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Private Akumal Tour: Snorkeling with Marine Turtles & Cenote Adventure
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Akumal
Embark on a private Akumal tour and experience the thrill of snorkeling with marine turtles. Dive into the crystal-clear waters of Akumal Bay and explore a vibrant coral reef teeming with colorful fish. Then, take a refreshing dip in a cenote’s underground river. Book now!
Embark on a private Akumal tour and experience the thrill of snorkeling with marine turtles. Dive into the crystal-clear waters of Akumal Bay and explore a vibrant coral reef teeming with colorful fish. Then, take a refreshing dip in a cenote’s underground river. Book now!
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Akumal - Swim with Marine turtles in its natural environment.
- Cenote Azul - Swim in a natural pool in the jungle
- Akumal - Swim with Marine turtles in its natural environment.
- Cenote Azul - Swim in a natural pool in the jungle
What's Included
- Snorkeling gear included
- Private transportation provided
- Complimentary water and soft drinks
- Expert private guide
- Snorkeling gear included
- Private transportation provided
- Complimentary water and soft drinks
- Expert private guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
- Lunch
Additional Information
Seize the chance to swim and snorkel with wild sea turtles at one of the most exquisite beaches in Riviera Maya. Start the journey from either Cancun or Playa del Carmen for a private, guided trip to Akumal Bay, where a vibrant coral reef teems with multicolored fish, manta rays, and various other aquatic life. Follow it up with a quick journey to a…
Seize the chance to swim and snorkel with wild sea turtles at one of the most exquisite beaches in Riviera Maya. Start the journey from either Cancun or Playa del Carmen for a private, guided trip to Akumal Bay, where a vibrant coral reef teems with multicolored fish, manta rays, and various other aquatic life. Follow it up with a quick journey to a cenote for a cooling plunge into the transparent water of the subterranean river. Hotel transfer to and from Cancun is incorporated.
- Bring both a swimsuit and a towel
- Please let us know your preferred tour time when booking (e.g. early morning, etc)
Location
Akumal
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Ikekimball
Dec 3, 2024
Memorable Experience - Carlos was an excellent guide, telling us all about marine animals & birds. He was kind enough to lend us his underwater camera so we could capture some pictures. That was unexpected! We had a separate local guide (required) for the turtle swim, Salma. She was very helpful and we were able to see many turtles, other fish species, and a golden ray. Thank you to both for a very memorable experience.
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Tj_c
Feb 22, 2023
Turtles and cenotes oh my! - Loved this tour and Carlos was amazing!! The most patient guide I am recommending him to my friends if they want to do this tour.
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Lindsay
May 7, 2022
Worth it! - Wonderful day. Saw around 7 turtles & lots of curious fish in the cenote. Carlos taught about what we were looking at the whole time and was a joy to be with. Definitely recommend it.
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Stephenpcarr
Mar 21, 2022
A must-do in Rivera Maya - For our first visit to Rivera Maya, we stayed in Akumal which is where local guides Cheyo and Monica of Contoy Adventures met our family of six (4 teens). During the snorkeling trip we saw 5 turtles eating sea grass, numerous tropical fish, sea anemones hidden in coral reefs, and as a bonus, the canon of an old Spanish ship. We then went to Azul Cenote and jumped off the 3-4 meter ledge into the water, and snorkeled with tropical fresh water fish.
Cheyo and Monica were spectacular: detail-oriented, experienced, and they couldn’t have been friendlier. Contoy clearly know what they’re doing as two of our kids said this was the best vacation day of their lives. If you enjoy the wonder and beauty of the natural world, this trip is an absolute must.
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Samantha
Dec 20, 2021
Fantastic tour for families! - This was a fantastic experience for my family of four! The snorkeling trip was amazing as we saw many sea turtles and schools of different fish. The cenote experience was excellent, what a place! Omar was a fantastic guide and provided us with great background info, made sure that we had everything we needed and was fantastic with my teens! Our driver Manuel made sure we were safe and on time! We can’t wait to go on another adventure with this great crew!
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Joanneedelpower
Aug 9, 2021
Incredible experience with Carlos! - We spent the most wonderful few hours with Carlos from Contoy Excursions. Our first stop was swimming with sea turtles. We got to the beach really early, almost first in the water, were driven out by small boat to beautiful clear water, where we jumped out and met our first sea turtles! Carlos was absolutely incredible with my 7 year old son, kept him close the whole time so myself and my sister could relax and really enjoy the experience without worrying. An added bonus? He even filmed the whole thing on our GoPro for us. We saw sea turtles, sting rays and even a barracuda. It was really a perfect morning - all 3 of us had the best time!!
Our second stop of the day was the most beautiful Cenote. Crystal clear waters and again, so well looked after by Carlos. He shared so much information about the local wildlife, made us relaxed from the start and was really fantastic with my son. Carlos, we can't thank you enough!!
See you next time.
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981jimmyc
Jul 23, 2021
Private is best - I came with my two kids - 9 year old boy and 4 year old daughter. I don’t like dealing with the crowds and since it was me managing both of them I arranged for this private tour. Was picked up in a nice Ford excursion. The trip there my kids got about 30 minutes of interesting facts about sea turtles and the area which they enjoyed. Since it was just us with the tour guide everything was very quick and no wasted time. Once we were done with the turtles he realized everyone was going to this one place to swim in the fresh water. He made a game time decision to take us a little further away but it was an amazing place in the jungle with only probably 4 other people there for my kids to swim. He took amazing video and shared. Highly recommend if you don’t like the cattle call of group tours.
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456larsg
Jan 7, 2020
Would definitely do it again :) - We did the turtle and cenote tour with Carlos, who is a very nice and well informed guy. Our tour started at 8:30 in the morning, when probably most of the tourists just wake up. Thereby, we had to see the chance to see 3 turtles and a sting ray in clear water before all other groups arrived and Carlos took photos and videos with his own go pro, which he provided for free. Afterwards we moved on to a beautiful open cenote (we never saw one like that) to do some swimming and snorkelling. I can highly recommend this tour and Carlos as a guide :)
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Collin
Apr 19, 2018
Personal Attention and Friendly Guides - We did both the turtle snorkeling and an all day archaeological private tour. Carlos & Eduardo were great, as were both of our drivers. They took care of our every need and made sure we got exactly what we wanted out of each of our adventures. In fact, the all day tour wasn't something they have done before, but they put it together specifically for us...that's service!
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