Experiences

Swim with turtles

Live a unique experience swimming with sea turtles in their natural habitat. Akumal, also known as “Place of the Turtles,” is an incredible place to dive and observe wildlife in the Riviera Maya. Depending on the month of the year in which you visit us, you can enjoy the nesting, hatching or sighting season of sea turtles.

Yal-kú Lagoon

It is one of the best kept treasures of the Riviera Maya, a splendid hideaway that has managed to stay away from mass tourism in the Mexican Caribbean.

It is located in Akumal, with entrance through Acceso Etapa H street, at the mouth of an underground river, so its waters are brackish due to the mixture of the fresh current with salt water.

Half Moon Bay

Apart from the main bay, there are other beautiful inlets in the Akumal Quintana Roo area. Just over 1 km from the town of Akumal is Half Moon Bay, a cove with a coral bottom where you can snorkel.

Almost the entire bottom is covered by the coral bank, so if you are going to enter the sea you should wear beach shoes, even if you just want to take a dip. It is not a very busy bay, making it great for people who avoid crowds and love tranquility.

It has a public entrance and other private ones through the tourist establishments located on the beach. La Buena Vida Restaurant and Bar serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and a wide variety of drinks, with a wonderful panoramic view of the cove.

Snorkelers who swim around the reef admire turtles and other marine species, while people who prefer to stay on the sandy beach enjoy the sun and the colorful and romantic sunsets that appear in Half Moon Bay.