Turtles Snorkel, Biking And Natural Aquarium Snorkel

Overview of the tour in Akumal

Akumal in the Mayan language means place of turtles and this is the only place in the Riviera Maya where we can see sea turtles in their natural habitat with not being feeding them like other places they do to keep them close to the visitors.

Our Tour will start riding our bikes from Akumal town to Akumal Beach where we will explain to you the rules to follow and get you ready with our snorkel gear. Soonest we get ready we will walk into the water to try our gear and make sure everything is good to go.

We will start swimming in the turtle's circuit to look for these amazing animals, soon we see some we will stop for you can enjoy seeing them and take photos if you have a waterproof camera, we also have a good chance to see different kinds of sea life as stingrays, pufferfish or squids.

After finishing the turtle's snorkel, we will get back to our bikes to ride for about 15 minutes to go to our second snorkel place, the natural aquarium where we will snorkel with different types of colorful and tropical fish as sergeant major, blue tangs, butterfly, parrots, doctor fish, needlefish, baby barracudas and more.

We will stop in 2 little places with nice ocean views for photos.

Our Guides

Gilmer Miranda

On arrival

You can search on Google Maps for Cosme's taqueria to find our meeting point, we will meet across this place. If you don't have a car, you can take the colectivos (public transportation) from Playa del Carmen on Street 1 between 45 and 50 Avenue, and from Tulum across the ADO bus station, the colectivos move every 5 minutes.

Things to note

You can bring sunglasses, bottles of water, towels, water shoes or sandals, a waterproof camera if you have some, and extra cash for tips in case you would like to leave some after the experience.

Free Cancellation

Free Cancellation up to 24 hours before the activity starts. Late cancellation or your non-arrival is not refundable.