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Half Day Whale Shark Tour From Playa del Carmen

4.610 reviewsDay trips

  • 7 hours
  • Free cancellation up to 24h before
  • 2 languages
  • Instant confirmation

Highlights

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.

Inclusions

What's included

  • Bottled water
  • Professional guide
  • Snacks
  • Lunch
  • Driver/guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off shared van service
  • Coffee and/or Tea

What's not

  • Whale shark protected area
  • Port usage

Itinerary

  1. 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 h

  2. 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 h

  3. 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 hAdmission included

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

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Know before you go

Pickup
Pickup is included for everyone.
Ticket type
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group size
Up to 20 travellers
Operated by
Contoy Excursions
  • 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

How it compares in Playa del Carmen

  • Its from-price is 43% above the median of the 762 day trips we list in Playa del Carmen.
  • It is shorter than most of them.
  • By number of reviews it ranks 238 of 762.
  • The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Playa del Carmen

Playa del Carmen is a relaxed Riviera Maya beach town with a buzzing pedestrian avenue, white sand, and cenotes, reefs and ruins close by.

Quinta Avenida, the town's long pedestrian street, runs parallel to the beach and is lined with shops, cafés, restaurants and bars that stay busy late. The beaches are wide and white, with Punta Esmeralda a local favourite for its shallow lagoon, and the water is warm and clear for much of the year.

Top-ranked sights in Playa del Carmen: Rio Secreto Nature Reserve, Fifth Avenue (Quinta Avenida), Cirque du Soleil Joya.

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