5 Snorkeling Trips in Playa del Carmen to Build a Day Around

1.Half-Day Sea Turtle and Cenote Snorkeling Tour from Cancun & Riviera Maya

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,039 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $99Our pick

Review of Cancun and Riviera Maya’s sea turtle and cenote tour, with Akumal snorkeling, cave swimming, costs, crowds, timing, and practical tips.

“Very smooth experience and professional guides. Both snorkeling spots were excellent and we saw several turtles. Definitely worth the 6:30 pickup time as we arrived to the turtle area right at opening, before it got crowded.”

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2.Hidden Cenote Swim: Snorkeling, Sea Turtles and Beachside Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,222 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $169

Review of Playa del Carmen’s cenote and Akumal turtle tour, with transport, swimming, lunch, costs, safety tips, and honest drawbacks.

“Cesar was a great guide (and very funny!!!). Led us through a beautiful cenote and saw several turtles.”

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3.Beach Escape: Isla Contoy and Isla Mujeres with Snorkeling.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 717 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $169

Review of Isla Contoy and Isla Mujeres from Playa del Carmen, with reef snorkeling, birdwatching, lunch, beach time, and practical tips.

“I mena, it's a virgin island but they tell you "we have all these animals!" but you see at most some crabs, which were actually cool, but that was it and some birds. The beach isn't even that nice.”

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4.Catamaran Cruise in Riviera Maya With Snorkeling & Beach Club

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 440 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $85

Review of Riviera Maya’s Maroma catamaran cruise, with reef snorkeling, drinks, transport, beach access, costs, tips, and honest drawbacks.

“The staff was super friendly and energetic. Our tour guide in the water navigated us to some great sea life. Super knowledgeable as well”

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5.Private Snorkeling with Sea Turtles in Akumal Beach

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 364 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $65Best value

Swim Akumal’s protected waters with green turtles on a private, one-hour snorkel tour led by Darwin and Marlene.

“it was a great experience! everything was well organised by marlene. i received the location to park and the meeting point by maps, so it was easy to find both. i higly recommend a private tour, because with 10 other people surrounding you, its hard to see something in the water. the tourguide darwin found a lot of turtles and stingrays we could swim with :-). i didn´t had a cam, but darwin made beautiful pictures and videos while i was snorkeling the the animals. it was worth a great tip for my professional guide, darwin. one of the best eperience on my tour accross yucatan.”

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