Fun times! - The whole excursion was a WONDERFUL time!! Captain (Jesus), Tour Guide (Daniel), and Photographer (Omar) were super informative, polite, and overall made the experience a great time! We enjoyed all the activities that this had to offer!! Definitely recommend if you want a FUN time 🤩 Tequila Familia!

Gillian’s Island - The staff on this tour is incredible. Felipe was a terrific tour guide and brought a lot of energy and improvisation. We had some difficulty at one point with the boat and ended up doing the Macarena and YMCA on the dock …when life gives you lemons you make lemonada! The food on the island beat out the resort hands down. The little villages and people were so very welcoming - treated you like family. The cobblestone roads are a bit steep and can be a good hike so you do need to be in fairly good shape for it. Enjoyed the horseback riding, although I got stuck on the little silly burrow that didn’t wanna move! The scenery is beautiful and I didn’t wanna leave.

So much fun! - We always enjoy our adventures with Vallarta Adventures! Their staff is so friendly, accommodating and knowledgeable. We really enjoyed touring the little towns and learning about Mexican culture, I LOVED riding the mules around Yelapa! The bbq was delicious! Especially the quesadilla bbq’d over charcoal! The speedboat was fun and we really appreciated that the staff took the extra time to stop and watch the whales for a moment. Papa Chihuahua was a great tour guide! Be sure to bring pesos for tips!

Sea safari - Daniel (Danny), Yaya, danniel, and Salvador were all amazing. This was our second cruise but our first one to Mexico and on this day we experienced what became me and my husbands absolute favorite excursion out of all of them. Danny was so knowledgeable, charismatic and outgoing. We learned so much about the culture and saw awesome sights! Everything from the horses to the people to the dogs were friendly and welcoming. The home-cooked meal by a local woman was INCREDIBLE. Don't miss this once in a lifetime. Yaya takes great pictures the whole time too so you can always look back on this awesome memory.

Authentic Mexican Experience - Diego, Chima, and Daniel were all fantastic guides. I forgot our boat captain but he was great too. You start off in a speed boat and make your way to Los Arcos to snorkel. The speed boat can get a bit bumpy but you're in a speed boat - so its expected. You can bring shoes if you want but I was able to do everything in sandals and slippers. Make sure you bring sunscreen and to reapply every break you can if you're sensitive. Diego does a great job of accounting for everyone while providing history of the land with fun facts while Chima is taking lots of shots. He takes a lot of candid shots as well but these guys are super friendly so don't be afraid to ask if you see a dope opportunity along the way. After snorkeling, is probably the best part for me and my wife. They took us to Quimixto into the home of an older couple; Don Benjamin and Don Tonya (I think that's how you spell it). It was a very welcoming experience where they cooked tortillas and we eat it with guac, beans, and salsa. It was something quick to have something in our stomachs. We enjoyed their company thoroughly. A lot of people will lay out the sequencing so I will just premise this review with the following: this team is showing you what it takes to live here and the beauty in life there is when you stop and look. And as tourists, the level of respect and hospitality given entering their motherland of folks who have been there for generations, I believe it needs to be reciprocated. Please bring cash for tips. Along the way, the guide will take you to fruit stands, bar stands, the homes of people to eat in. That is the people of this land who are showing you their culture and generosity. If you can afford this excursion, you can afford to pay a little extra along the way. And by all means, that is not to discount the experience!!! This experience made me feel at home and specifically, the Philippines. After snorkeling and town hopping, you go horseback riding, and then walk through Yelapa to a waterfall to freshen up. Afterwards you go back by boat to Calletas or a beachfront to eat lunch. The lunch is free but again - don't forget to thank those who have given the time out of their day to service you.

Variety of adventures! - One great adventure after the other, speed boat ride, sea caves, horse ride through the river, swim in a waterfall, snorkeling, time on a private beach with yummy BBQ lunch. Danny-awesome guide, Felics provided a smooth speed boat ride.

An unforgettable trip! - A shout out to our guide Daniel, our Captain Felix, and our photographer Kevin. This was our first trip to Mexico and the three made it most memorable. Daniel was informative and educated us about the area and Mexican history. Felix's driving skills were on point. It's definitely one of the highlights of this trip. Kevin took phenomenal photos, which I shall treasure. All of these gentlemen were accommodating, kind and patient. The residents of Yelapa welcomed us. Have the shrimp tacos!! For real! The horseback ride was pleasant. Very well trained. The waterfall was magnificent. It's such a beautiful and magical place. Then later was snorkeling. I'm not sure which I enjoyed more for each was an adventure worth experiencing To end the tour on a secluded beach with delicious food and intoxicating drinks was the icing on the cake. I highly recommend this tour to all who come across the option to go. It was worth it!

A great day in Mexico! - Our tour guide Daniel, Captain Danny and photographer Martin hosted a great day in Yalapa, snorkeling and beach BBQ. Our ride to Yalapa on Banderas Bay was smooth. We spotted a sea turtle. Daniel was informative and passionate about the history and culture of Yalapa. We enjoyed the 20 minute horseback ride followed by a beer at Fanny’s. There were bathrooms available at Fanny’s but the sinks don’t work. There is a lot of barbed wire on the sides of the narrow paths, so be cautious and control the horse. We wished we had more cash with us because we truly wanted to support the community by buying a few things. The walk to the waterfall was a little slippery due to rain, but the swim was very refreshing. The next stop for snorkeling lasted 20-30 minutes. The beach BBQ was absolutely delicious and we enjoyed another swim in the ocean before our cruise back to the port. This excursion is definitely not for anyone with mobility issues or struggles to climb in and out of a raft. It is also not for anyone that might feel uncomfortable seeing a poorer community. For us, we felt privileged to view the lush beauty of this area and to experience a great day on the water. Thanks for a great trip!

Wonderful tour with wonderful people!! Highly recommend!! - From the time we left the Maritime Terminal to the time we arrived back we were treated with the utmost respect! The guides Maui and Angie and the captain Dani were all very friendly and explained everything well the entire tour. When we got to Yelapa we were greeted with smiles by the locals, who were all very friendly for the duration of our time there, riding horses, enjoying the beachfront and our hike to the waterfall as well as our time in the waterfall! I recommend taking pictures of your own if you do not want to purchase the ones taken by the tour photographer. Snorkeling was amazing and the guides had a sheet describing all the different kinds of fish you could find. We saw many, many different types!! Pizota was amazing ❤️ the lunch was delicious, the bartender Angél was great about timely service and was very lively and played great music. The beach was breathtaking and wonderful to walk on after we enjoyed lunch. My husband and I strongly recommend this tour, but if you get motion sickness I suggest taking meds prior to leaving as well as packing some for the trip. The boat ride was beautiful as well ☺️

Think twice not what it seems - This tour took us to couple places that were not covered in the description. We had a taco at someone’s house and owner tried to get us to come back and rent a room from them. There is LOTS OF WALKING on cobble sandy slippery “street” more like allies where you had to avoid four wheelers coming by these very narrow passages. The horseback ride was only about 10-15 minutes long on these narrow uneven allies where you had to doge wires. We got off the horses and walked 20 minutes or more up steep rocky dangerous passages with Sanford on. We were never told we would have to do so much walking to get to the waterfall. It says the horses will take you back but that was not the case. We had to walk. We stopped at 2 different “ venders “ and were asked to support the locals. Before we had lunch we were to have 45 minutes of snorkeling but our guide said it was unsafe. This may or may not been the case since a second group of people joined us at the lunch spot doing the same trip from a different ship said they were able to snorkel. For the price we paid I was very unhappy with how we walked on Tetris narrow passages.