{"id":885,"date":"2017-11-06T09:03:27","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T09:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kooxdiving.com\/en\/?page_id=885"},"modified":"2025-05-29T15:25:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T15:25:19","slug":"whale-shark-tour","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kooxdiving.com\/en\/activities\/whale-shark-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Whale Shark Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"default-wrapper\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n<h1>Swim with the Biggest Shark in the World &#8211; The Gentle Giant &#8211; Whale Shark<\/h1>\n<p>Come swim with the largest living fish on the planet! Scratch it off your bucket list and make memories for a lifetime. It\u2019s hard to imagine what it feels to be swimming close to these strikingly big, but gentle giants of the oceans. Join Ko&#8217;ox team and experience a real adventure, awe-inspiring sights and life-changing moments while diving with whale sharks. Swimming with the biggest shark in the world will open your eyes for the important role they play in the ecosystem and the need to conserve these magnificent creatures.<\/p>\n<h2>Swimmign with Whale sharks &#8211; Get a Glimpse of the Experience<\/h2>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8NCwx58T1qc?rel=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"prices\">\n<p>In recent years whale sharks have been sighted in warmer areas and tropical waters. That is why they favor Mexico\u2019s coastal areas and return yearly to the Yucatan peninsula to feed and mate. Proof of that is the largest gathering of whale sharks recorded in 2011, when more than 400 whale sharks were spotted off the Yucatan coast. These seasonal gatherings are regular and reach the largest number of whale sharks from June to September, when bonito spawn and plankton blooms. That&#8217;s namely when you can enjoy swimming with whale sharks.<\/p>\n<h2>More about Your Whale Shark Snorkel Tour<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><b>Tour from Tulum\u00a0<\/b><\/th>\n<th>Price per person<\/th>\n<th>Meet @<\/th>\n<th>Get this Tour<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Whale shark tour + lunch <b>(Available June &#8211; Sept)<\/b><\/td>\n<td>284USD<\/td>\n<td>\u00a05:10am<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"btn\" title=\"Book Now\" href=\"https:\/\/kooxdiving.checkfront.com\/reserve\/?item_id=71\">Book Now<br \/>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Please mind that there&#8217;s no pick up included. Meeting point is <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/L12ggcjeUYcW7q7U6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">our dive shop in Tulum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><b>Tour from Playa Del Carmen<\/b><\/th>\n<th>Price per person<\/th>\n<th>Meet @<\/th>\n<th>Get this Tour<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Whale shark tour + lunch <b> (Available June &#8211; Sept)<\/b><\/td>\n<td>234USD<\/td>\n<td>6am<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"btn\" title=\"Book Now\" href=\"https:\/\/kooxdiving.checkfront.com\/reserve\/?item_id=127\">Book Now<br \/>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Please mind that there&#8217;s no pick up included. Meeting point is <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/H8jkW6ZSEmLKnaG2A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">our dive shop in Playa del Carmen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><b>Tour from Puerto Aventuras<\/b><\/th>\n<th>Price per person<\/th>\n<th>Meet @<\/th>\n<th>Get this Tour<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Whale shark tour + lunch <b> (Available June &#8211; Sept)<\/b><\/td>\n<td>284USD<\/td>\n<td>\u00a07:45am<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"btn\" title=\"Book Now\" href=\"https:\/\/kooxdiving.checkfront.com\/reserve\/?item_id=324\">Book Now<br \/>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Please mind that there&#8217;s no pick up included. Ask us about the most convenient meet up location near you.<\/p>\n<div class=\"marginTop30\"><\/div>\n<p><small>8 people small group visits \u2013 every day from June to September.\u00a0<\/small><br \/>\n<small>Please mind that we might change the date of the tour, to make sure you will get to see whale sharks or in case of bad weather<\/small><br \/>\n<small><b>Please mind that no pick up is included, we kindly as you to be at the corresponding meeting point.<\/b><\/small><br \/>\n<small>Prices are fixed, regardless of the number of people in the group.<\/small><br \/>\n<b>All prices include:<\/b><br \/>\n<small>Guide<\/small><br \/>\n<small>Light breakfast prior to departure (bread, coffee, juice and fruit)<\/small><br \/>\n<small>Water and Soft drinks are available aboard, no beer<\/small><br \/>\n<small>Full Snorkeling equipment<\/small><br \/>\n<small>whale shark: 2-3 jumps in the water per person in a small group of 2 at a time<\/small><br \/>\n<small>Flotation vests<\/small><br \/>\n<small>Lunch: A sandwich after swimming with whale sharks, Shrimp ceviche, vegetarian options also available<\/small><br \/>\n<small>1 hour free time on Isla Mujeres beach<\/small><br \/>\n<small>For private Whale Shark tours, please contact us, so we can provide an exclusive offer for you.<\/small><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn inverted\" title=\"Get a Quote\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kooxdiving.com\/en\/contact\/\">Get a Quote <\/a> <a class=\"btn\" title=\"Book Now\" href=\"https:\/\/kooxdiving.checkfront.com\/reserve\/?item_id=71\">Book Now<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"marginTop30\"><\/div>\n<h2>Why we love swimming with Whale Sharks<\/h2>\n<p>These humongous fish can grow up to 12 meters long and weigh more than 20 tonnes while feeding on only the tiniest ocean organisms &#8211; plankton. Their mouth is massive and can reach 1.5 m width, containing 300 to 350 rows of tiny teeth, which it uses to filter feed. Whale sharks are beautiful creatures with distinctive appearance. They are grey with a white belly, their body is covered by a unique pattern of pale yellow spots and bars. The pattern of spots around the gill area is unique to each individual. A fascinating fact is that as a fish, whale shark\u2019s skeleton is entirely built of cartilage, not bones.<\/p>\n<p>Little is known about how these elusive giants mate. Much of the sharks\u2019 lives occur in the open sea, where it\u2019s hard to be observed. Female sharks produce eggs, which hatch inside the mother, unlike most fish. Then, the female gives birth to about 300 baby sharks. Scientists estimate that they live from 70 to 100 years, but don\u2019t become sexually mature until their early 30\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>Whale sharks are intelligent animals and don\u2019t present any danger to humans. What is more, they sometimes allow swimmers to interact with them.<br \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"gallery-wrapper default-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n                    <h2>Just a Glimpse of the Experiience<\/h2>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-xs-12 gallery-holder\">\n                    <div id=\"gallery\">\n                                                                                    <img class=\"nolazy\" title=\"\" alt=\"\"\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/www.kooxdiving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/whale-shark-snorkel-tour-300x178.jpg\"\n                                    data-image=\"https:\/\/www.kooxdiving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/whale-shark-snorkel-tour.jpg\"\n                                    data-description=\"\">\n                                                                                                                <img class=\"nolazy\" title=\"\" alt=\"\"\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/www.kooxdiving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/whale-shark-541836_1280-300x225.jpg\"\n                                    data-image=\"https:\/\/www.kooxdiving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/whale-shark-541836_1280.jpg\"\n                                    data-description=\"\">\n                                                                                                                <img class=\"nolazy\" title=\"\" alt=\"\"\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/www.kooxdiving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/tiburon-ballena-rod-2-300x146.jpg\"\n                                    data-image=\"https:\/\/www.kooxdiving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/tiburon-ballena-rod-2.jpg\"\n                                    data-description=\"\">\n                                                                        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"default-wrapper\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n<h2>Whale Shark Snorkel Tour with Koox &#8211; the adventure is real &#8211; from June to September<\/h2>\n<p>Your Whale Shark Snorkel adventure will start in the morning when we will meet and have a light breakfast. We will then catch a boat and head to a special location near Isla Mujeres. This is where whale sharks feed themselves with plankton. It is a remarkable opportunity to swim and snorkel with whale sharks and explore the beautiful and diverse underwater world. The trip will take us about 2 hours, so make sure you put on comfy clothes, have your bathing suit underneath, and don\u2019t forget your biodegradable sunscreen. Onboard, together with the Koox instructors will discuss and plan the swim. You will get acquainted with the snorkel gear and hear useful information about whale sharks. And the rest is breathtaking sights, excitement, and admiration. After snorkeling with these magnificent creatures, it\u2019s hard to leave the ocean and go back to land.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn inverted\" title=\"Get a Quote\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kooxdiving.com\/en\/contact\/\">Get a Quote <\/a> <a class=\"btn\" title=\"Book Now\" href=\"https:\/\/kooxdiving.checkfront.com\/reserve\/?item_id=71&amp;popup=1\">Book Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":97,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-service.php","meta":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Swim with Whale Sharks in Mexico - Koox Adventures<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Swim &amp; snorkel with the Gentle Giants, the biggest sharks and fish in the world. 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