Swim with akumal turtles: A Unique Snorkeling Experience in the Riviera Maya

Swim with Akumal turtles in the Riviera Maya. Snorkel, guided by local experts, and enjoy a private and eco-friendly experience in a natural setting.

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Urbana Akumal - This activity is entirely safe for families and friends.
    Large groups and wholesale agencies are avoided.
    A local guide will accompany you throughout the experience, providing assistance at all times. Everything needed for the snorkeling activity is taken care of.
    Before starting, a brief explanation will be given about the…
What's Included
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
  • Bathrooms and showers
  • Guide
  • Lockers
What's Not Included
  • car parking
  • Private transportation
Additional Information

Experience the beauty of one of the finest beaches in the Riviera Maya. Throughout your snorkeling adventure with turtles, a local and certified guide will accompany you.
This activity takes place in a natural setting and requires minimal time from your vacation, allowing you to fully enjoy your stay in Mexico.

  • Beach entrance fees included
  • Private…
Location
Urbana Akumal
David Manzano module
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Pam_l
Feb 28, 2026
An Awesome Experience Swimming with Turtles - Our taxi driver communicated with the tour operator directly and we were taken to him when we arrived at Akumal Beach. He guided us through the process of obtaining our locker key and handed us off to our guide Miguel who was did an excellent job touring us through the bay to see turtles, a stingray as well as many fish. We were lucky enough to be our own group of 3 people whereas other groups touring were as many as 12. It was wonderful to have our own personal guide.
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Thomas_s
Feb 20, 2026
Unique experience! Our... - Unique experience! Our guide Angel accompanied us for 1h15 and introduced us to turtles but also manta rays and all the wonderful fish that swim around corals!
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Katherine_p
Feb 12, 2026
Amazing experience snorkelling. - This was a fantastic experience. I had my reservations, firstly because although I’m a good swimmer, previous experience snorkelling hasn’t been good, due to challenges with the mask and spending more time adjusting the mask than seeing the sealife. I was also concerned about interfering with the sea creatures, and how tourism would impact this. The company were excellent on all accounts. First of all, this is a protected area, and the turtles come first. All guides brief everyone on how to swim safely while respecting the turtles when you see one. That way we can enjoy these precious creatures without disturbing them, which is so so important. Second, the guide was able to give me a float to swim along with her making it so much easier than my swimming normally. That way I didn’t have to worry so much about my mask and could enjoy everything! I’d also add, having booked this on a whim, because of my flight timings and unsure of how tired I’d be due to jet lag, I had to travel from Playa. David helped me arrange transport from Playa giving me options to suit my budget, and picking me up from the bus stop (which was actually super easy). Mariana was the guide and was exceptional and for an extra fee took photos and videos on her go pro camera. They aren’t expensive and I highly recommend saying yes as a group to this as a great momento for the day. So 100% recommend doing this. We saw a whole range of fish as well as the sea turtles. You also get access to the beach afterwards.
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Andrea_g
Jan 24, 2026
Wonderful experience. - Wonderful experience, many thanks to my guide, I give myself the best experience. I'm so grateful.
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Keri_r
Jan 23, 2026
Happy I booked! Was wonderful. - Exactly what I expected/hoped for. Saw lots of turtles and fish. Guide was great. Perfect activity !
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Wyannes
Jan 23, 2026
Recommended experience - We had a great experience. The water was a bit rough so there were some waves and not great visibility the day we went but our guide was lovely, kind and patient and our kids (and us too!) were thrilled to see turtles. Would definitely recommend.
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Jennip814
Jan 22, 2026
Great experience with a reasonable budget - Amazing experience and our guide was very nice guy. We had zero problems and saw turtles and stingrays with the coral reef and fish. Beautiful beach with local vibes and good food, definitely recommend!
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Mariamz7601pg
Jan 9, 2026
Swim with turtles - Very good experience. Must stop if you are in the area. The beach beautiful and very well maintained. Our guide Pepe very attentive at all times, a genius and took some great photos.
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Sherry_m
Feb 17, 2026
Great guides, but not many turtles to see. - Staff is friendly and fun to be with for the hour. There are not many turtles to see though. Saw 3 and apparently that was a good amount. Also VERY crowded with so many tour groups out at once. Constantly bumping in to others and water is stirred up in more shallow areas so water isn’t real clear.
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Nallyver_j
Jan 11, 2026
Good guide - I want to highlight the work of the Guide, it was an individual tour, Carlos accompanied me at all times gave me clear instructions and gave me important information about the turtles. Very grateful
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From $37
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).