Lagoon snorkelling — private French-speaking outing

A short distance from Playa del Carmen, this lagoon offers clear, shallow water, ideal for watching marine life with no prior experience. The outing is small-scale and private, with a French-speaking guide present from start to finish.

Equipment is provided and you enter the water gradually, taking time to get used to the mask and snorkel. Then comes an hour of swimming above the reef. Purple sea fans trace the contours of the bottom, and shoals of sergeant-major fish, striped in yellow and black, pass just beneath the surface. There's no need to go deep: the life is concentrated in the first few metres. This is a private French-speaking outing, bookable from four people. For smaller groups we try to combine the booking with other travellers, or suggest another date.