Diving with Bull Sharks

Bull Sharks Tour

An exhilarating trip that will forever change your perception of these ancient predators

Specialized First-Class Service

(Limited season from Dec 1 – March 20)

Bull Sharks Diving Tour

We want you to have a great experience visiting these powerful creatures! This is a serious dive requiring advanced diver certification. We make sure your experience is safe and respectful of the animals.

Hop on the 7:00am ferry from Cozumel to Playa Del Carmen. Stroll up the pier 20 yards to Señor Frogs, where our guide welcomes you for coffee and a briefing on the day’s activities. Then you board a comfortable modern boat and race into the blue waters. Your guides will provide first-class service with soft drinks, water, plus professional photography services.

Pricing and Reservations

Bull Sharks Diving Tour

Activity Cost:
• $150

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Schedule and Duration

Schedule
Starts and ends at Señor Frog’s Restaurant in Playa del Carmen.
From about 7:00 a.m. to between 4:00 and 5:30 p.m., depending on weather.

Daily, except when port is closed due to bad weather

Duration
Length of tour — approximately six hours from Playa del Carmen.

The trip out to the feeding grounds is about 30 minutes.

Gear Rental

$20 gear package available for rent: mask, fins, BCD, wetsuit, regulator (provided on site in Playa Del Carmen)

Divers may use their own gear

Marine Park & Harbor Fee

$10 USD cash per participant – collected by your tour guide on site

Ferry service to Playa Del Carmen

about $12 USD one way or $24 USD Roundtrip ferry between Cozumel and Playa Del Carmen

Plan to be at the pier in Cozumel by 6:45am. Take the 7:00 a.m. Winjet ferry from Cozumel to Playa Del Carmen. It’s best not to buy a round trip in the morning, so you have the option of a different ferry in the afternoon. Tickets are non transferable between ferry companies. Inquire about ferry tickets from Dive Paradise’s main office.

Tour Meeting Point

Señor Frog’s Restaurant in Playa del Carmen, about 30 yards from the ferry dock. Our guide will be holding a sign with your name on it.

What's Included

Roundtrip transportation from ferry Plaza to dive site and back
Welcome coffee
Luggage storage (unsecured in the dive shop)
One bull shark dive and one reef dive at Playa del Carmen.
Soft drinks and water on the boat

Additional Information

Adults Only
Advanced Open Water Certification required
Use biodegradable reef-safe sunblock only
Photography services available

Available for Purchase On Site

Pictures from your adventure, 100-120 awesome photos, short video and a bonus “the best of Riviera Maya”
Biodegradable sunscreen
Biodegradable Mosquito repellent

Self Care

Bring a hat, sunglasses, covering for legs/arms, reef-safe sunscreen, towel, swim suit, and cash for souvenirs/tips

Bull Shark Diving Tour

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Bull Sharks Diving with Dive Paradise

Bull Sharks Tour

Detailed Bull Sharks Trip Itinerary

No experience in the open ocean can compare to diving with the bull shark. This dive is truly exhilarating, unique and will forever change your perception of these powerful predators!

The dive is set on a sandy bottom around 20 – 25m (65 – 80 ft) deep. Usually 2-10 females are swimming around, minding their own business, doing their shark thing. We are just the observers: we do not provoke, we do not feed, attract or interfere.

Our professional guides, instructors and dive masters will make sure you enjoy every bit of your dive. It’s essential that you carefully listen to their brief and follow the dive plan. Proper equipment (full wetsuit, no bright colors) is required. You can rest assured that the experience will be safe and fun.

We’ll do one bull sharks dive and one reef dive at Playa del Carmen.

Typical day with the bull sharks

Before we start: Diving with the bull sharks certainly is an unforgettable experience for every diver. In order to take your part in this thrilling adventure, you need to understand your abilities, to stay calm in the water, so you can fully enjoy the life around you. Before the dive, our instructors will give you all the information about the behavior of the bull sharks and they will also explain security protocols and make sure that you are having a great time. We dive slowly, smoothly, calmly. We are and behave as guests at home of the bull shark. We respect, watch and enjoy these amazing creatures.

Every year, female bull sharks return to their breeding ground in the shallow waters in front of the coast of Playa del Carmen. The bull sharks are in their natural habitat and WE DO NOT interfere in their ‘normal’ life in any way.

Cozumel divers will meet at Senior Frogs main ferry pier entrance. Mainland divers can be picked up from their hotel.

Every day we have 2 morning (8.30 am) and 2 afternoon (12.30 pm) dives. 1st dive is a bull sharks dive and the second is the reef dive in Playa del Carmen.

Why choose Dive Paradise for your bull sharks adventure?

We want you to have a fantastic experience diving with these apex preditors! Our bull sharks trips are on modern boats with first-class service including morning coffee, soft drinks & water on the boat, plus professional photography services.

Dive Paradise – The Name You Know And Trust for over three decades.

Schedule & Sightings:

All times approximate. The schedule may vary with the weather, ocean conditions, and how long it takes to locate the bull sharks.

These creatures are wide-ranging wild animals. They can travel many miles from one day to the next. No one can predict their movements and whereabouts. Our expert captains and guides have honed their skills at quickly finding the schools over many years of experience. Remember: we are visiting the bull sharks in their world. This element of unpredictability makes a good sighting all the more precious! After all, we’re dealing with Mother Nature. Do you know how to make Her laugh? Tell Her your plans!