Akumal; Snorkeling and Photos with Turtles

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  • Duration:1 hours 10 minutes (approx.)
  • Location: Playa del Carmen, Riviera Maya & the Yucatan
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Snorkeling with sea turtles in their natural habitat, protected and cared for.
We will visit these beautiful specimens in a special way, knowing how they live, what they feed on, their age, size and their ways of being.
We will enter a protected natural area, where we can also hopefully see rays, fish, squid, barracudas, etc.


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Posted By : Alexandra_B
Amazing experience !
We were only a group of three people plus the guide, who did a great job. I saw turtles, different fishes and little rays. Simply magnificent to watch
Thank you !
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Posted On : 2024-06-15 07:52:34 full ratings


Posted By : banannal
Martin and his colleague has made this an incredible experience with amazing photos! The planning/booking of the trip was clear on Whatsapp, and they were clear in their instructions amidst the chaotic welcome/change room area (where dozens of groups and hundreds of people are doing the same experience), on what's safe to do and how to enjoy the experience responsibly. The turtles are unbothered by the crowds and are always at peace which is something for us humans to learn lol and truly inspirational. We saw a lot of fish and sting rays, and quite a few turtles!

Martin helped with the locker deposit and even talked on the phone for me in Spanish to arrange transport when our tour ended in an unexpected rain storm. When our photos expired after the 7 days on WeTransfer, Martin even re-uploaded/transferred the photos with no questions asked. Definitely recommend anything to do this tour with them :)!
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Posted On : 2024-05-24 15:06:01 full ratings


Posted By : P7637CEanap
Highly recommended experience, Miguel, our guide, very patient, explains everything very well, looks for the animals to show us. 10-10
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Posted On : 2024-05-21 20:40:21 full ratings


Posted By : Jacque_L
Five star experience! Our guide Martin was really great and made me feel safe while swimming in the ocean, which I normally don't do! The original date of the tour actually got cancelled due to unsafe wave conditions and Martin let us rebook the next day no problem. It is so cool that Martin takes photos of you with the go pro. We saw lots of turtles up close as well as coral and fish!!
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Posted On : 2024-05-16 18:40:58 full ratings


Posted By : Nicole_P
Awesome Experience! Would highly recommend! I did a ton of research about which tour to pick and eventually picked this one. I liked that it included photos and was a small (max 6 ppl) or private group. Some of the groups we saw were quite large... and we definitely would not have enjoyed our experience as much in a large group. They also had great communication through WhatsApp to prepare and coordinate for the experience. Our guide was Melqui, who did an awesome job! We had a group who needed both English and Spanish communication, and Melqui helped to communicate so everyone understood and felt included. We had a private group of four, which included 3 adults and one 13 year old. One of our members did not know how to swim, and Melqui was gracious enough to pull him around on the lifesaver during the entire outing so he could be involved. We also loved the photos Melqui took that were included with the experience. The only thing I would recommend is considering bringing your own snorkel. They provide masks and snorkels, but the snorkels are a basic tube (which will let water in). I had bought a dry snorkel (does not let water in) which I felt was very helpful and made for a more enjoyable experience. While the other members of my group used the basic tube ones provided. We went early in the morning (8:30am) which is the first tour, which i would highly recommend to avoid crowds and heat.
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Posted On : 2024-05-16 14:59:00 full ratings


Posted By : L5792GGbasv
We had a very nice experience here with our family. There were 4 of us and 2 others joined us and, accompanied by the guide, we entered the water following some instructions.
Our guide quickly managed to find turtles and we were able to see several during our snorkeling trip. Also stingrays and various other fish.
With your payment you also get access to a locker, toilet and showers all day long! Top organised. Further on the beach you can rent a bed in the shade for a fee. We went snorkeling there and saw a lot of things including turtles. Very good experience!!
It is very touristy, groups of people come snorkeling with guides all day long, but the guides are very strict about the rules, which is good!
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Posted On : 2024-05-08 21:03:43 full ratings


Posted By : Kelly_R
Melqui, our tour guide, was incredible! I guess this trip depends on the weather and luck. We were a group of 5 and booked for 8:30. Saw about 5-6 turtles and a sting ray. It was an ideal time because there was not as much people and not too hot. He took some great pictures but the water that day was not as clear as expected. No boat required. The water was shallow but I can see how this trip is not as ideal for kids. Melqui explained everything thoroughly. Thank you Melqui for the great experience!
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Posted On : 2024-04-24 12:42:33 full ratings


Posted By : Scott_J
Fantastic snorkeling trip and it is amazing value with the inclusion of photos. Our guide was friendly and knowledgeable, we saw several turtles and some stingray and loved the included photos.
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Posted On : 2024-04-17 11:06:37 full ratings


Posted By : Vanessa_L
The Experience has been cancelled at 8:45h, due to weather conditions, when we were already at the Meeting point and paid 30 Dollars from Tulum to come to Akumal.
We were very sad, but they refund the money immediately.
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Posted On : 2024-04-10 22:01:51 full ratings


Posted By : Philip M
An amazing experience
Booked through TUI our tour operator from the UK. It was cheaper.
Group transfer was long based on collecting from multiple hotels, but the vans were clean and air con

The equipment is good quality
The guide is spot on

The turtles, the rays, all up close.
Never experienced anything like this.
Sea turtles are beautiful to watch, seeing them surface right next to you

Can't recommend this day out enough
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Posted On : 2024-04-10 16:01:39 full ratings