Cozumel dive-package deals in the off-season

If getting a good travel deal is worth risking a rainy day, know that there are some deal-tastic dive packages to be found in Cozumel this fall. The busy season is mid-December through New Year’s, so you’ll find low rates from now until mid-November, with many incentives such as free scuba, free breakfast, evening dives, spa discounts and more.

Many of the highly rated hotels such as Hacienda San Miguel, Occidental Grand Cozumel and Cozumel Palace Resort, as well as other local hotels, have dive packages on their websites. I found an easy in-and-out package with three nights of hotel plus two days of diving  for two people under $450 at the Coral Princess Hotel & Resort.

Deal: Get a three-day dive package that includes a deluxe jungle-view room, a complimentary daily American breakfast and two days of diving. Each guest will be entitled to two diving tanks per day. Packages start at $332 for a single room and $437 for a double room, taxes included. This rate is good  until Nov. 19. The price goes up to $476 for a single and $582 for double occupancy Nov. 20-Dec. 17. Without a dive package, hotel rates are $75 per night plus tax for a Jungle view room and $90 per night plus tax for an Ocean View room through Nov. 19.

Cozumel has 40 dive sites and 20 miles of coral gardens. Devil’s Throat off Punta Sur is just one location to tempt you with.

Caveat: Fall is hurricane season for Cozumel, so look into buying some trip insurance.

Contact: Coral Princess Hotel & Resort, (800) 253-2702

—Jen Leo, Los Angeles Times Travel & Deal blogger

Photo: Top: Cozumel coral reef; Credit: The Cozumel Promotion Board Bottom: End of the day in Mexico, Latin America, Cozumel; Credit: Texas Mom for Your Scene, Los Angeles Times

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