Island Holbox Whale Shark Adventure

Every summer the waters around Isla Holbox Mexico are collaborating with the food giant hungry sharks. Why are there so many people entering the water with these animals ferocity? No special or protective cages used for thousands of people around the world come to risk swimming with sharks! While many people may think, the idea is crazy, swimming with whale sharks is actually very safe and once in the life experience.Whale shark season is from mid-May to mid-September on the coast of the island Holbox Mexico near Cancun. world's largest fish reaches a length exceeding 40 feet (13 meters) with a weight exceeding 21 tonnes. Whale sharks return to the waters around Holbox year after year, because of the unique and the timing of food availability that occurs each spring and continues for most of the summer.The whale shark is a filter feeding Fish with an elemental diet of plankton and other microscopic plants and animals and has been observed in school feeding in very small fish. The conditions around Holbox Island are ideal during the summer months because it is the only hotel located near the hotspots of the Caribbean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. This union of three oceans creates an explosion of the whale shark season rich forms of life is not a threat to humans in a nozzle or a diving expedition, is actually a wonderful opportunity to change the false perception that sharks eat man. Whale sharks in Holbox Island actually seem to enjoy the hospitality and human interaction and are very soft and slow movements. The experience of swimming with these magnificent fish is impressive inspiring.Isla Holbox is the ideal and the nearest location to the underworld to live the encounter with these majestic creatures great and quiet, with only 20-60 minutes access island by boat. Tours and expeditions to the island in Mexico have been characterized by the National Geographic, Discovery Channel, Shark Diver magazine, and many others.The typical experience Whale Shark swimming requires only a snorkel, flippers and mask, although most tour operators and provide a life jacket. After a briefing on the guidelines for safety first and take a boat trip in the morning from the island of Holbox to feed areas where whale sharks lazily grazing on plankton near the surface. You are then escorted in small groups or in pairs with their guidance biologist in the water to swim with one of natures oldest and largest creatures, Jurassic truly an experience! The shark whale swimming slowly calm and makes access to these great fish easy for many people, children as young as 5 years old and as old as 90 have swum with whale sharks. Direct interaction with these animals is amazing once in an unforgettable experience. Reaching the sharks is an adventure in itself with the common schools of dolphins and a wide variety of tropical birds, including flamingos, pelicans, cranes and a host of other native area.If are interested in this experience there are a number of beautiful hotels on the island, from cabins to luxury on the beach, a night or two, at least in Holbox worth the trip. Holbox Island is a fishing village with a population of about 1,500 permanent residents, mostly fishermen, hoteliers and tour operators. Golf Carts are the preferred mode of transport in this dream tropical island and a natural park.