Lovers Beach Tour

It lasts 3 hours. You choose the departure time between 8:00 AM and 3:00 PM, Tuesday to Sunday, depending on availability in the calendar. Please arrive 15 minutes early. Entering the beach depends on the tide: if the tide expected at your time makes it difficult, we’ll suggest an adjustment by WhatsApp or email as early as possible. There are no departures on Mondays because the park is closed.

Yes. It’s the same beach inside a crater on Isla Redonda, in Islas Marietas National Park. It’s called Lovers Beach or Hidden Beach in English, and Playa del Amor or Playa Escondida in Spanish. The access rules are the same whatever the name: 116 visitors a day, a 30-minute stay and entry by swimming through a tunnel.

Your booking guarantees, for the date you chose, the boat for your group and a Lovers Beach access permit for each person, within the 116 spots available each day. What we can’t control is the sea:

• If the tide makes entry difficult at your time, we’ll suggest an adjustment by WhatsApp or email.
• If the forecast or the authorities say it isn’t safe to go out, or the Port Authority closes the port, we let you know as early as possible so you can change the date at no cost or get a full refund.
• If the tour goes out but, once at the islands, the swell doesn’t allow entry to the beach, we complete the rest of the tour and refund $100 USD for each person who paid for the full tour and couldn’t go in.

The last case is unlikely: we monitor sea conditions and official notices before every departure.

The price is per boat, not per person. The base rate covers 1 to 2 people and each additional person, up to 13, adds to the total; the cost per person drops as the group grows. Your group’s price appears in the quote tool at the top of this page, along with the full price table. It includes the park access wristbands and the Lovers Beach access permit: there are no extra fees at the dock.

• Private boat with captain and guide, just for your group.
• A tour of the park with entry to Lovers Beach, a landing at Playa La Nopalera, a view of the Puente de Piedra stone arch, blue-footed booby watching and snorkeling at an authorized site.
• Snorkeling gear (mask and snorkel) and life jacket.
• Water and soft drinks.
• Park access wristbands and a guaranteed Lovers Beach access permit.

There are no extra fees at the dock.

On the private tour the boat is just for your group, you choose the departure time between 8:00 AM and 3:00 PM and the price is per boat. On the version on a shared boat, you travel with other visitors (up to 13 people), the standard departure is at 12:00 PM and you pay per person. The beach, the swim and the 30 minutes inside are the same on both.

No. The boat is private, but Lovers Beach is a protected natural area with a daily limit shared among all operators. Park rangers organize entry in groups of up to 15 people, 30 minutes each, so there may be visitors from other boats on the sand at the same time as your group.

For couples who want to experience the beach without sharing the boat, such as for an anniversary, a honeymoon or a recent engagement; for families with children aged 10 or older; and for groups of friends of up to 13 people. If you’d prefer a cooler time of day, you can leave as early as 8:00 AM.

The minimum age is 10, with no exceptions, because of the 80 m (260 ft) swim. There is no fixed maximum age: from 65 on, we recommend the tour for people who are in good physical condition and comfortable swimming 80 m (260 ft) with a life jacket.

Children under 10, pregnant women, people with reduced mobility and people with back, neck or heart problems. If you have any other medical condition, please write to us before booking.

You need to feel comfortable in the water to swim about 80 m (260 ft), partly through a natural tunnel. The life jacket is mandatory and lets you float and rest at any time. The guide swims with your group and carries a float ring to help anyone who isn’t a strong swimmer.

30 minutes, the same on the private tour as on the shared one. That’s the maximum time per slot set by CONANP so that all 116 visitors of the day can go in.

That person can’t enter Lovers Beach. If the group wants to go together, there is a private tour for families with children under 10, where only those who meet the requirements go into the beach and the rest wait on board. There is also the tour without the access swim, which visits the same islands with snorkeling, the Puente de Piedra stone arch and Playa La Nopalera, with no minimum age.

You can book up to 24 hours before departure, but we recommend booking at least 2 weeks ahead, especially in high season and for weekends: Lovers Beach’s daily limit of 116 people is shared among all operators, and the most popular times fill up first.

By car, the marina is about 25 minutes from Sayulita and from Bucerías, 45 minutes from Nuevo Vallarta and between 1 hour and 1 hour 30 minutes from Puerto Vallarta, depending on the area. There is a small free parking lot at the marina; if it’s full, you can park on the street in front of it.

No. The tour starts at Marina Punta Mita. If you need transportation, we can arrange it on WhatsApp for an additional charge, which depends on where you’re staying and how many people are in your group.

• Swimsuit already on, towel and a change of clothes.
• Cap and sunglasses.
• Biodegradable sunscreen, applied at least 30 minutes before getting in the water.
• Cash for the marina restroom (MXN $10), since the boat has no restroom.
• If you want to take your phone to the beach, a waterproof pouch; they’re sold at the marina.

You can bring snacks, but they can’t be eaten inside the park.

Year-round, blue-footed boobies and reef fish. From December to March, humpback whales may appear on the way to the islands, and sometimes dolphins, but this is wildlife and sightings are not guaranteed. If seeing whales is your goal, the whale watching tour runs from December 10 to March 22.

• If you cancel more than 24 hours in advance, we refund 100%. Within that same window you can also change the date or time at no cost, subject to availability.
• With less than 24 hours’ notice, or if you don’t show up, there is no refund.
• If the Port Authority closes the port due to weather, you choose between another date or a full refund. During hurricane season there can be intermittent closures; we let you know as early as possible.
• Refunds go back to the original payment method and take 5 to 10 business days.

Read the cancellation policy.