Amigos de Isla Contoy

I love this island me and my son very enjoy it. When on Aug. 2015. Water were Clear the foods with the tour were delicious (fresh grilled fish). If you like nature and untouched paradise this island is good for you. P. s soo many cute hermit crabs everywhere!

Isla contoy es una pequeña isla, que está ubicada muy cerca a Isla Mujeres. Para poder visitar éste lugar tienes que contactar a Amigos de Isla Contoy, pues son los encargados de dar difusión y además realizar los viajes a la isla.
Es una isla preciosa, paraíso más de Quintana Roo, su arena es fina como talco y blanca como las nubes =). Solo viven en ésta isla 8 personas que son los responsables de cuidar éste hermoso lugar. Esta isla es una reserva de aves y otros animales, es una reserva natural y solo acceden pocas personas al día para poder mantenerla intacta.
Es una buena opción para llevar a los niños para que vean animales y conozcan acerca de las plantas, isla Contoy es una muy buena opción para ello ya que Cancún no cuenta con un zoológico, no podemos enseñar a los niños como viven los animales en estado salvaje. En isla Contoy podemos encontrar diferentes tipos de animales como, peces, aves entre otros, además de que los niños aprenderán como cuidar el planeta. Lo mejor de visitar isla Contoy es que su visita puede ser tanto educativa como turística, se puede visitar tanto el museo de la isla, como gozar de una visita guiada al faro de la isla.
Es un lugar innolvidable, visítenlo

Took a day trip to Isla Contoy with Captain Tony. Waste of money, don’t bother.
However, if you insist on going, above all things, TAKE MOSQUITO REPELLENT!
We had to seek refuge in the water because the mosquitoes on land were viscous. This prevented us from venturing the island, because inland had tons of vegetation which meant MORE mosquitoes, but with vampire fangs!

In my opinion, if you’re staying in Isla Mujeres, there is no need to venture to Contoy for a beautiful, ‘unspoiled’ paradise. You already have it. Also, if you’re an avid reef snorkeler, Contoy will probably disappoint. The water was cloudy and therefore we saw nada. Perhaps it is indeed beautiful when clear, but again, I get the sense that avid reef snorkelers will be disappointed. (Unless you’re on the quest to see a Whale Shark — which we didn’t see)
Our tour operator, Tony, who came highly recommended, must not have wanted to work that day. He wasn’t engaging, seemed bored and basically left us up to our own devices. Lunch — included in tour — was the best part of this entire trip. On the menu: fish, chicken, guac, chips and mango/​pineapple salad, soda and ONE 40oz beer. Very simple, but delicious and satisfying. Total round-​trip duration from Isla Mujeres was about 90 mins. The ride was rough and Tony’s little boat took quite a beating. So did our derrière’s from the lack of seat cushioning.
Reviewers on travel sites seem to really like this island and day trip. Not sure why, but to each their own.