Cancun, Isla Mujeres and Riviera Maya: Swim with whale sharks!

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Isla Mujeres, Mexico

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6 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Use of Snorkeling equipment

Use of Snorkelling equipment
Lunch

Water, soft drinks, beers will be included throughout the trip. Food seasonal ceviche, guacamole, tropical fruit and tortilla chips, sandwiches included.
Certified bilingual crew and boat with all the necessary permits for the activity
Stop on the north beach of Isla Mujeres or Isla Che Reef

dock and national park fee 20 usd or 340 mxn per person
Gopro photos and videos (available to purchase at the end of the tour)
Gratuities

Tips for crew not included

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

We will send an air-conditioned shuttle service to take you to the meeting point. We need your hotel information to pick you up in the lobby. We will give you the information of the pick up one day before the selected date to make the tour. Ground transportation can take between 1 and 2 hours, depending on logistics, group size and pickup points from Playa del Carmen to Cancun. If you selected the Cancun option:You must provide full hotel information to schedule the pick-up time! It's very important. Please note that pick-up times may vary by location. To ensure everything goes well, we will contact you the day before your excursion, around 19:00, to confirm the exact pick-up time.

Meeting point

Black pearl
Abasolo 13, Centro - Supmza. 001, 77400 Isla Mujeres, Q.R., Mexico
Black Pearl Pier of Commerce, on the north side (following ) the Pemex gas station in downtown Isla Mujeres in the beach area near Pier #2. We will contact you to meet.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps

Not recommended for travelers with back problems
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.9

based on 22 reviews

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Swimming with Whale Sharks!

Andres_B, Jul 2026

It is exhilarating and incredible!! We had a fantastic time and learned a lot about these magnificent creatures!

Response from Host, Jul 2026

Hello, thank you for choosing us! we had a great experience with you guys! hope to see you back soon!

Great Trip to see Whale Sharks

Donovan_W, Jun 2026

The excursion was amazing. Ricardo was a patient and engaging guide and Captain Juan was excellent. We had 3 opportunities to swim with the whales for each couple. You can bring your Go Pro but Ricardo will also take videos and sell them to you. It’s a good 1hr-1:20 to the site from Isla Mujeres on some pretty good chop so take your meds if you need them. We were lucky and saw 50+ Whale Sharks, several huge Mantas, and a small pod of dolphins that even breached for our enjoyment. We then headed back and stopped for 25 min of reef snorkeling although there are many better places to do that in the area so we just stayed on the boat and had a cerveza. We then pulled up to a nice (albeit crowded) beach where the Captain made some really good Guacamole and Ceviche. My only disappointment was that although transfers were supposed to be included I had to pay for my taxi back to the hotel. Also, they collect $15 pp for “dock fees” so be prepared. Those are the only things keeping it from a 5 star but that aside, this is a great trip.

Response from Host, Jun 2026

Hey Donovan thank you for your feedback we are truly happy that you had a great experience with us! I wanted to clarify that we did arrange a taxi service from your hotel to the meeting point location early in the morning, taxi pick you up and we took care about that service. The way back was offered to you in the am but this service is not included in the price that you paid for the whale shark experience, anyways was only $100 pesos (6-7 usd) for the taxi ride back to your hotel. And yes, dock fee is also not included as is described in our product very clear! we are a little upset that you leave us 4 stars due this minimum details that are not part of our experience. Anyways thank you for coming with us!

The experience was...

Christian_M, Jun 2026

The experience was incredible! The weather was perfect and our guides, Javier and Joseph, were nothing less than exceptional. They were able to find a constellation of 10+ Whale Sharks for us to swim with, with the added bonus of several large manta rays! I simply cannot recommend this tour enough for a once in a lifetime event. Fair warning, the swimming takes place far out at sea where the waves can be slightly rough, prepare accordingly for sea sickness!