In spring, around the full moon, whale sharks come to feed off Placencia. It's a chance, never a promise.
Gladden Spit is a bend in the reef off Placencia where cubera and dog snapper gather to spawn in spring. Whale sharks come to feed on the spawn, usually in the days just before and after the full moon. The water is open and deep, so this is a blue-water swim or dive rather than a reef snorkel.
We plan two or three possible days around the moon and keep the rest of the week flexible. If the sharks don't show, the boat goes on to the southern cayes and the day is still a good one.
Pick the moon
We check the lunar calendar before we fix your dates.Check before you travel
Two chances
We hold more than one day open so one bad day isn't the end of it.
Licensed operator
Numbers are limited and rules apply at the spit.Check before you travel
Back via the cayes
Lunch and a reef snorkel on a southern caye on the way back.
Rules and seasons change. Check before you travel
Permit, tarpon and bonefish on the flats, catch and release, with guides who've fished them for years.
From Placencia or San Pedro, island to island inside the reef, for a day or several.
