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Marietas Islands Eco-Adventure: Wildlife and Water Activities
4.3
1,049 Ratings
Puerto Vallarta
Embark on an eco-adventure in the Bay of Banderas and Mexican Pacific. Discover dolphins, whales, manta rays, sea turtles, and tropical fish in their natural habitat. Enjoy bird watching, swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving, and kayaking in the Marietas Islands.
Embark on an eco-adventure in the Bay of Banderas and Mexican Pacific. Discover dolphins, whales, manta rays, sea turtles, and tropical fish in their natural habitat. Enjoy bird watching, swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving, and kayaking in the Marietas Islands.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Marietas Islands - Explore rocky caverns and archways by kayak, snorkel, or even scuba diving. Observe abundant multi-colored fish, dolphins, sea turtles, and the unique blue-footed booby birds that can only be found in two places on Earth: Marietas and Galapagos Islands.
After a morning spent with wildlife and doing water activities, head over to…
- Marietas Islands - Explore rocky caverns and archways by kayak, snorkel, or even scuba diving. Observe abundant multi-colored fish, dolphins, sea turtles, and the unique blue-footed booby birds that can only be found in two places on Earth: Marietas and Galapagos Islands.
After a morning spent with wildlife and doing water activities, head over to Majahuitas beach! A visit to the secluded oasis of Majahuitas, with its golden sand and turquoise waters, is the perfect way to close out an amazing day packed with exciting ocean adventures!
But the fun doesn’t end there… on your way back, enjoy an open bar and our crew’s famous on-board show! This is by far, the best Marietas tour you’ll ever find!
What's Included
- Open Bar
- Stand-up Paddle Boarding
- Lunch
- Use of snorkel and kayak equipment
- Natural reserve federal tax
- Open Bar
- Stand-up Paddle Boarding
- Lunch
- Use of snorkel and kayak equipment
- Natural reserve federal tax
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop off
- Scuba Diving (additional fees)
- 40 Mexican pesos per person - Port fee to cover in cash at check in
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop off
- Scuba Diving (additional fees)
- 40 Mexican pesos per person - Port fee to cover in cash at check in
Additional Information
This thrilling day tour lets you explore the immense diversity of wildlife found in the Bay of Banderas and the Pacific side of Mexico. Experience the beauty of nature firsthand as you search for dolphins, whales, giant manta rays, sea turtles, and tropical fish in their native habitats! You’ll also get to enjoy bird watching, swimming, snorkeling,…
This thrilling day tour lets you explore the immense diversity of wildlife found in the Bay of Banderas and the Pacific side of Mexico. Experience the beauty of nature firsthand as you search for dolphins, whales, giant manta rays, sea turtles, and tropical fish in their native habitats! You’ll also get to enjoy bird watching, swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving, and kayaking in the balmy waters around the Marietas Islands. This eco-adventure adds an exhilarating twist to your vacation in Puerto Vallarta!
- Due to federal regulations, and in an effort to protect the flight path of endemic birds, drones are prohibited in this tour
- Please be advised that Mexico’s Federal Maritime Ports operate a strict No-Drug Policy, including electronic cigarettes, vapers, and all kinds of drugs. Please be advised not to bring them to any of our tours. We cannot offer a refund or change of day for any guest to whom Federal Security has denied access.
- This option is not suitable for cruise ship passengers due to time conflicts with our local schedule
- There isn’t a dock at any of the locations we visit in this trip so we jump off the boat and to get back on board we use small metal ladders.
- We spend most of the duration of the trip on the boat, if you suffer from seasickness this might not be the best adventure for you, please contact one of our adventure advisors.
Location
Puerto Magico
Boulevard Francisco Medina Ascencio
Please give us a call so we can assist you in confirming the closest meeting location, you can choose to depart from either our Nuevo Vallarta Adventures center or the cruise port in Puerto Vallarta. Please keep in mind that meeting times may be subject to change based on availability.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
(1049 Ratings)
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Terryandmary5758w
Oct 25, 2024
GO! It was AMAZING from start to finish! - The entire day with Vallarta Adventures exceeded expectations! The staff on the boat was exceptional....so friendly and entertaining.
Food/Drink: On the ride out, we were given juice, fruit, and mexican donuts. The drinks kept coming all day long. The buffet lunch on the island was DELICIOUS and there was a lot of food and drink.
Snorkeling: The staff did a great job keeping an eye on us as we snorkeled and made sure people of ALL abilities made it back on the boat safely.
Scenery: eye candy.....Mother Earth really showed off on this trip!
I felt like I was invited to the best party in town! Poncho and his crew provided some hilarious entertainment. I laughed so hard, my sides hurt. I am still smiling about our adventure. Good memories!!!!
Thanks to ALL the boat staff on the 10/23/24 cruise! MUCHO GRACIAS!!!!! Buy the photographs offered by the photographers, if you can. The ladies are talented photographers. We were having such a great time, we forgot to get our cameras out.
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Bshumans
Oct 2, 2024
Snorkeling and more! - We had a blast. Poncho and his crew were amazing! The scuba diving was spectacular! The beach lunch and water activities were so good. We will do this again!
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Danatrux
Sep 10, 2024
Highly recommend you will not be disappointed! - What a exciting day we had. We got to explore the islands by boat. Snorkel around seeing beautiful colorful fish. The crew Mahui, Juan G, Gio M, Jorge, Ruben, Ricardo and andrian were exciting, entertaining and knowledgeable. Open bar and a barbecue lunch was included and delicious. Highly recommend this company, tour and crew
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Cameron_n
Aug 28, 2024
The best excursion EVER - Came to Puerto Vallarta on our honeymoon and chose this as an excursion. What an amazing experience. So much fun. The crew was the best surprise of all. Lots of tricks up their sleeves to really spice up the trip. Great job.
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Jordan_c
Jul 26, 2024
Entertainment✔️Water Views&Fun ✔️Free Drinks ✔️ - Amazing chance to see the water life while snorkeling. Free drinks and food provided. The associates working were very engaging and entertaining! This is definitely an all day water excursion!
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Jacquelinez458
Jul 18, 2024
Very nice experience, very nice places - Excellent atmosphere, all the team and very friendly staff, you have the most fun. The boat very well maintained and the snorkeling equipment very clean almost new.
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Pleunip2021
Jul 13, 2024
Relaxed tour, professional crew, enough time to see birds and fish - I loved the tour. The crew (led by Maui - not sure how to spell that) was very professional and friendly (to us and to each other). The food was nice (I'm vegetarian and there was enough fruit, bread, cheese available). The music was fun – though loud at times. Snorkeling was amazing! The rules and expectations were clear. None of it felt rushed. We saw cool fish and birds.
I don't do this kind of tour usually and I was worried about doing a tour with 100 people, but I very much enjoyed the day.
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K9214nbmatthews
Jul 10, 2024
Best thing we did in Puerto Vallarta - We went on the Marietas Island Eco Discovery which also stopped at Majahuitas as well. I cannot speak more highly of the whole experience. The staff and crew including Juan, Christian, Mawy, Gio and Ruben were all amazing and went above and beyond to make the trip memorable. The snorkeling was incredible and the food, drinks and entertainment on the boat was also so great. Massive amount of value for the money. Best part of our trip to Puerto Vallarta.
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Sunny
Jul 8, 2024
Not suitable for families - This review is not about the crew- they worked really hard and deserve a lot of praise.
This review is more about setting expectations:
An "eco" tour suggested to me something more mellow and my biggest complaint is that this is really not family friendly. The music on the boat was BLASTED so loud to create this crazy party atmosphere which only about 7 people on the boat was really in the mood for. Who wants music blasting for 2.5 hours on a boat? My Apple Watch clocked it at 90 decibels and it said more than 30 mins at 90 decibels causes hearing loss!
The price includes an open bar so if you aren't drinking you're paying for other people to drink.
My kids got a ton of bites by something in the water, as did other passengers, so that's something to consider. It didn't seem life threatening but one woman was covered in bites.
They do not provide fins for kids- which makes no sense because they will take your money for the kids and kids need fins to keep up with the group. The life jackets are also not fitted for kids so that makes it harder for them to swim with this massive thing floating around them.
The activities were fine - snorkeling in the islands was pretty and the mahujitas beach was fun but dirty - filled with wrappers and trash. It would be so easy to clean up and I'm not sure why no one does.
Basically only go on this if you don't mind being herded around and want a party atmosphere that kind of drags on. Definitely not suitable for families.
Also the start time is ridiculous. They tell you 8am but we got an email to be at the venue at 645am! But nothing happened until 730. That's a little rough for that time in the morning.
We had intended to go zip lining with this company but after the islands tour we opted to go on our own and it was more fun and mellower.
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486kiraa
Aug 14, 2024
Not Worth the Money - Went with my friend and overall it cost closer to $220 Canadian each when we bought all the 2 x Port Fees and the additional extra tours. Basically got taken out and be floating near a pretty boring rock island and given a small breakfast option the equivalent of aeroplane food size.
Lunch on board was made by a guy who wasn’t wearing gloves scooping the ceviche up in his hands.
Life jackets were all broken and looked over 20 years old.
I kept waiting for the money we paid to be worth it and they kept asking for more money to do mini trips. They take 100 people out earning $20k each day.
The open bar is only open in the afternoon when they take you back and they don’t feed you lunch until 3PM so take your own snacks on board because they charge you MORE to buy theirs on board.
Don’t bother. Pissed off that our hotel recommended this tour. Would have rather used the money to do a really bougie lunch somewhere fancy. Or go on a smaller boat without 100 people on board so you’re not waiting 5 hours for people to be done with the mini trips to the island.
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