Just returned from a week in PV (Oct 3-11) and had an absolute blast!
I would recommend:
- Dolphin Signature Swim (through Vallarta Adventures) - probably one of the best experiences of my life. It is a bit pricy - around 150 bucks, but it is a once in a lifetime adventure.
I would not recommend:
- Con Tiki snorkeling day tour - the trip was 7 hours and we were told we would be taken to 3 stops (Los Arcos, Las Animas, Quixmoto).
First stop was los arcos which was beautiful and was very good snorkeling, however we only stayed for about 25 minutes.
Second stop was Las Animas - pretty but that’s it. The beach sand is basically gravel and all you could do there is jet ski and parasail - which we could do at the beach from our hotel much cheaper - NO SNORKELING. You can hike up to the falls which we weren’t prepared to do in our flip flops since we thought we were snorkeling. We sat on the beach for over an hour and a half.
Third stop was Quixmoto - also beautiful, but again NO SNORKELING. This time they didn’t even take us to the shore. We just anchored and looked at the shore for a good hour. By this time a good portion of the passengers were drunk and pretty obnoxious.
We then headed home directly back to the marina which took another hour while people took full advantage of the open bar. i don’t mind people drinking, but being stuck on a boat with them for hours is not fun.
- I would also not recommend the night tour of the Pirate. My sister, parents and I bought tickets for the evening show and were not very pleased. We were expecting a good pirate show, but here is what we got:
- About an hour\hour and a half of dancing and drinking people
- 30 minutes eating decent food, nothing spectacular (packaged vanilla pudding was the dessert)
- 30 minutes of contests were female passengers perform certain tasks
- A 30 minute decent pirate show - this was entertaining in a fun way, but wasn't really what we were expecting in a pirate show
- A 15 minute Mayan indian show - this was very interesting
If you are looking for a drinking club scene, this is right up your alley as it does include an open bar. I do agree that the evening tour is adult oriented (several sexual comments, etc). Our tickets were around $65 US dollars and were purchased at the pirate store off the malecon. Again, you may totally enjoy this type of environment, but wasn't really what we were looking for a $65 ticket. We were hoping for more pirate show and less drunken passengers dancing around on the ship.Statistics:Posted by bradleytex77 — Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:46 pm
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