We recently took our family vacation to Puerta Vallarta Mexico we got such a great deal on our vacation we thought let's do an excursion. When we talked to the Concierge desk we found a snorkeling excursion that would take you by boat to an island to snorkel, lunch on the beach and you go on the boat again to another area to hike to a waterfall-perfect. it was $80 per person. So we thought lets talk to the locals on the beach selling excursions and see what their prices are (I'll be honest, it was my husband's idea-smart thinking honey:) we got for all 4 of us the same excursion for $120 total-Wow! What a savings! We met a couple on the boat that got theirs FREE by doing a timeshare visit.
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| Our Tour Boat |
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| We had never seen this before-pretty cool |
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| Place we were going to snorkel *Note-bring your own snorkel gear. Our masks came out of plastic-new, but the mouth pieces did not and did not look that clean:0 |
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| Up close |
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| Waterfall we hiked to you had to cross a bridge and restaurant to get too- it was pretty neat |
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| Bridge was a little scary-not well made-3 person maximum |
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| Waterfall was amazing the water was cool and refreshing |
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| Brandt was eyeing this treat from the snack bar on the boat we got him one all the locals were buying them they must be good. After 2 bites he threw up in his mouth and in the garbage it went-it must be an acquired taste:) |
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| Love Brandt's hair:) |
It was suppose to be 4-5 hours long. In Mexico there is something called Mexico time-I got to understand the meaning very well on this excursion:) We left to meet our local excursion guide at 9:30 A.M., walked to the marina, got tickets and boarded the boat around 11:00 A.M. We had dinner reservations for 7 P.M. We thought perfect, we will be back in plenty of time to shower. We got back at 8:00 P.M. We were starving-we had received lunch at 4:30 P.M. Bring snacks-we wished we had:0
Tips on buying souvenirs:
When you find something you like ask how much and barter to a price you feel is reasonable.
If they don't agree...wait...they will come around to your price or pretty close:)
I almost gave in, my husband said Kim...wait..and I waited and waited and then they gave it to us for the price my husband wanted...patience pays off:)
Go to the flea markets...we usually get too much sun and it is fun to walk through the town you find the same things for a good price, almost free:) (That is what the locals said when we would enter their shops)
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