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Akumal Beach Tour: Swim and Snorkel with Turtles
4.6
71 Ratings
Playa del Carmen
Embark on a half-day excursion to savor the beauty of Akumal Beach. Dive into the waters and snorkel amidst turtles under the supervision of a guide, followed by two hours of leisure on the beach to unwind and admire the scenery.
Embark on a half-day excursion to savor the beauty of Akumal Beach. Dive into the waters and snorkel amidst turtles under the supervision of a guide, followed by two hours of leisure on the beach to unwind and admire the scenery.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Playa Akumal - This experience includes transportation service from your hotel or meeting point to Akumal Beach. Enjoy a snorkeling activity with all the equipment included. Akumal Beach gives to you the opportunity to swim in the sea surrounded by turtles in their natural environment accompanied by an expert local guide.
After the snorkeling…
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Playa Akumal - This experience includes transportation service from your hotel or meeting point to Akumal Beach. Enjoy a snorkeling activity with all the equipment included. Akumal Beach gives to you the opportunity to swim in the sea surrounded by turtles in their natural environment accompanied by an expert local guide.
After the snorkeling guided activity is time to snacks and drinks on the beach and later you have 2 hours free time to enjoy the Akumal views or relax under a palm.

What's Included
- Bottled water on board
- Snacks
- Free time on the beach for 2 hours
- Use of snorkeling equipment
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Aquatic guide for turtles encounter
- Bottled water on board
- Snacks
- Free time on the beach for 2 hours
- Use of snorkeling equipment
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Aquatic guide for turtles encounter
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Government fees
- Gratuities
- Government fees
Additional Information
- What to bring: Towel, swimsuite, flip flops, change clothes and cash for the taxes and other expenses
- Not Included: Turtle protection program. 20 USD per person, must be paid at the travel date
- What to bring: Towel, swimsuite, flip flops, change clothes and cash for the taxes and other expenses
- Not Included: Turtle protection program. 20 USD per person, must be paid at the travel date
Location
Coco Bongo
08:10 am
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(71 Ratings)
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Phoebe_k
Aug 17, 2025
Wonderful way to see turtles up close in the wild! - The van picked us up in Playa del Carmen last of the whole group and headed straight to the beach--ideal for us, but I think some people were on the van longer than they liked. The guide was funny and very informative. We go to the beach and got our gear, a quick shower rinse to remove any sunscreen, and then waded into the water through a significant amount of sea weed to the shallow water. We saw around 10 turtles happily swimming around very close to us. There was not a lot of other sea life or corals to see when we were there but the turtles were varied is size and very cute. The "free time" at the beach afterwards waiting for the van was not that impressive. The beach is choked with seaweed and stinks plus at that hour of the morning, nothing much open. There was a cute lunch place that opened around 11am that we were able to visit for early lunch before heading back at 1:30. If we had to do it again, I would book private transportation or go on the full day tour that didn't include the "free time" at the beach.
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Marco_44_1990
Aug 12, 2025
MUST SEE TOUR - Thank you to Luis and Otto for hosting us and making this experience complete for my daughter and me. We are very grateful to have this experience and would love to return again.
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Coastal10183057533
Aug 5, 2025
Great experience! - The experience was very interesting. Seeing turtles in their natural environment is priceless. The guide was very attentive to our safety in the water. The experience is suitable for everyone.
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Demijane_marsden02
Aug 5, 2025
Amazing - Amazing experience, our guide Juan was amazing and took care of us all. He was funny, kind and really knowledgeable and made us all feel comfortable. He also picked us up from our hotel on time and we had a great journey to the beach.
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Gemman838
Aug 1, 2025
Very cool experience and Nancy too - The very unique and impressive experience and even more with Nancy what a lovely, kind and funny girl. Experience 100% recommended.
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O5643swtraceyn
Jul 12, 2025
Swimming with turtles - Had an amazing experience swimming with the turtles, got to see lots of them aswell as a stingray, starfish,barracuda and a puffa fish.
Juan and Mario were fantastic hosts along with the 2 ladies that came out to swim with us fantastic guides
Thankyou to Juan for taking amazing photos off my family with the turtles forever memories 🥰
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Stevebn1753et
Jun 30, 2025
Turtle beach - We had a very enjoyable trip to turtle beach and saw many turtles.
Nancy was our organiser and looked after us well,all the arrangements went very smoothly, pick up at the forewarned time etc, a professional organisation.
(I misunderstood we were going out on a boat, but it was actually a walk out from the beach ...you may wish to double check your booking, there were boats going out)
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Candice
Jun 15, 2025
Akumal swimming with sea turtles - Camas our guide and the driver were amazing. Very upbeat and make it fun for us. He couldn't promise we would see sea turtles but he sure made it happen. They even had water and a snack for us. Would def do a tour with them again!! Great job!
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964craigt
Jun 2, 2025
10/10 experience - We had a great time snorkelling with Ivan as our guide. 100% recommend to anyone. Turtles, stingrays, and the coral reefs were gorgeous.
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_marta_perrotti
Aug 5, 2025
Go and you won't regret it - A beautiful experience. We swam unfortunately among the sargado (seaweed) but I would do it again 1000 times. We saw and swam with many turtles.
I don't put 5 just because maybe you could add a lunch or give more time then at the beach.
But it is a unique experience and our guide Ivan is TOP!
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