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Huatulco Bahías Tour

Name: Huatulco Bahías Tour
Brand: Lamby Tours Huatulco
SKU: 231639P1
Price: 51.00 USD
Rating: 4.5 (80 reviews)

Badge of ExcellenceHuatulco, Mexico

7 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Discover the lush nature reserve of Huatulco on this full-day boat tour. Departing from the pier, you will explore the bays of the region. Spend the day swimming, snorkeling, and sunbathing at various beaches and waterways. Rent snorkel gear to get an up-close look at local wildlife, and enjoy snacks and drinks on board.

Enjoy panoramic views of Mexico from your boat
Relax on the pristine beaches of Huatulco National Park
Hassle-free transfers from your hotel are included
You will have plenty of free time to explore on your own

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle
Shared boat with more people
Certified Spanish and English Guide
Waters and soft drinks on board the boat
Round transportation from the accommodation within the Bahías de Huatulco area to the pier

Tips
Snorkel equipment rental ($ 200 pesos approximately)
food and drinks in the restaurant
Port tax of $ 5.50 pesos per person
National Park Payment

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

We pick up at hotels, houses, villas, apartments located within the Bahías de Huatulco area, if you are outside the Huatulco area we assign a meeting point.

What To Expect

Santa Cruz Huatulco

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Bahia de Cacaluta (Pass By)

Chachacual

1 hour 40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Bahia Maguey y el Organo

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Infants must sit on laps

Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 45 travelers

Operated by Lamby Tours Huatulco

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Featured review

Kelly_M

The whole day was wonderful. Tour guide Jose was very knowledgeable. The whole crew was terrific and went the extra mile to help my older mother on and off the boat and across the sand. We more than got our money’s worth.

Reviews

4.5

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Very enjoyable day on the water!

Kathryn_B, Apr 2024

We really enjoyed the tour. Even though only 3 or 4 of us needed the English translation, our guide kept it up all day. Beautiful beaches. Cash needed in Apr 2024, as warned in tour description: 5.5p port fee, 61p park fee, 250p beach umbrella fee (unless you’re extremely heat insensitive!) at snorkeing beach, plus your meal at the restaurant. If you don’t have your own snorkeling gear, it’s extra. Plus a tip for the crew and guide at the end. Included transport from / to hotel. We brought dry clothes for the trip home. Public toilet fee near restaurant was 5p but the boat had a facility too which was free. Not quite 5 stars but close. It would get 1 more star if the guide had translated more of what he said to English and if the umbrella fee wasn’t so steep for the 2 hours we were there—the tour company could negotiate a better deal on that! Very enjoyable and relaxing day on the water. Thanks!

Great tour, but….

Michael_N, Jan 2024

The tour was a little chaotic to start. But once on, it was great. But…. We had to leave the tour a little early to get back to the ship on time. The tour operator arranged a taxi back. $13 was the arranged price. I gave the driver $20 plus a handful of Pesos. After getting back to the ship I received a message telling me I failed to pay the Taxi driver from the tour company. This is bad business to accuse me of this… why would a taxi driver (in his country) drop me off and not receive payment?

huatulco national park tour

Iffat_M, Dec 2023

The good: -tranport was on time -the boat was small so it was able to dock at the beaches, also smaller group -the guide spoke english well - the beaches and the scenery were beautiful The bad: (communication issues) - when i contacted the tour operator to confirm time of pick up, he inquired if we spoke Spanish, when i said no he said then we have to change the time to earlier slot as the 10 am slot guide doesnt speak english, this was not communicated before -we weren't told about the almost 150 pesos charge to get into the park -we weren't told that it is the law to wear life jacket while snorkeling at the park and that we have to rent one as the ones on the boat stay on the boat -the music in the boat was good but deafeningly loud -the crew doesn't do head counts and almost left a couple stranded, we had to tell them that they weren't on the boat summary: its worth it, but bring lots of cash as expenses will add up ie. lifejacket, snorkel, park fees, umbrella fees, food is expensive, and tips

Don’t Miss Out on This Tour

Kelly_M, Nov 2023

Tour

Marlene_G, Nov 2023

I had great expectations when booking this tour but we were let down. To start off we sat on the second floor of the boat and we were unable to hear any of the information the tour guide was providing it was only heard by the first floor, and second of all there was no music being played that we were falling asleep. I think they should either fix their speakers on the boat or actually invest in buying and putting speakers.

Would not recommend

moira_b, Feb 2023

The boat trip was not enjoyable. You sit together with 30+ other people, lots of crying and screaming babies and the music was so loud we couldnt talk to eachother. I cant imagine sealife would want to get near us with music blasting over the speakers like a party boat.

Fantastic value!

Daniel_D, Jan 2023

Lamberto showed up at the cruise pier on time, helped arrang snorkel gear and escorted us to the marina. Be sure you take sea sickness precautions! It appeared calm but as we got out to open water the rolling seas made some people nauseous. It was a well maintained, clean boat. The guide, Jose, spoke in clear English and Spanish throughout the tour. When we expressed concern about getting back on time for our departing ship we were assured we could come back early. We went to the snorkel beach first, beating the larger tours. It was fabulous! Coral reef was in pretty good shape and TONs of very colorful fish spread over a large area. Good guidance was given for snorkeling and we rented an umbrella and chairs for $15. Had no concerns about leaving our stuff unattended while we swam. There were the typical vendors ( very considerate) and people selling friut, fresh oysters and drinks. The tour boat offered soft drinks and water freely. Then we went to the public beach near Hualulco. Fun to watch the local youth playing in the high surf; there was also a calm shallow area for families with little ones. The restaurant was very expensive, most simple entrees were >$25 so we just had beers. It was a noisy, colorful scene. Musicians were busking and also many vendors that were more aggressive. It was still very enjoyable! As promised, Lamby Tours sent a driver and taxi to the beach so we could return to our ship on time. This tour was worth every penny. Jose kept checking in with us to be sure we were OK and to answer any questions. Go…enjoy!

A beautiful way to see the National Park.

Kathryn_Z, Jan 2023

Such a good time. We were glad we took the earlier time because we had time to snorkel before other tour boats arrived! Totally worth it!

Seamless transition from...

Kate_L, Jan 2023

Seamless transition from hotel to boat. The tour was all in Spanish but there was a guide on board that would translate everything to English for us. He was so personable and his English was great. The snorkel experience was amazing and the people on the beach serving drinks and snacks were lovely. Great way to see the bays!

A fun day

William_S, May 2022

A full day of adventure. Loved the bay cruise. Our lunch was very good...a bit higher prices but we did enjoy ourselves.

Bring enough cash.

Cindy_F, Mar 2022

The Scenic boat ride along the coast to the beach and seeing whales as a highlight. We spent twice as long at the beach as we were told (3 hours instead of 1 hour 40 minutes) so we didn't pay for a beach umbrella and really regretted being in the hot sun that long. In hindsight, I would have asked how much cash to bring because 1. I didn't have money for lunch as I mistakenly thought it was included and 2. we weren't prepared to buy drinks or beach umbrellas on the beach. #1 was totally my fault for not reading the fine print but I've never been on an excursion that didn't include lunch for the price. Lunch was good, but really pricey-$67 for 2 people with no drinks. The snorkeling was pretty cool!

Typical boat tour

Milt_E, Mar 2022

The ridiculous mask 😷 mandate rules. It was for show. Made no sense at all. We were outside!!!! Stupidest thing I’ve ever witnessed. Cash grab every time we turned around. We went off on our own. Until it was time to return to boat. Life jacket rental was not necessary, plenty of them in the boat. It was nice to see a Whale and all the bays.

Rojelio el jefe!

Rod_F, Mar 2022

Roger was an exceptional tour guide. I understand the safety aspect, but snorkelling with a life vest took all the fin put of it.

This is the tour you want!!!

Julia_N, Feb 2022

What a great experience! If you book with a different company, you’ll wish you had booked this tour. From start to finish we loved it! It starts early and we got to each of the spots before the crowds. The boat ride out to the first beach was beautiful! Charlie did a great job in English and Spanish. They made sure you knew what was going to happen. We had a fantastic time snorkeling (you have to rent the snorkel gear before getting on the boat). Then we went to a beautiful beach for lunch. It was perfectly timed and very enjoyable. Go on this if you want some fun in the sun and water. Amazing day! Bring a backpack!! I only took a small clutch and wish I had brought my backpack. You can bring drinks (beer) on the boat and Henry was so attentive! Don’t forget sunblock! Absolutely bring cash and rent and umbrella and chairs on the first beach. Lamby, Charlie, and Henry and everyone are all so welcoming and truly made our day! The crew works well together and it’s an all around great experience. Everything was perfect. I cannot stress how good it was to be the first ones there. Other boats came later but we already had great spots secured in both locations. We saw other boats that had so many people on them, then they had to wait and get ferried to the beach on smaller boats. They also picked us up right from our accommodations which was so convenient and we really appreciated it.

Overrated tour on a long hot day

hj_d, Feb 2022

Advertised as bilingual tour but interpreter stopped translating to English about 10 minutes into the cruise. At first beach stop 40 minutes later I asked him to please translate as we couldn’t understand a thing. Very long day (2 hours)on a hot beach with no shade unless you paid for an umbrella. 2nd stop at a spendy restaurant so bring $$. We spent another two hours there. Food was fresh tho. Photographer on board offered photos to all Mexicans, only excluding us. We didn’t leave a tip due to feeling very slighted as non Mexicans. Usually enjoy Viatours but this was not one of them! If you advertise a bilingual tour then follow through with your promise.

Wonderful trip

oegonzalez1976, Jan 2022

Great instructional and fun trip to visit several beaches and snorkel. Great and knowledgeable guides. The scenery is amazing, beautiful beaches not lots of people which was great. This region of Mexico is very keen on conservation and protection of animals and the environment. So glad the population is so environmentally conscious. Saw lots of wild turtles, dolphins, whales and pelicans. Fantastic!

Seven bays tour was amazing

Jason_B, Aug 2021

Great tour, staff was fantastic, captain explain all wonderful very helpful. We had a great time amazing places we visited. Thank you Lamberto for making our tour memorable!

Response from Host, Oct 2021

Thanks you friends for your trust and giving me the opportunity to be your host in Bahias de Huatulco, without a doubt it was a memorable experience. Greetings from your friend Lamby!

Good experience

William_C, Jul 2021

Everything was great the boat ride the tour guide especially the two young gentleman that took us snorkeling The only thing disappointing was the lunch that we had they didn’t bring us what we ordered and then they tried to add in the tip on the bill without us noticing it

Divertido

Eidth_S, Oct 2023

Una atención espectacular, todo bien coordinado, buena explicación durante el tour, un ambiente muy agradable y alegre

Muy Regular

DIANAMARCELA_P, Aug 2023

No fueron puntuales, falta de comunicación y el Restaurante donde nos llevaron la comida fue pésima. El tour fue muy bonito. Pero deben ser un poco más organizadoa

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Hola Diana Lamentamos haya percibido de esa forma la experiencia en esta actividad, agradecemos su comentario para nuestra retroalimentación y seguir mejorando. Muchas gracias y le enviamos un gran saludo.