Private Whale Shark Tour: Exclusive and Customizable

Experience a private all-inclusive tour to snorkel with friendly and harmless whale sharks. Enjoy exclusive transportation, guides, and flexibility in itinerary. Book now!

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Caribbean Sea - Embark on an extraordinary Private Whale Shark Tour led by experienced guides. Begin with a convenient hotel pickup in Riviera Maya or Cancun and proceed to our exclusive dock, where your boat and crew are ready to welcome you.
    Sail with light refreshments to the whale sharks’ natural habitat and, if weather and sea conditions…
What's Included
  • Private round trip transportation
  • Lunch
  • Carbonated beverages
  • Tea and coffee
  • Bottled water
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Government fees
  • Photo packages & Souvenirs available for purchase
Additional Information

This Private Tour ensures that all aspects of your journey, including ground and boat transportation, are exclusively yours. Your group will benefit from the dedicated attention of your own guide, driver, and captain. While we provide a recommended itinerary with suggested times for each activity, we are happy to customize the schedule to better suit…

Cancellation Policy

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

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94druidad
Jul 13, 2025
Nice tour, excellent crew and Sophia - Sophia is an excellent guide, very experienced, friendly and helpful. The trip was as she explained. She is very patient, the driver drives safely and the captain and Deckhand very attentive and experienced as wel
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Isabelle
Jul 10, 2025
An extraordinary experience - An extraordinary day supervised by a true Tlal professional who really helped us to make the most of the experience
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Excursion38505159467
Jul 3, 2025
Incredible and unforgettable - It was an incredible experience, especially because our guide, Sofia, was so helpful with everything. She helped us snorkel near the shark and also recorded some incredible videos and photos for our memories. Then we went snorkeling at an amazing beach, and Sofia showed us some beautiful corals and reefs while taking some amazing photos. Without a doubt, the best excursion we did on our entire trip and highly recommended.
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C6714monorberth
Jun 28, 2025
Once in a Lifetime Experience - That's what you do once in a lifetime. The kings of the sea are an absolute highlight in Mexico and Dori has made our trip a brilliant experience. We were allowed in the water three times (usually it is only 2 jumps, but since the whale shark dived the second time, we were allowed again)... I still have goosebumps when I think about the trip... wow!
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Antoniah794
Jun 23, 2025
Tour guide Pepe Monster made the experience - The first time we did this trip we were unfortunate and did not see the whale sharks. However, our tour guide Pepe Monster still made this an enjoyable and fun trip. Myself and a lot of the group were seasick and he knew exactly what to do and how to help. It’s evident he is passionate about the whale sharks and well educated on them. We still went snorkelling and Pepe was kind enough to give us the pictures he’d taken from this trip. Despite being seasick we were so disappointed not to have saw the sharks we opted to go on the trip again rather than receive a partial refund, as we liked him so much we requested Pepe to be our tour guide again and lucky he was! On the second trip we were lucky enough to see these beautiful creatures and it’s one of the most amazing things I have ever done. I purchased the footage from Pepe after this trip and it’s brilliant - I don’t know how he multitasks so well. The captains from both trips were also friendly and helpful. I will say that the boat journey is rather rough, I’ve never been seasick in 25 years but still needed the anti-sickness tablet the second time due to vomiting the first! The amount of boats that circle the sharks does make me uncomfortable and it’s clear some do not follow the rules when it comes to respecting the whale sharks space. Luckily, when things got out of hand Pepe removed us from the situation as each on board had already swam with the sharks twice. I was mainly concerned about whether this trip would be ethical as that’s important to me hence seeing these animals in the wild and not captivity, I can’t speak for all tours that operate in this area or even all guides from the company but I would definitely recommend Pepe Monster as a tour guide for this experience.
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Y2426ugwilla
Jun 15, 2025
Best trip of our holiday - The trip with Sofia was amazing she was brilliant and took care of us from start to finish, we saw so many sharks and swam so close with them all 🥰
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M6311gdheatherm
Jun 12, 2025
10 out of 10 good time - Wow! What a great day!! We were picked up right on time from our resort. They even gave us our own private tour because we had 8 in our group for the wedding. They gave us snacks and explained what the plan was and rules. We got got to see dolphins and turtles. We found the whale sharks and got in 2 great jumps. Niko, the captain amd the rear of the crew was so great!!
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X4407qpamandak
Jun 11, 2025
Excellent experience! - Fernando was an amazing guide! The boat crew was excellent! Allen and Chac made the best ceviche! Everything from beginning to end was excellent. I would highly recommend this company.
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Traveler59816249019
Jun 8, 2025
100% recommendation - Guide was there with heart and soul. You can't do it any better. Good organization and punctual pickup. Experienced boat team made the trip an experience
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Carmen
Aug 31, 2024
Swim with the biggest fish in the world! - Definitely my favorite excursion! Unforgettable experience with whale sharks... Excitement and stress before jumping then underwater the world stops! Our Guide Alex and the crew of the boat Nardo and Sisi were very friendly, funny and warm, they made us have a great day!
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From $219
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).