WHALES · SURF · SAIL
Ride your first wave. Meet the whales.
Small-group surf lessons, whale trips and sunset sails with a local crew who grew up on this bay.
Max 6 per coach · Board and rash vest included · Whales mid-Dec to March
Pick your water.
Surf
Gentle morning waves, soft boards, a coach in the water beside you. From $1,300 MXN.
Surf lessons →
Whales
Humpbacks, mid-December to March. Shared winter dates are open now. From $1,850 MXN.
Whale trips →
Boat trips
Sunset sails, snorkel and paddle mornings, your own boat for the day. From $1,600 MXN.
Boat trips →Next dates
Set-date trips with a few spots each. Each date shows how many spots are left. Sample dates and prices.
Safe hands
- Small groups.Max 6 surfers per coach. Max 12 guests on the boat.
- Trained crew.Coaches hold surf-coaching and first-aid qualifications. Every boat trip runs with a licensed captain and a deckhand.
- Our boats.A covered 12-seat boat with a toilet for whale trips, an open panga for private trips, and a sailing catamaran (with a toilet) for snorkel mornings and sunsets. Kino and two more captains run them.
- Life jackets in every size.Including babies' and children's.
- If the sea says no, so do we.A new date or a full refund, your choice.
Sample business: on a real site, these are the operator's own credentials.
Where we are
Surf lessons and boat trips on Banderas Bay, near Puerto Vallarta
We're a small crew of surf coaches, captains and, in winter, a marine biologist, working from the bay. Mornings, we're in the water teaching. Winter mornings, we're out with the humpbacks. Friday to Sunday evenings, we take the sailing catamaran out on the afternoon breeze and sail into the sunset. Most families do one of each.
Most hotels in Puerto Vallarta are 15–40 minutes away by taxi or Uber. The exact dock or beach comes with your booking, with a map pin and parking tips.
A family day we like: morning surf, afternoon nap, sunset sail.
Meet the crew →Crew notes
“We'd rather cancel than take you out on a bad sea.”Kino, captain
“Most people stand up in the first lesson. The trick is a good pop-up and a small wave.”Mari, head coach
“Kids always ask if the whales can hear us. Yes, so we turn the engine off.”Hannah, marine biologist
Sample crew. Quotes are part of the sample.
Booking takes about two minutes
Quick to book, easy to love.
- Pick a trip.
- Pick a date or a time, and tell us a little about your group.
- Pay, and you're in. We message you the evening before with the conditions.
Free cancellation up to 24 h on group lessons and shared trips · 48 h on private lessons · 7 days on the surf camp and private boats · Canceled for weather: a new date or a full refund
