Bioluminescence & sunset/sunrise boat tour to Los Arcos Sanctuary

Experience a magical sunset boat ride to Los Arcos, swim among glowing bioluminescent waters, and explore a vibrant bird sanctuary.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Parque Nacional Marino Los Arcos de Mismaloya - We will depart by boat to the Los Arcos Marine Park. On our way you will be able to observe a magical sunset or sunrise overlooking the bay and take great photos. We will tour the park while we explain all the history and information about this marine sanctuary. We will wait for night to fall to observe bioluminescence, a magical event that nature gives us that every person should experience at least once in their life.
What's Included
  • Lifevest
  • All fees and/or taxes
  • Bottled water
Additional Information

Enjoy a boat ride around the bay, taking in a stunning sunset or sunrise as you journey to a marine wildlife sanctuary. There, you can watch birds and swim in the bioluminescent waters as night falls. Imagine swimming among the stars or in the sky. Bioluminescence occurs when phytoplankton emit a blue glow in the water—an experience you must have at least once in your life! We also offer sunrise departures if your preferred dates coincide with the full moon.

Location
Burros Bar & Restaurant
Olas Altas
We will meet at a burros bar in the romantic area along the malecon, as a reference it is right in front of the Lazaro Cardenas Park. Upon arrival, just mention that you are going on the bioluminescence tour and we will direct you to our table where our guide with the company's white or black t-shirt will be waiting for you.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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426scarletta
Jul 21, 2024
WONDERFUL💛 Always recommended - An AMAZING experience! I didn’t want the time to pass, also very well guided and great treatment by the managers, commissioned in this case 100% recommended, if you have the opportunity I would definitely do it again.🌊🤿
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Curious153962
Jul 18, 2024
Sunrise bioluminescence 🙌🏽 - Amazing experience! You can't even imagine there's so much beauty hidden in the dark! Super recommended 👍🏽 Edgar Eduardo is Top-rated Guide in Puerto Vallarta
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Nayely
Jul 17, 2024
Went in sunrise and it was excellent - This is an excelent option to go to. Remember that is preferable to go when there is no full moon. The trip can also be done during sunrise
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Kevineduardoa112
Jul 10, 2024
Phenomenal experience!! - Definitely a wonderful tour, well worth the cost. The guides were very knowledgeable about the area and knew a lot of history so it made me feel safe when it was time to swim at night, that was the best part, it just felt like I was swimming in the stars 🤩 🌌. highly recommended
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Toriy957
Jul 9, 2024
Great experience! Swimming in the stars - The bioluminescence was magical! We felt like we were swimming in the stars. Eliam and Eduardo are great, very friendly and knowledgeable. We were a little nervous to swim in the ocean at night but they made us feel safe! We recommend going as close to the new moon as possible bc the darker the night the brighter the bioluminescence. The boat ride out was pretty wavy so definitely take meds if you are easily seasick. Would highly recommend!
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Crystalrq3478ty
Jul 9, 2024
Beautiful Sunset and FUN - This tour seemed different from most of the ones to Los Arcos. We were to meet a Burros Bar so we went early to eat and have a great time. The tour guide came and made sure that we were ready by providing a place to change into swimsuits and then we went to the boat. We crossed to bay to the park while watching the sunset. When we got there we learned about the park and the birds and we got to swim some. The bioluminescence was easy to see on this night and it was fun for my boys to swim in the dark with the water glittery around them. It was a quick easy tour with an amazing sunset.
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821dianalauraa
Jul 9, 2024
Phenomenal tour!! - This tour was phenomenal! We met our guides Eduardo and Elian at a nice bar in a romantic area and they gave us a drink while we waited and got ready and then we boarded our boat enjoying a beautiful sunset. Los Arcos is a super amazing place and the best thing was to see the bioluminescence, it seemed for a moment that I was floating in space and surrounded by stars, don't be afraid to swim in the sea at night!!!! highly recommended this experience!!!
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Gabriel_b
Jul 4, 2024
Perfect ending to our trip. - Eduardo was extremely knowledgeable and engaging during our experience. He gave a fantastic history about different parts of puerto Vallarta explained a bit about the birds that inhabited the islands off the shore. The bioluminescence experience was amazing and the sunset was beautiful. I highly recommend this tour if you’re in puerto Vallarta.
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E2115mbalejandror
Jul 4, 2024
Unique experience - The sunset by boat was amazing and the bioluminescence in the arches is something fantastic that is appreciated very well at night
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Elian
Jul 3, 2024
An amazing tour!! - A very nice walk in the sunset! Surrounded by good views full of many trees. Bioluminescence was the cherry on the cake. It was awesome to see how the water shone through the water lights something amazing!!
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