Snorkel boat tour in search of turtles

Posted By : John_D
Was a good time. Didn’t see any turtles. Would be better if allowed to remove life jackets to dive down some. Overall, a decent trip/excursion. Taxi cab was $4-5 per person to get to the location from port.
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Posted On : 2024-06-28 15:24:20

Posted By : Jenna_L
This was amazing. It was just our family and the tour guides were great. We did not see any turtles but we did see very pretty fish and coral.
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Posted On : 2024-06-22 17:43:17

Posted By : Sharon_J
We had a great experience snorkeling! Neto was our guide. Spoke English easily and we had no worries the entire experience. Saw coral reef, many types of fish and a couple of sea urchins. Did not see any turtles but that is how it goes sometimes.
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Posted On : 2024-06-21 17:17:35

Posted By : terimJ9649RR
The crew were so great with our four grand kids and worked hard to make them feel safe and see some wonderful marine life including a turtle!
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Posted On : 2024-06-16 21:15:06

Posted By : 975nicole
It was a nice excursion! The snorkeling was a little more advance but our 8yr old was able to keep up and their tour guides stay with you the whole time. Then you can relax on the beach when you get back.
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Posted On : 2024-06-15 17:30:19

Posted By : Diana_J
Wonderful experience! The instructor was great, and the snorkeling gear was excellent! We had no issues with it at all. Would book again.
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Posted On : 2024-06-11 14:36:29

Posted By : Al_D
We booked this as our excursion in Costa Maya while on a cruise

- after finding your way out of the cruise port getting a taxi was fairly simple and costs $4 per person
- they loaded us in a multi-passenger van along with people headed to Crazy Lobster (a bar/restaurant on the beach)
- the driver dropped us all in the same spot, so we had to walk about 10 minutes back along the beach to get to the shop
- shop checked us in and gave us our gear. Gear was very good.
- wind and waves were very strong and current was strong as well
- we were a group of 6 altogether with a captain and dive leader
- we had to walk into the water to get into the boat. There is no dock, so you need to be prepared to get wet getting into the boat
- not much storage space one the boat. I had a dry bag which worked well.
- saw a spotted eagle ray and typical reef fish. No turtles. We snorkeled in Roatan earlier in the week and Roatan was much better than Coast Maya for fish and coral
- it was tiring swimming against current and waves
- everyone used lifejackets in the water. Not sure if that was an option or mandated
- they gave us individual packaged pineapple slices on the boat afterwards
- no place to change that we found at the beach afterwards. Got in our taxi wet
- Dive shop called a taxi for us and it picked us up right at the shop, again $4 per person to get back to the port

- some in our group rented a golf cart later in the day and went exploring. They really enjoyed that. $60 for the day. General though was we could have gotten a golf cart instead of a taxi and had more fun and freedom for not much more cost. If we were doing it again we would have done that to get to the beach as opposed to a taxi, then went snorkeling

- for the cost, this tour was a good value
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Posted On : 2024-05-15 10:15:02

Posted By : L_B
Boat was a little old, but the snorkeling equipment was high quality and the experience overall was fantastic! The location is fantastic, since the snorkeling is on a barrier reef, the waves are small and the coral is close to the surface and easy to see without diving. Our guide was great and was especially good at helping those who hadn't snorkeled before feel comfortable. We found sea turtles and saw much more. Fresh pineapple afterwards was also a nice touch.
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Posted On : 2024-05-06 16:57:57

Posted By : Amber_R
My family of four loved this excursion. My two daughters are 10 and 13. The little one was pulled by a life preserver d/t rougher seas that day but she always felt safe and we were all able to enjoy ourselves. We did see a turtle and PLENTY of fish! We enjoyed fresh pineapple on the boat after which was a nice treat. I would highly recommend this tour. Taxi ride was $4 per person there and back and they called a taxi for us on our way back. They also kept our belongings safely locked away while we were on the boat.
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Posted On : 2024-05-04 21:39:54

Posted By : Kathy_S
I participated in this excursion with my 75yr old mom and 12yr old daughter last week. Getting there and back to port was easy by taxi ($4 pp each way.) We were on the excursion with 3 couples. The boat was good and we were helped on/off it's ladder by the crew, incl my mom who handled this just fine. The snorkeling gear was fine and they applied fresh anti fog gel to it. My daughter had a lot of difficulty with snorkeling the previous day in Roatan but Neto (Ernesto) our guide patiently helped her and though the water was rougher with more waves in Costa Maya, she did much better with her snorkeling thanks to his help. The area they took us to had much more live coral which was way nicer than our experience in Roatan and we saw an abundance of fish plus i saw turtles 4x. Truly a great time. Our only criticism is the life jackets provided did not have the strap that goes between your legs so it kept riding up - had to swim with one arm holding it down which was extra challenging with the choppy waves. It was a workout of a swim for an hour but nonetheless very enjoyable.
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Posted On : 2024-04-30 02:20:47