The Best Cancun Snorkeling Tour
Cancun
Description
Snorkeling in Cancun with turtles, reef, underwater statues, shipwreck and underwater cenote.
5-in-1 Cancun snorkeling tour: Swim with turtles, coral reef, MUSA statues, shipwreck and underwater cenotes.
This is the best Cancun snorkeling tour, friendly with everyone even if you have little or no experience
Our Cancun snorkeling tour is a 3.5 hours excursion including ground transportation and estimated 2 hours in the water, where the whole area has a max depth of 9 feet, with calm waters and non or few currents.
Swim with sea turtles, visit a beautiful coral reef with tons of colorful fish, discover underwater statues, explore an amazing shipwreck and dive into an underwater cenote, all in one single tour!
Our marina is located half a mile away from the reef, we get there in a short 5 minutes boat trip. You'll be snorkeling before you know it!
Cancun reef snorkeling (first area): El Meco coral reef has only 8-12 feet depth, warm water, and few or non-sea currents. With plenty of coral and playful fish schools, this is one of the best spots to enjoy snorkeling in Cancun itself. You may enjoy the first turtle encounter in this area!
Cancun Underwater Museum (second area): You have probably heard about the “Cancun snorkeling statues“. We’ll visit 2 galleries: "The blessings" and "Aquarium Family". The Underwater statues creators used a new technique and material for coral to grow on (made with pH-neutral cement, coral, seaweed, and algae are able to grow). The statues also have holes in them, which allow marine wildlife to colonize and feed off the coral.
Swim with turtles Cancun (third area): Our secret spot to find sea turtles in Cancun! 96-98% of the times we got to see from 1-5 turtles! We might also find rays here. When was the last time you had the chance to swim with marine turtles on their natural habitat?
Cancun Shipwreck snorkeling (4th area): Explore a shipwreck filled with colorful coral, surrounded by countless fish. The shipwreck is posed on thin white sand, you’ll feel like you are swimming in a natural turquoise pool!
Underwater cenote diving (5th area): Discover wonderful cenotes that lay on the sea surface. Dive in these underwater cenotes and admire the fish that have inhabited them. It's one of the best things to do in Cancun.
Our tour is perfect for beginners and is kids friendly, in addition, we offer special extra attention for non-swimmers.
Key Points
Max: Up to 8 persons
Duration: 3:30 hrs
Guide language: Spanish, English
What's Included
- Round trip transportation from any hotel in Cancun (Hotel Zone or Downtown) on a comfortable air-conditioned van.
- Complete snorkeling gear: life vest, mask, snorkel and fins.
- Qualified and friendly spanish and english speaking guides.
- 5 snorkeling places (swim with turtles, coral reef, Cancun underwater statues and shipwreck)
- Bottled water, shower and lockers.
- Passenger insurance.
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What's Not Included
Recommendations
Cancellation Policy
- If cancellations are made 24 hours in advance clients are refunded 100%.
- If cancellations are made less than 24 hours in advance clients will not receive a refund.
Swimming with the whale sharks was worth every penny! No sunscreen so wear a swim shirt or rent a wetsuit. Our Captain Solomon was fabulous and our guide Nano was fun, energetic and did everything he could to make this a magical experience for everyone on board. We were the first pick up and last drop off which meant for a super long day but highly recommend!!
Karen Knight
July 2025
We took the whale shark watching tour; we had a fantastic day with tons of sharks. Truly a dream. I would recommend it a thousand times over.
Sofía Mühlhausen
July 2025
This was an amazing excursion. The Captain knew right where to drop you in so you can swim along the whale shark. If you hesitate, you ok be behind. The captain’s mate did a wonderful job of orienting you once you jumped in the water and he took amazing photos and video. I definitely recommend Gluup for this trip.
Robert Johnson
July 2025