Whale Shark Tour

Overview

Let’s swim with a whale shark 🐳
A once in a lifetime experience 🔝🔝🔝

The trip out to where the whale sharks generally congregate takes about 45 minutes. If you wish, you will be given the opportunity to swim 2 times with the whale sharks (maybe 3 or 4 if the conditions are perfect and the captain decides it is safe to do so). You will go in turns of two at a time, with our guide. You may as well bring your own cameras, video recorder, or rent a Go Pro with us for $50 which includes a memory card, and our guide will help you take pictures and videos during the tour.

We usually see dolphins, manta rays and sea turtles on the way. After swimming with the whale sharks our boat will take you to a reef near Contoy Island or Isla Mujeres, depending on which one is closer to where we will found the whale sharks on that day. Once there you will be provided purified water, soft drinks, ceviche and be given time to snorkel. Sandwiches, waters and soft drinks will always be available on the boat and the guide will offer them to you. Vegan and vegetarian food are available if notified when making the reservation.

All of our boats have 2 engines, an emergency toilet and are without any doubt the safest and fastest of the area. They are up to 35 feet long which is the longest allowed by law for this tour. They have a covering to protect you from the sun, comfortable seats as well as ladders to provide easy access in and out of the water.

Any day you choose is fine with us, but we recommend that you book this for the first couple days of your trip because you never know if there will be weather issues. You will be able to reschedule if we deem the weather or water conditions are not safe enough for the tour, which we will inform you the day before you are scheduled. If for any reason you are no longer able to take part in the tour we will refund 100% of your deposit.

It is important to be aware that in order to find and see the whale sharks we go out to open waters and sometimes it can get rough. Most of the time the conditions are very good but the weather can be unpredictable.

The whale sharks are beautiful animals that live in the sea and are not dangerous at all, but their behavior can be unpredictable. We mention this to make sure that you understand that this is not a tour like going to an archaeological Mayan site, unpredictable occurrences may happen.

We think it is important to mention all this so you know what to expect on our tours. You´ll see excellent comments on our company everywhere. We sell quality and an unforgettable experience as long as mother nature is on our side, when it is not on our side we do our best to make the trip as pleasant as possible. Our staff and crew are specially trained for this and always do their best. It is also a good idea to take some motion sickness pills before the tour if you tend to get seasick easily.

You will be back at your hotel before 4 pm if the weather conditions allow us to finish early.

WEATHER POLICY:

In case the weather does not allow us to go on the tour on that day, which happens very seldom, we put it off until another day. If for any reason you can’t participate in the tour on the new date, we refund 100% of your payment.

Pickup from your hotelt at 6:30 and return around 4:00 p.m.
Includes breakfast and lunch on the ship
Snorkeling in Isla Mujeres
There is a port tax of 300 pesos that you pay additionally

Did you know?
Which fish is the biggest in the sea? The whale shark is undoubtedly the largest of the sea fish. The length of the largest fish in the world is about 18 meters and its weight can reach up to 21 tons