Whale Shark & Manta Ray Snorkel

Swim with Whale Sharks & Manta Rays in Isla Mujeres. Experience the world’s largest concentration of these gentle giants. Limited spots available. Book now!

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Aqua Adventures Eco Divers, 5 Star Padi Dive Center - After meeting at our shop at 7:45AM, We will walk you to meet your captain and crew for the day. The Whale Sharks move around based on food availability, so the boat ride to the animals might take anywhere from 40-90 minutes to arrive at the pod. Two snorkelers enter the water with a guide at a…
What's Included
  • Lunch
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
  • Other
Additional Information

Whale Sharks & Manta Rays return to the north waters of Isla Mujeres each summer from May - September! Isla Mujeres is home to the Largest Concentration on the PLANET! You will be able to swim alongside these gentle giants as they swim right on the surface to feed on the fish eggs and plankton in the water. Their sizes range from 20-50+ feet and have…

Location
Aqua Adventures Eco Divers, 5 Star Padi Dive Center
Our Aqua Adventures dive shop is located on Avenida Benito Juarez 13 across from Javi's Cantina. We are located just 3 blocks north of the Ferry Terminal and one block east
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Meganme428xh
Jul 11, 2025
Whale Shark Snorkeling- Do It Here!! - An amazing trip with amazing links taken by staff to ensure that I was comfortable and happy the whole time. If you're a solo traveler, I would definitely recommend going through these local agencies- they're sustaining good practice around the whale sharks and make sure you're content with your trip. Good people, great ceviche, and amazing memories!
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Razel42
Jul 1, 2025
Book them ASAP - so many memories! - OK first off JESSICA is AMAZING! She coordinates the whole operation and makes the customers top priority! She is so polite and easy to talk to. We booked so many things so far ahead of time and she was flexible to changing dates with encounters and dives when either the government or weather wouldn't allow our planned days to be optimal. She was such a great person to work with in person and on the phone and in emails. Can't say enough good about her! We even had an issue where my wife and I had issues on the shallow water dives and they recommended that it might be in our best interests not to do the dep dives we had booked. Who does that anymore? Looks after the best interests of their customers? We wholeheartedly agreed with her and she made all the changes and got us hooked up with other activities! The dives were awesome and the day we went out to see the whale sharks was great as well! There were so many boats around each shark it was difficult to capture moments with the sharks one on one without seeing another diver group in the background but still very cool. The external photographer that was provided was not their usual staffed one so instead of the high def water cameras or dramatic 8K videos we expected, we had a Hodge-podge of lower resolution random videos and pics. He was a great guy, though the videos did take actual weeks of begging to finally be uploaded to a google drive I had to pay for once I got home. I realize the island doesn't have the best internet but ... yeah. Overall I wouldn't have made any other choice and I love Aqua Adventures!
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Jasminemaxey
Jun 7, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - The boat captain was on point for drop off to maximize whale shark views. And the chicken sandwich was the best. The team made sure the kiddos in the boat got to see the animals too,
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John
Aug 17, 2024
Worth It !!! - The Team did a great job making our swimming with whale sharks exceptional. The Captain split off from the other whale shark boats, and he found a shark feeding and we snorkeled with one shark on our own which added to the magic.
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Ashtin_m
Jul 23, 2024
wonderful experience - the captain was very personable and enthusiastic, and was very good at ensuring you had a very good view of the sharks. the guide was also very kind and good at his job.
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Gretchenbl4303qz
Jul 17, 2024
One of the best days ever! - My children ages 11 and 14 went and I had the best time. First of all the crew were great! They were knowledgeable and patient and made the best ceviche! One person on the boat was too scared to go in when it was her turn and they took great care of her to give her a second and even third chance. My kids had the best time and it was an experience I will never forget. Getting the video was well worth the money and we tipped generously as our captain and guide were worth it.
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Daniel_s
Jul 4, 2024
Great whale shark experience - The captain and guide were fantastic. Great experience for my daughter and I. Best ceviche on the island!
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Dream23680246159
Jul 3, 2024
So glad I did it! - We saw so many whale sharks, it was wonderful! The guides were helpful and patient with us since it was one of our first times snorkeling. A life-changing experience and I'd recommend it to anyone who is curious! There is definitely a luck aspect because the whale sharks are not there every day, but I was lucky and thanks to that I had a wonderful experience.
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Marco
Sep 9, 2023
Fantastic experience to swim with these creatures and see them up close. - We sailed for 45 minutes with 9 people on the boat before we saw the whale sharks. Clear explanation and guidance during our dive.
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W5211zpjasonb
Jul 15, 2024
Misleading - I did see a whale shark. My problem was the description clearly says "2" jumps if sharks are found. The captain decided we were only doing 1 jump. The ad does not say 1 to 2 jumps. I understand it is a wild animal but there were several being circled by boats, could have easily done a second jump. Feel this was misleading and should have been explained prior to booking. I gave it a 3 because we did see a Whale Shark for prob 2 min.
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