Category: Whale Sharks

  • What To Do In Cancun Like A Local

    What To Do In Cancun Like A Local

    The ones that live in Cancun notice that you can not take all the tours and expensive activities every time of the year. More than anything because of the price. But skipping this there are a lot of activities you can do; like assisting to one of the many beaches, go to restaurants, nightclubs or more. Here is a list that I specifically made to those that are interested in doing local activities in Cancun, if you want to live here or you are a curious traveler this article is for you:

    Visit The Main Malls – Las Americas, Gran Plaza, Plaza Kukulkan, Plaza La Roca y Puerto Cancun Marina Town Center

    The ones that live in Cancun like me, we love to visit Plaza Las Americas cause it has a tone of stores where you can get pretty clothes, souvenirs, musical instruments and a lot more. In my opinion I think that of all mentioned the best is Puerto Cancun cause it’s new, it recently opened at the end of 2017 and it has the best brands, it is next of a lagoon where you can see the sunset, buildings inside that big land development that is Puerto Cancun, it has a Movie Theater with normal and VIP rooms, playground for kids, ice cream shops and in Christmas they decorate it with a huge Christmas tree full of ornaments and colors. If you would like to visit any of this malls you can easily get a taxi from your hotel or home; I recommend you to take a private service with Discovery Mundo for 29 USD roundtrip clicking here.

    Sign Up For A Gym

    If you are a fit traveler looking to stay fit anywhere you go I recommend you the hotel zone of Cancun, it measures up to 23 KM of extension to travel in bike, roaller blading, by foot or however you like at any time of the day. Otherwise if you want something more private you can subscribe to a gym, the hotels count with their own gym or I would recommend the one in Plaza Las Americas named Energy Fitness.

    Scuba Diving 

    It doesn’t matter if you are a traveler or you’re going to live in Cancun. Scuba dive is an experience you can’t lose. It exist the shark season and whale sharks. You can click here to see scuba diving tours or contact us in our phone numbers on the main page.

    Go To The Beach

    If you are staying in a hotel, the private beaches they have are the best and are cleaner, some of them have their own volley ball courts and their own activities. For the locals the most visited beaches are: Playa Forum, Playa Marlin, Playa Tortugas and Playa Delfines.

    Where To Eat

    The typical mexican food is one of the reasons why tourists come to Mexico! And Cancun has many good places, I recommend you La Parrilla. The best tacos in Cancun on my opinion and many others are tacos árabes, you can also find 3 or 4 very good places in Ave. Tulum to try.

    For a morning reunion of coffee, recommendatios are Marakame, Cafe Nader and Cafe Antoinette. The real drinkers of coffee go to Tradiciones Art Cafe. If you want to reserve a private transfer to this places from your hotel or home click here.

    Bovinos is a Brazilian churrascaria considered to be one of the best in Cancun. For Japanese food inclusing sushi, locals and tourists love Ironi.

    Nightclubs

    The most cool and fun for the locals are Han, Distrito Cavana and Antique. If you like to sing don’t fortget to go to Chantant in Puerto Cancun, is an excellent place to have fun.

    Tours

    The tours are incredible, there are thousand of tours you can take advantage of.

    Click here.

  • Swim with Majestic Whale Sharks in Riviera Maya this Summer

    Swim with Majestic Whale Sharks in Riviera Maya this Summer

    A priceless experience you can only enjoy from June 1, don’t miss your chance to snorkel alongside the biggest fish in the sea, as hundreds of friendly, majestic whale sharks fill the warm waters off our coast all summer long.

    Boasting one of the most robust seasonal populations of whale sharks in the world, the warms waters around the Yucatan are prime for up close and personal encounters with these majestic creatures all summer long. In fact, over 400 of these incredible creatures gathered off our coast in 2011. That said, Cancún and Playa del Carmen whale shark tours have quickly become some of the most popular in Riviera Maya.Riviera Maya 1How, When, & Where to See Them

    The 20167 season lasts throught the end of summer, with prices ranging from $125-$210 for 6-9 hours of snorkeling, nautical sightseeing, and feasting on fresh-caught ceviche. Most leave Playa around 6am, heading for the waters off Isla Holbox, Contoy, or Mujeres, depending where the sharks are gathering. While most local outfitters offer whale shark tours this time of year, Whale Shark Discovery Cancun is definitely one of the best.Riviera Maya 2What Are They, Whales or Sharks?

    Whale sharks are actually the world’s largest type of shark, which also makes them the biggest fish in the sea. They’re called “whales” because of their behemoth size, reaching lengths of up to 40 feet, in excess of 20 tons. Think snorkeling with one of these guys sounds scary? No worries, they’re actually what’s called “filter feeders,” meaning they use thousands of super small teeth to literally filter tiny creatures like plankton and eggs from the water. If they remind you of dinosaurs, that’s because they kind of are – the species dates back roughly 60 million years!Riviera Maya 3The 9th Annual Isla Mujeres Whale Shark Festival

    Every year in mid-July, Isla Mujeres hosts a celebration of the Mexican Caribbean’s favorite summer guest. While the focus of the festival is encouraging people to join them in the water – with an emphasis on marine conservation – you can also expect plenty of live music, dancing, local art, and traditional island cuisine.

  • Whale Sharks in Cancun

    Whale Sharks in Cancun

    Whale Sharks in Cancun

    Now that the winter is ending, you have time to book a tour to swim with Whale Sharks! The season starts in May and ends in September.. Most of this Whale Sharks are located in Holbox and Contoy, two islands very close to Cancun. 
    Swimming with Whale Sharks is a unique opportunity that you can experience in your vacations.Whaleshark-tourWhale Sharks are the biggest fish in the world, they can measure up to 12 meters long. They can seem huge and scary but Whale Sharks are harmless and calm. When you swim with Whale Sharks you can get very close to them and appreciate this amazing creatures. They are recognized for their circled white spots and pale horizontal and vertical lines. Because of this, they use to be named “Domino Sharks”.
    The Whale Shark swims with its mouth open, close to the surface that it can easily eat plankton while swimming; then it closes the mouth expelling all the water from the body leaving just the plankton in the mouth.

    Fact: The mouth of the Whale Shark can be up to a meter and a half when it is opened.

    Tour for swimming with Whale Sharks: You can book many tours to swim with Whale Sharks, leaving from Cancun in a ferry from Punta Sam to Isla Mujeres. Also you must know that Isla Mujeres is a sanctuary of thousands of wild species like dolphins, pelicans, turtles and other exotic species, so when you get to the island you will have a lot to do. You can learn more about the tour by clicking here, or contact our tour operators by phone: 1(866)238-1312 TOLL FREE

    Remember: If you would like to swim with Whale Sharks there is nothing to be afraid of, they just eat plankton and they do not hurt people. You will enjoy a lot this amazing experience and you will never forget it.. never!!!Whale-shark-ADDLike this post? Share it on Facebook!!!