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    Cancun Whale Shark Tours

    1,225 Reviews
    #35 of 210 Boat Tours & Water Sports in Cancun
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    Cancun 77500, Mexico
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    Cancun Whale Shark Tours a TOP RATED Tour Company as determined by our Past clients via Trip Advisor. We have Provided High Quality Public & Private VIP Whale Shark Excursions since 2003 & have satisfied more than 35,000 past adventure seekers from around the world. We offer Complete services including PickUps from Cancun Hotel Zone & Riviera Maya Hotels. Please read our reviews they Speak for themselves. Our Staff is highly trained & "Experienced".We welcome your participation with us in this "MAGICAL EXPERIENCE" Snorkeling with the oceans largest fish....The WHALE SHARK! Ck this OFF your Personal "BUCKET LIST. Come join the #1 Whale Shark Tour Provider in Cancun!

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    Cancun Whale Shark Tours a TOP RATED Tour Company as determined by our Past clients via Trip Advisor. We have Provided High Quality Public & Private VIP Whale Shark Excursions since 2003 & have satisfied more than 35,000 past adventure seekers from around the world. We offer Complete services including PickUps from Cancun Hotel Zone & Riviera Maya Hotels. Please read our reviews they Speak for themselves. Our Staff is highly trained & "Experienced".We welcome your participation with us in this "MAGICAL EXPERIENCE" Snorkeling with the oceans largest fish....The WHALE SHARK! Ck this OFF your Personal "BUCKET LIST. Come join the #1 Whale Shark Tour Provider in Cancun!
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    HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE!

    WARNING!!! My husband and I did our homework and read reviews before choosing to book our whale shark tour with Cancun Whale Shark Tours. The reviews seemed great, so we were looking forward to a great experience. Unfortunately, our flight got canceled the day before...More

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    Reviewed 1 week ago
    Breath taking

    Up close and personal. This is a trip I would do every time I visited during a whale migration. Staff are are fantastic. Our boat Captain, Francisco and Guide Raul couldn’t have been better. I am a fairly strong swimmer and so I rented the...More

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    Need Help Contacting Whale Shark Daddy

    What is the best way to contact the whale shark daddy? I've tried calling, emailing, and Facebook messenger. Any tips?

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    Reviewed 1 week ago
    A wonderful experience

    My wife and I recently took the whale shark adventure and had a wonderful time. The guides were terrific. The whale sharks were amazing. The trip was fun. Wish we had more time in the water with the whale sharks, but the time we had...More

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    Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile
    Whalesharks

    had a fear of open sea but our tour guide locho was amazing.if it wasn't for him i would not have been in the water for long.he really put me at ease and made our anniversary tour perfect.Omar was also excellent.they made a great team...More

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    Reviewed 1 week ago
    Snorkel with whale sharks

    This was by far one of the highlights of my trip... even if my whole vacation was the highlight of 2018. My guide and captain were Julian and Diego and they really made the trip all that much better. Every group went in the water...More

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    Reviewed 1 week ago
    Coolest experience of our trip!

    I took my son to Cancun for a graduation trip and we did a lot of stuff - fishing, SCUBA, Mayan ruins, etc. The whale shark dive experience was the part of the trip that was easily the most memorable! We had a lot of...More

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    Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile
    Incredible experience-snorkeling with whale sharks!

    Words cannot describe the feeling of being so close to a huge, majestic creature. As a shark lover, this was a must do and it was totally worth it. We had perfect weather, our guide Ricardo and captain Tony were awesome! I was impressed with...More

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    Jim M
    July 4, 2018|
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    Response from Whale Shark D | Property representative |
    SORRY is impossible due to timing and distance from cruise port cozumel
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    Pennie K
    June 22, 2018|
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    Response from Whale Shark D | Property representative |
    Sorry its proven impossible especially last minute to combine groups for VIP. on public tour there will only be max 10 people per boat
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