Discover Mexico Park Cozumel
Discover Mexico Park Cozumel
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Stories, people, art, food, gardens, architecture, music, and traditions all blend together to create the rich history and culture of Mexico. Here at Discover Mexico Park Cozumel, we connect our guests to the colorful heritage of Mexico - past and present! Our grounds and our tours are designed to appeal to all five of your senses, giving you an accurate, comprehensive overview of the richness of Mexico. Our interactive park offers family-friendly limited mobility access to our botanical gardens, our Museum of Popular Arts, and specialty tours for an array of interests.
Duration: 2-3 hours
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Elizabeth S
3 contributions
May 2022
We took a taxi to this place as we called months in anticipation and asked about details and they said we needed no reservation. When we arrived it was closed and security guard said it was like that for at least a whole good year. Luckily we were able to take a different activity on that date.
I would consider calling before venturing yourself to go.
I would consider calling before venturing yourself to go.
Written May 22, 2022
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csniners
Las Vegas, NV311 contributions
Feb 2021 • Couples
We recommend getting the whole package and making sure Martin is your guide!
We did the museum guided tour, the chocolate making tour and lunch. All in all we spent about 3 hours, but we could have stayed much longer.
Martin is a wealth of knowledge and he is happy to answer questions while teaching TONS about Mexican culture, history and geography. Just an amazing guide! He also took great photos for us throughout the park... above and beyond service for sure.
The chocolate was a delight! We made our own bars while we were spoiled with chocolate drinks (they can make with or without alcohol) and treats! We were given homemade mole and chocolate dipped candies.
Lunch was also amazing! Perfectly seasoned grilled chicken “street” tacos with fresh guacamole, salsa and corn chips... I’m still full!
Please don’t miss this tour! The detail they have put into this museum is just wonderful 💕
We did the museum guided tour, the chocolate making tour and lunch. All in all we spent about 3 hours, but we could have stayed much longer.
Martin is a wealth of knowledge and he is happy to answer questions while teaching TONS about Mexican culture, history and geography. Just an amazing guide! He also took great photos for us throughout the park... above and beyond service for sure.
The chocolate was a delight! We made our own bars while we were spoiled with chocolate drinks (they can make with or without alcohol) and treats! We were given homemade mole and chocolate dipped candies.
Lunch was also amazing! Perfectly seasoned grilled chicken “street” tacos with fresh guacamole, salsa and corn chips... I’m still full!
Please don’t miss this tour! The detail they have put into this museum is just wonderful 💕
Written February 15, 2021
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mjnichols1
Birmingham, AL2 contributions
Mar 2019 • Friends
We took a Norwegian Cruise excursion to the park.lead by Wendy, our tour guide. The Joy of Chocolate excursion. We had a great time learning the history of chocolate and even made our own chocolate bar. Afterwards, we toured the park. Wendy did an excellent job from start to finish. She was always checking to see if she had everyone in the group. She was very informative about everything. She knows her history of chocolate and of Mexico very well. She spoke very good English and was very happy. The joy of her country is contagious. She did a fantastic job!!
Written February 13, 2020
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Hi mjnichols1,
Thanks for your review, we're glad you enjoyed your visit to Discover Mexico and Wendy's guiding skills during your visit! We hope to welcome you back again soon!
Warm regards,
Liliana S
Customer Service
Discover Mexico
Written February 21, 2020
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Heather W
2 contributions
Mar 2020 • Couples
Miriam was the best guide we have ever had. My husband and I did the chocolate and alebreje tour. She was phenomenal. She really knows her job and is a true artist and historian. The park is immaculate and they take great pride in their facility. The lunch was the best we have had on a tour. Would recommend this for any age. The experience was so much more than advertised.
Written March 10, 2020
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Hi Heather W,
Thanks for your review, we're glad you enjoyed your visit to Discover Mexico and Miriam's guiding skills during your visit! We hope to welcome you back again soon!
Warm regards,
Liliana S
Customer Service
Discover Mexico
Written March 17, 2020
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ASBCRB
Urbana, OH412 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
While there were a few cultural experiences, the highlights were the generous Jose Cuervo tequila tasting and the fresh made lunch with homemade tortillas, AND the margarita! This was just a fun and low key excursion. I would do it again! It was not a far drive from the cruise port, the van picked us up at the port. Not much walking and our young tour guide, Brian Sterling, was AWESOME!
Written March 31, 2020
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Hi ASBCRB,
Thanks for your review, we're glad you enjoyed your visit to Discover Mexico and Brian's guiding skills during your visit! We hope to welcome you back again soon!
Warm regards,
Liliana S
Customer Service
Discover Mexico
Written March 31, 2020
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Trophy98
Swansboro, NC68 contributions
Nov 2021 • Friends
Have visited several times. Last time was in 2019. Went on a Carnival cruise this past week. Im sorry to say Discover Mexico is closed. Grass and weeds have taken over and the property is for sale.
Written November 6, 2021
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Rider2003
Maplewood, NJ71 contributions
Oct 2013 • Couples
Visited as part of a shore excursion on the Carnival Liberty. Loved it! Fun and interesting! Well worth the $69 per person. A short (5 min.) ride by van from the port provided as part of the tour I booked. If visiting on your own, it is not walkable, but should be a cheap taxi ride. The "park" consists of a small museum, scaled down replicas of numerous ruin sites and other landmarks throughout Mexico, a gift shop, and it is home to the Jose Cuervo Tequila Tasting. (Clean restrooms, too) The tour included the museum and grounds, a tasting, and lunch. The tasting takes place in air conditioned, renovated cargo containers and included a detailed explanation of tequila production and the differences in types of tequilas. You taste three different tequilas - similar to a wine or beer tasting - look, smell, sip, etc. After the tasting, we had a margarita and talked more about various tequilas. Of course, there is an opportunity to buy some :-) Lunch was provided, and it was great! Tacos, rice and beans, and sweet potatoes with chorizo plus one beer and one soft drink. If you're looking to buy tequila - I found that the prices there were cheaper than the duty free shops and my ship; something to consider. Cash and credit cards accepted in the gift shop.
Written October 26, 2013
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Lecy333
Bayville, NJ28 contributions
Jan 2014 • Friends
This was way way too much money for nothing. The rooms with the exhibits were nice but the outside was a joke. The food was outrageous and the men that swing on the pole were just sitting there with there tip bucket. Complete waste of time.
Written July 3, 2014
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John H
Dallas, TX2 contributions
Sep 2013 • Family
This place completely ripped us off, and tried to rip us off even more! We had already paid for the deposits on our group, but when we got there, they tried to make us pay full price! We caught this error, and they corrected it, apologizing of course. Well then when the rest of our party showed up, they tried to charge them even though they were already paid for! I had to pull out receipts for them to stop haggling us! Finally, they relented. Then came the boring video that replayed over and over until we had enough, then some fairly interesting art, then holding a snake but no pictures allowed because they charge for them, then boring replicas of mexican cities. Overall, not the most enjoyable excursion. They offered food, which was OK, but nothing to write home about, as they tried to sell you stuff. Then was time for the tequila tasting. Initially, I was impressed. Diego seemed to know what he was talking about, and the tasting was really enjoyable, but mostly because of the people in the group being fun. They made us margaritas which were very good, and then offered to sell us special reserve bottles. Here comes the rip off... Basically they charged us double the cost at the cruise terminal...and sold us 4 bottles smiling the whole time! They knew they were royally screwing us and were quite content with it. When I looked at the price of the bottles (Jose Cuervo Reserva de Familia) in the terminal duty free shops, I knew we had been completely ripped off. Such a shame that these people are so thirsty for money that they leave a bad taste of mexico in the mouths of all those who realize they are rip-off artists...such a shame...
Written October 18, 2013
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I personally regret that you seem to have had an unpleasant experience at Discover Mexico, when most of the other visitor reviews go the opposite way. Maybe you shouldn't buy anything before comparing prices elsewhere, but that's just common sense to me. I hope you did enjoy your Tequila bottles, as Mexico will be always welcoming you back, like every other visitor.
Muchas gracias
Written November 17, 2013
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lam_morales
Puerto Rico22 contributions
Jul 2014 • Couples
The place is just minutes walking from the port or in taxi. Pay the entrance and wait for the next tour, Memo was our Tour guide, and was really good and entertain, Try the mango Margarita with chile that a guy named Alex do in the tour, is awesome. The cruise charge to much for the whole excursion. It is safe to walk on the street. Save money by walking or pay a cab.
Written August 6, 2014
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bonjour nous prendrons le bateau de playa del carmen a l arrivee au port quel bus faut il prendre pour discover merci d avance
Written October 23, 2019
DiscoverMX
Cozumel, Mexico
Non recommandé, aucun service d'autobus ne serait disponible, mais il y a peu de temps pour prendre un taxi, pour un prix approximatif de 15 USD pour un maximum de 4 personnes et pour un maximum de 15 minutes pour le prix.
Written November 6, 2019
Can you buy tour tickets after you get to the park and what is the best way to get there from cruise ship? Also is there a place to see prices for tour. Thanks
Written July 2, 2019
Yes, you can buy tickets when you get there or you can make your reservations ahead of time on their website, which is what we did. We just took a cab from the port.
Written October 9, 2019
Hi we are in cozumel on a cruise next April and were thinking about visiting discover mexico park and doing cacao workshop, please can any one advise how much it costs also travel time from the cruise port..also does the cacao workshop ticket give you access to the whole park - art . thank you
Written November 7, 2018
Hi has anyone travelled here off a cruise ship if so did you pre-book taxis and at what cost? We were hoping to visit discover mexico and do chocolate workshop then go sanchos beach to do horse riding we have 9 hours in cozumel so would need taxis or private transfers as time is tight. thanks
Written November 4, 2018
The cruise ship works with the company to take care of everything, transportation, lunch. It’s super easy, don’t know as I would want to trust local taxis
Written January 17, 2019
Acerca de la Expo de artesanías que se realizará en Septiembre. Es sólo para personas de la región de Cozumel?
Written August 1, 2018
DiscoverMX
Cozumel, Mexico
Hola Minerva,
Gracias por tu mensaje. No es una expo, es un mercadito de artesanos y productores regionales (es decir, no tienen que ser artesanías, ni de Cozumel únicamente). Por favor, envia un correo al parque para que te podamos dar más info. Aqui no está permitido poner datos de contactos.
Atentamente,
Liliana S
Customer service
Discover Mexico
Written August 2, 2018
DiscoverMX
Cozumel, Mexico
Hi Victor, it should be about 12 USD for up to 4 people, each way.
Regards,
Liliana S
Customer Service
Discover Mexico
Written July 11, 2018
Hi, Chelsea,
Can you tell me, please, if you get to keep the art you paint on this tour? I would LOVE that kind of experience, but I can't tell from the reviews or advertisements if you can keep what you paint, as one does in pottery workshops in the U.S. If not, and the individuals who run the class/workshop are reading this, I dearly hope you will offer such an experience.
Thank you!
Pat
Written February 3, 2018
DiscoverMX
Cozumel, Mexico
Hi Pat, I suppose you refer to the alebrije workshop. Yes, it is your piece, therefore it is yours to keep and take back home.
Regards,
Liliana S.
Customer Service
Discover Mexico
Written February 5, 2018
how far is Discover Mexico from the cruise ship dock?
Written January 19, 2018
DiscoverMX
Cozumel, Mexico
Hi fourpetesake,
There are 3 different cruise ship docks in Cozumel. For Puerta Maya it is about 5 minutes drive away, for Internacional, about 8 minutes drive away and for Punta Langosta about 12 minutes. Taxis are available at all above.
Hope to see you soon at Discover Mexico!
Regards,
Liliana S
Customer service
Discover Mexico
Written January 19, 2018
Tienen programado algún evento para recibir el año nuevo 2018 en este lugar?
Written November 8, 2017
DiscoverMX
Cozumel, Mexico
Hola Victor,
Gracias por contactarnos. No, no tenemos ningún evento programado. Se laborará de formar regular.
Saludos cordiales,
Liliana S
Discover Mexico
Written November 9, 2017
Looking to book the tequila tasting from the cruiseline, but it doesn't include the chocolate tasting/making class. Is there a way to add this day of?
Written October 22, 2017
DiscoverMX
Cozumel, Mexico
Hello,
thank you for your message.
We do have a tour including tequila tasting and chocolate workshop. You can browse our web site and book it directly there.
We,ll be glad to welcome you at the park.
Best regards.
Written October 23, 2017
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