Private Tour Turtle Experience and Cenote Swim | 5 hours to 6 hours

63 Reviews | Playa del Carmen
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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English, French, Spanish
  • Lunch at a local Mexican restaurant with one meal a la carte
  • Water and sodas provided in the cooler of the van
  • All taxes and commissions
  • Snorkeling gear of the highest quality with life vests
  • Pick-up and drop-off from your hotel or Airbnb by private air-conditioned minivan
  • Certified, experienced and dedicated private guide
  • Cenote and Turtles cooperative fees, Beach entrance bracelet
  • Gratuities
  • Drinks at the restaurant

Overview

Experience a one-of-a-kind and exclusive private snorkeling tour that offers the opportunity to swim with turtles in Akumal. Afterward, you can enjoy a refreshing swim in a cenote of your choice, accompanied by a certified guide. You can choose between three stunning cenotes: Jaguar, Nicte Ha, or Taak bi ha. Additionally, you will enjoy a delightful snack at a local Mexican restaurant located in the heart of the jungle.​ This tour is perfect for families and groups of friends, and it offers easy snorkeling for all skill levels.​

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Pickup details

We pick up from all hotels - rentals located from Playa del Carmen to Tulum. An additional pick-up fee will be due to the guide on the day of the tour if you are staying in Puerto Morelos (USD 45) or Cancun (USD 90). If condo or house rental, we ... require the full name and address of the place, sharing location via phone upon arrival is requested. For the best experience, we advise choosing a pick-up time of 7:30 am. This will allow you to avoid both the crowds and the heat, ensuring a more enjoyable outing. No shows applies 15 minutes after confirmed pick up time. Read more â–Ľ

Itinerary

  • Akumal Beach

    We will pick you up with a private vehicle from your hotel-rental (approx 45 minutes driving). Enjoy swimming alongside majestic turtles with your own private snorkeling guide! No need for a boat as the snorkeling is conveniently done from the shore, and the ocean in this protected bay is blissfully calm. Get ready to witness the wonder of sea turtles up close, and if luck is on your side, you may even encounter graceful stingrays and a multitude of vibrant, colorful fish. Get ready for an unforgettable snorkeling adventure!​

    1 hour

  • Cenote Taak Bi Ha

    Swim & Snorkel in Cenote: You have the option to swim and snorkel in any of these cenotes: Cenote Jaguar, which is an open-air cenote with cliff jumping and ziplining; Cenote Nicte Ha, an open-air cenote perfect for relaxation; or Cenote Taak bi Ha, a cave cenote where you can explore the underground river.​

    1 hour

  • Parque Dos Ojos

    To end your tour, you'll get to enjoy a delicious lunch at a local restaurant located in the jungle near the cenotes. Indulge in mouthwatering tacos, empanadas, and more. Get ready for an unforgettable and truly authentic experience!​ After lunch, we'll take you back to your hotel or rental.

    1 hour

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Additional Info

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Swimming skill mandatory
  • Children of less than 3 years old can not participate.

Free Cancellation

June 09100% refund
June 10No refund

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  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Turtles and Sac Actun

Published on Nov, 2024

We arrived at the Akumal and swam with turtles before all the crowds arrived, you get a private guide for the turtle swim as well so it feels like a very personal experience. I noticed large groups as we were leaving having to form a large circle around a turtle which I feel would take away from the experience. It was just my friend and I so we were able to get reasonably close and the guide offered to take my gopro and take all the videos for us without anyone in the back ground. It was a great experience. For the cenote swim we chose to do Sac Actun which is a cenote but with a cave attached, Alex the guide took us into the cave, they supplied wetsuits and snorkles. Another great experience, swimming though a cave with stalactites and stalagmites, sometimes with only enough room from you head to be above the water! Alex was awesome and the driver as well, they also supplied water and sodas. On the way to each destination Alex would explain the history of each place and the meanings of the names. The included lunch also had the best fish tacos we have had in Mexico!

Lots of fun!

Published on Aug, 2024

An excellent tour. Our guides were great and extremely knowledgeable. Lots of turtles on the turtle swim but the cenote was the highlight. Lunch was also great. Would definitely recommend.

Amazing Tulum Cenote Experience

Published on Jul, 2024

We’ve done several tours in MX over the years. This is the only way we will do tours on future visits. Arturo was amazing and the whole experience was spectacular. Lunch was so good and even had vegan options. What a great experience! We will be using absolute tours for future trips!

Simply incredible.

Published on Jun, 2024

Words cannot express how truly wonderful this tour was. Arturo was such a nice person and a great guide! Starting early was absolutely the best decision. We saw many turtles on our snorkel, and beat the crowds, who were just arriving when we were leaving. It was a breathtaking experience. We went the relaxing cenote - the one with all the fauna - and it was so beautiful it felt otherworldly. Absolutely stunning. We did many tours in PDC, and have travelled all over the world, and this experience will forever standout for how gorgeous it was and for amazing Arturo was. If I could give this 100 stars I would.

Simply incredible.

Published on Jun, 2024

Words cannot express how truly wonderful this tour was. Arturo was such a nice person and a great guide! Starting early was absolutely the best decision. We saw many turtles on our snorkel, and beat the crowds, who were just arriving when we were leaving. It was a breathtaking experience. We went the relaxing cenote - the one with all the fauna - and it was so beautiful it felt otherworldly. Absolutely stunning. We did many tours in PDC, and have travelled all over the world, and this experience will forever standout for how gorgeous it was and for amazing Arturo was. If I could give this 100 stars I would.

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