Akumal Snorkeling: An Intimate Encounter with Sea Turtles in Their Natural Habitat

Experience an intimate encounter with sea turtles in their natural habitat during an Akumal snorkeling adventure. Discover their behavior, diet, and more while exploring a protected marine area.

Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Centro Ecológico Akumal - Enjoy snorkeling in a protected natural area to observe green turtles and other marine life.
    This experience includes:
  • Access to the protected turtle area for snorkeling.
  • Local guide.
  • 1 hour and 30 minutes duration.
  • Small, personalized group.
  • Vest, mask, and snorkel tube.
  • Photo album with GoPro camera….
What's Included
  • GoPro and photo album
  • Bathrooms, showers, changing rooms, and lockers
  • Access to the natural protected area of turtles
  • Snorkeling equipment: visor, vest, snorkel tube
What's Not Included
  • Parking
  • Private beach access, additional cost of $140 pesos or $7 USD per person. Need to pay.
Additional Information

Explore the realm of green sea turtles within their safeguarded natural environment. Embark on an exhilarating snorkeling adventure to observe these incredible creatures. Gain insights into their behavior, diet, lifespan, size, and distinctive traits. Additionally, enjoy the chance to encounter other marine life, including rays, fish, squid, barracudas, and vibrant coral reefs.

Location
C. 16 100, Lote 001
Calle 16
"The 7 eleven store."
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(211 Ratings)
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Eva
Mar 29, 2026
Wonderful experience - A very great experience, several turtles & many fish seen, great guide. Relaxed, relaxed. A restaurant next door overlooking the water. Beautiful! Guide takes FREE pictures!!!
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Mattwy504zj
Mar 28, 2026
Visit to Akumal Beach Snorkelling. - We spent 1.5 hours snorkelling with our guide who was very knowledgeable about the turtles, string rays and fish that we saw in their natural habitat. This trip was well worth doing and we were sent photos as a memento of our visit.
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Yuanyuan_y
Mar 24, 2026
We had an amazing experience swimming with turtles! - We were a group of 5, and one of our friends arrived almost an hour late due to heavy traffic caused by an accident on the road. Our guides, Martin and Melqui, were incredibly accommodating and communicative on WhatsApp—they kindly pushed our tour back by an hour so we wouldn’t miss out. Once we got into the ocean, they were fantastic at spotting and pointing out turtles—we saw 5–6 turtles, a stingray, and lots of beautiful fish! One of the highlights was how caring they were: my husband doesn’t know how to swim, and Martin personally guided him the entire time with a life ring so he could safely enjoy the experience. Highly recommend this tour for anyone wanting to swim with turtles. They only take up to 6 people, so if you’re a group of 5–6, it feels like a private tour at a very reasonable price. Such a memorable experience!
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Linda
Mar 15, 2026
Beautiful diving experience - It was a beautiful experience, we saw many turtles, a ray and countless fish. The guide was super nice and there were only two of us. This had made the whole thing even more pleasant. We would make this trip again and again!
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Kw_k
Feb 27, 2026
Incredible GoPro photos as well as Turtles - Our guide, Martin, was incredibly kind and knowledgeable about marine life. We met him right on time, and he took great care of me and my 9-year-old. On top of swimming with the turtles, he took over 50 GoPro photos of us for free with his own and shared them with us! My child got some fantastic pictures right next to the turtles. It's an excellent souvenir!
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Serena
Feb 7, 2026
A+ all around! - The experience was fantastic. Our group was only 4 people, which made the experience much more enjoyable. Martín, our guide, was very knowledgeable and attentive. We saw several turtles, and also rays, coral and fish. The pictures he included as a bonus!
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Robin_h
Jan 29, 2026
Great choice for snorkeling with the turtles! - We had a wonderful experience snorkeling yesterday. Martin met us in Akumal and led us to the snorkeling area where we met our guide. (unfortunately,we can’t remember his name but I will try to attach his picture.). He was knowledgeable and funny as well as being kind enough to pull my husband around on the life ring so he would feel more confident. We saw many pretty fish, (Dorey from Nemo and her family included), several turtles, and 2 different kinds of stingrays. It was nice to have lockers, showers, and bathrooms available for a small fee.
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Sianf784
Jan 17, 2026
Great Experience - We really loved our experience swimming with turtles! Armando was amazing and funny and would recommend to anyone that wants to try it!
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Christina_k
Dec 31, 2025
Wonderful experience! - Great experience with our guide Melqui. Communication was terrific and everything went so smoothly. Highly recommend using this company versus taking a tour with a big group. GoPro photos were a nice added bonus!
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R4853dnlauraj
Dec 19, 2025
Wonderful! - The staff was attentive to us at all times. He explained about wildlife in the natural park. It was very environmentally friendly. We could see and observe many turtles and rays. It was a wonderful experience. Thanks for everything!!! We recommend!!
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From $35
up to 6 guests
1 - Senior
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).