Cenote and Swimming with Turtles Private Tour in Akumal
Description
Dive into crystal-clear cenotes on this private tour and swim with Turtles in their natural habitat, making unforgettable memories! Enjoy personalized insights into the region's history and ecology with our licensed tour guide. The excursion includes private transport from your lobby in air-conditioned vehicle, snorkeling gear, and bottled water, ensuring a comfortable experience. Duration: 3 to 5 hours (including transfers) You can customize the itinerary and modify the program and add a lunch break - tacos in a local restaurant. Travelers who join us, can enjoy swimming without the crowds. This tour is perfect for families with children and adventures seekers.
Tour Options
Itinerary
The underground cenote Taak Bi Ha is situated in the Parque Dos Ojos and is especially suitable for a great snorkeling and diving experience. With crystal-clear waters and spectacular rock formations, it is incredibly beautiful and surrounded by the Mexican jungle. If you would like, we can also visit an open cenote or a cenote with zip-line instead of the underground one.
Guided snorkeling with turtles at Akumal Bay to search for 3 of the world’s 7 sea turtle species and explore the 2nd largest barrier reef in the World. Important Note: The remaining (2-3,5 hours of tour) will be allotted for the travel time from pick up until drop off.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We will pick you up at your lobby - please let us know, at which resort are you staying at and your room number. Important Note: The remaining (1-2,5 hours of tour) will be allotted for the travel time from pick up until drop off.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(75)
This was the best day of our trip. The experiences were fantastic but what really made the day shine was the personalized care and attention Ivan and Dennis paid to ensuring our entire group (which included 11 people from ages 11 months to 81 years) was well taken care of. Thank you so much!
Ivan the tour guide (and Mike the driver) were wonderful! This tour was great even for littles 4 to 7 years old.
Manny and Dennis were the best! Went with two young kids (6 & 7) and this is hands down the highlight of their trip! Saw tons of turtles and the cenote water was beautiful and refreshing. Recommend!
Our family of five had such a fun tour with Ivan, Dennis, and Jose today. Dennis was a super safe driver with a clean and new car, and Ivan was the best guide- knowledgeable, prepared, and tailored the trip to our preferences. Jose in Akumal was also great- navigated us to so many turtles. Booking was so easy and I appreciated all of the quick responses. Highly recommend!
This was the highlight of our trip! We traveled with kids 7,9 and 16 year old and our tour guides were amazing! He even recorded the experience for us! The caves and turtles are a once in a lifetime experience. Ask for Dennis and Daniel!
We had an amazing time with this experience. Our Driver and guide for the day was Manny. He picked us up from our hotel and took us straight over to the turtles. He explained the plan for the day in the car during the journey and provided water. The car was air-conditioned and journey was smooth. When we got to the first stop, we got changed and ready for swimming before meeting with the local guide who helped us with locating the turtles and being safe in the water. Manny also joined us for the swim. I am not the most confident swimmer and when I got tired, I was able to hold onto a float which the guide pulled me along on, making the experience more enjoyable and reducing my anxiety. We saw turtles, fishes and even a stingray! After the turtles, we showered and got back in the car to go to the cenote. Manny put towels down in the car so we did not need to change our swimming stuff as we would be wearing it again. At the cenote, Manny took us down into the underground area and gave us a swimming tour through the caves of the cenote. He provided us with torches and was very clear with his instructions whilst doing this, making sure we felt safe throughout the experience. At the end he gave us 20 mins of free time to explore the cenote and the village. There were toilets and changing facilities so we could get back into our dry clothes. We then got back in the car and started our return journey. We briefly stopped for a refreshment break on the way home but we were dropped off in time to have a late lunch at the hotel and enjoy the beach. Manny was very knowledgeable and his English was very good. He was good fun and made the experience memorable. He took photos throughout the day for us and sent them to me at the end of the day. I would recommend this experience. The turtles were definitely a good experience to do as a private group and meant we felt a little safer in the sea.
Dennis did a great job driving and got us home safe and sound and an hour early. Manny and Danny were great history buffs and tour guides. Our rave part was the turtles and the history lessons at the Mayan ruins at Tulum. 10/10 highly recommend!
Did I trip with guide Ivan family friendly and professional highly recommend 5 ⭐
We had a great day with Ivan checking out 2 different cenotes. We were supposed to swim with the turtles, but weather and strong currents prevented it. But regardless, we zip lined and cliff jumped at one Cenote and explored a cave in another. Ivan was super accommodating and knowledgeable and it was great to have a private tour with just us. He took pictures and made sure we had a great time. Highly recommend!
We had a wonderful morning with Julian our tour guide and Dennis our driver. The swimming with turtles was incredible and afterwards we swam in a cenote - we were the only people there! We did this trip as part of our honeymoon and during the cenote swim my husband lost his wedding ring - Julian to the rescue who jumped in and found it in less than 5 minutes! A true hero! Overall 5☆ from the booking process, pick up, tours, driver and drop off!
