Snorkeling at Coral Reef, Underwater Museum, Turtles & Shipwreck
Dive into the Caribbean Sea and explore the underwater world like you’ve never seen before. After a quick theoretical and practical lesson, be prepared to encounter tropical marine life in crystal clear, turquoise waters. Watch how they interact with one another and their environments as you explore four different spaces.
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Trip details
Trip details
Price
Shared activity: $80 USD per person
Private activity: $960 USD per group
Note: A dock fee of $14 per person must be paid upon arrival.
Departure times
7AM
9AM
12PM
2:30PM
5PM
Meeting point
Roundtrip transportation from any hotel in the hotel zone of Cancun, downtown Cancun, and Playa Mujeres.
Availability
Available daily
Note: Not available December 25th and January 1st.
Duration
4.5 hours
Group size
Shared activity: 1-12 people
Private activity: 1-10 people
Included
- Roundtrip transportation from any hotel in the hotel zone of Cancun, downtown Cancun, and Playa Mujeres
- Specialized snorkeling equipment: inflatable life jacket, snorkeling equipment, weight belt (optional), and special equipment for children
- Theoretical and practical lesson: Before going to the reef, all participants with no or little experience, take the theoretical and practical lesson to ensure a comfortable and pleasant snorkeling tour. They learn to use the equipment, breathe easily, defog the mask, swim with fins and other important tips to get a more attractive experience
- Bilingual tour guides
- 4 areas of immersion: two in coral reefs, one in the Underwater Museum of Art and seagrass, and one in the sunken ship
- Showers, lockers, and bottled water
- Passenger insurance
Not included
- Dock fee of $14 per person (must be paid at the marina at check-in)
- Gratuity
- Photo and video service
What to bring
- Swimwear
- Sunglasses
- Dry change of clothes
- Personal towel
- Biodegradable sunscreen
- Extra cash
Participation requirements
- Minimum age requirement is 6 years old accompanied by an adult
- Pregnant women are not allowed to do the activity
- Activity must be paid fully before the reservation date
Staff
Bilingual tour guides, snorkeling instructor
Overview
Everyone will remember this tour as something sensational during their vacation in Cancun. Tons of goldfish, live coral reefs, turtles in their natural habitat and an impressive wreck is just a taste of what you’ll discover in this 2-hour tour in Cancun. The entire area does not exceed 3 metres deep, with calm waters and little to almost null water current — prime snorkeling conditions!
The departure location is approximately 5 minutes away by boat. This is a half day activity where 1 hour is used for roundtrip transportation, 30 minutes of snorkeling skill classes and 2 full hours out in the ocean, snorkeling at the different sites.
The tour starts at the coral reef “Punta Sam” — one of the best preserved in the whole area, full of fish and marine life. The reef is between 2.5 to 3.5 meters deep and has little ocean current, with a great variety of marine species. You’ll continue to Pasto Marino, this is the point where you’ll get to see turtles, rays, manta rays, horse mackerels, pigeons, saws, barracudas, and all kinds of exotic life. A unique opportunity to swim with turtles in their natural habitat. The tour takes you to 2 Underwater Museums, “The Blessings” and “The Family,” which show the interaction of underwater art and the environment of the Caribbean Sea. Banks of fish, turtles, and manta rays commune around these gigantic works of art, with a spectacular turquoise blue background of the Caribbean Sea. Finally you visit the Sunken Ship: full of life and perched on a sandy beach. Located in a natural pool of turquoise water full of even more marine life, coral, and multicolored fish.
Good to Know
On December 25th and January 1st, this tour is not open.
Cancellation policy
- Cancellations due to inclement weather are fully refundable
- Any cancellations done 24 hours in advance are subject to a 50% refund
- Any cancellations done on the same day or NO SHOW reservations are non-refundable
Booking cut-off:
- Shared activity: 24 hours
- Private activity: 72 hours
