Isla Mujeres whale sharks

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I was there sunday 6/5/21. LONG DAY when u start in Cozumel.

Here's how the trip went:

4 am wake up, get ready to go

5 am breakfast

6 am leave to ferry

630 am buy rt ferry tickets

7 am depart to playa

745 arrive playa, get on bus to cancun

9 am arrive in cancun. Get on boat

1030 arrive by boat at whale shark site We did 3 jumps, 2 people at a time. 9 people on the boat, 5 puked sea sick... very rough seas.

Was it worth it? It was something you should do once like blue hole in Belize or the shark feeding frenzy in Roatan. Not something I'd do twice. Seas were ROUGH

So, then...

3 pm depart cancun for playa ferry

420 pm arrive back at playa, for the 5 pm ferry

5 pm ferry leaves playa

545 arrive back at cozumel

Total cost: $300 + $10 crew tips plus $25x2 ferry tickets

My recommendation is to take the tour when staying in cancun, playa or Isla mujeres

MC

PS - the trip goes to isla contoy, north of isla mujeres

That sounds exhausting!!
 
Who did you use for thy whale shark tour? Do you recommend them? Thanks!
 
Who did you use for thy whale shark tour? Do you recommend them? Thanks!

Hi, I used Blue H2O Cozumel and yes I recommend them.

He is active on scuba board, funny guy, ex pat. I enjoyed talking to him to / from the site.

http://www.whalesharktoursmexico.com
http://www.blueh2ocozumel.com

I will say, take the dramamine they offer if there is any chance you'll get seasick. It's a rough ride. my wife and I were 2 of the only people that did not get sick on board (9 total).
 
We were just there last week, and the schedule above seems pretty accurate! About 90 min out to the whale sharks - of the 10 people on our boat, 6 were seasick (and 5 were vomiting off the back the boat, and skipped their turns at getting in the water). We got in the water in pairs - two snorkelers + 1 guide, at a time. You'd jump in, wait for shark to swim towards you, then turn and swim to keep pace as long as possible. Probably about 5 min in the water at a time? Bc so many of our boat were seasick, the rest of us each got three turns at jumping in the water with the sharks.

Worth doing? Absolutely. But I probably won't go again, now that I've done it - I'm glad I did (and would do it over, if I could make the choice again), but it's a long long day in the car and on the boat, for not a lot of time in the water actually looking at whale sharks.
 
Sorry for delay reply. Just got back from diving in Malpelo, Colombia.

Yes, I recommend the hotel & dive shop.

Enjoy it!
Dan
 
Hi All,
Thinking of going to Isla Mujeres to snorkel with whale sharks then to Cozumel to dive. The friend I'm going with said where the whale sharks are is about 2 hours by boat, north of Isla Mujeres. If that's the case, is there somewhere we could stay that's closer to where they are?
Thanks in advance.
Kathy
I just did the whale sharks from Isla Mujeres this weekend. It is 50 minutes by boat one way.
 

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