If youve never heard of a whale shark this 6 hour small group tour will offer a thrilling up close view of the longest fish in the world who happens to also be completely harmless and curious whale sharks are so docile in fact that they allow humans to observe and swim around them at a close distance the tour begins with a morning pickup from your cancun or playa del carmen hotel and a 50 minute boat ride out to the whale sharks feeding grounds where an expert guide enters the water w