Full-Day Experience in Banderas Bay

Great crew, really lovely guys who couldn’t do enough for you. But the guys were too nice in accommodating two local families (party of 9) who were over 90mins late for the 9am tour start! This meant that the tour and its schedule was compromised for me and my friend (party of 2). Whilst we got to see the Los Arcos islands in the beginning, it was very much killing time in the boat waiting for the others and then being taken to lunch at 10:50am! on the nearby beach of Las Animas to wait for the late comers arrival on another boat around 11:15. The rest of the day was fine (can’t blame the crew for no snorkeling due to the weather/red sea). But the day did feel steered by the other party who wanted to do everything they had missed in the morning and didn’t give a damn about anyone else and the day over running. Indeed at 6:15pm we had to request to be let off the boat as we didn’t want to repeat activities... I think we were just unlucky and if you get on this tour with people who don’t pitch up late and aren’t so selfish you’ll have a blast.

We had an amazing day of "adventure" with Jack Sparrow PV. Our guide was Paul (Pah-oohl) and our captain was Jonathan. Both were delightful. Paul talks very fluent English, so it was great to communicate to him. When we got to Mismaloya Beach, Paul met us and took care of us the entire day. We had our family of 8, (three generations, along with 4 grandkids). We were lucky and had the boat all to ourselves. Paul said "I am yours for the day". Tell me what you want to see, where you want to go, and what you want to do. Loved Los Arcos, the islands with arches, loved walking through the "real" Mexican village of Quimixto, loved the hike up to the waterfall, about a half hour hike. These little villages are only accessible via boat. This is the real Mexico, not many tourists, (yes, it is not the US of A), Took the boat to another small town of Yelapa, again quaint, real Mexico. Had great sea food at one of the beach restaurants. Ended the day on the ocean, watching whales all the way back to Mismaloya Beach. If you like off the beaten trail adventures, like the ocean, like Mexican food, this is the place you want to go.

We were late getting to our pick up point but the boat came back for us and we were able to enjoy a great day with our tour guide, Charlie. there was only one other couple on the boat with our family of 3 and we had an amazing time visiting the waterfalls, beaches and snorkeling! Our tour guide was fantastic and he took us to some beautiful places around Banderas Bay!

We had a great time with Daniel and Chino... highly recommend this tour to anyone interested in some local adventure.

The perfect experience in puerto Vallarta. Chino and Daniel were so nice. We never felt pressure to do anything or spend extra money. We were able to snorkel for as long as we wanted and relaxed while eating lunch of the beach. Thank you so much!!

Our tour guide, Carlos, was fantastic. He walked us up to the beautiful waterfalls. He was very very animated and funny! Our snorkeling was amazing. We really had a great trip!

Jack sparrow and chino are the best guides you could ask for. Really small and intimate group that makes things way more tailored to you.

This was incredible. Ulises was the best guide! He showed us things and did activities with us that normally tour guides don’t do. He dove some 40ft under to show us sea creatures, caves, coves. All the things! Must do and huge recommend!

Awesome...great value. Capt jacksparrow was great, showed us where to look when snorkeling even caught a blowfish and let us pet it.

Amazing tour!!!! Can't say enough great things - our hosts/guides showed us a fantastic day! From snorkeling to hiking & exploring areas we never knew existed... The day was something we'll never forget.