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In 2009 an underwater Art museum called MUSA (Museo
Subacuatico de Arte) was opened near Isla Mujeres, Cancun. Over 403 permanent life-size sculptures were sunken
underwater that makes this museum one of the largest and most ambitious
underwater art attraction in the world.
We took a high speed glass bottom boat to check that
out. It’s just a 10 minute ride from Dreams
Cancun Resort’s pier. We got tickets at Dreams Cancun Resort at tour desk for $40
per person, which includes speed boat ride, snorkeling near MUSA, refreshment
drinks on boat. The whole trip takes about 1,5 hours.
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The guy on the picture above was our Captain. He said that boat was built in St.
Petersburg, Russia. And when they called it “high speed boat” they weren’t
joking about it.
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Shortly we arrived at MUSA. Our Capitan asked us if we
would like to have any drinks (water, soda or beer) and took us to the lower level of the boat where
we could watch marine life through the glass. Also, he explained how this park
was founded, names of the sculptures when we approached each of them, fish
names when we saw some.
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That is life size 8 ton cement replica of the classic Volkswagen
Beetle. There are holes and empty space inside it specifically designed to
house marine life. Looks way smaller through the boat’s glass…
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Each sculpture is made out of materials used to
promote coral life. The whole area of this museum is about 420sq meters and
weighing about 180 tons.
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After we cruised a bit over MUSA, Capitan offered us to
snorkel in Caribbean Sea. The crew staff gave us snorkeling gear and explained safety
rules on water. One of the crew guys was in water with us all time for safety purposes
and showed us the most scenic underwater views.
Overall I liked the tour. It was fun, always liked water
attraction.
Tip: I suggest going on this tour with empty stomach, I mean
not after all-inclusive buffetJ.
When you get there it gets pretty bumpy and some people get sea-sick.
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Great photos of the underwater museum. Cancún is an amazing place for underewater tours. Here is some info on snorkeling for anyone interested: tips for snorkeling in Cancún .
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