You're invited to snorkel with Whale Sharks in...
🦈Playa del Carmen, Mexico!🏖️
⭐️Trip Highlights⭐️
- Local Experience + Luxury Stay: Enjoy the coastal vibes of Playa Del Carmen 7 minutes from the beach!
- Included Activities: Hidden cenotes, up close wildlife encounters, and mangrove snorkeling!
- Group Meals: Eat authentic Mexican food prepared for you by local chefs!
- Free Time To Explore: Explore Mexico with a comfy home base to come back to at any time!
Every year, the Largest Fish in the world comes home for a Tropical Feast.
This is the Whale Shark.
Reaching lengths of over 50ft long, these ocean giants are filter feeders that migrate across the world’s oceans in search of plankton and krill.
Normally these animals are nearly impossible to find. But every year, HUNDREDS of Whale Sharks gather to feed off the coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula near Playa Del Carmen.
That provides a unique opportunity for lucky divers to swim with one of the biggest animals on the planet!
This unique wildlife experience is why WanderBlue is why hosting our next trip in Mexico, and swimming with Whale Sharks is only ONE PART of what you’ll get to experience when you join us!
Day 1Arrive In Mexico At Your Beautiful Beach Mansion
Every WanderBlue trip comes with premium accommodations at a luxury home in a beautiful location.
For this trip in Playa, you’ll be a 7 minute walk from the beach on a golf course mansion with a pool and ready access to authentic local restaurants.
Expect group dinners with a beautiful view…
A lush, welcoming bed for you to rest in after a long day of adventuring...
And morning walks on white sand beaches where you will see iguanas, migrating birds, and maybe even green sea turtles playing in the waves…
When you arrive, you’ll have a shower and warm bed waiting for you to get a good night’s rest so you’re energized for the next morning of adventure!
Day 2Visit Mexico’s Incredible Cenotes
Hidden under the dense rainforests of Mexico is an underground river system that stretches for MILES in every direction.
In most places these rivers are hidden deep underground, but in a few hidden local spots, these rivers emerge and create something called “cenotes”.
From incredible caves with azure blue waters…
To shallow water jungle lagoons for soaking...
To deep mangrove adventure pools with world class snorkeling…
The cenotes around Playa Del Carmen are a world renowned phenomenon that draws in tourists from every country imaginable.
Some cenotes require advanced reservations and waiting in line…
But thanks to local connections, we have the opportunity to visit virtually private cenotes where you will see an untouched side of Mexico most people never get to see.
Day 3Whale Shark Boating Safari
You’ll wake up early on day 3 to head to the docks and board a small group tour boat.
In decades past, these boats were used to overfish the coastal waters of Mexico.
Animal numbers plummeted, fish stocks disappeared, and reefs were collapsing under extreme fishing pressure.
Today, thanks to intervention from local governments, these have been repurposed as transportation for adventure ready travelers (like you) who want to swim with whale sharks!
Thanks to the support of travelers who pay these tour guides, locals are making a better living and wildlife numbers are improving year after year.
Now, Mexico is one of the only places in the world you can reliably see abundant whale sharks in their natural habitat.
And the really special part?
With every tour, your money goes directly towards helping these incredible animals continue to bounce back from the brink of extinction.
Day 4Manatee Tour In Hidden Cenote
Unknown to most travelers who visit Playa Del Carmen is a secret cenote oasis where the rarest mammal in all of Mexico calls home.
The Antillean Manatee.
At approximately 10ft long and up to 1,000lbs, these jungle “sea cows” are specialists that live in mangrove swamps and cenotes along Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.
Due to habitat loss and past persecution by humans, there are only about 1,200 or so of these endangered manatees left in the world.
But just South of Playa Del Carmen is a special place where local guides are trying to save these manatees by educating the public with snorkeling tours.
These tours are extremely limited with only a handful of guides who are licensed to access this secret diving location. But thanks to local connections, WanderBlue is giving you the opportunity to get in the water with one of the biggest (and friendliest) creatures in Mexico.
You will NOT be able to film in this location because of it’s secrecy, but you will have the chance to snorkel in close proximity with Antillean Manatees.
After your dive you will be fed locally made ceviche and be dropped off back at your house to relax.
Day 5Free day in downtown Playa Del Carmen
Day 5 is a free day in downtown Playa Del Carmen.
If, by chance, we do not see the whale sharks or manatees on our first visit, we will use this day for a second tour to give you the best chance of seeing Mexico’s wildlife.
But, in the more likely scenario that you will have already seen whale sharks and manatees, this will your day of solo adventure.
On every WanderBlue trip, attendees are encouraged to step off the beaten path and find their own experiences.
So get a cab, walk downtown, hike in the jungle, go to the beach, play golf, talk with the locals, and ADVENTURE to the maximum on this day.
After a day of solo adventuring we will meet for a group dinner at the beautiful secluded restaurant called “Jungle Gastrobar” with Mexico style fusion food.
We will share stories across the table, share trip pictures, and enjoy a final luxury meal to finish our trip in Mexico.
This will be our final luxury meal to complete our last night in Mexico.
Day 6Pack Up And Head Home
You’ll get a ride to the local bus station where you will head back to the airport and fly home with wilderness experiences to last a lifetime.
Meet your guide
I'M JAKE BLUE
If you don’t know me yet, I’ve spent the past half decade searching for the greatest adventure destinations across America and abroad.
I’ve been to all 50 states in America…
Traveled through foreign countries living out of my backpack…
And dedicated my life to discovering the greatest natural events on the planet (just like swimming with whale sharks in Mexico).
Adventure trips in wild places are my favorite thing to do in the world. And that’s why I started WanderBlue Adventure Company.
Through WanderBlue, I help people make their dream trips Easier, more Affordable, and more FUN than ever before.
Besides being incredibly fun, WanderBlue Trips are designed to connect people with the wild through some of nature's greatest events.
My philosophy is that the greatest way to protect wilderness, is to have people who love wilderness. And the best way to create love for wild places is to give people the opportunity to take AMAZING trips to INCREDIBLE places!
That is why WanderBlue Trips are prices and designed to make wilderness experiences accessible to anyone who’s serious about traveling to the world’s greatest destinations.
Wanna join our next adventure in Playa Del Carmen?
Here’s Everything To You Get When You Sign Up
After you schedule your Adventure Application Call and register for the trip, you will get access to:
- 6 days of lodging at this amazing Air BnB Air BnB
(separate men's and women's rooms, shared rooms for couples)
- A swimming and snorkeling tour through Mexico’s mangrove cenotes with a chance to see manatees!
- A whale shark boat tour with the opportunity to get in the water and swim with the biggest fish in the world
- 3 included group dinners out on the town
- And all tour, guiding, and activity transportation fees after you arrive at the house
(we'll have a van similar to the one below)
All of that will ensure you have an incredible trip.
But That's Not All...
When you join a WanderBlue Trip, you join a community dedicated to wilderness protection around the globe.
And because the best way to protect wild places is to educate people on wilderness around the globe, you get special incentive pricing to join additional WanderBlue Trips to the world's greatest destinations.
After Mexico, WanderBlue is going to Waitomo Caves in New Zealand where you will river raft on an underground river guided by the light of bioluminescent glow worms.
When you join WanderBlue's Whale Shark tour in Mexico, you will get the BEST pricing on the New Zealand trip!
How Much Is It To Join The Whale Shark Trip In Playa Del Carmen?
Questions?
1. Where will the trip be?
Playa Del Carmen, Mexico from August 20th-25th.
2. How do I get to Playa Del Carmen, Mexico?
Book a flight to Cancun from any major airport.
When you arrive you’ll board the bus and take a 1 hour ride South to Playa Del Carmen.
3. What’s included?
Transportation to all group activities.
All tours and guiding fees.
Your lodging at a premium location with beach access.
Three group dinners.
A chance to spend time with nature’s most spectacular wildlife.
4. What NOT included?
Your plane ticket
Bus fair from and to the airport.
Additional meals.
5. Do I have to book a call before I register?
One of the best parts about traveling is the people you get to travel with.
People who are not good travelers or just plain rude will not be accepted to protect the trip experience.
You have to apply to become a WanderBlue Member because every person who travels with WanderBlue needs to be a good fit that makes traveling as a group fun.
People who are not good travelers or just plain rude will not be accepted to protect the trip experience.
After you're accepted, you can register for any future trip without an application. But for the first trip, you must fill out your application and book a call BEFORE signing up.
6. How many people are coming?
There are 9 spots available for this trip.
7. What’s the lodging situation like?
This WanderBlue Trip will be hostel style lodging.
If you’ve never stayed in a hostel, that means you will have your own bed and your own private space in a group area.
There will be a female room and a male room for added privacy.
If you prefer more private accommodations to have your own room to yourself, those are available for an additional fee.
8. What's the price again?
The registration for this trip is $2,500.
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