Private Marietas Islands Tour with Optional Access

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 Hidden 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.

When you book, you choose how many people go without Hidden Beach and how many go with Hidden Beach. The whole group does the full tour on the same boat. At Isla Redonda, those with access swim with the guide to the beach and stay 30 minutes; the rest wait on board with at least one adult from the group. Then everyone continues together.

The price has two parts: the boat, which depends on the total number of people on board, and Hidden Beach access, paid only by those who go in. Private boat: $400 USD for 1–2 people, depending on group size; Without Hidden Beach: counts toward the boat price and With Hidden Beach (10+): boat + $100 USD per person. Everyone in the group counts toward the boat price, whatever their age. Your group’s total appears in the quote tool at the top of this page, along with the boat price table. Park access wristbands are already included.

• Private boat with captain and guide, just for your group.
• A tour of the park with 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 for the whole group.
• For those who book it: a guaranteed Hidden Beach access permit.

There are no extra fees at the dock.

Yes. There is no minimum age to come aboard, and everyone in the group counts toward the maximum of 13 people. Children can snorkel with a life jacket under the supervision of an adult from their group and land on Playa La Nopalera. Only entry to Hidden Beach requires being at least 10.

At least one adult from the group stays on board with the children under 10 during the 30-minute beach visit. This is a condition for booking this tour when traveling with children who can’t go in.

People aged 10 or older, with no exceptions, because it involves swimming about 80 m (260 ft) through a natural tunnel. There is no fixed maximum age: from 65 on, we recommend it for people in good physical condition who are comfortable swimming 80 m (260 ft) with a life jacket. Pregnant women and people with reduced mobility or back, neck or heart problems can’t go in; they can enjoy the rest of the tour on board.

For each person who books access, entry is guaranteed on the date you chose, 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 access and couldn’t go in.

Only those going into Hidden Beach need to be comfortable swimming about 80 m (260 ft), with a mandatory life jacket and the guide beside them. Snorkeling is optional and also done with a life jacket. Non-swimmers can enjoy the tour from the boat and land on Playa La Nopalera.

30 minutes. That’s the maximum time set by CONANP so that all 116 visitors of the day can go in. Park rangers organize entry in turns.

On this tour the boat is private and each person decides whether to go into Hidden Beach, so families with children of all ages travel together. If everyone in your group is 10 or older and wants to go in, the private Lovers Beach tour includes everyone’s access in one price per boat. If you’re looking for a budget option and don’t need your own boat, there is the shared tour of the same islands, without Hidden Beach entry.

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: Hidden Beach’s daily limit of 116 people is shared among all operators.

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 for each person.
• 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 into Hidden 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.