Private Snorkeling Tour: Akumal Sea Turtles Encounter and Yal-kú Lagoon Colorful Fishes

Experience a private snorkeling tour in Akumal, encountering sea turtles and exploring the colorful fish at Yal-kú Lagoon. No tour groups, just you and the local guides!

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Reforma Agraria - You will swim in the beautiful bay of Akumal, where you will be able to appreciate beautiful specimens of green turtles in their complete natural habitat, as well as corals, fish, rays and other marine species that visit us daily.
    We will visit a magical place; Yal-kú a unique cenote in the region, we contemplate the connection…
What's Included
  • Admission to the natural protected area
  • Admission to Akumal private beach
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Bottled water
  • Carbonated beverages
Additional Information

Akumal:
You will be able to enjoy a beautiful private snorkeling tour in the bay of Akumal, where you will be able to appreciate the beautiful marine life that surrounds us, such as the beautiful specimens of green turtles, all this will be possible with the help of local guides from the community. of Akumal, who have the appropriate certification and…

Location
9MXM+C6 Akumal
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Ayush
Nov 2, 2025
Awesome tour guide - Amazing snorkeling tour! Our friendly guide showed us so many fish, stingrays, and beautiful turtles! Will choose them again
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Sarahaw4424rb
Aug 7, 2025
Snorkel at lagoon and turtles at Akumal bay - Fantastic experience. Our guide was kind, helpful and very patient with our 6 year old who was struggling with snorkel equipment. He got her different equipment and helped make adjustments repeatedly. The lagoon was a must see attraction- really the highlight of the trip to Akumal/Tulum, in my opinion :) Great service and would highly recommend this company.
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Sightsee713552
Dec 29, 2024
Great snorkeling - Very knowledgeable guides Ricardo and Fabian! Saw lots of turtles and fish! Provided water and soda between snorkels. Lots of fun had by everyone in our group!
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Dalene_h
Jun 2, 2024
Absolutely amazing - What an amazing experience! Having grown up in Akumal, our guide, Ricardo had a ton of local knowledge and stories. In Akumal bay, we saw at least a dozen turtles, stingray, manta ray, a huge live sand dollar and lots of fish. Then we went to the lagoon, which is a cenote that connects with the ocean. The fish were spectacular and so colourful! Ricardo alao took a lot of pictures and videos, which were sent to us on the same day. Absolutely worth every penny! And because this was a private excursion, everything was done at our pace. No huge group with which to keep up. We'll be back!
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Ellen_p
Nov 24, 2023
Amazing highlights of Akumal in a half-day tour - We booked a private tour with The Turtle Travel at the last minute when we realized that our original group tour wouldn't finish in time for our last day in the Riviera Maya area. The Turtle Travel was helpful and flexible with arranging the logistics of our trip, and the timing ended up being perfect for us. Our guide, David, was excellent -- knowledgeable, experienced, friendly, relaxed, and patient. Our whole family (kids and adults) liked him immediately, and we appreciated learning from him about the local ecology and geology. The tour itself was spectacular -- we got to see at least half a dozen sea turtles (along with remoras), a stingray, countless brilliantly colored fish (loros, luas, angels, and others), and the beautiful coastline of Akumal. We highly recommend the private tour for those who have less flexibility in timing, and we would definitely recommend The Turtle Travel and David to our friends and family.
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Alice_r
Jun 1, 2023
Beautiful Day! - We had the best time! Some of our group of 10 had never snorkel and our guides were so kind and patient with the newbies. The bay we snorkeled in was lovely and it was quite surreal to swim amongst the sea turtles and sting rays. The cenote was beautiful with pristine water. So much was seen below the surface. Overall a fantastic day!
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174kellis
Apr 19, 2023
Perfect day of play - Total highlight of our trip to Akumal. Fabian took us on a private tour to see the turtles and a cenote. My husband is recovering from a broken leg and still has to use a crutch... this tour was perfect for his abilities. We were able to take our time and make sure he was comfortable throughout the tour. The turtles were amazing, we saw many as well as other sealife. The cenote, although different than the one advertised, was the best part only because we've snorkeled with sea turtles before.... the cenote was new and exciting and totally worth every penny!!! Thanks for an amazing time!!
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Tootootara
Mar 20, 2023
great experience - Great trip for our family of 5. We have 2 little girls and teenager and they accomodated us taking turns to snorkel so the little ones could stay on the beach . Luis was great guide. They picked us up smoothly and dropped off at our hotel in playa del carmen. we were out of the zone so it cost a bit more but they let us know and that was agreed upon
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Teachersister
Aug 5, 2022
Experience of a Lifetime! - Akumal was a favorite part of my vacation. We had a private group tour guide,Rocco and another helper. They made the experience amazing! It was a first snorkeling experience for me so I was not in my comfort zone lol! But I wanted to see the turtles so much in their natural habitat! I was most impressed with the rules they follow and the ultimate respect of the turtles. I love that the turtles are free in their natural habitat. We also saw several smaller stingrays,a few baricudas ,a parrot fish and others I didnt identify! We once went to a dolphin encounter at another park and it bothered me that the dolphins were not free because tourists were having this experience. In this instance the sea turtles are free. Very important.
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Brendacm465iv
Apr 13, 2023
Nice tour guides - Unfortunately, we were unable to see the turtles on our trip due to the poor snorkel conditions, but we still had a nice time
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From $155
up to 10 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).