Starting last year, visitors to Cancun and Riviera Maya were granted with another incredible water activity to do in Xcaret Park: now everybody can swim with sharks…not only professional divers that immerse the coral reefs of the Caribbean Sea!
The swim with sharks program in Xcaret also known as the Xcaret Shark Tour is an incredible encounter with the Nurse Shark specie in a natural lagoon that allows a wonderful snorkeling experience with these amazing sea creatures.
Participants are able to touch, pet and swim the sharks, which are friendly and inoffensive to humans. The Nurse Shark specie found at Xcaret, is a docile creature that lives mostly in the Atlantic sea floor and can reach an average size of 2 to 4.3 meters long.
Participants swimming with sharks in Xcaret will first be given a brief introduction to Nurse Sharks and safety instructions for the encounter in the water. The first activity that the group (of maximum 12 persons) will enjoy with the sharks, will take place in a shallow-water platform where children and adults will begin by petting and feeding them, and learning more about the Nurse Shark´s biology and physiology with the assistance of professional instructors.
Then, the instructor will help you hold the shark in your lap for a lifetime photo moment. After, fins and masks will be provided as the group continues for snorkeling time in the sea water tank with four sharks. The Shark program in Xcaret ends with an environmental message on this specie.
Xcaret´s Shark Tour is offered in two different schedules: 12:45 pm and 2:45 pm. Price per person is $59 USD. Xcaret Tickets do not include the Shark Tour. This is an additional activity (extra fee) that requires reservation which is recommended to book upon arrival to Xcaret Park.
Important: These prices are subject to change without further notice.
