Cozumel Barhop: Fo-Ho!
My original Cozumel Barhop experience actually took place on the Cozumel Day of my 2019 Carnival Vista cruise. During the pandemic I republished just the barhop portion as it’s own stand-alone Cozumel Barhop Tour article. I entered that into the Cozumel Barhop blog contest and won a free plane ticket to Cozumel, three nights at the Hotel B Unique, and a free Cozumel Barhop all thanks to the good people at Cozumel Barhop.
A friend of mine booked the same trip and came with me. Cozumel Barhop was kind enough give him a free barhop as well. Since he paid his own way to Cozumel, I didn’t want him to feel obligated to go on the barhop tour with me if he wanted to do something else.
After the barhop was over my friend revealed that he seriously considered not going on the barhop, but he was glad he went. He said it was the best part of the trip. He called me the other day and made sure to tell me he was wearing his Cozumel Barhop T-Shirt.
This is the shirt you get as a first time hopper.
This is the shirt you get as Fo-Ho (former hopper).
Last time I was coming from the Carnival Cruise Port: Puerto Maya. This time I’m coming from the opposite direction at the Hotel B Unique. For anyone who hasn’t followed my Cozumel trip, here is a quick look at the incredible view from my balcony.
This time there will be no waiting in long lines for a taxi cab or running down the the Permex gas station to catch one that just fueled up. They always have two or three taxis waiting outside the hotel.
Last time the meeting point was Senor Frogs. They are doing renovations now.
The new meeting point is Hooters which is basically next door to Senor Frogs.
The taxi ride to Hooters was just $5. You may recognize Colleen from my first barhop. There was a little discussion amongst the other hoppers about my contest win. One lady said my blog was the reason she booked this tour. That’s nice to hear.
And we boarded. The paying people are paying. We are hopping for free today.
As I mentioned Colleen is the tour guide again. She does a wonderful job.
We pass the first bar on the east side which is Mezcalito’s. It’s not a part of the bar hop so we continue on.
We made it to the first stop which is Punta Morena. My favorite thing about Punta Morena is the swing bar. They have definitely removed some swings since the last time I was here. They had swings on the left side for sure back then.
The beach at Punta Morena is fabulous as well. Some of these pictures just don’t even look real.
This structure did not exist the last time I was here. They have a nice Cozumel bench in front of it that would make for a great photo op.
Each stop on the barhop has a welcome shot. At Punta Morena the welcome shot is called the Mayan Sacrifice, which is made with a Mayan liquor called Xtabentun and pineapple juice.
I had no idea this was going to happen but I guess since this was a special barhop for me each stop was tipped off and they gave me something free.
At Punta Morena they gave me chips and this dip which I shared with the group.
They also gave me this drink which I drank myself.
Our second stop was Coconuts.
The welcome shot at Coconuts is the Tequila Slammer which is made with Tequila, Sprite, and Grenadine.
At Coconuts I ordered a beer and my friend ordered a Mai Tai.
I hadn’t yet figured out that the special gifts were coming at every stop. At Coconuts they gave me their blue margarita, a visor, and a mask.
There’s a lot to like at Coconuts. You have the family albums at the bar. You aren’t allowed to take pictures of those so you’ll have to take the tour to see them. You have the wildlife. You have the hotel next door where Fidel Castro once met the Mexican president. And of course you have Massages by Nacho advertised in the restroom.
Once I found out the massage was outside with no happy ending, I was out. He lost me there.
There is quite a view up by the massage place.
Here is a look at the local wildlife.
The last time when I checked out the hotel Ventanas Al Mar, I only went about this far down the path because a lot of the hotel guests were at the pool. This time we went further because nobody was outside.
An employee offered to give us a room tour but we figured we should get back to the barhop.
From here you can see a couple of the room balconies. It’s a good thing they have a stop sign here otherwise I was going right over the edge.
We headed back out front and the shuttle was there waiting for us.
Our next stop is El Pescador.
The welcome shot at El Pescador is the Blue Lagoon. Colleen may call it windex but the Barhop website begs to differ.
El Pescador continues the trend of free big drinks for me.
They also gave me this nice pen that lights up.
My favorite thing about El Pescador is this tiki on the beach. I think it makes for great photos.
I was starting to get hungry. Colleen had recommended the coconut shrimp here so I got them. They were huge and good. I could only eat two. My friend had a couple. Colleen had one and think we wasted one.
I believe my friend had fish tacos over there as per usual.
We are back on the road heading to our last stop. Colleen is always entertaining between stops.
We made it to our final stop which is Rastas. Rastas is also known as the Bob Marley bar.
Our welcome shot at Rasta’s was called the Iguana. The Iguana has mezcal, rum, melon liquor, coconut cream, and pineapple juice.
When I arrived they tried to give me another bottle of that peanut butter tequila. I don’t know if it was a mix up or what but I told them I already received a bottle from the barhop.
My favorite thing at Rastas is the the small chapel next to it. If anyone is interested in getting married or having a wedding vows renewed here, the good people at Cozumel Barhop can organize that for you.
The last time I was here my phone didn’t have a wide angle lens and I couldn’t get this entire ceiling in one shot. I actually had to take three pictures to get this shot last time.
This is the view of the chapel from the beach.
At Rastas I ordered a Coconut Loco. I’m not sure what all was in it. Have a look for yourself.
I ventured up to the top floor of Rastas. If you are going to do this you should definitely do it before the Coconut Loco. They don’t have elevators here.
It’s time to go so I went back downstairs. I left my mark by the entrance before leaving.
It’s 3:35pm and we are about to head back to the meeting spot. When I was on the Carnival ship, they did drop me off at the Carnival port after the barhop.
We made it back right around 4pm. Another successful barhop. If you haven’t done the barhop, do it. If you’ve done it before, do it again. Book your Cozumel Barhop at www.cozumelbarhop.com
