San Blas Bird Watching
DURATION: 12 HOURS
San Blas is a beautiful fishing village located 2 hours north from Puerto Vallarta, it is considered one of the tourist icons of the Mexican Pacific due to its natural beauty and historical significance. The port of San Blas was founded in the seventeenth century and became the most important port in the Pacific. It has historical monuments and buildings such as the ancient fort of San Blas and the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary “The Sailor”. In addition to it’s historical importance San Blas is surrounded with calm water beaches, ponds, springs and mangroves that make it a tropical paradise for the wide variety of species that live there.
SAN BLAS BIRD WATCHING 1 DAY TOUR
San Blas is considered a birding paradise with a wide variety of species of birds, the Audubon Society estimates that is home of more than 300 species, which places San Blas as the second place for bird watching, just behind Panama. Most of these species live in accesible areas, making this the favorite spot for bird watching in Mexico. Ornithologists from all over the world come to San Blas to find birds or to participate in the annual bird count. On our tour you will have the opportunity to visit la Tovara and take a boat ride through the mangrove channels, which will allow you to see a lot of birds in a short time, leaded by our wildlife photographer and bird expert.
SCHEDULE
- 06:00- 07:00 (Appointment depends on your hotel area)
1.- OPEQUIMAR. This is located in Marina Vallarta. Just across the
street of Westin Resort & Spa Hotel
2.- PARADISE PLAZA. This Plaza is located in Nuevo
Vallarta, close to Paradise Village Hotel.
Coffee, juice and cookies are served on the way to the observation area, while guests receive an educational explanation to introduce them to the world of birds as well as information about the various species of birds in the area and their habitat. - 09:30 Arrival to San Blas. We will board on a little boat, to make a trip through the Tovara mongrove channels searching for birds. Once the birds are found more information about the species is provided.
- 1:30 We finish our boat ride and then go to San Blas town for lunch, have a little time to see it and then return to Puerto Vallarta
- 18:00 Arrival to Puerto Vallarta (We drop you back to your hotel).
SMALL GROUPS:
Maximum 8 persons per group.
CANCELLATION POLICIES
- 48 hours or more prior to excursion date – 100% refund
- 36 hours or more prior to excursion date – 50% refund or we will accept date changes
- 24 hours prior to excursion date – we will accept date changes but no refunds
- No shows or late arrivals – no refund (no refund will be given under any circumstance)
All changes are subject of availability. For group or private tour cancellations policies and more details please read our Terms & Conditions
- Black Vulture
- Turkey Vulture
- American Kestrel
- Common Ground-Dove
- Inca Dove
- Common Nighthawk
- Orange-fronted Parakeet
- Squirrel Cuckoo
- Groove-billed Ani
- Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
- Great Horned Owl
- Russet-crowned Motmot
- Great Horned Owl
- Russet-crowned Motmot
- Scrub Euphonia
- Golden-cheeked Woodpecker
- Acorn Woodpecker
- Lineated Woodpecker
- Ladder-Backed Woodpecker
- Ivory-billed Woodcreeper
- Lark Sparrow
- White Collared Seedeater
- Blue Mockingbird
- Tropical Mockingbird
- Social Flycatcher
- Least Flycatcher
- Great Kiskadee
- Vermilion Flycatcher
- Tropical Kingbird
- Blue Grosbeak
- Yellow Grosbeak
- Masked Tityra
- Tropical Parula
- House Finch
- Sinaloa Wren
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- San Blas Jay
- Green Jay
- Nashville Warbler
- MacGillivray’s Warbler
- Wilson’s Warbler
- Yellow Breasted Chat
- Stripe-headed Sparrow
- Song Sparrow
- Varied Bunting
- Indigo Bunting
- Orange Breasted Bunting
- Paited Bunting
- Western Tanager
- Summer Tanager
- Great-tailed Grackle
- Streak-backed Oriole
- Bullock’s Oriole
- Orchard Oriole
- Yellow-winged Cacique
- Gray Saltator
- Rufous-backed Robin
- Gray-breasted Wood-wren
- Citreoline Trogon
- Elegant Trogon
NO we don’t do pick ups, first because the bay is really big and it will take an eternity, but most important because taxis have concessions at hotels and they are like a mafia. You will need to take a taxi to our meeting point as well back to your hotel.
YES we guarantee that you will see whales if not money back
NO, because dolphins have a specific territory and whales are moving in all the bay. The tour is focused mainly on whales and spending the whole morning with them. also somedays they will be far and it will take longer to find them. Even if we find dolphins sometimes they are playing with the whales and it is not safe for swimming, and also sometimes we find other species of dolphins and not the group we use for swimming. If you are interested in swimming with dolphins we recommend the dolphins in the wild tour.
YES, on board there are a life vests and life jackets for adults and kids
Normally no but it always depends on each person sensibility to motion movement as well as ocean conditions. If someone is really sensitive we recommend to take only half dramamine pill so it doesn’t make you sleepy but helps with the motion movement.
PRICES
ADULTS 12+
100
99
CHILD 4-11
100
99
* INFANT 0-3 NO CHARGE
* IF YOU ARE TRAVELING WITH A BABY THAT YOU DON’T WANT OR CAN’T TO TAKE TO THE TOUR WE CAN BABYSIT. PLEASE CONTACT US.
SEASON
YEAR AROUND
AVAILABILITY
DAILY
INCLUDES
- SPECIALIST BILINGUAL GUIDE
- GROUND TRANSPORTATION
- BINOCULARS
- FIELD GUIDES
- LIGHT BREAKFAST
- BOTTLED WATER
- SOFT DRINKS
- FRUIT
- SNACKS
- PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS
RESTRICTIONS
- NOT RECOMMENDED FOR KIDS 2- YRS.
WHAT TO BRING & WEAR
• CONFORTABLE CLOTHES
• $$$ FOR TIPS AND SOUVENIRS
TERMS & CONDITIONS
FOR CANCELLATION POLICIES AND MORE DETAILS PLEASE READ OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS.