Cozumel: Convertible Buggy Tour with Tequila & Beach Club

4.96

(139 reviews)

What’s the experience like?

I didn’t expect to be grinning this much before noon, but there’s something about rolling through Cozumel in a convertible buggy — salt air whipping past, bits of music drifting from shop doors — that just makes you loosen up. Our guide, Luis, kept pointing out little things I’d have missed: the old mural near the plaza, how locals greet each other with a quick nod (I tried it; probably looked awkward). The city center is loud in the best way — kids darting past, someone selling pastries that smelled like vanilla and fried dough. We stopped by a monument where Luis shared stories about the island’s history. I only caught half of it because I was distracted by this parrot squawking overhead.

After weaving out of town we hit the coast — that first view of turquoise water is one of those moments you don’t really photograph right. There’s this natural wavebreaker where we parked for a bit, just listening to waves slap against rocks. Sand felt warm even though clouds kept drifting over. Then came my favorite part: tequila tasting. “Sip, don’t shoot,” Luis said, laughing when I made a face at the smoky one. He explained how families have been making it for generations here; honestly I still think about that taste sometimes when I smell limes now.

The last stretch was pure lazy bliss at a beach club. Pool water cool on sunburned skin, plastic chairs that squeaked when you sat down too fast, and reggae playing somewhere behind us. Food wasn’t included but we got cold drinks and watched pelicans dive while drying off. There were showers and changing rooms — which I appreciated more than expected after swimming in saltwater. Can’t say I wanted to leave when it was time to pile back into our buggy; felt like we could’ve stayed all afternoon just watching clouds move across the bay.