Half Day Whale Shark Tour From Playa del Carmen | 7 hours

9 Reviews | Riviera Maya & the Yucatan
From $185.00 per person Lowest Price Guarantee
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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English, Spanish
  • Bottled water
  • Professional guide
  • Snacks
  • Lunch
  • Driver/guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off shared van service
  • Coffee and/or Tea
  • Port & Protected Whale Shark Area Fees ($20 USD per person, cash payment at the port)

Overview

The whale shark snorkel tour in Cancun, Mexico is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to swim with the world's largest fish. Our experienced guides provide an intimate, eco-conscious experience that emphasizes the importance of conservation. With only small group tours, guests have an exclusive chance to observe and interact with these gentle giants in their natural habitat.

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Pickup details

Pick-up is available at Playa del Carmen, please add the hotel name to the reservation, and we will confirm the pickup time one day before tour day, and give a phone number where we can reach you by WhatsApp message. IMPORTANT: The port fee & whale shark natural protected area entrance ... are not included in the price, these federal fees must be paid in cash at the port, bring cash there is no ATM in the port. Read more â–¼

Itinerary

  • Punta Sam

    We start the pickup at your hotel in Playa del Carmen, then we transfer you to Punta Sam to pick the boat and start the tour into the surrounding areas of Isla Contoy. Where the whale sharks arrive in huge amounts every year from May to September, a great opportunity to swim beside this harmless sharks.

    1 hour

  • Isla Contoy

    We start the search for whale sharks they arrive in huge amounts every year from May to September, a great opportunity to swim beside these harmless sharks.

    4 hours

  • Playa Norte

    Once the activity is done you will visit "Playa Norte" at Isla Mujeres Island for the lunch of fresh fish ceviche and chicken sandwiches. Then transfer back to Puerto Juarez for van drop off at your hotel at playa del Carmen could take 1 hour for transfer.

    1 hour

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Additional Info

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult

Free Cancellation

May 31100% refund
June 01No refund

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  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Reviews

4.6

9 reviews

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Reviews by TravelOne travelers

Showing 1-5 of 7 reviews with 5 stars

Magestic experience and well organised

Published on Aug, 2022

Amazing experience! Carlos and his crew took very good care of us. The driver picked us up at the Hotel in Playa del Carmen early in the morning and dropped us off in the harbour of Cancun. Carlos gave a lot of information about the whale sharks and the tour. We sailed into the open sea with a group of 10 people. We could swim with the whale sharks when it was our turn. It was organised very well with the other boats. They were constantly communicating where the sharks were at and whose turn it was to swim with them. Next to that, they had food and drinks on the boat. After the tour, we went to Isla Mujeres for a lunch break. The chef and the captain prepared a fresh lunch for us while we could enjoy the shallow waters and beach of Isla Mujeres. I've booked it online a while ago and they were immediately in touch via WhatsApp with us. What a beautiful experience and I will totally recommend this agency to book your tour with Carlos and his crew!

Whale sharks

Published on Aug, 2019

IT WAS SUCH AN AMAZING, INCREDIBLE TOUR!! Highly recommend! It was such a pleasure to see and swim with this beautiful gorgeous creatures! So much fun and adrenaline! Whale sharks are absolutely lovely and docile creatures so there is nothing to be scared about! YOU HAVE TO TRY IT! It’s recommended to go in the full moon because then there is more of them! Special thank you to the guide who was with us OMAR HEBERT! Such a caring and lovely guy, help me swim closer to the whale sharks cause I couldn’t keep up hahah.

My Brooklyn, New York Family Mexico Vacation

Published on Jun, 2019

It was my granddaughters first time in deep open water and snorkeling, and our tour guide and escort "Carlos Javier Tec " was AMAZING!!! He made her feel super Safe/Comfortable and was able to get close photos of my granddaughter swimming with these beautiful gentle giants of the ocean. My wife was so her we pick this tour, the whole crew on the boat was super nice and took care of this old Brooklyn Boy and his family... Hats Off to Carlos and Crew, we had an AMAZING /Life Time Bucket List Adventure!!! A MUST DO.

Amazing day

Published on Jun, 2019

Great day with Diego and Julian on the carribean star. Saw lots of whale sharks, went to a beautiful beach, danced to fun music.. The best thing I did in Mexico

Memories for life!

Published on Dec, 2018

My friends and I were recommended to book with this company and swim with whale sharks. It was an incredible day! We had a lovely time at the boat, and we got to see this beautiful creature. The guide and the crew were very welcoming and took good care of us. They made sure that we had a great day. Absolutely recommend this company!

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