underwater · whale shark
🐳Whale Shark
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Mateo Salazar
April 12, 2026
Isla Holbox, ~2hr north of Playa
“Eleven individuals in one swim. Three over 9m. We swam parallel for almost 40 minutes — the calmest, most surreal hour of my life.”
Ceüse, France
Wildlife Highlights
Showing the top 3 wildlife sighted at this destination
Best Months
When to come for what
Off-season
Possible
Good viewing
PEAK season
| Species | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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🐳Whale Shark | PEAK | PEAK | PEAK | |||||||||
🐢Green Sea Turtle | PEAK | PEAK | PEAK | PEAK | ||||||||
🐢Hawksbill Turtle | PEAK | PEAK | ||||||||||
🐟Spotted Eagle Ray | ||||||||||||
🦈Bull Shark | PEAK | PEAK | PEAK | PEAK | ||||||||
🐠Atlantic Sailfish | PEAK | PEAK | PEAK | |||||||||
🦜Keel-billed Toucan | PEAK | PEAK | ||||||||||
🦩American Flamingo | PEAK | PEAK | PEAK | PEAK | PEAK | |||||||
🐊American Crocodile | PEAK | PEAK | PEAK | PEAK |
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turtle in seagrass
🐢Hawksbill Turtle
S
Sofía Lemus
April 04, 2026
Akumal Bay, 30km south
“Surfaced for a breath right next to my mask. CEA guides kept the group small — they're really enforcing distance now and it shows.”
shark school · deep blue
🦈Bull Shark
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Daniela Reyes
March 28, 2026
Playa del Carmen — offshore, 25m
“Counted 12 pregnant females cruising the bait ball. Visibility a perfect 30m. End of the season — get in now or wait till November.”
spider monkey in canopy
🐒Yucatán Spider Monkey
T
Tomás Hidalgo
March 17, 2026
Punta Laguna, Sian Ka'an buffer
“Troop of 14 directly over the trail. A juvenile dropped a chicozapote pit on my hat. Worth the welts.”
eagle ray gliding
🐟Spotted Eagle Ray
A
Ana Quintero
March 02, 2026
Cozumel — Palancar Gardens
“A squadron of seven moving north along the wall. They tolerate divers if you stay low and quiet. Don't chase.”
sailfish on bait ball
🐠Atlantic Sailfish
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Lucía Aguilar
February 22, 2026
Offshore, ~30 miles east
“Catch-and-release-only charter out of Puerto Aventuras. The bait ball boil-up is the best wildlife spectacle in the Atlantic.”
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