{"id":3665,"date":"2022-03-15T13:06:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T12:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leontours.com\/whale-sharks-riviera-maya-swim-with-whale-sharks\/"},"modified":"2022-09-16T19:10:30","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T17:10:30","slug":"whale-sharks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leontours.com\/en\/whale-sharks\/","title":{"rendered":"Whale Sharks Riviera Maya: Swim with whale sharks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Hero section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(12,113,195,0.38) 0%|rgba(255,170,0,0.38) 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(12,113,195,0.38)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(255,170,0,0.38)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/leontours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/4-Walhaie-gross.jpg&#8221; height=&#8221;424px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;1%||14%||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_4,1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-51px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;1px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Lato||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.7)&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Lato||||||||&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Lato|700|||||||&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;23px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(36,36,76,0.62)&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; width=&#8221;67.8%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;67.8%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;4.9%||-20px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;40px|||&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|30px|20px|30px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|6px||6px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fold&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;100ms&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|6px|6px|6px|6px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;gcid-144403d4-8abe-4058-8ee4-b79e37959cea&#8221; border_width_top=&#8221;6px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-144403d4-8abe-4058-8ee4-b79e37959cea%22:%91%22border_color_all%22,%22border_color_all%22,%22border_color_all%22,%22border_color_all%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Whale Sharks Riviera Maya<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Snorkel and Swim with WHALE SHARKS<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;1px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; inner_max_width=&#8221;1330px&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|-42px||-42px|false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Snorkel and Swim with WHALE SHARKS: Riviera Maya<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||20px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]Only in a few places in the world, whale sharks can be seen and observed, such as in summer in the\u00a0<strong>Riviera Maya in Mexico<\/strong>. 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If you are planning your stay in Mexico in the summer months, make sure you do not miss the whale sharks of the Riviera Maya. Anybody who wants to observe the whale sharks of the Riviera Maya has two different tours to choose from.<\/p>\n<p>Both in the waters of the island of Holbox and in the waters of Isla Mujeres and Isla Contoi, the whale shark of the Riviera Maya can be observed. It is important to know that the two waters have different visibility. The water off the<strong>\u00a0island of Holbox<\/strong>\u00a0is greenish in color and the visibility is usually not as good. On the other hand, the water of\u00a0<strong>Isla Mujeres<\/strong>\u00a0is bluish. As a result, the\u00a0<strong>visibility<\/strong>\u00a0is around 15 meters. 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_module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#2ea3f2&#8243; button_border_width=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_border_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; button_border_radius=&#8221;8px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;15px||20px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;33px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Whale_Shark_feeds_on_Plankton\"><\/span>The Whale Shark feeds on Plankton<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/leontours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/3-Walhaie.jpg&#8221; 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There, the whale shark, with its mouth open, swims slowly through swarms of plankton and sucks in as much water as possible. It absorbs about\u00a0<strong>6,000 liters of water per hour<\/strong>. The whale shark opens its mouth usually wider than a meter. In the pine, whale sharks have several rows of small teeth. The teeth are not needed for eating. However, here are small sensors with which the water is filtered. The filtered water comes out of the body via the gills. The filter only captures organisms less than 2 mm in size. As soon as larger objects enter the mouth, it closes and the animal goes down.<\/p>\n<p>Swimming with whale sharks is\u00a0<strong>harmless to humans<\/strong>. Because humans are far too big to go through as food for whale sharks. Accidents can happen, however, if people do not comply with the required safety distance of two meters from the animals. 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Its sexual maturity reaches the whale shark depending upon sex between 15 and 30 years. The whale shark is one of the live-bearing shark species. Due to the large distribution area and the small number of adult whale sharks, genders rarely meet. Thus, mating takes place only occasionally.<\/p>\n<p>Whale sharks can give birth to up to 300 young animals. The newborns have a size of about 60 centimeters at birth. Different young and older forms of development live in parallel in the mother body. The further the young whale sharks are developed, the closer the young are to the birth opening. It is believed that the female can control the development and thus the birth of the young whale sharks. Thus, the kittens are only born when the chances of survival are high. 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We will soon add a new offer for Leon Tours.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Small groups: maximum 10 people<\/li>\n<li>No more than two customers snorkeling simultaneously with the whale shark<\/li>\n<li>A guide is always in the water<\/li>\n<li>Guaranteed sighting in July and August. 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