You float quietly, until the humpback whale senses you are there and swims toward you. Or, you're snorkeling and suddenly a whale shark, one of the world's biggest fish, rises from below to eye you. Either way, it's an experience to cherish and remember.
Several companies around the world offer these special experiences. In Mexico, you can swim with the whale sharks (massive fish that dine on plankton), while you can swim with humpback whales off the Dominican Republic. In Australia, you could swim or dive with dwarf minke whales.
EcoColors Offers Snorkeling With Whale Sharks in Mexico
EcoColors Tours
EcoColors offers the chance to snorkel with whale sharks, one of the world's biggest fish, off the coast of the Yucatan Penninsula. The months to snorkel with whale sharks are May through September. EcoColors also offers multi-day eco-adventurers, crocodile adventures and biking trips.
Aquatic Adventures in the Dominican Republic
On an Aquatic Adventures multi-day tour, you can snorkel with 80,000-pound humpback whales that gather in the Sanctuary of the Marine Mammals of the Dominican Republic. These whales migrate to the Silver Bank, about 60 miles off the shore of the Dominican Republic, from December to mid-April.
