Published on Dec, 2024

Wonderful whale shark tour with Karen and Daniel. We were able to do multiple jumps with the sharks and Karen ensured we all got great views. The operators were very respectful of the sharks and the tour felt very ethical. Karen provided a lot of interesting information and even took photos for us!

Published on Dec, 2024

Loved it! The whale sharks are spotted and awesome. Our guide Carla was exceptional. She was delightful company and made everything fun and easy. We were only 6 guests and we got to swim with 3 different whale shark pods. We had a lot of time in the water with them rather than waiting our turn on the boat. A lot of extras were also included. Such as new gear, shorty wetsuits and a complementary video with individual photos of each of us with the whale sharks. It may have cost a bit more than other tours, but it was well worth the difference.

Published on Dec, 2024

We had a great time snorkeling with whale sharks in LaPaz. I believe our guides name was Carli or something similar and I don’t remember the boat pilot’s name but they were a great team searching for the whale sharks. They were very respectful of the fish and in following the guidelines for this activity.

Published on Dec, 2024

My husband and I had such an incredible time on this excursion! The team at Mexplore were super friendly and knowledgeable. Karen was our guide and Danny was our boat captain and both made the trip so memorable. I especially enjoyed hearing about Karen’s experience as a marine biologist and research surrounding whale sharks. She is so inspirational and she really knows her stuff! What to expect: You’ll meet up with your guide at the pin they drop you on your mobile map. I emailed the team beforehand for more information to be sure I could locate it and they were super helpful. It’s a designated meeting spot inside a little plaza and there will likely be a few different tour groups meeting there. From there, you’ll walk together to the docks and get suited up on the boat with a wetsuit, fins, snorkel, goggles. You can also bring your own gear if you’d like, which was what my husband and I did since having high quality fins makes keeping up with the whale sharks much easier. After your group is ready to go, you’ll head out on the water and wait for your boat’s turn to enter the whale shark’s protected zone. You’ll be given a thorough briefing on board about rules, regulations, and what to expect. Only a certain amount of boats are allowed in so there’s a bit of a wait, but it is well worth it. After that, your captain and guide will slowly search inside the zone for a whale shark and once they find one, about 4 people at a time (in addition to your guide) will be allowed to jump in and swim with the whale shark and snap some photos if you’re lucky! You’ll only get a few minutes to swim with the whale shark before you have to get back on the boat and let the next group jump in, so it’s important to swim fast and enjoy every second! You’ll likely get about 3-5 jumps spread across multiple whalesharks depending on your group size. It’s important to respect these creatures’ space and there’s a lot regulations that protect them, so while it would be nice to swim with them for longer it’s understandable why you only get a short time with them. My husband and I did two separate tours since just one day wasn’t enough and we are so glad we did! This was truly a memorable experience. The only downside was maybe that the water visibility wasn’t great when we went. It was less than 8 ft of visibility, so you need to get pretty close to see the whale shark. However, that was primarily due to the windy weather conditions during our visit and even with that we still had a wonderful time! We will absolutely be doing this again!

Published on Dec, 2024

A must-do experience to see whale sharks in-person. These are the “juveniles”, not mature adults, but they are still magnificent to see in their environment.