Whale Shark Snorkeling: Yucatan's Gentle Giants

Embark on an eco-friendly small-group tour in Cancun & Riviera Maya to encounter majestic whale sharks. Snorkel with these gentle giants and spot dolphins, manta rays, and turtles.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula is one of the few places in the world where you can share the water with the world’s largest fish, the whale shark. Your personalized, small group cruise sets out in search of these gentle creatures for a snorkeling experience you’ll never forget.
After having spotted a whale shark, you’ll have the chance to jump in the water…

What's Included
  • Lunch
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Water and soft drinks
  • Use of snorkeling equipment (life jacket, visor, fins, snorkel)
  • Bilingual biologist/naturalist guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • Personal expenses
  • ENVIRONMENTAL TAX AND DOCK USE $20.00 USD IN CASH PER PERSON PAYABLE THE DAY OF YOUR TOUR
Additional Information

Join us on this exciting journey where Mexico’s friendly whale sharks await your presence! With our professional guidance, you will sail in the Gulf of Mexico to meet the largest of fishes and possibly encounter dolphins, manta rays, and turtles during this intimate snorkeling escapade off the Yucatan coast.
*PLEASE NOTE: OUR PRIVATE WHALE SHARK TOUR IS…

Location
Carretera a Punta Sam
Carretera Puerto Juárez, Carr. a Punta Sam Supermanzana 84, 77500 Cancún, Q.R. "Marina Xtabay"
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Bethan
Sep 21, 2024
Whale Sharks and Dolphins - We had a great trip this week. Very well organised from booking, and pick up to drop off on the day. It's the end of the season so the whale sharks took a while to find, and it was worth it! As a bonus we swam with dolphins we saw on the way. We stopped at Isla Mujeres for lunch, freshly prepared by the team it was delicious. The whole team were really informative, friendly and made the trip a great day.
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Lisa_c
Sep 19, 2024
Amazing experience! - First we found dolphins and were able to dive in with them. Let me just say I was in awe! I have swam with dolphins many times but this was the most exceptional. Then we finally found a whale shark and were able to dive in with him. The whole experience was magical.
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Daniellebrouwers1
Sep 17, 2024
Best whale shark tour - The whale sharks are incredible and everyone on our boat got to swim with them as well as dolphins! We spotted a manta ray while heading to Isla Mujeres. At the Island they made the most DELICOUS, to die for, fresh ceviche and guacamole. Alex and the rest of the crew made it comfortable and fun!
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Anna_m
Sep 17, 2024
Incredible tour - not to be missed! - An absolutely incredible day! Santiago went above and beyond! The tour was longer than anticipated as Santiago enabled us to swim with dolphins & snorkel the reef, plus patiently waiting for the opportunity to swim with a whale shark. This was an experience not to be missed! Everything from the pickup to the drop off was perfect - thank you!!!
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167aichav
Sep 13, 2024
Great! - Was incredibly nice, the woman who was our tour guide was very enthusiastic and friendly and very helpful throughout the tour! Super nice on the boat cheviche and guacamole eaten and all the crew made sure we were not short of anything. Eventually saw 2 whale sharks. All in all super experience!
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Ryan_s
Sep 9, 2024
Amazing - The experience was exceptional, the ceviche was amazing and the guide Rauz was very informative and made sure everyone understood what to do and what not to do. Chano has skills in choppy waters and Lalo made the food while bracing the waves, the crew were amazing to say the least and knew right where the whale sharkes were. Highly recommend.
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Stephanierl5805bc
Sep 8, 2024
Best Excursion in Cancun - The BEST excursion we took in Cancun. Pick up was on time and only a short drive to the marina. We had 10 people on our boat and the staff was attentive to both English and Spanish speakers. The boat ride to find the whale sharks was pleasant and not very long, albeit it can take longer some days since they are trying to find a swimming creature. The time in water to swim with the whale sharks was awesome (Swim hard and fast to keep up) and they were so close. People swam two at a time, so you were not crowded or left behind. It really was a marvel to see and such a personal experience. Lunch and light snorkeling was a great treat at the end of the swimming.
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Paul_p
Sep 15, 2024
Great time, worth the potential 2 x 2 min. Swims with whale shsrksmin - Be prepared for a long day of travelling back and forth and waiting as the boats line up to take turns dropping in snorkeles. Luckily, the line moves quickly.
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Anastasia_g
Oct 8, 2024
Dangerous Excursion - This excursion is extremely dangerous with this tour company! Just to highlight some of the dangers we faced: * went out into international waters to chase whale sharks * waters were extremely rough with swells up to 8ft because a storm was rolling in and this operator refused to cancel the excursion * boat broke down in international waters because the captain pushed the boat to hard in rough waters * forced to sit in direct sun with no sun protection for 8 hours - caused massive heat exhaustion and one of the people onboard nearly had heat stroke and some got severely burned with 2nd and 3rd degree burns * everyone on the boat got seasick because the waters were so rough * took a long time to find the whale sharks (waited 2 hours while we roamed the ocean trying to find them) and it pushed us into international waters/far away from land while a storm was rolling in * captain refused to return to shore until we found whale sharks even though the excursion was well over the allotted time * excursion time was supposed to be 7 hrs but because of all the issues stated above it took over 10 hrs * no naturalist on board/no communication with guests
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Fernandavf5626jx
Sep 8, 2024
TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE - TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE! DON'T BUY YOUR TOUR WITH THEM. A night before without asking us they told us that our reservation was cancelled because they did not put gas on the boat by call, by text that the boat broke down. PURE LIES They told us they couldn’t do anything and just returned the money no matter that we were going SOLELY FOR THE EXPERIENCE. Buy your tour with someone committed, this company is not respectful of the time or money of the tourists
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