My Holbox Travel Reviews

A magical trip to the whale sharks! Valerie is a terrific guide, and the boat captain Alberto was also wonderful. Swimming with whale sharks is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and they made it magical. Also of note: On the way to/from the whale sharks, we saw multiple schools of dolphins, including a baby dolphin, many frigate birds, mating sea turtles and a manta ray! (One word of advice for people who are prone to sea sickness: Take motion sickness pills before the trip.)

Nage avec requins baleine avec My Holbox Tours Belle expérience inoubliable. Un grand merci à Valérie pour l'organisation et sa sympathie. Nous avions réserver avant de partir de Belgique et une fois sur place, tout s'est déroulé comme prévu. La nage avec les requins baleine était un super moment. Autre beau moment réservé avec My Holbox Tours, la bioluminescence. Valérie nous a accompagné dans cette balade de nuit en kayac pour découvrir ce phénomène extraordinaire.

Experience of a lifetime I spent a week in Holbox for two primary reasons, to decompress and to see the whale shark. I got to do both, the latter coordinated through Valerie/My Holbox Tours. She was responsive to my inquiry and met me on the morning of the tour to introduce me to the captain and guide. I was one of eight people on the boat and one of four boats out that day. It took 4-5 hours before our guide spotted a whale shark (it’s a big body of water!) after which we were soon joined by the other boats. Now I always have some misgiving about these trips in thinking how do you balance disturbance to wildlife while supporting the local economy. In this case, and this is strictly based on my one experience during what is the start of the whale shark season, I thought it was handled well. While there were four boats only one guide and two people were allowed in the water at a time and each boat took turns going in. So while it took a bit of time everyone got to see and briefly swim with the whale shark in an appreciative and respectful manner. I can only hope my experience is the norm and not an anomaly. But it was an incredible experience and one that I will treasure. Thank you to Valerie for helping to make this happen.

3 islands Superb experience with Valérie where we visited the 3 islands! Very professional and super friendly guide, a pleasant time!