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Whale Watching can be the most exciting and thrilling part of your Puerto Vallarta vacation. To have a fun, safe whale watch, here are some tips and a few things for you and your family to expect on our Whale Watching Adventures:
| |  | Whale Watching Tours available from Dec 8th through Mar 23rd
Whales, Dolphins & Snorkeling:
Sun-Fri - Adults: $70 USD
Children under 12: $35 USD
Whale Watching & Las Caletas:
Mon-Sat - Adults: $85 USD
Children under 12: $75 USD
Whale Photo Safari:
Daily - Adults: $85 USD
Children 8-12: $75 USD
Sailing with Whales:
Daily - Full Day: $85 USD
Half-Day: $55 USD
Private Whale Watching Tours:
[up to 10 passengers]
Daily - $770 USD |
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Don't miss the boat! Figure out how much time it will take you to get to the dock, so that you'll be on time for your departure. Just to be safe, we recommend that you arrive at the dock 30 minutes prior to your departure time.
Don't plan to take anything more than a day pack with you on the boat. There may be a lot of other people aboard, and keeping track of too much stuff could be a hassle.
Don't forget to bring your camera, plenty of film or video cartridges and fully-charged batteries so you can share the experience with your friends and family back home.
Remember to bring binoculars. Though the whales are usually close enough to see without binoculars, they may be useful if bird watching is also on your agenda.
Remember that there is likely to be sea spray on the boat, so you should have a way to protect your optical equipment when necessary. Plan to put cameras and binoculars under ponchos, inside jackets or into your pack when spray is heavy.
Wear rubber soled shoes - sometimes the decks get wet and slippery and sneakers provide traction on a moving vessel.
Even the most seasoned whalewatcher can suffer from motion sickness. Motion sickness medications are available at most pharmacies and should be taken at least 30 minutes before a boat trip. Non-medicated alternatives include: crackers, dry bread, papaya or ginger. If thirsty, sip on carbonated beverages and avoid alcohol.
Don't forget the sunblock! Water reflects and magnifies the sun rays, and without protection you could get severely sunburned. Also be sure to bring your sunglasses to protect your eyes from glare on the water.
Remember that you're not going to Sea World and whales can't be seen on demand, like in an aquarium. So on any given trip, we may see one whale, one hundred whales, or no whales at all. However, during January and February there is an extremely good chance of seeing whales. During these months, 9 tours out of 10 will see whales.
When we do encounter whales, despite the urgent requests of passengers to get closer, our boat captains not only respect the legal distance for whale watching as determined by the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources [SEMARNAT], but are also careful to observe the whales on their terms - so that mating, feeding, or caring for their young is not disturbed.
When there are several whale watching boats in a given area, we never race to get to a whale first. Patience is the key to great whale watching - and more often than not it pays off! Whales' behavior patterns are unpredictable, and sometimes whales will swim right under the boat or breach right beside it. |
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