Playa del Carmen Trip Overview
The Whale Shark is the largest fish in the world. Visit Cancun in the summer season and you will have the great opportunity to live a unique experience: swim with this giant, beautiful and harmless in its natural habitat. If you like adventure, get ready to have the most exciting experience of your life!
Whale sharks, despite their enormous size, pose no danger to humans. Actually, they’re pretty affectionate, and they’re usually playful with divers.
A bilingual guide will tell you everything you need to know about the whale shark, its behavior, migration and feeding. After it’s time to dive 2 to 3 dives with the whale shark, you enter the water in pairs with the help of the guide. (According to the physical condition of the swimmers). Sometimes you can spot large groups of whale sharks and even giant manta rays, which gives an extra thrill to the adventure. At the end of the swim, you will enjoy a delicious ceviche on board the boat and refreshing drinks.
Additional Info
Duration: 6 hours
Starts: Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Trip Category: Water Sports >> Snorkeling
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The Whale Shark is the largest fish in the world. Visit Cancun in the summer season and you will have the great opportunity to live a unique experience: swim with this giant, beautiful and harmless in its natural habitat. If you like adventure, get ready to have the most exciting experience of your life!
Whale sharks, despite their enormous size, pose no danger to humans. Actually, they’re pretty affectionate, and they’re usually playful with divers.
A bilingual guide will tell you everything you need to know about the whale shark, its behavior, migration and feeding. After it’s time to dive 2 to 3 dives with the whale shark, you enter the water in pairs with the help of the guide. (According to the physical condition of the swimmers). Sometimes you can spot large groups of whale sharks and even giant manta rays, which gives an extra thrill to the adventure. At the end of the swim, you will enjoy a delicious ceviche on board the boat and refreshing drinks.
Itinerary
The Shark watching and swimming excursión is unique in the world. In the vicinity of Isla Contoy, exist the biggest worldwide concentration of this specie, and that makes it the world capital of the whale shark.
Before sailing, you are provided with a light breakfast (coffee, juice and bread), after that, on the boat, you are given life jackets and equipment of snorkeling.
The adventure begins with the search for the sharks in an area of 260 hectares of water. After found them, the next activity will be the swimming with 3 to 4 inmersions, entering the water 2 persons and a guide.
The use of life jacket is compulsory for you. Our guides are certified to realize this activity. At the end of the snorkeling activity, the passengers can be rinse with fresh water and enjoy the Delicious lunch: Fish Ceviche, ham and cheese sandwiches, and also, drinks like water and soda during the tour.
