Self-Paced Jungle Trails in Cozumel?
Hi all. This may be a weird one, but bear with me. My partner and I are considering a trip to Cozumel; we are both scuba divers, so that's obviously a big part of the appeal.
Beyond diving though, I'm a macro photographer, and what I really like to photograph are insects, spiders, other land invertebrates, and small plants like mosses and liverworts. Cozumel is a jungle, so I don't doubt there are lots of these things. But I'm having some trouble researching what the options are for actually exploring the jungle at our own pace. Typically I like to wander till I find a good patch of habitat and then spend a while picking through shrubs or logs or leaf litter; that doesn't pair very well with the typical pace of hikers or birders, or with the fixed schedules of a packaged tour.
Several resorts mention "guided trails" or nature walks or birding tours, but these seem to be packaged experiences and I imagine they've got a schedule and are guiding you to certain places and at certain speeds. Are there places you can just go and wander down trails at your own pace, without a guide trying to keep you on schedule or really narrow trails where you'd cause traffic if you wanted to crouch in the same spot for a few minutes?