boardBottom fishing, ceviche from the catch, Cabo Catoche beaches, birdwatching in Río Santa Paula
Reviews5.0 · 5 reviewsNew · No reviews yet
PickupHotel pickup on departure onlyPick-up from your hotel
PeopleUp to 10Up to 10
Min. age5+not stated
From$100 per person$99 per person
For whomYou want reviews behind your pick and a Spanish-speaking guide is fine.You want English on board and don't mind a tour with no reviews yet.

The two tours go to the same reef with the same boat size, up to 10 people, and both pick you up at your hotel. The difference is in what else fills the day. Cabo Catoche Snorkel And Fishing is the shorter one, 5 hours, with a Spanish-speaking guide, and it is the one with reviews: 5.0 from 5 travellers. Pickup is on departure only, so you make your own way back from the pier.

Cape Catoche Adventure and Nature Sightseeing Tour is 6 hours, with bilingual Spanish–English guides, bottom fishing, time on the beaches of the cape and birdwatching on Río Santa Paula. It is the only listing that names the reef, Los Cuevones. It is new and has no reviews yet, which is the only reason it is not our first choice.

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Most of this day is in the water

On the Boat → in the Water: Cabo Catoche

2–4 mdeep over the reef operators call Los Cuevones
40–45 minby boat each way from Holbox
Cabo Catoche reef · 5 h
40–45 min each way → snorkel as long as you like
40–45 min each waysnorkel as long as you like
The ride is ≈ 28% of the 5-hour trip
Cape Catoche Adventure · 6 h
40–45 min each way → snorkel as long as you like
40–45 min each waysnorkel as long as you like
The ride is ≈ 28% of the 6-hour trip
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Rays, nurse sharks and a lighthouse

Cabo Catoche Snorkeling — What You'll See at Los Cuevones

WhatKindWhere it comes from
Rayswildlifetraveller reviews
Nurse sharkswildlifetraveller reviews
Sea turtleswildlifelocal guides
Octopuswildlifelocal guides
Starfishwildlifelocal guides
Snapper and grouperfishcaught on the fishing session
The lighthouseplaceon the cape
The beach campplacewith a restaurant
Blue fins and snorkel masks piled on the boat.

No photo in the catalogue shows the reef's fish, rays or nurse sharks, so this table stays text. Sources: traveller reviews on GetYourGuide, local guides, and the Cape Catoche Adventure listing ("Marine life sightings").

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Pickup to ceviche, in the order it happens

Holbox Fishing and Snorkeling — How the Day Runs

pickupoutfishsnorkelbeachback
  1. 7:45 AM
    Hotel pickup
    Pickup on departure only (8:00 AM on Cape Catoche Adventure, on the date we checked).
  2. 40–45 min
    Boat to Cabo Catoche
    The ride out to the north-east tip of the Yucatán.
  3. on the day
    Fishing, then the reef
    Bottom fishing, then snorkel Los Cuevones as long as you like.
  4. 5–6 h in all
    Beach and ceviche
    Ceviche from the catch on the beach by the lighthouse, then 40–45 min back.
Ceviche with onion, lime and tomato on a palm leaf.

Both tours follow the same order: pickup, the boat out, a short fishing session, the reef, then the beach. Pickup on Cabo Catoche Snorkel And Fishing was at 7:45 AM on the date we checked, and at 8:00 AM on Cape Catoche Adventure. The fishing comes first because the catch becomes lunch: snapper and grouper, turned into ceviche on the beach by the lighthouse.

The reef time has no fixed length; both listings say you snorkel as long as you like. On the cape there is a beach camp with a restaurant where you can buy drinks and some food, and Cape Catoche Adventure adds birdwatching on Río Santa Paula on the way. Seasick-prone travellers should know the fishing tours list seasickness among who they are not suitable for; the ride is 40–45 minutes each way.

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Every boat to Cabo Catoche

Cabo Catoche Tours Compared

Prices checked 28 Sep 2026
Trip · verdictOn the boat → in the waterPeopleAgeSeasonRatingFrom
Cabo Catoche reefOur pick now
Cabo Catoche Snorkel And FishingGO
40–45 min each waysnorkel as long as you like
105+All year5.05 reviews$100per personBook this trip
Cabo Catoche reef
Cape Catoche Adventure and Nature Sightseeing Tour in HolboxGOOD VALUE
40–45 min each waysnorkel as long as you like
10not statedAll yearNewNo reviews yet$99per personBook this trip
Cabo Catoche · boat
Holbox: Cabo Catoche Boat Tour with Fishing & CevicheNO SNORKEL
~40 min each wayno snorkel
104+All year5.01 review$96per personBook this trip
Free
Go on your own — there is no independent way to Cabo Catoche; boat onlyBOAT ONLY
boat onlyno public access
—anyAll year——No booking

Choose it if fishing is the point

Cabo Catoche Fishing Tour Without Snorkeling

Holbox: Cabo Catoche Boat Tour with Fishing & Ceviche goes to the same cape for six hours of Mayan yo-yo handline fishing, fresh ceviche from the catch and a bilingual guide, with hotel pickup. It does not snorkel. Take it for the fishing, or if someone in your group won't get in the water.

It is from $96 per person, takes children from 4, includes dock fees, bait and life jackets, and is rated 5.0 by its one reviewer, who called it "a 10/10 experience, with a fantastic captain and guide". Like the snorkel tours, it lists people prone to seasickness among those it is not suitable for, so seasick-prone travellers should plan ahead.

Dolphins surfacing beside the boat; passengers look over the side.
Cabo Catoche · boatNo snorkel
from$96
per personPrices checked 28 Sep 2026
5.01 reviewHolbox: Cabo Catoche Boat Tour with Fishing & Ceviche

Yo-yo handline fishing and ceviche on the same cape, with a bilingual guide. You do not snorkel on this one.

6 hduration
8:00 AMstarts
Up to 10people
4+min. age
~40 min each wayno snorkel
All on the boat · no snorkel
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From the tour with reviews

Cabo Catoche Tour Reviews

Cabo Catoche Snorkel And Fishing has five reviews on GetYourGuide, all 5 stars. Two of them describe the reef; we quote them as written.

E
ed20 Jul 2026 · GetYourGuide
5

We caught heaps of yummy snapper and the ceviche was amazing. The snorkelling is good, we saw huge rays and sharks. The Cabo Catoche island was awesome, there is a restaurant there which you can buy drinks, margs and some foods.

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The place, in one table

Cabo Catoche, Yucatán

Where
North-east tip of the Yucatán peninsula
Protected area
Inside the Yum Balam reserve
Landmark
A white lighthouse on the cape
On the beach
A camp with a restaurant
Camp fee
On one operator, paid in pesos
Access
Boat only
From Holbox
40–45 min by boat

Cabo Catoche is the north-east tip of the Yucatán peninsula, inside the Yum Balam reserve. There is a white lighthouse on the cape and a beach camp with a restaurant, where the tours stop for ceviche. There is no road: you get there by boat, 40–45 minutes from Holbox.

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Six things that catch people out, and what to do instead

Cabo Catoche Tour — Before You Go

  • The Cabo Catoche Snorkel And Fishing guide speaks Spanish only.Want English? Cape Catoche Adventure has bilingual guides.
  • Cape Catoche Adventure has no reviews yet.Want reviews first? Cabo Catoche Snorkel And Fishing is 5.0 from 5.
  • One operator charges a camp fee on the beach, in pesos.Carry pesos; the two tours above don't list the fee.
  • The fishing tours list people prone to seasickness as not suitable.Take seasickness pills before boarding.
  • Holbox: Cabo Catoche Boat Tour with Fishing & Ceviche does not snorkel.Want the reef? Book either tour in the table above.
  • Pickup on Cabo Catoche Snorkel And Fishing is on departure only.Plan your walk back from the pier after the tour.

Straight answers

Snorkeling and Fishing Tour Holbox FAQ

Cabo Catoche Snorkel And Fishing if you want a tour with reviews behind it (5.0 from 5) and don't mind a Spanish-speaking guide. Cape Catoche Adventure and Nature Sightseeing Tour if you want English on board and birdwatching on Río Santa Paula; it is new and has no reviews yet. Both snorkel the same reef, take 10 people and include hotel pickup.

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Roughly 2–4 m, which is why children from 5 can join the tours that state an age. The reef operators call Los Cuevones is 40–45 minutes from Holbox by boat, and you snorkel as long as you like after a fishing session. Life jackets and snorkel gear are included on both tours.

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One reef operator lists it: $50 MXN per person to land at the Cabo Catoche camp, paid in pesos on the beach. The two tours we recommend don't list a camp fee. Carry some pesos either way for tips to the crew, which no tour includes.

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40–45 minutes by boat. Cabo Catoche is the north-east tip of the Yucatán peninsula and there is no road to it, so every visit is a boat trip. Both snorkel tours include hotel pickup and the boat both ways, and the whole trip takes 5–6 hours.

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Rays and nurse sharks are what travellers report most; one reviewer in July 2026 wrote that they "saw huge rays and sharks". Local guides add sea turtles, octopus and starfish. The reef is shallow, roughly 2–4 m, so you see it from the surface, and the fishing session before the snorkel brings in snapper and grouper for the ceviche.

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From $99 to $100 per person for the two tours that snorkel, checked 28 September 2026: Cape Catoche Adventure from $99 and Cabo Catoche Snorkel And Fishing from $100. Both include hotel pickup, snorkel gear and the boat; tips are extra. The fishing tour without snorkeling is from $96.

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Yes. There is a beach camp with a restaurant on the cape, where the tours stop for ceviche, and a reviewer in July 2026 wrote that you can buy drinks, margaritas and some food there. Alcoholic drinks are not included on Cabo Catoche Snorkel And Fishing, so bring pesos.

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Yes, from 5 on Cabo Catoche Snorkel And Fishing, which lists children under 5 as not suitable; Cape Catoche Adventure does not state an age. The reef is roughly 2–4 m deep, life jackets are on board and you snorkel from the surface. The 40–45-minute boat ride each way is the part to think about with small children.

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Possibly: the fishing tours to the cape list people prone to seasickness among those they are not suitable for. The ride is 40–45 minutes each way, much shorter than the 1.5–3 hours to the whale sharks. Take medication before boarding if boats make you ill.

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They include ceviche made from the catch of the fishing session, eaten on the beach by the lighthouse. Water and sodas are included on Cabo Catoche Snorkel And Fishing, water and soft drinks on Cape Catoche Adventure. Alcohol is extra; the beach camp restaurant sells drinks and some food, so bring pesos for it and for tips to the crew, which no tour includes.

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