Location: Cabo San Lucas, Baja, Mexico
Mako & Blue Shark Snorkeling
Free diving with mako sharks and blue sharks
Snorkel with shortfin mako sharks
Makos are famous for being the fastest shark in sea. Their ability to swim at great speeds helps them catch their favorite prey of tuna.
Aggressive hunters, makos are all business. They come in lightening fast, hit the bait hard and then quickly disappear unless you have a master shark wrangler onboard to keep them interested. We will visit the best places to find them and we’ll have some tasty treats to keep them coming back for more.
Snorkel with blue sharks!
Blue sharks captivate everyone that dives with them. Their iridescent cobalt blue flanks glow in the sunlight as they swim gracefully towards you. Curious and bold but rarely aggressive, blue sharks make fantastic snorkeling companions and even better photography subjects.
Snorkel with Smooth Hammerhead Sharks
Almost as iconic as a snaggletoothed mako, Smooth hammerheads are frequent visitors during our shark snorkeling encounters. Smooth hammers are shy by nature, but the ones we see in Cabo are surprisingly approachable, offering the potential for exceptional images of this rarely photographed species.
A great trip for pro shooters and new shark divers alike
Whether you’re a hardcore shark junkie looking for the ultimate mako gape shot or brand new in the world of sharks, you’ll love this adventure. Newbies will go home with wonderful memories and a better understanding and appreciation of sharks and their importance in the environment. Meanwhile, we will be offering some very special opportunities for serious shark photographers such as split frame shots when we wrangle the sharks right up to the boat.
THE ENCOUNTER
Free diving with mako and blue sharks
2025
PRIVATE FULL DAY MAKO SNORKELING TRIPS
March/April dates available Please inquire for availability
PRICE (USD)
$2950 per day full boat charter (maximum 6 guests).
2026
PRIVATE FULL DAY MAKO SNORKELING TRIPS
March/April dates available Please inquire for availability
PRICE (USD)
$3250 per day full boat charter (maximum 6 guests).
2027
PRIVATE FULL DAY MAKO SNORKELING TRIPS
March/April dates available Please inquire for availability
PRICE (USD)
$TBA per day full boat charter (maximum 6 guests).
DETAILS
EXPERIENCE LEVEL
Snorkeling experience only.
No scuba certification required.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
- Full day of offshore snorkeling with makos, blue sharks, and possibly smooth-hammerheads and silky sharks
- Chance to see humpback and grey whales and other marine mega fauna during the tour
- Snacks and pack lunches while at sea
- Weights and weight belt
- Mask, wetsuit, snorkel and fins if needed
- Chum for attracting sharks
- Experienced Shark Diving Guide
- Underwater photography memento of the trip
NOT INCLUDED
- Transportation to/from the marina.
- Crew gratuities
SMOOTH HAMMERHEADS AND SILKY SHARKS
Two other species that are less common but still frequently encountered are Smooth hammerheads and silkies. Smooth hammers are a lot like their scalloped cousins but have a less indented hammer.
Silkies are beautiful sharks. When young, they often have shiny skin that gives them their common name. As they age they go a little more grey – as do we all 🙂 They are bold and inquisitive animals that generally make close passes and can be thrilling snorkeling buddies. Fingers crossed that we see them while we’re out there.
WHY COME WITH BIG FISH EXPEDITIONS?
We have an excellent track record for attracting makos. The reason is that we go at exactly the right time, we know when to go far offshore and when to chum inshore based on temperature and currents, and we stay at sea all day from early morning until close to sunset. So if you want to photograph lots of mako sharks plus blues and potetially silkies and smooth hammerheads, this is the trip to join.
Ready to sign up or have a question about this trip?
Contact Big Fish about this Expedition
Delivering world-class wildlife encounters since 2010
Big Fish Expeditions Founder Andy Murch has spent the last three decades chasing big animals all over the world. Few people have Andy’s knowledge and organizational skills necessary to put together a professional expedition. Have a look through some of the comments from our guests: testimonials.
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ABSOLUTELY AMAZING TIME WITH BIG FISH EXPEDITIONS
Andy is one of the best in the business. I would highly, highly recommend anyone interested in an animal focused trip to go with big fish expeditions.
The quality of experience and knowledge of the trip leader really sets them apart. Expect to get your fill of animals no matter what the trip is. Andy is also great at finding other animals to incorporate within the trips.
If you’re looking for a shark trip or big animal experience, this is your place. Period.
Enjoy!
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Ontario, Canada
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I have been on a couple of Big Fish Photography Expeditions trips now. They are always well organized, and exceed my expectations! Andy puts together unique and action-packed trips. I’m looking forward to my next dive experience with him.
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Vancouver, BC
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Just returned from my second trip with BFE and it went off perfectly. The true adventure of these trips always present challenging logistics but they pulled it off flawlessly. I would highly recommend BFE to anyone looking to get “off the grid” and experience a wildlife trip of a lifetime. I am looking forward to my next adventure with them. Thanks again!!
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Detroit, Michigan
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Canada
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5 stars!
I’ve been on three trips with Big Fish Expeditions. Each one was well organized and jam packed with unique wildlife encounters. I am booked for another trip next year and for many more to come. Highly recommended!!
GO. YOU WILL NEVER REGRET IT!
I have been on 3 Big Fish Expeditions trips by now and have more trips to look forward to in the near future. First of all I share a big passion for sharks, whale and other big marine life and Big Fish Expedition is all about that. As an amateur photographer is great to be among equals and even better to get new tips and ideas from professionals.
Andy is very helpful showing new tricks and talk about UW photography in between dives. Sure the destinations offers world class diving but it’s also about the people and the relation to people and Andy surely gives everyone the feeling of being very welcome and try to give everyone a lifetime experience.
Another good thing is that Andy is maybe the only pro shooters who offers trips to very reasonable prices. I won’t go into details about all the good dives I’ve done with Big Fish but instead say GO, you will never regret it!
Br, Rasmus Raahauge
Denmark
