whale sharks late june

[mike jj]

Is the last week in June to early to take a whale shark trip? I know the season starts in may, But most groups usually seem to go in July or august.

 

[bbarada]

Last year we went the first week of July. It's not too early to see Whale Sharks.

 

[JFS]

The season starts May 20 - Sept 20. Our first trip is may 30th. You will see whale sharks at the end of june.

 

[AZjohn]

So is it too far to go to a whale shark area from Cozumel or is there some place local?

 

[cvchief]

We are planning a whale shark trip in July. Probably go to Isla Mujeres the day before to see the island a bit and then go out the next day before coming back to Cozumel.

 

[AZjohn]

We are planning a whale shark trip in July. Probably go to Isla Mujeres the day before to see the island a bit and then go out the next day before coming back to Cozumel.

Hmmmm, already looking like I need to extend my first trip to Cozumel in July . Please let me know what dates you are thinking about (my boss is not going to like this....lol)

Thanks,
John

 

[cvchief]

Hmmmm, already looking like I need to extend my first trip to Cozumel in July . Please let me know what dates you are thinking about (my boss is not going to like this....lol)

Thanks,
John

Tenatively, I am looking at 7/16-25 to Cozumel. I am looking at a party of 15 total to Coz. I have the airline quote and as soon as I can get the cats herded to agree to that, I am going to work on the whale shark op and the dates to Isla. I have an idea on one. We are probably going to leave 2 or 3 people in Cozumel and pick up 2 or so to go to Isla.

 

[Mike]

We are planning a whale shark trip in July. Probably go to Isla Mujeres the day before to see the island a bit and then go out the next day before coming back to Cozumel.

If we end up at Isla Mujeres in July at the same time I'll let you buy me a few drinks, even give you a tour of the island on our golf cart. This would be some time over the 4th.

 

[mstevens]

So is it too far to go to a whale shark area from Cozumel or is there some place local?

No place local.

We took a fairly early ferry, then a van to Cancun, then took a very fast boat a couple of hours to the Isla Holbox area. We splashed around with whale sharks, then took the boat back to Cancun. When we returned it was still light and we did a bit of shopping in Cancun before getting the van back to the ferry and had supper on Isla Cozumel. It's a long day, but quite doable.

 

[cvchief]

A boat from Cancun to Holbox? How was that trip? How big was the boat? Was there a reason you went there instead of Mujeres?