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Akumal Ecological Guides
Akumal Ecological Guides
Akumal Ecological Guides
4.5
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Monday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Tuesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Wednesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Thursday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Friday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Saturday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Sunday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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We are a team of local guides in Akumal, and we can find sea turtles and enjoy them for an hour, on the way we can see turtles in their natural habitat, also colorful fish, coral reefs all in a sustainable way.
Akumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico
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On the Water
6 hours
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Nour H
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Jul 2024 • Friends
It was very fun. Our tour guide was very nice and we got to see a lot of interesting marine life. We booked an earlier tour at 10 so it wasn’t as crowded and the beach was absolutely beautiful. Our tour guide santiago was very pleasant and informative. I would 10/10 recommend.
Written July 13, 2024
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Grace C
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Jun 2024 • Friends
It was a great experience and the guide was good. We saw many turtles, a few stingrays, and many other fish. We booked the first tour at 9:00 am which was perfect as it was less busy.
Written July 1, 2024
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erin
Atlanta, GA139 contributions
I am so glad we booked this guided snorkeling tour! My family was NOT happy with me for booking an 8:30am tour, but I had read enough reviews about how crowded the water gets with tour groups and we successfully avoided that. They appreciated it when they saw all the people arriving as we were leaving. Melqui was a great guide and wonderful photographer-he captured some great photos which is actually quite a difficult task: He’s in the water positioning himself to get us AND the turtles or stingrays in the same frame. He did a great job! We saw multiple turtles, stingrays and fish. I appreciated the fact that he was respectful of the rules respecting the wildlife, as I had read that not all tour guides do. Booking through Get your guides was easy and made communicating with Melqui and his company easy. We had access to lockers and the public beach for the rest of the day. I would recommend taking Dramamine for anyone who gets seasick easily. I’m embarrassed to say that I felt nauseated afterwards-very unexpected so I hadn’t taken any. Since we didn’t go on a boat I didn’t think I needed to, but I guess floating in the water for 1.5 hours can still make one sick! I would do it again in a heartbeat!
Written June 22, 2024
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immorgy
Erie, CO17 contributions
Jun 2024 • Couples
There are tons of tours that are available to swim with the sea turtles (and other marine animals) in this area. Our hotel actually offered one that cost slightly less ($5-$10) per person, for example. Having said that, PICK THIS TOUR.
We booked this excursion somewhat at random out of the available tours and ended up with the best possible experience we could have ever asked for. It was a private group tour that consisted of just us for the day, which was spectacular. No waiting on anybody else to swim along, and nobody to make you feel rushed.
Our guide, David, texted us the morning of the tour to ensure we would be there and would know where to go. Unfortunately, I missed that text, so they followed up with a phone call shortly before the meeting time to make sure we could find each other--he was generous enough to come all the way to us to meet and get ready. Once we got in the water, he made sure to not leave me behind (as I'm not the strongest swimmer) and did an incredible job scouting and pointing out the turtles, rays, and other items (Spanish Cannons!) that were there. There were a couple of times that the larger group tours swimming around us missed seeing turtles within a few feet of them that David pointed out for us.
The experience itself was pretty unbelievable as well--one that can't be replicated in many places. All in all, both the activity and this particular tour are not to be missed. If you're waffling on whether to go--just book it and enjoy.
I will say that this tour does not include any time on a boat, so you're both swimming out to the main tour area and swimming back in, so make sure you're able to swim/float (with a life jacket) a decent amount of time. The good news is that you're generally so engrossed with what's around you that you don't notice too much.
I can't recommend this tour and David enough--we'll definitely do this again the next time we're in the area. Thanks for the fantaastic experience!
We booked this excursion somewhat at random out of the available tours and ended up with the best possible experience we could have ever asked for. It was a private group tour that consisted of just us for the day, which was spectacular. No waiting on anybody else to swim along, and nobody to make you feel rushed.
Our guide, David, texted us the morning of the tour to ensure we would be there and would know where to go. Unfortunately, I missed that text, so they followed up with a phone call shortly before the meeting time to make sure we could find each other--he was generous enough to come all the way to us to meet and get ready. Once we got in the water, he made sure to not leave me behind (as I'm not the strongest swimmer) and did an incredible job scouting and pointing out the turtles, rays, and other items (Spanish Cannons!) that were there. There were a couple of times that the larger group tours swimming around us missed seeing turtles within a few feet of them that David pointed out for us.
The experience itself was pretty unbelievable as well--one that can't be replicated in many places. All in all, both the activity and this particular tour are not to be missed. If you're waffling on whether to go--just book it and enjoy.
I will say that this tour does not include any time on a boat, so you're both swimming out to the main tour area and swimming back in, so make sure you're able to swim/float (with a life jacket) a decent amount of time. The good news is that you're generally so engrossed with what's around you that you don't notice too much.
I can't recommend this tour and David enough--we'll definitely do this again the next time we're in the area. Thanks for the fantaastic experience!
Written June 19, 2024
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Erin V
Edson, Canada18 contributions
Amazing !! So cool to see the turtles in a natural environment!! We booked from our resort had a small group and the trip was amazing!!
Written June 8, 2024
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hellosarah55
Painswick, UK29 contributions
Excellent tour. We booked online the night before as had heard about the mass commercialisation of Akumal beach. Our guide Davide was excellent. He waited for us patiently as the kids (10 and 7) swam out. Saw huge turtles, stingrays, octopuses, lots of shoals of fish and the reef. Just enough time. Very well organised, tickets to the beach were bought for us and Davide showed us the changing rooms / lockers. Would highly recommend !
Written May 28, 2024
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Marissa C
9 contributions
Apr 2024 • Family
David was very good at spotting turtles! I suggest doing the 9am tour as Akumal gets very busy quickly. The meeting spot is actually a booth a little ways down from the parking lot. If you’re getting a taxi ride it is easy as he will wait for the guide to arrive. In the short time we were in the water we saw more than 6 different sea turtles! We walked the beach of Akumal after and saw barracuda and stingrays very close to the shore. It is an amazing cove and this is the best value trip!
Written April 23, 2024
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Jordan D
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Apr 2024 • Couples
My girlfriend and I had an amazing time with our guide Jesus. He made sure we got to see as much as possible and helped keep us calm as both of us are a bit weary of water. William met us at the entrance and walked us to meet the guide. Everything went smoothly and both Jesus and William were so friendly. We highly recommend booking with them!
Written April 14, 2024
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jonwbrady
Charlotte, NC21 contributions
We had a great time snorkeling here and saw 4 turtles, 3 sting rays, and multiple fish. Although the visibility wasn’t good today, the winds were very high, our guides (Jesus and Santiago) were excellent and we had a great time. The beach was busy but not too crowded and our excursion only had the 8 people in our group which was really nice. The beaches were excellent here and the facility and bathrooms very clean and well kept.
Written April 3, 2024
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Johanna R
Malmö, Sweden29 contributions
We had a perfect time swimming with the turtles and a private guide, we even saw 2 stingrays. Really recommend this tour.
Written March 19, 2024
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How could I reach out to the management for harassment and insults from one of yours local guided?
Once we parked the car, this "local guide" harassed us for selling us the premium tour. We thanked him but he started insulted us and being very rude. The agent was like "this is my country you should spend money". We almost got into a fight for no reason. This agent should be fired by the management for the tourist harassment.
Written December 24, 2022
We have two people staying in cancun and 2 people staying at the hideaway at the royalton. do you provide transportation to and from our hotels?
Written August 24, 2021
La verdad excelente Guia..Rolando y su completa informaciom ...no solo nos daba los detalles de cada zonq sino que nos tomaba las mejores fotos para recordar toda la vida....Volveremos muy pronto...no se olviden de buscar a ROLANDO!!! Lo mejor de Akumal
Written August 10, 2019
Hola Marcelo, tendrás una manera de contactar a Rolando el guía. Muchas gracias de antemano.
Written October 13, 2019
Hi. We arrive in Cancun tomorrow morning and require transportation from the airport to Grand Sirenus Mayan Resort and Spa. Any information would be helpful. Thank you!
Written November 23, 2018
Sea turtles
Akumal, Mexico
Hello, good morning, the transportation from the airport to the sirens is 120 usd I need a data of the old one like name, flight number, time, airline and how many people are
Written November 24, 2018
Bonjour ,
Peut on prendre des photos des tortues ??
Written January 7, 2018
Hola. Podrían decir si es possible hacer el paseo hacia la playa de Akumal, con en buceo para ver las tortugas, saliendo desde un hotel en Playa del CArmen? La empresa puede nos coger al hotel? Gracias.
Written January 5, 2018
Sea turtles
Akumal, Mexico
Hola claro en si ida y vuelta por 20 usd por persona disculpe la tardanza estamos en temporada alta se puede hace la actividad de martes a domingo en febrero estar a cerrada la actividad
Written January 7, 2018
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