Wonderful morning cruise with Magic Charters. We were a group of 12 ages from 15 months to 78 years…read moreand there was something for everyone. The crew were welcoming, spoiled us with drinks and tasty pastries then guacamole, we saw many whales and the snorkeling was fun. The trip back was filled with tales of sailing and another quick dip. Amazing experienc, highly recommend. Mary

What a beautiful day sailing on the Pegasus with Captain Tony and First Mate Monika. We are a group…read moreof five adults and chartered a morning trip. We saw a few whales in the Bahía de Banderas during our sail which was wonderful. We also had some great conversations - Tony and Monika are down to earth people with a passion for sailing. This is so much nicer than the typical crowded party boat trip. We highly recommend Magic Charters.

Chuck is the best. Great trip. Great and experienced crew. We are looking forward to our next…read moreouting with him.

Chucks tours were awesome!! Very cool guy w a smaller operation which we were happy with!! We seen…read moresome Had a great time

Esteban was great! I learned so much about the whales and how he is tracking and studying them…read morewhile taking tours out. The boat was the perfect for our group with only 2 other people. We saw plenty of whales jumping! Amazing really

From the owner: Viaje de tres horas saliendo directamente de la playa de Sayulita. Guiados por un biólogo…read morecalificado para el avistamiento de ballenas, a bordo de botes autorizados con licencia para el avistamiento de ballenas. El espacio está limitado a grupos pequeños de solo 8 personas como máximo. Los Guías son biólogos experimentados dedicados a la investigación de ballenas. Fotografías gratuitas se proporcionan en cada viaje, se incluye una botana ligera y agua. Un hidrófono (un micrófono especial para escuchar bajo el agua) también está a bordo ¡para que puedas escuchar a las ballenas también!. Tenemos chalecos salvavidas de todos los tamaños, hay sombra y toallas a bordo.

My girlfriend and I had an amazing private tour of the Petroglyphs and The Kings Pool with…read moreSebastian. Sebastian picked us up at our bungalow and explained a lot about the history and nature of the area as we drove to the Alta Vista site. We had a great and easy hike to the site. Sebastian explained all of the petroglyphs along the way. We took a dip into the kings pool and stood in a hidden portal in the wall. Sebastian was great explaining the cosmology and shamanism of the ancients. We had a fantastic day with Sebastian and would highly recommend him on any nature adventure!

Spent 2days adventuring with this group and had an amazing time. Snorkeling with Sebastian at Isla…read moreCoral was great- but Marietta Islands even better-snorkeling, swimming thru a cave to secret beach and seeking blue-footed boobies and whales!!!

Don't have a "Mis" Adventure! Choose Ocean Friendly for your…read morewhale watching trip, with real marine and bird biologists. Oscar has been studying Humpback whales for almost 30 years and it shows. Even for him it was a whale of a day- conservatively we probably saw at least 50 whales, many seabirds and altogether had a wonderful time. Oscar Is the best, and I've been on trips in New England, Hawaii as well as here in Puerto Vallarta. If I could give him 10 stars I would!! Thanks Oscar and crew! Btw. They also served a nice lunch.

The most wonderful experience we had whale watching in Banderas Bay. Oscar, Isabel, Jorge and Tony…read moreare the most professional and educated Oceanographer group. The four hour learning tour could not have been better. We saw all the Bay had to offer during our Early February trip. A worthwhile activity. We have joined them on their outings twice now and have been thrilled on both occasions. If you are considering this journey while in PV, this is the best!

Excellent beach and snorkeling tour with fresh fruit, snacks, delicious buffet lunch and…read morerefreshments. Los Arcos and las Animas beach was awesome. Great crew.

We had a blast on our Canuwa boat tour! Open bar all day, stunning snorkeling, a gorgeous beach,…read morezip lining, Mexican lunch and an amazing staff. There is really nothing not to like about this experience!We would highly recommend it to anyone for their vacation. You arrive at the port at 8:30 then head to a snorkel spot, finally arriving at the beach at noon. But that is after you swing past downton Puerto Vallarta so you can see old town from he boat - really beautiful. One tip- my husband and 7-year old went on the zip lining tour and it is really more of an obstacle/ adventure course where good shoes are preferable (they had flip flops on!). They found it challenging but they did it! I'd suggest bringing water or climbing shoes, and maybe skip it if you aren't up for a hike. Ater a few hours at the beach and an authentic mexican lunch where waiters brought us drinks constantly no matter where we were, we headed back to port. We were back by 4pm - an ideal day in paradise, si!

We really loved the individual attention we received from this tour company. They are small but…read moremighty. They were so knowledgeable and took the time to help us understand the sea animals. I love the small group. You really felt important and it was nice to get to know the other the other travelors. Our tour was swimming with the dolphins and snorkeling. We got close to a lot of dolphins but they didn't get to close to us. It was find though as we enjoyed the opportunity to share the bay with them and as most wild animals it is not guartantee, but we left happy nonetheless. Thank you Ecotours!

This is an excellent company to do snorkeling with. Our guide Maggie is a professional zoologist…read more She is incredibly knowledgeable about the islands we went to. She took us to a hidden beach, recently opened to the public after being closed to the public. And we we incredibly lucky to see spotted dolphins and humpback whales next to our boat. It was an amazing experience, and this company has knowledgeable and environmentally conscious staff

Johnny, the tour guide, knows a lot about whales! He is outgoing and funny. We loved our whale…read morewatching cruise. Season just started so we were the only ones on the boat. We felt pretty special. We saw several whales and two gigantic manatees which was pretty exciting. The staff of 4 went above and beyond to make us feel comfortable. Great crew - delicious lunch with the best guacamole ever (made fresh)! The girl who took pictures was a sweetheart. The captain was very persistent on his search for whales. Highly recommend this company - best employees!

Our concierge signed us up for whale watching with this company and we were pretty happy with our…read moreexperience. I don't think it was their fault but we were taken by surprise when we were required to pay a dock fee before boarding the boat. It isn't large, just a few dollars but the concierge didn't give us any heads up and had told us we only needed about 50 pesos for a tip. If we had only brought that we wouldn't have had enough to pay the dock fee, plus 50 pesos is way too small for a tip. I would suggest $20 per person. (plus some for the dock fee) They are fine with US dollars, by the way. Our crew worked very hard to make us happy, though not sure they have the best naturalist on board. We were there in February and saw lots of whales, even a mother with a one week old baby who was anxious to show off for us! There is a morning option and an afternoon option. Even though it is early for vacation do the morning option! The water is cooler and the whales are more active. We had two people on our boat that had gone earlier in the week on the afternoon excursion but hadn't seen anything. We were served a sandwich and drinks were all included - yes even the alcoholic ones. If you are a vegetarian you should let them know when you book so they have a sandwich option on board for you. I wish that they had some type of speaker system on board for educational purposes, we couldn't hear what the "guide" was saying about the whales once the boat was moving. Plus I'm not sure that he was actually an expert in whales or just kind of picked it up. The boat isn't that comfortable. There are beanbag cushions to sit on but they squish down and then you can't turn around to see the whales as they and the boat move or even just stand up easily. Finally, smaller boats seemed to be able to get up closer to the whales so even though this was a boat of only 25 passengers it might have been better to be on an even smaller boat.

Second time we have a used Vallarta VIP for a private boat ride with our family. Took the boat out…read moreto see whales and spend an afternoon in Yelapa. Love - love - love the crew. They are wonderful and available for anything. Had a great day with my family and created a wonderful memory!

They scammed my family into thinking we broke there busted up water mats by jumping from the 10ft…read morediving board they had onto those mats but once we showed them pictures of When we first got on the water mats they were perfectly fine then they changed there story saying we were making holes when we were sitting on the mats instead Witch made no sense because there super thick and we were mostly swimming we ended up paying 1,500$ for one of the water mats because they wouldn't let us leave the dock even tho everything was paid for then the owners daughters started calling my aunt a bitch wich escalated into a fight there so professional for that honestly don't recommend unless you wanna get scammed the boat driver got so red Whne we called him out we all knew he was lying .

Did 4 dives over two days with PV Ocean Tours. Crew was laid back, yet super professional and safe…read more All 4 dives were fun. Saw a shark, octopus, turtles, sea horse, manta and more! Highly recommend Marc and his team.

Marc and his crew (Chuie, Herman, Bill and Captain Emiliano) were excellent communicators and…read moreexperts in Los Arcos scuba diving. Marc is a lanky Brit who has lived in PV for 17 years and has learned fluent Spanish. He has put together a wonderful business and has a great respect for all people and nature. I was part of an inaugural diving trip for Queer and Trans divers hosted by Narwhal Divers (https://www.narwhaldivers.com/). The founder of Narwhal, Niko, has been diving with Marc for many years. (Marc had a number of repeat customers on every dive/snorkel excursion.) Marc and the crew were respectful to us all. They were precise with correct pronoun usage and helped everyone feel welcome. While Marc comes across as a jokester on land, as a dive master he was calm, patient, organized, and safety-focused. He made efficient decisions and clear instructions. The visibility in the water varied dive to dive and a few of us got separated from the group at various times. As Marc had done a safety briefing on the boat, each of us knew what to do and all remained well. When I got separated, I didn't panic, started my ascent, and Mark located me during my safety stop. (Other dive boats in the area had helped him locate me by my air bubble stream. Clearly a community that all looks out for others!) Marc and I returned to the group and the dive continued without issue. We even saw a massive turtle on our final dive!!! [Even with marginal visibility, other sightings included many octopuses, a baby jellyfish, sea urchins, sea snakes, sting rays, sea cucumber, eel, nudibranchs, lobster, starfish, fresh coral and soooooooo many fish. Marc clearly knew the seascape well and was able to guide us to incredible underwater moments!] I look forward to diving with Marc and his team in the future!