Ecotours vallarta puerto vallarta tours and ecotours. Every year, thousands of whalesdescend upon puerto vallartas waters in search. The 2014 puerto vallarta whale watching season is underway. We recommend scheduling your whale watching experience during puerto vallartas whale watching season between december and march. Dont miss this unique opportunity to photograph humpback whales in banderas bay. Come december, the sounds of humpback whale song can be heard once again in the protected waters of banderas bay. The 20162017 whale watching season officially opens december 1, giving everyone a chance to discover the wonderful world of whales while vacationing in vallarta. Get up close and personal with a humpback during whale watching season in puerto vallarta. We invite you to enjoy february 14 with a great boat trip. We went out with a boat arranged by superior tours on jan 30th, their marine biologist thalia went with us. In puerto vallarta you will find the best service with certified guides for the care and conservation of whales, enjoy the pirouettes of the dolphins, as they swim and jump around the boat. Superior whale watching tour season, from december 8th until march 23rd without a doubt, one of the highlights of puerto vallarta.
The first sightings are in the month of november in the south coast of puerto vallarta, days are not specific although usually we get to see the first whales around. However, you may be lucky enough to see breaching whales a few weeks before and after. Its a charming place, with a pretty downtown, a lovely seafront malecon, or boardwalk, good restaurants and a long, beautiful beach. Boatbased whale watching tours are available out of the hermanus new harbour. The truth is not all whale watching tours in puerto vallarta are created equal. December through march is whale watching season in puerto vallarta where humpback whales and other breeds comes to flirt, breed, give birth, feed and teach their young to cavort in banderas bay. Whale watching season stretches from late nov into march, during which time some local tour groups even guarantee sightings. Whale watching these colossal mammals visit puerto vallarta and the bay of banderas every winter during their reproductive period. Pegaso chartering is the original whale watching company, with over 18 years sailing the waters of the banderas bay, in puerto vallarta, mexico. Whale watching tour in puerto vallarta is one of the most rewarding experiences to be in puerto vallarta on banderas bay, is being in real contact with nature, this experience becomes unique and exciting to be in the atmosphere of the majestic humpback whales megaptera novaeangliae, also known as yubarta, jibarte or xibarte. As with all whale watching tours in puerto vallarta, this tour is only available from december through february.
I am visiting puerto vallarta on 30th march and was hoping to go on a whale watching trip but notice that the season officially ends on 23rd march. This year was no different with the first humpback whales encountered on november 14th as a couple of large humpbacks. Tickets for whale watching in puerto vallarta tiqets. Whale watching season puerto vallarta message board. This year, the whale watching season runs from december 15, 2019 to march 15, 2020. Whale watching in puerto vallarta pv paradise rentals. Banderas bay tours and activities designed around the best things to do in vallartas outdoor playground. All of our whale watching trips in puerto vallarta you are likely to encounter humptback whales, orcas as know as killer whales,bottle nose dolphin, common dolphins, sea lions, sea turtles many species of sea birds and other marine animals right here in beautiful puerto vallarta they call. Tours depart from the puerto vallarta marine terminal and the advdenture center in nuevo vallarta. From late november to late march, hundreds of humpback whales migrate down from the cold waters of the north pacific ocean to our less cold waters. Whale watching is one of the most impressive activities in nature you can participate in. Every year from midnovember to the end of march, visitors to puerto vallarta can enjoy the most spectacular whale watching possible anywhere in the world.
The puerto vallarta whale watching season begins each year on december 8 but no one tells the whales that. Puerto vallarta offers the perfect setting for romance, so its no wonder the majestic humpback whales have chosen this coastal mexican destination for mating and giving birth to their young these enormous mammals travel well over 7,000 miles from the cold waters of alaska to mate or welcome their young into the world in the oceans of the riviera nayarit with a pregnancy. Whale watching season officially starts again on december 8, 2014 as hundreds of humpback whales arrive off the coast of riviera nayarit and puerto vallarta. Puerto vallarta, mexico is a great winter destination, and for all the usual reasons. Its whale watching season in puerto vallarta, mexico. Whale watching is the practice of observing whales and dolphins cetaceans in their natural. Learn about puerto vallarta whale watching rules and regulations. Our fleet of fully equipped sailboats satisfies every taste and our welltrained and wellexperienced crew have consistently provided the best service, in order to make this sailing the best experience. The mexican navy and some of the rescue teamdivers from vallarta adventures helped free the whales. What about staying in a luxury villa in puerto vallarta. Private whale watching tour, puerto vallarta exclusive. There was a mama whale and a baby whale today trapped in an illegal fishing net. If were lucky we may even see a mother with her new baby calf, as puerto vallarta is a calving ground for the humpbacks. Guaranteed whales with the most thrilling, environmentally responsible, sustainable, professional, comfortable, and educational whale watching tour company in vallarta.
You can visit the whale watch vallarta online booking page here and make reservations saving 2o% off the normal price. Whale watching season in pv is usually dec 8th to march 23rd. Whale watching season in banderas bay and the pacific ocean near puerto vallarta officially begins december 8 th and runs through the winter until march 23 rd. Whale watch vallarta nuevo vallarta 2020 all you need. Every year puerto vallarta received the visit of humpback whales who are in the search of warmer waters to mate and to give birth. Whale watching puerto vallarta excursions in mexico. This excursion is available to you and will work with most cruise schedules. Whale watch vallarta is nuevo vallarta s 1st dedicated whale watching company. Whalecome to vallarta whales a company pioneer in whale watching and ecotourism in puerto vallarta and banderas bay. Vallarta whales is operated and directed by oceanologist isabel cardenas since 1995. Every year in puerto vallarta mexico, the most acrobatic of all whales, the humpback, visits the bay of banderas in order to reproduce and give birth. The 20172018 whale watching season officially opens december 8, giving everyone a chance to observe humpback whales in their natural habitat.
Humpback whales arrive in puerto vallarta and riviera nayarit. The whalewatching season in puerto vallarta brings thousands of people out on the water to see the great marine mammals up close. The season of whale watching in puerto vallarta brings thousands of people out on the water to see the great marine mammals up close. Whale season available dec 8thmarch 23rd, our whale watching photo safari is one of the most popular whale watching tours in puerto vallarta and spaces are limited. Watch humpbacks breach the waters of banderas bay in jawdropping aerial displays, swimming with their babies all winter. Large puerto vallarta maps for free download and print high. I was able to download each attachment and will bring the correct papers the. It is a spectacular sight and one that visitors, residents and locals never tire of seeing. Whale watching season in puerto vallarta runs from middecember to march.
The puerto vallarta whale watching season runs from december 8 through march 23, every year. But it also has an attraction most visitors dont know about. During that time, some female whales give birth while others reproduce before returning to their feeding grounds in the north. These gentle giants visit puerto vallarta every year during the winter during their reproduction period. Pegaso chartering the best sailing in puerto vallarta, mx. Governmental regulations limit any whale watching tours to this time period. Humpback whales, the giants of the sea puerto vallarta. Time of the year during the puerto vallarta whale watching season does make a difference.
Join our marine biologist guides for small group tours departing from nuevo vallarta. At this time of the whale watching season there are new whales arriving every day, males and females. By the start of the official puerto vallarta whale watching season, december 8th, the population of humpback whales in the bay of banderas in puerto vallarta all but guarantees multiple whale encounters on every tour. Join an experienced marine biologist for a whale of a time in puerto vallarta and riviera nayari and see majestic humpback. Of all the whales, the humpbacks megaptera novaeangliae are the most spectacular ones thanks to their breaching, lobtailing, flippering and their beautiful songs, which are part of their courtship rituals. In the few weeks on either side, however, you can still see whales in the bay on one of our bay cruises. Detailed hires maps of puerto vallarta for download or print. From spotting them frolicking in banderas bay to seeing. Whale watching season puerto vallarta forum tripadvisor. Government regulations to protect the whales are strictly enforced and this experienced company complies fully. Like every year, around this time, the whale watching season arrives in puerto vallarta and riviera nayarit, starting on december 8 until march 23. The 20192020 whale watching season officially opened december 8, giving everyone a chance to observe humpback whales in their natural habitat. Its arrival begins around mid to late october and extends to around end of march.
Join this fourday, guided puerto vallarta excursion for close encounters with the gentle giants of mexicos pacific coast migratory humpback whales. Our whale watching tours offer an upclose encounter with vallartas famous humpback whales. Their annual migration from the cold waters of alaska brings them as far down as the bay of banderas where they will procreate and raise their young in our warm waters. The group is said to consist of two females, one male and the baby orcas.
Official whale watching season is december 8th through march. Every year from midnovember to the end of march, visitors to puerto vallarta can enjoy whale watching. A few vessels are outfitted with hydrophones for listening to the whales singing and employ trained marine biologists. Whale watching in puerto vallarta the travelling boomer. Puerto vallarta whale watching happens from the month of december all the way up to march.
Help support sustainable whale and dolphin tours and conservation by choosing a. Whale watching puerto vallarta whale watch cabo tours. Oscar is a consultant to the department of oceanography and ecotourism. It is usually late november when the first humpback whales are spotted off of puerto vallarta in the bay of banderas. My friends boyfriend was one of the guys who helped free them when he called her you could hear him from across the room on her cell phone.
Whale watch vallarta will also be offering a unique experience to our guests an opportunity to swim with wild bottlenose dolphins. So if youre looking for whale watching in puerto vallarta, book a tour with us. Whale watching puerto vallarta guide best seasons, tours. Vallarta whales is operated and directed by oceanologist isabel cardenas since. Snorkeling is fun, safe, and easy aboard the searcher ii. During the beginning of the puerto vallarta whale watching season we typically encounter only adult humpback whales. Puerto vallarta whale watching tours take you to see humpback whales mothers ant their calves in the bay of banderas a large portion of the boats in the bay of banderas, whether for fishing or touring, likewise run whale watching tours decembermidmarch. Oscar frey is an oceanologist and whale photographer and started his puerto vallarta whale watching tours in banderas bay in 1994, while also running a research program involving humpback whale distribution, numbers and behavior in this area of the mexican pacific. Look for humpback whales off the coast of mexico on a halfday whalewatching tour from puerto vallarta. It was worth every peso, we saw lots of whales, and on the outer part of the bay we were surrounded by a huge pod of playful spotted dolphins for quite a while. Ocean friendly whale watching tours puerto vallarta. Whale watching season opens in vallarta nayarit december 8. In fact our head guide elisa has seen whales on over 99% of the tours she has led.
The exact dates will change from year to year it ran from december 8 to march 23 in 2018. Casabay villas offers puerto vallarta vacation rentals at quite discounted rates. Catch glimpses of humpback whales break the waves off the coast of puerto vallarta. Puerto vallarta halfday smallgroup whalewatching tour 2020. Puerto vallarta whale watching regulations puerto vallarta. Very good season in puerto vallarta for whale watching tours.
Puerto vallarta whale watching tour whale watching in. Eco explorer offer small groups on the best and more confortable boats with personalized attention and all the equipment necessary to. Discover puerto vallarta humpback whale watching promovisionpv. City tours, excursions and tickets in puerto vallarta and surroundings. Puerto vallarta, mexico offers many ecological tours, but nothing compares to the thrill of whale watching on banderas bay. On our villas, we provide all the latest and advanced facilities that you will love to get on your trip. To prove it we are matching all online pricing on the tours we offer. You just arent allowed to get as close or to stay as long to watch. Learn about the majestic animals from your marine biologist guide as you ride on a small boat that is equipped with a restroom. Puerto vallarta whale watching season puerto vallarta. Are you planning to visit puerto vallarta soon to witness the whale watching season.
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