Akumal Beach Snorkeling: Swim with Turtles

Exclusive access to the protected area of Akumal beach in the company of a local guide.

You and your company will enjoy the famous snorkeling tour with turtles in their complete natural habitat.

Photo session included in the price of the activity

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 9MWP+GP Akumal - Swim in the marine circuits designated by the Mexican authorities SEMARNAT and CONANP. Experience the chance to see green turtles in their natural habitat, along with corals, fish, and, if lucky, manta rays, all while maintaining a respectful distance from marine life. (Please refrain from touching or harming any part of this…
What's Included
  • GoPro Photos
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
  • All fees and/or taxes
  • Bathrooms, showers, lockers
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
Location
7 Eleven Akumal
Calle 16
Please wait for your guide at the 7-Eleven slots to be taken to the closest parking lot to Akumal Beach. External parking service costs 100 Mexican pesos for the full day. If you do not need a parking space, your guide will take you walking to the main entrance to the beach for 1 minute.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Maryrose_b
Jan 7, 2025
Fernando and Carlos were... - Fernando and Carlos were amazing!! We saw so many fish and turtles!! This was honestly the highlight of our trip! I haven’t received our photos from the event yet though and that’s so sad.
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810ricardam
Jan 4, 2025
Superb service & experience - The people of The Turtle Travel did an amazing job. Manuel and his assistants were directly in their communication and always put safety of the turtles as the number 1 priority. The snorkeling gear was brand new and the help in putting it in the right place was good. Manuel really understand that group was not familiar with the circumstances around swimming with turtles and showed his actions in this. We made a nice snorkelling track although the water was a bit fuzzy we saw beautiful turtles and a stingray. On top of that an octopus. In total we saw 10 turtles , 1 stingray and octopus. We have some nice pictures and movies. The quality and service was superb of Manuel. We can recommend the team.
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934mas
Dec 25, 2024
Great experience - Sea turtles guaranteed, and you get great pictures included. Guide was very helpful and checked in on the group the whole time
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Travel62301293183
Dec 19, 2024
Unmissable experience!! - Tour organized to perfection! They provided us with all the equipment and gave the necessary directions to fully enjoy the experience, including the rules to follow to respect the turtles and the remaining flora and fauna of the reserve. Our guide, Ricardo, was excellent, he accompanied us in the experience with enthusiasm and sympathy! We recommend it 100%!!
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Scottmacd33
Dec 7, 2024
A fantastic Trip With A Fantastic Company - We went on the 10:40 AM trip on Dec. 7, 2024. It was fantastic! We saw at least a dozen turtles, including 3 young ones that were only about 50 cm long. The trip was well organized, with Ricardo meeting us at the 7-Eleven 10 minutes or so ahead of the appointed time. We didn't need lockers, as they had a locking bin to put any valuables in. They were efficient in getting us outfitted with good quality lifejackets, masks & snorkels. 4 people in our group of 6 brought our own snorkels and that was fine. They even had spare rings to hold our personal snorkels. Our guide was excellent, with a good safety talk and an explanation of the do's and don'ts of visiting the turtles so as to have the least impact on them. The hour in the water was unbelievable. We loved every minute of it. I'm so glad we took the time to do it with The Turtle Travel. Our resort was pushing a combination cenote/snorkeling tour, but we weren't interested in that. Instead, we took the Colectivo which, for 30 pesos each, only took a few minutes from our resort, The Sens Riviera Tulum. It was a terrific day that we'll always remember and recommend.
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F6200bpkylec
Dec 5, 2024
Great experience despite the weather - Ricardo was a great tour guide. We were able to go as a group of just the 3 of us which was nice. Gear was decent. Lockers at the time were under maintenance so beware of that. The guide will have a locked tote on the beach. Meet up location was convenient as there are many shops right there with prices about half or less of the resorts. Saw a couple different types of rays and too many turtles to count. We were there on a windy overcast cast or were still able to see the turtles very clearly.
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Y9021ctadac
Nov 15, 2024
Great, private experience with amazing guide - We have enjoyed snorkelling with Ricardo a lot. Everything was extremely professional and with care for nature. Ricardo explained us the rules on how not to scare the turtles when we are swimming. It was a great private experience much better than doing it in the big groups from other tours we saw entering the water. We saw a lot of turtles and even an eagle stingray! Ricardo knows a lot about nature and shares it during the tour. It is also great that Ricardo takes GoPro photos which he shares still the same day for you to enjoy the memories of great moments!
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Glof23
Nov 4, 2024
Tour was very organized and our tour guide Mariana was very patient and knowledgeable. - Tour was very organized and our tour guide Mariana was very patient and knowledgeable. She told us the history of the items beneath the water while pulling three of us to keep us safe and enjoy the snorkeling. She made sure we saw all the bigturtles, baby turtle, and even saw a sting ray. There were many beautiful fishes and even saw a live squid. Fabian sent us our GoPro pictures and videos within 24hrs after snorkeling. I will book again from the Turtle Travel.
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Erin
Dec 29, 2024
Avoid this company - I advise to NOT book with this company. The guide took us to the parking lot, told us he would come back and never returned. We’ve requested a refund.
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50hourbusride
Dec 1, 2024
Too many people, not fun - They didn’t follow the rule to limit group size to 6, as our group was 11 people, which was much too big. Never sent us our photos afterwards. Although we did see a few turtles, it was not a good experience.
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