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El Farito

Isla Mujeres, Mexico
Ranked #5 of 18 attractions in Isla Mujeres
5.0 of 5 stars 11 Reviews
Type: Reefs
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Gilbert
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13 reviews 13 reviews
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11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2012
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We saw wonderful fish. The water is shallow and calm here. Loved it. More

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Boise, ID
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9 reviews 9 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2012
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We chartered a catamaran for a private sail through Cancun Sailing via cancun-magic.com, part of that included snorkeling at El Farito. We had a great time looking at all the fish, the guide/first mate of the boat took us out and did a great job. I have done some other snorkeling around the island and this is still my favorite.... More

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Vancouver, Canada
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3 reviews 3 reviews
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 March 2012
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I would not visit Isla as a snorkler without taking this trip More

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24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 March 2012
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Took a snorkel tour here with a small group, lots of sea life to see. I touched a huge barracuda! The coral is beautiful although not large. Stay away from the sharp edges of the little Cay More

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Houston, Texas
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7 reviews 7 reviews
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 January 2012
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We had a great snorkel trip to El Farito. One of our party goes on a regular scuba trip to Bonaire and he said this was some of the best snorkeling he'd ever done! One caveat is the big catamarans dump a ton of people in the water at once. I don't know if you can time it to avoid... More

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Delaware, Ohio
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9 reviews 9 reviews
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 January 2012
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Mundaca Diving Adventures, located at Avalon Reef hotel, offers a two hour boat excursion to this park, which is really a reef off the Isla coast. A guide named Rigo took my wife and I out snorkeling. We spotted a number of large barracuda, as well as other, prettier fish. More

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Tucson, AZ
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72 reviews 72 reviews
Reviews in 23 cities Reviews in 23 cities
35 helpful votes 35 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 December 2011
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Those who say snorkeling isn't very good on Isla Mujeres must not have ever been here- the very tip of the peninsula sticking out from Laguna Makax. There were numerous schools of 100+ fish, lots of very healthy coral and I also saw three squid that were about a foot long. I went with Isla Mujeres Trips and highly recommend... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2012
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2012
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2012
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