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Marietas Islands

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
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Mexico City, Mexico
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 13, 2013

rent a private tour and take it. It's worth it, but make sure you like adventure and check your swimming skills, you will need them. The caves were amazing, and the private beaches very enjoyable

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Costa Rica
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 12, 2013

This is a two hour ride in a catamaran, were you can enjoy of a great view and friendly staff. Once there you can snorkel, kayak, do stand up paddeling, bird watch or just relax at the beach, which offer and amazing lightblue ocean and white sand beach.

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Toronto, Canada
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 7, 2013

We went to the Marietas during whale season, and our group took a boat trip on a trimaran. It might have been the dozen whale sightings or the dolphins escorting our boat, but the trip to the Marietas was a special experience. I'm a little afraid of caves, (you have to go under an overhang with a lot of head... More

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Banning, California
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 3, 2013

We took an snorkel excursion out of Puerto Vallarta to Marietas Islands. Marietas Islands are a protected bird sanctuary with no beach access or hiking permitted on the land, so you are mostly confined to the boat and water surrounding the islands. You do get to swim to a small beach through an archway , which became very crowded .... More

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Regina
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 2, 2013

We were there in January and we must have seen 40 whales. Some were very close to the boat and others were farther out. Lunch was good and for the price it was a great way to spend the day.

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Houston, Texas
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 30, 2013

Amazing island! The water was FREEZING though! The snorkeling tour was fun. Explore the caves in the island

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Montreal
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 25, 2013

Loved the islands, they are amazing. When you first arrive the smell of all the birds is strong, they smell quite bad but other than that this is a must see.

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Winnipeg, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 24, 2013

We just returned from a week in Puerto Vallarta (PV). One of our highlights of the trip was the Marine Safari to the Marieta Islands with Punta Mita Expeditions(PME). We wanted to go to the Islands to see the blue-footed boobies and wanted an excursion out of Punta Mita because we didn't want a long boat ride. We called PME... More

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BC Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 24, 2013

Just returned home from our Nieces wedding in Puerto Vallarta. Before we left home, I was able to book a private Ally Cat Catamaran Charter via e:mails to one of the owners Debi. They are a new charter that has been running for less then a year. Our charter left at 10 pm on Friday April 19th with 22 wedding... More

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Puyallup, Washington
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 23, 2013

Marietas Islands is a must see while you are in Puerto Vallarta. We went with Vallarta Adventures. The only part of the trip that was a bit disappointing was the boat's crew that we ended up with. They were a bunch of young buff boys that seemed mainly interested in picking up on the women on board (to include the... More

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