Cancun Underwater Museum

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Tour Information

Key Details

Mobile Voucher Accepted

Duration: 2 Hrs

Departure Time :
9:30am
Departure Details :
Departs from the marina in Cancun. Exact departure point will appear on your voucher
Return Details :
Returns to original departure point
Cancellation Policy :
Cancel up to 2 days in advance for a full refund

Overview

Dive in for a once-in-a-lifetime snorkel tour at Cancun's newest attraction, the Underwater Museum. Snorkel amongst the various exhibitions and learn about Cancun's preservation efforts. With over 500 life-size sculptures to discover, this aquatic exhibition is sure to leave you spellbound!

Highlights

All necessary equipment included
Excellent value for money
Travel by boat and see the sights from the water
Snorkel gear included

Know More about this tour

The snorkel tour begins with a boat ride to the "Silent Evolution" site off Isla Mujeres. You'll then have 40 minutes of snorkel time to enjoy the museums sculptures and the marine life that will swim your way. Then, another boat ride will take you back to the Cancun marina. A perfect way to start your day!

The newest and most spectacular addition to Cancun, the Underwater Sculpture Museum is an under-sea sculpture gallery of more than 500 figures. The monumental underwater sculptural museum was established in the surrounding waters of Cancun, Isla Mujeres and Punta Nizuc in 2009 by British artist Jason DeCaires Taylor. The project has sparked great interest worldwide and will be an ongoing project for years to come.

The main body of the museum is called "The Silent Evolution" and consists of 500 life-size figures molded in pH neutral clay. The main goal of the museum is preservation, so the clay promotes marine growth to form a complex structure inhabited and colonized by various forms of marine life. Eventually coral reef will form on each sculpture, making them change appearance over time.

The total museum installation occupies over 1,600 sq. feet (150 sq. meters) and weighs over 120 tons, and will one day form an artificial ecosystem where various fish and marine mammals will thrive.

Inclusions

Underwater Museum snorkel
Use of snorkel equipment

Exclusions

Hotel pickup and drop off
Gratuities (optional)
US$12 dock fee

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Traveler Reviews

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Nyla 21-May-2018

It was a decent experience, great crew and captain. I was under impression that we could get closer to statues but we had vests on which is understandable. Pretty exhausting experience, unable to get any pictures, I was under the impression they would have underwater cameras to take pictures for ...
Sui Ling Y 28-Mar-2018

This tour was good! I didn’t feel the guide show us every statues (500), just mainly the highlights which is fine. Beautiful work
Kristina J 27-Feb-2018

The guides were very hospitable and obviously experienced with leading visitors out to the waters. I wish we could have seen more of the underwater museum, even though we spent an hour or more in different parts of it. It's a lot bigger than what we touched, and needs more time. My favourite pa ...
Jeong K 13-Jan-2018

BEST!
Thomas C 31-Dec-2017

This was a really excellent tour. Our tour guide, driver, and assistant were very friendly and helpful. The guide got in the water with us and showed us where to find the statues. She also would take your camera and swim closer to the statues and take pictures for you if you couldn't. When a ...
Sherry G 19-Dec-2017

It was a great trip! I wish we would of seen more statues. We seen more on the Jungle mini boat tour through Cancun Discounts and we got to driver our own boats on that tour. Other than that the staff were really friendly and made the trip enjoyable.
Sherry G 19-Dec-2017

This was a great tour. I wish we would of seen more statues. We seen more on the jungle mini boat tour through Cancun discount tours. We even got to driver our own mini boats. Other than that the staff were great and made trip fun and enjoyable.
Debra B 29-Nov-2017

Wow! It was a fabulous snorkeling adventure and I will cherish the memories forever of our experience exploring and seeing the beautiful colorful tropical fish of all sizes and the underwater museum was amazing and could not believe my eyes at how incredible it looked. I loved the little house an ...
Judy W 16-Nov-2017

What an awesome experience. The boat ride was exhilarating and the underwater museum was incredibly beautiful. Our guide, Anna, was top notch in every way. She made our family trip, extra special. I highly recommend this wonderful tour.
Tony K 11-Apr-2017

i was a bit ill-prepared for this but it was good! it's hard to see the actual museum statues unless you're properly equipped.