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Private Snorkeling with Sea Turtles in Akumal Beach
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From $57.39
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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)
- 55 minutes
- Offered in: English
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What's Included
- Use of Snorkeling equipment
- Access to Akumal National Park
- lockers
- Photographs and videos
- Private transportation
- Transportation
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Playa Akumal, Carretera Tulum, Yodzonot, 77776 Cancún, Q.R., Mexico
From the Cancun-Tulum Federal Highway, go to Reforma Agraria street and continue straight on. Arrive at the white arch that says: "Las Casitas, Akumal" and cross. Continue approx. 50m. until the entrance of the Akumal National Park, there our guide will wait for you to give access to the beach.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Ticket Redemption Point
Playa Akumal, Carretera Tulum, Yodzonot, 77776 Cancún, Q.R., Mexico
What To Expect
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- 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.
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David_P
Our visit to Akumal was truly memorable, especially as we learned about its significance as the "Place of the Turtles." Darwin, our gracious host, made the experience exceptional. His wealth of knowledge and friendliness provided us with an insightful and enchanting exploration beneath the surface of the sea. I wholeheartedly recommend this experience to couples and small groups seeking to immerse themselves in the beauty of marine life. It's an adventure that easily earns a perfect score of 10 out of 10.
Reviews
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219 reviews
Viktoria_G, May 2024
The tour was very well organised. Marlene gave us all necessary information in advance and Darwin, our guide, was incredibly knowledgeable about the marine life we encountered. Darwin also ensured we had ample opportunities to view the turtles and other marine life without disturbing their natural habitat. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a magical encounter with nature in Akumal. Thank you, Marlene and Darwin!
Steve_s, May 2024
Guide was great ! We saw turtles and amazing fish. Highly recommend! Guide was very knowledgeable. He was very informative.
Vihren_T, May 2024
Darwin our tour guide was very polite and coordinated everything before the tour.
Our experience was amazing and he showed us the amazing underwater world.
He is very experienced and also equipped to make great photos with his GoPro.
Audrey_H, Apr 2024
Our guide, Darwin, was excellent! He was patient, kind, and knowledgeable! He took photos with his Go Pro for us. We saw a lot of turtles, rays, and fish, and a pirate canon too! It was amazing!
Response from Host, Apr 2024
Lovely time dear friends, i'm glad you had such a wonderful day! Thank you very much for visited our home, i hope your journey stills pleasant.
Rachel_A, Apr 2024
Couldn't recommend this more - Darwin and Marlene ensured we had all the instructions beforehand (take a rash vest, no sunscreen etc) and Darwin was there to meet us just before the beach opened at 8am. They’d warned that some taxi drivers try to drop at the white arch entrance to the beach rather than at the dive shop - which ours did so it was useful to know to ask for him to carry on further to the dive shop.
Darwin had snorkelling equipment if needed and life jackets (compulsory for all) and we were in the water quite quickly.
It was a windy day and the waves were bigger than I think they would normally be. Our daughter particularly struggled somewhat and found the experience a bit difficult but Darwin was very good at instructing how best to hold onto the rubber ring he had for her and our son to be pulled along on.
We saw lots of turtles including some massive ones and a nice range of fish, corals and some sting rays. We have some lovely photos and videos thanks to Darwin’s go pro too!
shelby_w, Mar 2024
Absolutely worth it. You get a private section of Akumal beach which allows you to actually be able to see and swim with the sea turtles. DO NOT TOUCH. You even get pictures from a go pro Darwin takes for you. 10/10
holger_r, Mar 2024
it was a great experience! everything was well organised by marlene. i received the location to park and the meeting point by maps, so it was easy to find both. i higly recommend a private tour, because with 10 other people surrounding you, its hard to see something in the water. the tourguide darwin found a lot of turtles and stingrays we could swim with :-). i didn´t had a cam, but darwin made beautiful pictures and videos while i was snorkeling the the animals. it was worth a great tip for my professional guide, darwin. one of the best eperience on my tour accross yucatan.
auriane_D, Mar 2024
This was one of the very best experience of our entire Mexican trip.
First because Akumal is so beautiful, but also because Darwin made it a really easy and incredible experience. We booked a 10am session and Darwin was ready with all the equipment and tickets. He is a joyful and knowledgeable man ready to answer all your questions and make you laugh :)
The tour last about an hour and it IS SO WORTH IT. By being just the both of us with Darwin, he was guiding us while giving marine biology info, and always on the look for more fauna to look at in the water. Having a private guide and avoiding the big tourist groups is so much more relaxing and efficient in the water. I also recommend booking the earlier time slots so you don’t burn in the water and there are even less people. Honestly, I was not expecting to see so much beautiful fishes, rays, a lot of turtles etc.
He also took a lot of pictures underwater of us !
Thanks for the great tour !
Mark_S, Mar 2024
Darwin and his wife took my family on a wonderful snorkeling experience. We not only saw many sea turtles but swam with the tropical fish at the reef at the edge of Akumal Bay. It was a great experience for both the experienced snorkelers as well as our first timer. Would definitely do it again!
Victor_H, Mar 2024
Darwin was brilliant, very patient and knowledgeable and clearly cares about preserving the coral reef and the wildlife. We saw tons of sea life including the turtles and this was by far our favourite activity on our trip! Highly recommended!
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