Snorkel Turtle COMBO TOUR

Snorkeling is fun, safe, and easy aboard the Searcher II.  Join us for a 2.5 hour underwater tour to the shallow, inner, Colomito Bach located at the south of Banderas Bay and Los Arcos National Marine Sanctuary.

SNORKEL TOUR

The tour goes to the South side of Banderas Bay. Our first stop is at Los Arcos Natural Reserve Area in where you admire different subaquatic species. Then we head to Colomitos which is a small private beach in where you can snorkel again, admire the exuberant vegetation or just rest for a while on the beach. Our guides are Biologists with Masters Degree in Marine Ecology, Science Journalist and Professional Wildlife Photographer (National Geographic magazine and Animal Planet). This allows us to provide a qualified, specialized and professional service.

SCHEDULE

• 09:00 Appontiment at OPEQUIMAR (Vallarta). Located across the street from Westin Regina Hotel in Marina Vallarta.
• Light Continental breakfast is served while you receive an an educational explanation and instruction for snorkel and the species they can see.
• 09:20 Departure from: OPEQUIMAR. Our vessel drives to the south of the bay to realize the snorkeling and visiting the beach
• 12:30 Arrival to Puerto Vallarta.

SMALL GROUPS: We use a small boats because is the best way to get close to the animals with low impact. Our boats are 26ft and 27 ft shaded fast boats, with 12 and 14 (depends the number of clients the boat we use). So it's a private and personalized tour.

Marine turtles have been able to survive for more than 200 million years and successfully faced such dramatic events in the history that brought countless species to extinction. Nowadays however, due to human activities, they belong to some of the most endangered species of fauna. Wildlife Connection offers you the opportunity to visit a turtle camp, where you will participate in and support the conservation of these ancient creatures. We release baby turtles every night.

TURTLE CAMP

The tour goes to the area of Nuevo Vallarta where the National Protection of Marine Turles has the official Turtle Camp. We will visit all the facilities of the Turtle Camp to understand the protection program and it's importance. We patrol the beach to search for a female laying eggs but we can't guarantee females as they don't have specific time or place to lay their eggs. When we finish patroling we will go back to the turtle camp and release baby turtles to the ocean, we GUARANTEE 100% that we will have baby turtles every night if not your money back. Our guides are Biologists with Masters Degree in Marine Ecology, Science Journalist and Professional Wildlife Photographer (National Geographic magazine and Animal Planet). This allows us to provide a qualified, specialized and professional service.

SCHEDULE

• 20:00- 21:00 (Appointment depends on your hotel area)
  1.- BLOCKBUSTER. This is located at Vallarta's Main Ave
  (Francisco Medina Ascencio) at the North Hotel Zone (Zona Hotelera Norte), just across the street of Office Depot.
  2.- OPEQUIMAR. This is located in Marina Vallarta. Just across the
  street of Westin Regina Hotel
  3.- STARBUCKS AT PARADISE PLAZA. This Plaza is located in Nuevo
  Vallarta, close to Paradise Village Hotel.
• 21:10 Arrival to turtle camp. Guests receive an educational explanation to introduce them to the world of turtles and their conservation.
• 21:30 Female turtles laying eggs are searched on the beach
• 22:30 Baby turtle release.
• 00:00 Arrival to Puerto Vallarta.

SMALL GROUPS: Maximum 8 persons per group. If needed we can arrange bigger groups.