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Swim with Sea Turtles: Unique and Sustainable Wildlife Experience
4.6
365 Ratings
Akumal
Observing the sea turtle represents a distinctive global experience. Equipped with the required gear mandated by officials, and backed by my expertise, I assure an exceptional encounter rooted in nature and sustainability.
Duration:
1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- 9MXM+87 Akumal - We are going to swim with the sea turtles at Akumal beach. This experience is private and we will take a tour inside the bay with snorkeling equipment at a depth of approximately 2 meters, the turtles are in their natural habitat and we can observe without touching.
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What's Included
- bathrooms and showers
- Entrance to the beach
- Use of snorkeling equipment
- snorkeling activity insurance
- All fees and/or taxes
- lockers
What's Not Included
- Photography
Location
9MXM+94 Akumal
Reception at the entrance of Akumal and together with the guide we go to the parking lot
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(365 Ratings)
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Toni_n
Jul 16, 2024
Beautiful Turtles - Unbelievable experience! The guide was fantastic, we saw 5 sea turtles & numerous sting rays.. was fantastic! Definitely a highlight from the holiday!!
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247nourh
Jul 13, 2024
Fun experience - It was very fun. Our tour guide was very nice and we got to see a lot of interesting marine life. We booked an earlier tour at 10 so it wasn’t as crowded and the beach was absolutely beautiful. Our tour guide santiago was very pleasant and informative. I would 10/10 recommend.
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J3950nlgracec
Jul 1, 2024
Saw many turtles! - It was a great experience and the guide was good. We saw many turtles, a few stingrays, and many other fish. We booked the first tour at 9:00 am which was perfect as it was less busy.
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Scenic04783370319
Jun 22, 2024
Sea turtles, stingrays and Dory fish, oh my! - I am so glad we booked this guided snorkeling tour! My family was NOT happy with me for booking an 8:30am tour, but I had read enough reviews about how crowded the water gets with tour groups and we successfully avoided that. They appreciated it when they saw all the people arriving as we were leaving. Melqui was a great guide and wonderful photographer-he captured some great photos which is actually quite a difficult task: He’s in the water positioning himself to get us AND the turtles or stingrays in the same frame. He did a great job! We saw multiple turtles, stingrays and fish. I appreciated the fact that he was respectful of the rules respecting the wildlife, as I had read that not all tour guides do. Booking through Get your guides was easy and made communicating with Melqui and his company easy. We had access to lockers and the public beach for the rest of the day. I would recommend taking Dramamine for anyone who gets seasick easily. I’m embarrassed to say that I felt nauseated afterwards-very unexpected so I hadn’t taken any. Since we didn’t go on a boat I didn’t think I needed to, but I guess floating in the water for 1.5 hours can still make one sick! I would do it again in a heartbeat!
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Immorgy
Jun 19, 2024
Not just one of the same old tours - the BEST of them all! - There are tons of tours that are available to swim with the sea turtles (and other marine animals) in this area. Our hotel actually offered one that cost slightly less ($5-$10) per person, for example. Having said that, PICK THIS TOUR.
We booked this excursion somewhat at random out of the available tours and ended up with the best possible experience we could have ever asked for. It was a private group tour that consisted of just us for the day, which was spectacular. No waiting on anybody else to swim along, and nobody to make you feel rushed.
Our guide, David, texted us the morning of the tour to ensure we would be there and would know where to go. Unfortunately, I missed that text, so they followed up with a phone call shortly before the meeting time to make sure we could find each other--he was generous enough to come all the way to us to meet and get ready. Once we got in the water, he made sure to not leave me behind (as I'm not the strongest swimmer) and did an incredible job scouting and pointing out the turtles, rays, and other items (Spanish Cannons!) that were there. There were a couple of times that the larger group tours swimming around us missed seeing turtles within a few feet of them that David pointed out for us.
The experience itself was pretty unbelievable as well--one that can't be replicated in many places. All in all, both the activity and this particular tour are not to be missed. If you're waffling on whether to go--just book it and enjoy.
I will say that this tour does not include any time on a boat, so you're both swimming out to the main tour area and swimming back in, so make sure you're able to swim/float (with a life jacket) a decent amount of time. The good news is that you're generally so engrossed with what's around you that you don't notice too much.
I can't recommend this tour and David enough--we'll definitely do this again the next time we're in the area. Thanks for the fantaastic experience!
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438erinv
Jun 8, 2024
Go see the turtles - Amazing !! So cool to see the turtles in a natural environment!! We booked from our resort had a small group and the trip was amazing!!
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Jacob_w
Jun 2, 2024
Amazing Experience, Santiago was a great guide! - We booked through viator and didn’t quite know what to expect. We showed up and then knew who we were right away. They had our tour guide, Santiago, get in the car with us with the gear to take us to the parking lot. Parking was 100 pesos for the day. He took us to the entrance and he paid the entrance fee (part of the tour cost) and we paid a deposit for a locker. It was all very smooth and easy. Santiago was amazing! He explained everything and was very friendly. We saw 9 sea turtles, 2 sting rays and many fish. Overall a great experience!
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Adri_p
Jun 2, 2024
Fantastic tour, lots of turtles, and professional guides - Angel and David did a great job at pointing out different sea creatures and we saw around 6 turtles. We had people in our group who weren’t the best swimmers and they were very helpful with towing them around with the floater. One of our group members got motion sick and Angel was very professional and helped her while she threw up.
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Liliane_l
May 30, 2024
Great experience! Thanks David - ***I've gone on mamy snorkeling excursions, and this is the FIRST time I was able to stay in the water for the entire tour duration. David really helped me to stay calm in the water and the snorkel.equipment he has helped out a lot!!!
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Had a fantastic time w/ David (our snorkel.guide).. We saw five turtles (a few big ones), a couple of puffer fish, an
schools of other fishes, and a squid!
Incredible.experoe.ce..
**When you pull in, you will see a bunch of kiosks after exiting the freeway. The first one on the left is theirs (just ask for the name of the company if you don't know which booth).
Your tour guide will rose with you down a road to a parking lot on the left. .
Parkiimg is 100 pesos for all day parking..You will also need to pay for the locker deposit - 100 pesos
You will get that back once you return the lock and key. ***You can use lockers until 5 pm
There are restrooms & shower areas. Recommend wearing your ahoes in the restroom areas.
Your guide will give you the option of staying in the park, or you can leave after the tour..
** Don't put on sunscreen before getting in the water.
The price we paid for this excursion included the park entrance and snorkle equiwmt. I would recommend staying after your tour.
There is an ice cream stand out front behind the ticketing office, and other snacks and food at the locker .exit area
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Andrea_r
Jun 5, 2024
Just ok - It was just ok experience. Turtles were pretty cool but we didn’t see anything else. Also we felt very rushed. We only spent 30 minutes in the water. I don’t think we would book this tour again.
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