Private Experience: Akumal sea turtles encounter and Yal-kú lagoon colorfull fish snorkel.

We enjoyed this experience though we were disappointed that the water was not very flat due to extra seaweed that seems to be covering the coast this season. At first I was disappointed to first 20 minutes because of this and because we didn’t see any turtles. But then others began to show up along with 3 different rays and that was fun. Our guide had sign language for when there was a turtle or ray. I wish he would have told us that he was scouting out for turtles while we were looking at rays bc I would look up and it would be far away from us. This bothered me until I finally figured out he was trying to find the turtles for us. Once we saw them they were delightful. I was grateful he sent pictures but they didn’t turn out so great as the water looked murky and green in them. But hey, it was a nice touch. It was better in real life. Still, I was grateful for so many photos. I would recommend it.

Amazing snorkeling tour! Our friendly guide showed us so many fish, stingrays, and beautiful turtles! Will choose them again

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.

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!

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!

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.

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!

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!!

Unfortunately, we were unable to see the turtles on our trip due to the poor snorkel conditions, but we still had a nice time

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