Cancun Snorkeling Tour: Turtles, Reef, MUSA & Shipwreck
Overview
Discover five sides of Cancun’s underwater world in one snorkeling adventure: colorful coral at El Meco reef, MUSA’s underwater sculptures, an area known for sea turtles, a coral-covered shipwreck, and an underwater cenote.
Spend approximately two hours snorkeling with an English-speaking guide. Small boats and a five-minute ride to the reef mean more time exploring, while a shallow-water practice session makes the experience welcoming for beginners and families with children aged 6 and older.
Snorkeling gear and round-trip transportation from Cancun’s Hotel Zone and downtown hotels are included, making it easy to fit an underwater adventure into your vacation.
What's Included
- Snorkeling gear: mask, snorkel, fins, and life jacket
- Showers and lockers
- Bottled water
- Round-trip hotel transportation in Cancun’s Hotel Zone and downtown
- Guided snorkeling at five areas
- Certified Tour Guide
- Dock fee and reef conservation tax. Payable at check-in
- Photo and video packages
- Transportation from Playa del Carmen and the Riviera Maya
- Refundable locker key deposit: USD 5, returned when you return the key
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Hotel pickup is included only from hotels in Cancun’s Hotel Zone and downtown area. Please provide your hotel’s name at the time of booking. We require at least 24 hours before your tour to arrange pickup and confirm your exact pickup time.If you do not provide your hotel information at the time of booking, please make your own way to the marina.Pickup from Playa del Carmen and the Riviera Maya is not included. Guests staying in these areas must arrange their own transportation to the marina on the day of the tour.
Carretera Punta Sam Marina km.2 + 050
Supermanzana 84, 77525 Cancún, Q.R., Mexico
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
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Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Minimum age: 6 years.
- Suitable for beginners; a shallow-water snorkeling lesson is included.
- Total duration is approximately 3.5 hours, including transportation and preparation, with approximately 2 hours of snorkeling.
- Sea turtle and other wildlife sightings cannot be guaranteed.
- Sunscreen is not allowed to help protect the reef. Wear a long-sleeve swim shirt or rash guard.
- Bring a swimsuit, towel, sunglasses, a change of clothes, and cash for fees and personal expenses.
- A USD 20 dock fee and reef conservation tax per person is payable at check-in.
- Lockers require a USD 5 refundable key deposit.
- For hotel pickup, provide your hotel’s name at the time of booking. At least 24 hours’ notice is required to arrange pickup and confirm the time.
- Pickup is available only from Cancun’s Hotel Zone and downtown hotels. Guests staying elsewhere or who do not provide hotel information must make their own way to the marina.
- Help protect marine life: do not touch, feed, or chase wildlife, or touch or stand on coral.
- Sunscreen, including biodegradable sunscreen, is not allowed to help protect the reef. Wear a long-sleeve swim shirt or rash guard instead.
- Weatherproof Guarantee: This tour operates rain or shine unless the port is closed due to weather. If this happens, you can reschedule or receive a full refund.
- Late arrivals and no-shows are non-refundable.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions (8)
Q: Will I get seasick on Cancun Snorkeling Tour: Turtles, Reef, MUSA & Shipwreck?
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Frequently Asked Questions (8)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Shore Excursions customers.
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If you have any doubts about becoming seasick on the water, we recommend taking a Dramamine® Motion Sickness Relief tablet the night before your trip. Some people recommend taking it the night before your cruise and then again that morning so you will not feel so drowsy.
Feb 2023- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (EST).
- Snorkeling gear: mask, snorkel, fins, and life jacket.
- Showers and lockers.
- Bottled water.
- Round-trip hotel transportation in Cancun’s Hotel Zone and downtown.
- Guided snorkeling at five areas.
- Certified Tour Guide.
- Dock fee and reef conservation tax. Payable at check-in.
- Photo and video packages.
- Transportation from Playa del Carmen and the Riviera Maya.
- Refundable locker key deposit: USD 5, returned when you return the key.
- Gratuities.
The minimum age to participate is 6. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Cancun Snorkeling Tour: Turtles, Reef, MUSA & Shipwreck is as follows:
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Cancun Snorkeling Tour: Turtles, Reef, MUSA & Shipwreck will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Shore Excursions. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Snorkeling gear: mask, snorkel, fins, and life jacket
- Showers and lockers
- Bottled water
- Round-trip hotel transportation in Cancun’s Hotel Zone and downtown
- Guided snorkeling at five areas
- Certified Tour Guide
- Dock fee and reef conservation tax. Payable at check-in
- Photo and video packages
- Transportation from Playa del Carmen and the Riviera Maya
- Refundable locker key deposit: USD 5, returned when you return the key
- Gratuities
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Minimum age: 6 years.
- Suitable for beginners; a shallow-water snorkeling lesson is included.
- Total duration is approximately 3.5 hours, including transportation and preparation, with approximately 2 hours of snorkeling.
- Sea turtle and other wildlife sightings cannot be guaranteed.
- Sunscreen is not allowed to help protect the reef. Wear a long-sleeve swim shirt or rash guard.
- Bring a swimsuit, towel, sunglasses, a change of clothes, and cash for fees and personal expenses.
- A USD 20 dock fee and reef conservation tax per person is payable at check-in.
- Lockers require a USD 5 refundable key deposit.
- For hotel pickup, provide your hotel’s name at the time of booking. At least 24 hours’ notice is required to arrange pickup and confirm the time.
- Pickup is available only from Cancun’s Hotel Zone and downtown hotels. Guests staying elsewhere or who do not provide hotel information must make their own way to the marina.
- Help protect marine life: do not touch, feed, or chase wildlife, or touch or stand on coral.
- Sunscreen, including biodegradable sunscreen, is not allowed to help protect the reef. Wear a long-sleeve swim shirt or rash guard instead.
- Weatherproof Guarantee: This tour operates rain or shine unless the port is closed due to weather. If this happens, you can reschedule or receive a full refund.
- Late arrivals and no-shows are non-refundable.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers
