Catamaran Tour Isla Mujeres

An Isla Mujeres catamaran is the classic way to reach the island from the mainland: two hulls, a wide deck, an open bar and a stop at the beach. I compared 3 catamaran trips to Isla Mujeres, from $35 to $89, and they all appear in my full list of boat tours in Isla Mujeres. Prices are in US dollars, checked in October 2026, and the booking links are affiliate links, as I explain on my about page.

My pick depends on what you value. The cheapest catamaran is the Amigo Tours LATAM trip from Puerto Morelos ($35, 8 to 10 hours, 4.4 from 5 reviews), and the one with the most detail on the boat is the Tulum Riviera Maya Tours catamaran ($89, 7 hours). Treat every rating here with care, because none of the three has more than 17 reviews. Every Isla Mujeres catamaran below sails in the Caribbean off Cancun, and each one adds a fee on top of the ticket, so I list what you pay on the spot as well as the ticket price.

Amigo Tours LATAM

Catamaran Isla Mujeres Cruise + Beach Club

• ★ 4.4 (5 reviews)
• 8 - 10 hours
• Free cancellation

My pick: The cheapest catamaran day: $35, 8 to 10 hours from Puerto Morelos with a beach club, 4.4 from only 5 reviews.

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Amigo Tours LATAM

Catamaran Tour to Isla Mujeres with Open Bar

• ★ 4.1 (9 reviews)
• 8 - 10 hours
• Free cancellation

My pick: The same $35 format, filed under Costa Mujeres: open bar and snorkeling, 4.1 from 9 reviews.

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Tulum Riviera Maya Tours

Isla Mujeres Catamaran Tour: Snorkel & Beach Adventure

• ★ 3.7 (17 reviews)
• 7 hours
• Free cancellation

My pick: A 40 ft catamaran with hotel transfers, lunch and a spinnaker flight for $89, rated 3.7 from 17 reviews.

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Tour	Operator	Price	Duration	Boat	Rating	Cancellation
Catamaran Isla Mujeres Cruise + Beach Club	Amigo Tours LATAM	$35	8 to 10 hours	Catamaran	4.4 (5 reviews)	Free up to 24 hours
Catamaran Tour to Isla Mujeres with Open Bar	Amigo Tours LATAM	$35	8 to 10 hours	Catamaran	4.1 (9 reviews)	Free up to 24 hours
Isla Mujeres Catamaran Tour: Snorkel and Beach Adventure	Tulum Riviera Maya Tours	$89	7 hours	40 ft catamaran	3.7 (17 reviews)	Up to 24 hours, full refund

Catamaran Isla Mujeres Cancun

A catamaran from Cancun to Isla Mujeres has to deal with a short crossing: Cancun and the island are about 10 km apart. So most of the 7 to 10 hours on these tours is spent on the island or on the transfer, not on the water. The two Amigo Tours LATAM listings give the same timetable. You sail for about 30 minutes, swim and snorkel for 30 minutes, sail another 30, then spend 105 minutes at Playa Norte for a break, beer, lunch and a swim. After 15 more minutes on the catamaran you get 2 hours in the town for shopping and sightseeing, and then about 1 hour back.

Both start with a check-in at Marina Las Perlas, at least 15 minutes before departure. The marina is on the Cancun side and is 12.7 km in a straight line from Playa Norte, according to Google Maps coordinates. If you want the longest day on the island, I’d pick the Amigo Tours trip. If you want to know what else sails from Cancun without crossing to the island, my guide to boat tours in Cancun covers it.

Isla Mujeres Catamaran Cruise

An Isla Mujeres catamaran cruise differs from the ferry in one way that matters: you get the beach club and the open bar built into the price. The Puerto Morelos listing from Amigo Tours LATAM sells three versions, and I’d read them carefully. The cheapest is snorkeling, open bar and beach club access. The next adds a buffet lunch, and the top one adds hotel pickup. The exclusion list shows what you pay on the spot: the 20 USD port fee in every version, plus transportation and meals in the cheaper ones.

The listing is filed under Puerto Morelos and names twelve pick-up points, mostly resorts of the Riviera Cancun and Riviera Maya, such as Excellence Riviera Cancun, Breathless Riviera Cancun Resort and Spa and Dreams Jade Resort and Spa. It says there are 23 drop-off locations. That is a lot of bus for an island day, so check whether your hotel is on the pickup list before you choose the transfer option. It has 5 reviews at 4.4, and one reviewer calls the catamaran very big and the meal amazing.

Isla Mujeres Catamaran Tour Cancun

The Costa Mujeres catamaran is the other Amigo Tours LATAM trip, and it is the Isla Mujeres catamaran tour from Cancun with the cheapest listed price, $35. Its inclusion list is shorter than the Puerto Morelos one: snorkeling, the open bar and the beach club, with the buffet lunch only in the upgraded version and hotel pickup only in the all-inclusive version. The 20 USD port fee is extra. It is rated 4.1 from 9 reviews.

The reviews matter here. One says the snorkeling could have been better and was only 20 minutes, with plenty of fish and a turtle, and another felt there was not enough time. That matches the 30 minutes in the itinerary, so if snorkeling is your reason to go, look at my snorkeling page for Isla Mujeres instead of a party catamaran.

Catamaran Isla Mujeres Tour

The Tulum Riviera Maya Tours catamaran is the most expensive of the three, at $89, and the one that gives the most detail about the boat itself. The listing describes a 40 ft catamaran with space for sunbathing and shade, then a snorkel at El Meco reef, where it mentions underwater statues of Mayan origin, a buffet lunch, time at the beach club, and a choice of exploring the town by golf cart or relaxing at North Beach. If the weather allows, you fly the spinnaker while sailing back, and there is a tequila party on board.

It includes the hotel-marina transfer, the open bar of national drinks on the boat and at the beach club, and photos. It excludes the 25 USD docking fee, paid at check-in, golf cars and tips. The rating is 3.7 from 17 reviews, the lowest of the three, so I’d pick it for the itinerary rather than the reputation. One reviewer loved the crew and the clear water but found the lunch average.

Catamaran Isla Mujeres Xcaret

The Xcaret name appears in my list in one place only: the Dancer Cruise, a catamaran that the listing describes as three stories high, names the Embarcadero Isla Mujeres by Xcaret as its pick-up point. The terminal sits on the Cancun side of the water, 13.5 km in a straight line from Playa Norte. The trip is $119 for 7 hours, is rated 4.8 from 170 reviews, leaves at 9:30 sharp and returns at 5:00 pm, and includes a premium open bar, breakfast, a lunch of fajitas and ceviche, snorkeling and a water slide. It is not on this page’s cards because I filed it under the general list of boat trips, but it is the best-reviewed catamaran in the data, and you can read it in my main guide to Isla Mujeres boat tours.

Isla Mujeres Catamaran Tour from Playa Del Carmen

Nothing in my three-catamaran list leaves from Playa del Carmen. The closest is the ParaViajantes day on my main list, which starts with a van from Playa del Carmen or Cancun, rides a catamaran for 45 minutes to Isla Mujeres, spends 80 minutes on the island and continues to Isla Contoy National Park. It costs $180 for 10 hours, with an open bar, a buffet and the 20 USD port tax included. It has 6 reviews at 3.9. The Puerto Morelos catamaran above is the nearer choice if your hotel is on the Riviera Maya, since its pick-up list is made of resorts south of Cancun.

How I’d Choose a Catamaran in Isla Mujeres

Isla Mujeres catamaran tours differ less in the boat than in the fees, the pickup and the reviews. For a catamaran that is cheap and flexible, I’d book the Puerto Morelos trip at $35 and choose the pickup option only if my hotel is on its list. For a catamaran that tells you more about the boat and the snorkeling site, I’d pay the extra $54 for the Tulum Riviera Maya Tours trip. Whichever you take, add the 20 to 25 USD fee to your budget. If you want the whole picture of the island, see my guide to boat tours in Isla Mujeres, the snorkeling tours or my home page.