Snorkeling with Turtles and Tulum Archaeological Tour

Experience the wonders of Tulum with a private tour of the Mayan ruins and a thrilling swim with turtles at Akumal beach. Discover the ancient civilization and explore the vibrant underwater world in one unforgettable adventure.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Akumal Beach - One of the most popular attractions in the area, snorkeling with turtles at the beautiful Akumal beach.
    Gear up and after a safety briefing you will be ready to snorkel and see the amazing marine life that mother nature has to offer.
    Turtles in this area can be seen, be captivated by their smooth swimming on their natural habitat and

What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off included
  • Premium option with box lunch and soft drinks
  • Snorkeling gear provided at Akumal Beach
  • Guided tours of Akumal Beach and Tulum ruins
  • Skip-the-line access to Tulum Archaeological site
What's Not Included
  • Food and beverages if you select the regular option
  • Natural reserve fee of 300 MXN at Akumal Beach for conservation efforts
  • Tulum Local Tax 80 MXN
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Two of the most remarkable experiences in the area, snorkeling with turtles at the beautiful Akumal beach and visiting the Tulum Archaeological site.
Your journey starts with a smooth ride directly to Akumal Beach, mornings increase the chances to spot turtles at Akumal.
Once you arrive at Akumal beach, your local tour guide will give you a safety


Location
Akumal Beach
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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X674rzseank
Aug 17, 2024
Terrific Time In Tulum - This was s prefect choice. The 4 hour adventure was just the right amount of time! With a pickup that was easy to find, a tour that was helpful and personable and amazing tacos at the end! Definitely recommend!!
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Comama93
Aug 8, 2024
Everything and everyone taken care of! - We spent the week on Isla Mujeres and took the ferry over for the day for this tour. Setting up our day was easy and our driver, Adrian, picked us up at the Puerto Juarez terminal, so convenient. Our guide, Mary, contacted us the night before with reminders of what to bring and what to expect as well as that morning to make sure we met each other. Mary was so knowledgeable and we got lots of information on the drive to Tulum. Be prepared for a day in the car, but it's worth it. Our 12-year-old son slept on both drives, but younger kids may need other entertainment. Mary took such good care of us. Don't be afraid to ask for pit stops. Adrian and Mary were happy to oblige. Mary even switched out our experiences making the turtle swim first so we could spend more time in Tulum. Turtle swimming can get crowded, but this VIP tour is allowed into an area with fewer people. Our guide there (Liz) was also great and took amazing videos which she shared with us. She also took care of our locker, let our son put his shoes with her things on the beach and gave us so much cool info about the turtles and the particulars of why they hang out in this area. The guides are mostly careful about conservation and you are not allowed to touch the turtles. Also, be aware, that you are not allowed to put on sunscreen right before getting in the water (even if its reef safe), so make sure you're screened up more than an hour in advance. We spent about an hour in the water and saw many turtles and one swam right up to our son. Awesome experience. We had our own snorkeling gear, but they'll fit you if you don't have it and you're required to wear life vests. (It is a lot of swimming, so I preferred that anyway.) Mary and Adrian made sure we had food after swimming and we needed it! Sandwiches were just perfect. Tulum was beautiful! This tour includes all admissions and Mary took care of everything. She gave us so much information as we walked in and through the site. Be prepared for heat! It was recommended that we bring water and, thankfully, I had frozen our water bottles (only metal, refillable allowed into the site) the night before. I had been on several ruin tours in the past and this is by far the most beautiful site, but the smallest. Touring the ruins took about an hour and a half and there is some shade for breaks, but no place to sit or eat inside the site. We would do this tour again! It was so nice just to have our family and not be trying to gather a bunch of different groups. Everything, every detail, was taken care of which made this tour well worth the time and price.
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Figujjjvffcf
Sep 2, 2023
Experience - Jerry and his driver gave us a lovely tour. Swim with turtles was great, could have done a demo how to use snorkel 1st though. Tullum tour was interesting, but would have been good to go around the ruins and give info rather than too much chatting at the start
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Robert90746
Apr 8, 2023
Fun time snorkeling and walking at the Tulum ruins. - Want to thank Miriam (tour guide) and the driver for spending time with our family and taking care of our every need during this tour. We were able to see several turtles during the snorkling part of the tour. The guides swimming our group out to the turtle location were professional and friendly. The hardest part of the trip was the Tulum ruins. Heads up, be prepared to walk appx 400 meters from the parking lot to the ruins entrance, then the normal 60 minutes to see all the ruins. Kudos to Miriam for her expert knowledge of the ruins and explanation of what we were looking at.
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463esteer
May 11, 2022
Thank you for everything - Wonderful tour, a great time in a comfort way. Really recommend to go private as it is at your own pace. Turtles at Snorkel is the highlight, Tulum ruins are a great chance to learn some history. Our guide Guido was the best
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Markreg7719
Dec 29, 2021
Akumal and tulum - Me and my family had a really great time on this tour the Akumal snorkeling was really good we saw a lot of turtles and our tour guide there was amazing (sorry forgot the name) tulum was really nice and our food was delicious we want to thank our driver and host Miguel he was outstanding very nice driver and also really friendly person gracias
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Ann_h
Sep 1, 2023
Enjoyed - Swimming with Turtles was amazing. Tulum really hot, interesting, but needed to go around the ruins with guide. Gave an extensive explanation, which was great, but could really do with breaking down in parts rather than all at once. Overall really enjoyed.
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