Puerto Vallarta provides outstanding scuba diving & snorkeling opportunities all year long. Banderas Bay's tropical diving seasons provide flexibility to suit your schedule. Diving in the tropics is enjoyable for many reasons. The need for minimal or no wetsuit, long range visibility, and the variety of marine life to observe and interact with are a plentiful. Add excellent food, secluded beaches and the backdrop of an interesting Mexican resort town and you begin to sense the appeal of Vallarta.
The rugged coastline with its large rock formations alsoprovides exciting underwater adventures.

The best places for diving and snorkeling are Los Arcos, Quimixto, Playa Las Animas and Punta Mita, or the Marieta Islands, located about an hour’s boat ride from Puerto Vallarta. Several tour companies provide excellent services for snorkeling and dive trips. Most day trips include transportation, snorkeling gear, and lunch.

Vallarta Adventure
The leading tour operator in Nuevo and Puerto Vallarta. PADI diving and certification programs and of course scuba and snorkeling tours. Contact: vallarta-adventure.com

Chico’s Dive Shop
It’s affiliated with PADI and is one of the most specialized places in town for scuba and snorkeling trips and instruction. Located on the Malecon.

Ecotours de México
Founded by Biol. Astrid Frisch and Lic. Karel Beets, young Mexicans interested in offering a different option for travelling around Mexico. Started operations in 1991 pioneer eco-tour operators in the country, founder member of the Mexican Association of Adventure Travel and Ecotourism (AMTAVE). Operate one week tours for international associations like World Wildlife Fund (WWF), American Museum of Natural History, N.Y., Saint Louis Zoo, and the National Wildlife Federation. Contact: 011. 52 (322) 222 6606