Hi, I have heard that snorkeling out from Isla Marietas was one of the better places to snorkel. Can you please tell me what is the best way to get out there? Do They have boats that leave from the marina or is it better to travel to punta mita and then take a boat out there? Is there a regular snorkeling trip, or are you on your own? I also seen a map that had a light house on it . I am interested to know if that is something that you can get to, and if you can tour it. Thanks for any info.
Isla Marietas
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I think that Cabrón is right that landing is not allowed on the Marietas. I remember on my trip that the kayakers were paddling around the Islands, but their rocky cliffs were too high to allow a landing even if it was permitted.
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My wife and I just returned from Vallarta and took the Vallarta Adventures tour to the Marietas.
It was superb. We took two tours with them and they were both just awesome. The staff on the boat, the snorkeling, the beach they take you to, just perfect. It was a great, great day for us.
It was superb. We took two tours with them and they were both just awesome. The staff on the boat, the snorkeling, the beach they take you to, just perfect. It was a great, great day for us.
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what was the other tour that you took that you enjoyed?? my husband and I are going in January and two other couples just booked to go with us. We have been to PV 3 times before, did a couple tours in 96, but not since. We would love our friends to fall in love with PV the way we have, so any recommendations would definitely be highly appreciated.
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Actually for me, the other tour we took was even much better. It was the Sierra Madre Unimog tour. This link shouold take you to my pictures. http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=2949314&uid=956969
I learned a lot about the whole area from our guide, and had really wanted to get out of Vallarta proper. This was the trick, You go to a small village outside of Vallarta walk around the square, visit the cemetary which is pretty cool to learn why the cemetary is better than the village. Then to a 45 minute walk under the canopyof the forest/jungle, a visit to a house in the boonies were you get fresh made tortillas, beans etc. Very cool. Then off to a beach called San Fransisco, for a swim and a great lunch/open bar. Dropped us off right at the resort in Nuevo.
Really was a great day, once again the host and tour guides were nothing short of awesome.
Hope this helps.
I learned a lot about the whole area from our guide, and had really wanted to get out of Vallarta proper. This was the trick, You go to a small village outside of Vallarta walk around the square, visit the cemetary which is pretty cool to learn why the cemetary is better than the village. Then to a 45 minute walk under the canopyof the forest/jungle, a visit to a house in the boonies were you get fresh made tortillas, beans etc. Very cool. Then off to a beach called San Fransisco, for a swim and a great lunch/open bar. Dropped us off right at the resort in Nuevo.
Really was a great day, once again the host and tour guides were nothing short of awesome.
Hope this helps.
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Hi Beached
Checked out your pictures, you did a great job. definitely a tour that should be taken
Checked out your pictures, you did a great job. definitely a tour that should be taken
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Beached I loved your pictures especially the ones of the trees. How cool!!! Thanks for posting them.
The BEST snorkeling
place that I found close into PV, to snorkel & take fish pictures was under the dock at Yalapa. There are also some boats that will take you out from Boca to hit some of the inlets from there to Yalapa. If you have the time Tennicatica has a nice reef.