Super All-Inclusive Cozumel Group Trip 2025

Trip Overview

Our Cozumel underwater photo workshop offers an unforgettable underwater experience with its crystal-clear waters and vibrant marine life. Located off the coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, Cozumel boasts some of the world's most stunning coral reefs, attracting divers of all skill levels. Drift diving is particularly popular here, allowing divers to effortlessly glide along the currents while observing colorful fish, turtles, and even the occasional nurse shark. The warm waters and excellent visibility make Cozumel a diver's paradise, while the island's laid-back atmosphere and stunning coastal scenery add to the overall charm of the diving destination.

With Dressel Divers' comfortable boats and professional services, this future trip promises an extraordinary underwater adventure you'll cherish forever. Stay at the all-inclusive 4-star Iberostar Cozumel resort, surrounded by lush tropical rainforest and exotic wildlife and indulge in delightful buffet meals with changing themes and savor the flavors at the resort's a la carte restaurants. 

Read about our 2024 Cozumel trip.

To learn more about Cozumel, check out our destination guide here.

Check out this cool video from diving Cozumel.

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Inclusions

• 7 nights accommodation
• All meals, snacks, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
• 5 days of 3 tank boat dives
• Nitrox for nitrox-certified divers
• Small 6:1 guide ratio
• Daily photo workshops
• Roundtrip Cozumel Airport (CZM) transfers

Exclusions

• Flights
• $5 per diver per day marine park fee payable on site
• $1 per tank chamber donation fee payable on site
• Gratuities

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12 More Reasons to Join This Trip?

From CEO, Scott Gietler, following his Nov 2023 Cozumel trip:

• We have a private boat, so we can dive the best sites whenever we want.

• We are staying at Cozumel's best resort, Iberostar.
• Resort is all-inclusive! This means all food, drinks, alcohol, activities. Everything! Even sushi!
• The resort is beautiful, featuring a distinctly tropical ambiance enhanced by stunning gardens and plants, and plenty of shade. It boasts three pools equipped with swim-up bars and a truly delightful white sand beach.
• The on-site Dive shop, Dressel Divers, operates exceptionally well. It offers great tank fills, with Nitrox available, and boasts well-equipped boats providing ample shade.
• Meals are buffet-style, which means you can eat quickly if you want. But the food selection is huge, and the food is tasy. They also have three sit-down à la carte restaurants.
• We'll have the best guides, who won't rush us during the dives, and who will find us small stuff and big stuff.
• Eagle rays! Nurse sharks! Seahorses! Eels, octopus, toadfish, arrow crabs, reef sharks, turtles, beautiful angelfish, schools of jacks.
• The resort is super close to Cozumel's best dive sites - Palancar Reef and Cedral. Palancar is so amazing, huge sponges, pinnacles and swim-throughs!
• A sprawling resort with abundant amenities - you won't experience any waiting in lines at this resort! It never feels crowded. You won't have to wait for food, drinks, etc.
• Best rental gear in the world! Dressel Divers has all Scubapro rental gear, no need to bring your own BCD or reg!
• Great for non-divers, bring your partner, they will never be bored. Ask for special prices for non-divers.
• FREE optional photo workshop.

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Trip Type

This trip is a PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP. It will be led by one of our photo instructors who will provide daily instructional tutorials, in-water photography support (when appropriate), and one-to-one advice and guidance, as required. Each workshop offers a bespoke syllabus, crafted by the trip leader and detailed on the trip webpage. While our Photography Workshops are aimed at divers with an interest in underwater photography, anyone is welcome to join.

Learn more about what's included in this trip type.

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About Iberostar Cozumel and Dressel Divers

Located in one of the best snorkeling and diving locations in the world, Iberostar Cozumel is sure to offer guests an unforgettable vacation. This all-inclusive 5-star dive resort located along the Mexican Riviera perfectly combines rustic elements with modern accents that are featured in its bungalow suites. With a beautiful beachfront location and thriving greenery, this all-inclusive resort is the perfect getaway from families, friends, and couples. 

Iberostar Cozumel offers guests beautiful bungalow styled rooms that combine both rustic and modern elements. Guests can choose between the 12 room categories available which range from rooms with direct beach access to ones with their own private pool. Each room includes all-inclusive access, comfort, as well as a private patio and hammocks to enjoy Mexico's Caribbean.

See more details and customer reviews on the Iberostar Cozumel.

Dressel Divers is the company chosen by the prestigious Iberostar Hotel chain for the last twenty years to run diving activities on the premise of its luxury hotels in the Caribbean, to ensure that this service has the same quality as the hotels. Dressel Divers have a dive center directly on the beach of Iberostar Cozumel Hotel.

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About the Trip Leader

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  Mike Chiado has over four decades of experience in the entertainment post production industry. Mike is CTO of Company3 and oversees technology, workflow and image science departments for feature motion pictures, episodic and advertising businesses. Mike become a PADI Master Scuba Diver in 1991 which included the speciality of Underwater Photography (film-based, BTW!), and actively diving and photographing tropical and California waters.

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Flight Information

Flying to Cozumel is easy thanks to many visiting tourists. Several airlines offer direct flights into Cozumel International Airport (CZM), and from there it's a quick shuttle to the dive resort.

The other alternative is to fly into Cancun and then take a ferry down to Cozumel. This also presents the opportunity to visit Playa Del Carmen - a great option for those who would like to cover a bit more ground or dive the Cenotes.  

Guests can arrive at any time on May 10 and depart any time on May 17.

Please note that round-trip transfers are included only between Cozumel Airport and the resort. Guests arriving by ferry should take a taxi to the hotel.

Flight Package 

Our group trips attract guests from all over the globe and many of our customers prefer to book their own flights to take advantage of mileage points or credit card discounts. For these reasons, flights are not included in our group trip packages.

However, we are more than happy to work with you to find the best travel itinerary for your trip and will gladly give suggestions and advice, even if you make the final booking. We will check through your travel reservations at any time to ensure they fit with the trip schedule and can give recommendations on transit hotels and day tours where needed. 

If you would like us to book flights, hotels, and transfers for your domestic and/or international travel on your behalf, we are also happy to arrange this. Please be advised that there is a 10% fee for this service to cover our booking and administration costs. 

Contact Us for more information.

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Recommended Scuba Gear

• 5mm wetsuit. Browse Wetsuits at Bluewater Photo
• A good mask and snorkel for whale shark snorkelling https://www.bluewaterphotostore.com/cressi-zs1-corsica-snorkeling-package/ 
• Anti-fog. Check out JAWS Quick Spit Antifod Spray
• Dive light/torch. We suggest Kraken NR-2000 Dive Light
• Pointer. OrcaTorch is our recommended
• Travel BCD. Read our Best Travel BCD Article
• Travel regulator. We suggest Mares Ultra 62X Dive Regulator
• Dive computer. Take your pick of dive computers at Bluewater Photo. 

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Payment Schedule

• Deposit: $800 to confirm spot
• Balance: due on March 1, 2025

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Photo Gallery 

Cozumel Underwater Photos

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