Snorkeling with Turtles in Playa del Carmen: Our Top 4

1.Half-Day Sea Turtle and Cenote Snorkeling Tour from Cancun & Riviera Maya

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,039 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $99Our pick

You’ll snorkel with sea turtles, rays, squid, and tropical fish at Akumal Beach, then walk through caves and swim in Parque de Cenotes Yax-Muul. Guides such as Max, Marina, and Daniel keep the day moving, while an early pickup helps you beat some of the crowds.

“We truly relished snorkeling with the turtles and swimming through the cenote caverns. The cenote cavern was one of the most beautiful places we have ever been. Our guide, Maryna, did an excellent job managing the activities and making sure everyone was safe and enjoying themselves.”

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2.Hidden Cenote Swim: Snorkeling, Sea Turtles and Beachside Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,222 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $169

You’ll swim through a Mayan cenote with guides such as Omar, Paulina, or Iker, then snorkel from a boat toward Akumal Beach to look for turtles, rays, fish, and coral. A beach-club lunch follows. Pickup is included, but long hotel transfers can turn this 4.5-hour outing into most of a day.

“Really enjoyed the tour in the cenote. We were expecting a quick swim but got much more and it was a nice surprise. Only negatives were we didn’t get much detail before and spent a lot of time in the van but that part is on us bc we didn’t check location before”

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3.Private Snorkeling with Sea Turtles in Akumal Beach

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 364 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $65Best value

Meet Darwin and Marlene at Akumal Beach for a private, open-ocean snorkel through the official 1-kilometer CONANP circuit. You will wear a life jacket, swim for about 50 minutes, and look for guaranteed green turtles, rays, tropical fish, and other sea life. Swimming ability is required.

“It was SO COOL to see the underwater world! Its hard to even put it into words. Darwin was great, and we saw a bunch of turtles, fish, and even a cannon! Highly recommend!”

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4.Bestseller! Tulum Private Tour with Turtles and Cenote Snorkeling

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 266 reviews · 6 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $279

Travel by private air-conditioned van from Playa del Carmen or Tulum with guides such as Alex, Arturo, or Joshua. Visit Tulum before the crowds, choose an open-air or cave cenote, enjoy an à la carte Mexican lunch, then snorkel from shore with turtles at Akumal.

“This was such a wonderful experience. Josh (our guide) and Carlos (our driver) were fantastic. It was exactly the experience we were looking for. We wanted a variety of activities in a day trip without the hassle of navigating everything on our own. The pickup time was prompt and we never felt rushed through any of the activities. We appreciated the option of choosing our cenote experience and chose Taak Bi Ha. Snorkeling there was my favorite part of the day. A recommendation for anyone booking this trip…schedule an early pickup time to avoid crowds at the national park. We did this and felt we had the place to ourselves.”

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