Bioluminescence Experience in Holbox

The guide was really knowledgeable, and helpful. The wetsuits provided are brand new and clean! Nice little experience by night! Yo

This experience was amazing from beginning to end. Very fun and educational with the discovery of the constellation in a clear sky and magical with the bioluminescence. You are an excellent entertainer Alex! Thank you :)

All equipment dropped off early! Picked up for our excursion on time! Night was perfect, nature was on our side! Saw the most stars I have seen in my life and the plankton was magical like sparkles in the water. Alex was an entertaining and helpful guide with humour and personality. Alex has been doing this tour for years and will ensure your experience is top notch! Vamanos!!!

We found out that Holbox has a bioluminescent body of water the morning we were heading there and booked this excursion. The entire experience was magical, from the wetsuits, to the tour guide’s explanations and pointing out constellations, to splashing and swimming with the bioluminescence. We highly recommend. Worth keeping the kids awake for.

Seeing planktons in the night was a magical experience - it was like swimming with the stars! Highly recommended.

Alejandro was a caring guide. He took time to give us a tour of the star (it was a beautiful night and we could see a lot of them). We went tk the water where we could notice the bioluminescence and Alex explained to us the phenomenon and even brought props for us to enjoy the experience even more. The wet suit was a great addition as the ride back was warmer because of them. I recommand the tour to anyone looking for a great experience, this tour made our trip to Holbox whole.

Alex was lovely and an excellent guide - picked us up from where we were staying which was really helpful and gave us all the equipment prior so we were prepared. He answered all our questions and told us so much not only about the bioluminescence but also about constellations and the island as a whole! Was such a fun experience and a really nice and easy way to see the bioluminescence. Thank you!

Great experience. We had nice wet suits, and they really helped because the water was chilly. Alex was very informative and told us about stars and constellations in Holbox night sky. He also told us about different types of plaknton and how it produces bioluminescence. We highly recommend this company. Well organized tour

Absolutely loved this tour! We were given wetsuits and water shoes well ahead of time to make sure everything fit properly and we were picked up from our hotel. Our guide was lovely, funny and very knowledgeable. The stars were incredible and the bioluminescence was amazing! We got into the sea to get the best view of the bioluminescence and the tour lasted a good amount of time (around 1.5 hours). 100% would recommend!

As a frequent traveler, I recognize that these reviews impact a guide's livelihood so I don't write a poor review lightly. In fact, I think this might be the first time. But when someone puts his guests at risk through the use of poor judgement, it's important to let others know. Here's our story: Alex explained he normally does two tours an evening...one early evening, one late evening but that he decided to do the two groups together for best viewing due to the moon. Sounded great! Brought us excellent wet suits. The problem? He did not bring a second guide and golf cart to pick up and drop off the two groups (10 people total, only 5 can fit in a golf cart taxi). Even with a wet suit, you will get COLD if you stay in the water more than 30 minutes. Plus, it was windy. About 45 minutes into the tour, he announced he'd be taking the other group back to town and we should wait for him IN THE WATER until he returned. It was quite dark and we were really col. After waiting about 30 minutes since he'd left, people on the shoreline started screaming at us to exit the water ASAP, telling us there was an alligator. We thought it was a joke until they shined a light on the alligator heading towards us. So then we were shivering on shore waiting for Alex. When he finally returned, he didn't believe us, saying alligators didn't come here. The next morning we found the large "ALLIGATOR" sign posted 2 minutes from where we'd been swimming. So, while this will make a great travel story, save your money! Here's the best way to see the bioluminesence: Google map "bioluminescence" once you're on Holbox to find the spot at Playa Coco. It's true you won't see it from the shore. But the next best thing is to swish your hand in the water (if there are no alligators). Honestly, you'll get 80 percent of the experience. This tour, even if everything was great, should be no longer than 20 minutes, not two hours. The snorkel equipment was totally unneeded since the bioluminescene could only be seen at the top of the water, not below (but this could be different if you had a new moon). In our case, it felt like a way to needlessly draw out a simple experience you could do on your own. I'd bet my last dollar those snorkel masks were not sanitized either, making it not particularly COVID safe. Buyer beware.