Shipwreck Snorkeling Tour: Swim with Turtles and Fish

Embark on a thrilling 3.5-hour snorkeling tour in Cancun and explore shipwrecks, vibrant coral reefs, and encounter schools of fish and wild turtles. Limited group size ensures personalized attention.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Choose between three departure times when you book, then meet your guide in the lobby of your Cancun hotel to begin this half-day of adventure. Board a comfortable, air-conditioned van and drive to the marina for your check-in and briefing.

Get outfitted with a complete set of snorkeling gear (mask, snorkel, life vest, fins and optional weights), and learn how to wear it properly with help from the staff. Beginners can participate in an optional snorkeling lesson in the shallow waters close to shore before boarding the boat and setting out to sea. Group size is limited to 10 for a personal experience.

After just five minutes on the boat, arrive at the first location: a well-conserved coral reef full of fish and marine life. With calm, warm water that’s only 8-12 feet (2.5-3.5 meters) deep, this snorkeling spot is great for all levels. Next, make a stop over a bed of sea grass, and keep an eye out for turtles, stingrays, lobsters, and crabs as you float through the water with your guide.

At the final stop, you’ll have the opportunity to swim over a shipwreck. Marvel at the underwater ruins, admiring the large schools of multicolored fish against the white-sand backdrop of the shipwreck site.

Stay refreshed with bottled water on board, and dry off with the provided towels on your way back to the marina. Return transport will be waiting to take you back to your Cancun hotel at the end of the 3.5-hour experience.

Important:

We offer special attention for non-swimmers: We’re experts turning your anxiety into joy. If you or a relative are beginners or non swimmers, you can still enjoy this snorkel adventure. A guide will stay on the side the whole time wearing a life preserver where the non-swimmer can hold from, personalized attention during briefing-lesson is offered, and of course a life jacket.

If you need special attention, we highly recommend you to book for our 2:30pm tour. This has no extra cost!

Points of Interest

  • Total Snorkel
What's Included
  • Bottled water included
  • Guided by a professional
  • Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off in Cancun
  • Snorkeling gear provided
  • Passenger insurance covered
What's Not Included
  • Dock Fee ($20 USD, payable at check in)
  • Gratuities
  • $5usd deposit for locker’s key (refunded when returning the key).
Additional Information

Swim among big schools of fish, wild turtles, and colorful coral reefs during this 3.5-hour shipwreck-exploration tour (total of 2 hours in the water). Paddle through warm Caribbean waters as you discover the stunning underwater world on three separate snorkeling stops. A short lesson is offered for less experienced snorkelers, and group size is limited to 10 so you receive plenty of personalized attention from your guide.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Restrictions: Only children older than 6 years (accompanied by an adult). A responsive letter must be signed, in the case of children their parents must sign.
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off in Cancun is included; pickup and drop-off from hotels in Playa del Carmen and Riviera Maya may have an additional charge
  • Please note that the 3.5 hour activity duration is the time from start to finish, the actual time in the water is about 2 hours
  • We suggest to bring: Swimsuit, sunglasses, biodegradable sunscreen, dry clothes, towel and cash for personal expenses.
Location
Total Snorkel Cancun
Carretera a Punta Sam
Our marina is located 400 yards away from Ferry Ultramar main dock, and few steps away from El Meco Mayan ruins.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Varonti
Sep 22, 2024
A unique experience for us - You guys, it was beautiful! From pick up from our hotel to the boat, the snorckeling and all of the 4 the wonderful sites and all the beautiful creatures in the sea to dropping us off back to the hotel. We saw many beautiful tropical fish, rays both burried in the sand and swimming, barracudas, starfishes, corals and seaturtles!! This was so much more I had hoped for!! My children said this was the most beautiful experience of their lives! Our guide Deisy was super nice and attentive. We also bought the fotos that were taken at the trip. Amazing!!!! Worth every penny!
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Mitch_a
Sep 20, 2024
Do it! Convinced us to sign up for a 2nd snorkeling experience - Several different stops they had us snorkle, it was awesome, perfect water, lots of sea life, even seen a few sea turtles!! Highly recommend, but braid your hair if it's long. Transportation to and from hotel was good and facilities at dock were nice also.
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Yanyn11
Sep 7, 2024
Book it!!!! - Best trip ever! Mauricio, our tour guide, was very attentive and fun! We were looking for a short excursion and this was indeed exactly done at the time they stated on the tour. The snorkeling spots are incredible!
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Dianehz1975uq
Sep 4, 2024
Great guide and tour - Pilly was a great guide and she went out of her way to make sure everyone was safe and made sure everyone had a good time. Every time she sees any animal she would tell us to come over so we could also see it too.
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Z2035bqsydneyw
Aug 31, 2024
Amazing time!!!! - Me and my husband went and it was amazing great tour and experience. Captain-Emilio Tour guide- carlos (pineapple) Photographer- luis Each of them made the experience fun and enjoyable.
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Ukescaper
Aug 29, 2024
Unplanned personalised experience from an excellent crew and company - My wife has a phobia about getting her head completely under the water, she can snorkel perfectly well, but does get anxious, about being bumped etc. in large groups, so the tour "Snorkeling for non-swimmers in Cancun" offered by Total Snorkel Cancun sounded perfect. We knew it would be a smaller group, with plenty of assistance provided. What it turned out to be was a wonderful experience, I only apologise for not posting the review sooner. There was one downside, we selected the early morning excursion (0700) which meant a 0530 pick up from the hotel (Westin Lagunamar). It did mean we got to see the sunrise over the horizon, so that balanced the getting up too early on a holiday! We were met by the extremely friendly staff and kitted out in goggles, fins and "life vest". While we waited, we expected more people to join us but it turned out it was just the two of us. We were outnumbered by the Captain, Guide and Photographer. The guide explained to us what the trip entailed, the Shipwreck, Cenote and Reef, but we asked if we could ignore the Cenote and concentrate on the Shipwreck and more importantly the Reef, my wife wanted to spend more time looking for Turtles to observe. The crew could not have been more helpful in changing their plans to accommodate our request. We then spent a good couple of hours, snorkelling, with my wife being looked after by the guide (Moses), we felt perfectly safe, the photographer took some great photos and the Captain was smooth with the boat. Yes. plenty of turtle sightings. Some of the photos are below, he was a very good photographer. This was an excellent excursion for us, yes it was early morning, but the experience, the knowledge of the crew and all round friendliness was amazing. This is definitely a company you should use.
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Shakyra_e
Aug 25, 2024
Worth it!!! - We took an underwater adventure with Juan, Deisy and Carlos and they were outstanding. There was support for every swimming skill level so non swimmers to experts got to enjoy. They were very knowledgeable about every spot we dove into and went out of their way to make sure we got to experience the wildlife. The pictures and videos really captured everything and the entire experience was worth every penny plus tips. Can’t thank them enough for an unforgettable day.
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Donald_c
Aug 18, 2024
Great snorkeling experience - Snorkeling at ship wreck, tons of fish, even saw turtles , and barracuda. Crew was great. Definitely recommend this tour.
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Ashley_h
Aug 11, 2024
Eusebio and daisy Made... - Eusebio and daisy Made the excursion so much fun and we're so knowledge about the area. Highly recommend.
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Andreasrt9750ax
Aug 27, 2024
Recommended - Very good organization. Professional guide and captain. The tour keeps what it promises. Both coral reef and turtles are worth seeing
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