Whale Shark Encounter: Swim with Gentle Giants

Swim with whale sharks in the protected area of Cancun, followed by a visit to the stunning Playa Norte beach in Isla Mujeres. An unforgettable adventure awaits!

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Contoy Adventures - Our Whale Shark Encounter begins early in the morning where, depending on the hotel or condominium you’re staying at, our experienced van drivers will pick you up right at the lobby or entrance to take you to our new marina located in the ferry terminal in Punta Sam in Cancun. All of our vans are comfortable A/C units in…
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Professional guide
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
  • Breakfast
  • Tea and coffee
  • Snacks
  • Sodas & bottled water
What's Not Included
  • Dock fee and Federal Tax
Additional Information

Come join us in this once in a lifetime experience and live the most incredible adventure swimming beside this ocean’s gentle giants. Your encounter will be supervised by our very experienced guides not to mention you’ll be wearing our snorkeling gear certified by National Geographic Snorkeler.
We start the adventure picking you up from any hotel in…

Location
Contoy Adventures
Our marina is located right next to the Punta Sam Ferry terminal to Isla Mujeres and next to the Villa del Palmar hotel.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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A629wkveronicap
Jun 9, 2025
Best experience in life - In excellent tour we had a great time it is a experience that must be lived one in a lifetime. Isaac and Sindy were excellent guides. They are the best we recommend them 100%.
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Migjelmena
Oct 4, 2024
Excellent walk - I highly recommend it, it is a good option if you want to know Isla Mujeres. The atmosphere in the boat is fabulous, the snorkeling activity you can not miss, additional swimming with whale sharks, is the best. I would certainly return again
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O605uisalmaa
Oct 2, 2024
LOVED IT - Amazing experience, from the guys, to the musician, they are amazing make you spend a super fun trip and on top of that they attend to you ten, they are watching if you have something or if you need something
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Vikingsfan9
Sep 19, 2024
Swimming with Whale Sharks and Reef at the Farito - Fantastic experience. Captain Angel was great finding the whale sharks and his mate Geovanny did a great job accompanying us in the water, directing, instructing and videotaping the entire experience. They deserve two thumbs up. I can't wait to go back with my kids and their spouses for them to enjoy the trip. Captain Angel also is a great ceviche chef. Then they took us to "El Farito" to do snorkeling in a shallow reef, which was amazing on its own. Kudos to the captain, crew and people in the shop.
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149beleni
Sep 5, 2024
Argentina family happy to swim with whale shark - The best experience I've ever had!! I would always do it again!! Geovanny and Miguel did an amazing tour, I recommend them!
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Myrtlerosep
Aug 30, 2024
Beautiful - Shout out to our guide, Ney, and Captain Omar! They found us a whale shark, even though it was the end of the season. Because there was only one shark, it was a bit crowded with other tourists. But we each got two swims. Ceviche at Isla Mujeres was icing on the cake!
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Sintobint
Aug 27, 2024
Top experience - Very nice crew, super fun trip and top arranged tour Nothing to complain about They make sure everyone has an unforgettable experience! Recommended Sintobin deckers ( 2 adults + 2 young people (16 and 18)
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Clarem1988
Aug 27, 2024
A must do - This was one of the best experiences we have ever had. Our guide Matteo was brilliant and got us up close to the whale sharks. We had clear views and he recorded some incredible videos for us.
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Mimia34
Aug 22, 2024
Blowing mind experience - Once in a lifetime experience. The whale shark is an AMAZING creature. The boat crew search for them all around til you see it and then you can go swim near them. A beautiful adventure. This incredible fish are close to Rivera Maya beaches only a few weeks a year, so if you have the rare opportunity to see them you should do it. If you like the ocean and underwater experiences, snorkel, scuba diving, you'll love this one. Its expensive. But it was worth it for us. We did with kids age 7 and 9, their minds blow!!
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Tinawa7105ih
Jun 5, 2025
Wonderful, great experience - Geovanny and Pedro were great! It took awhile to find the Whale Sharks, we were determined to find them!! Whale sharks were amazing and swim FAST!
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From $210
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).