Get to Know A Guide

Featured Guide: Carlos  A.K.A-Chore
Adventure: Outdoor Adventure
How long with Vallarta Adventures: 4 Years
Where are you from: Puerto Vallarta

What is your favorite part of your job?
Rappelling over the waterfalls

Do you have any special skills that you use with your job?
High angle techniques, Boulder Outdoor Survival School, Wilderness First Aid, Botanical studies, Ecology courses, Emergency First Response skills

What is the funniest or craziest thing that you did/seen/experienced?
A guest that kept kissing the mule on the nose and mouth and my crazy moment was when I ate a scorpion.

When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew -up?
A doctor

What is your favorite(s) food(s)?
Fish ceviche and fish kabobs

Would you eat a grasshopper?
Yes, I have! JUICY!

What do you like to do on your day off?
I love to go snorkeling

Would you rather be an eagle or a dolphin?
A dolphin

What do you do to help conserve or protect our planet?
I recycle and separate my garbage and I do not use bug repellant or sprays to help reduce their possible negative impact on nature.

What is your favorite Vallarta Adventures Tour?
The Outdoor Adventure, of course, but I also love the Sea Safari

If you were given 200 Pesos right now, what would you do with it?
Save it!

Any advice for future adventurers that will go on your tour?
Have fun, never stop trying and never give up!

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Get to Know A Guide

Featured Guide: Nara Bustani
Adventure: Canopy Adventure Park
How long with Vallarta Adventures: 3 years
Where are you from: Ciudad Guzman, Jalisco , Mexico

What is your favorite part of your job?
I love to work with all the guides and to make a great tour but most of all, putting a big smile on the guest’s faces.

Do you have any special skills or schooling that you use with your job?
Yes, I studied ecotourism and extreme sports, but the part that I like is practicing high angle techniques.

What is the funniest or craziest thing that you did/seen/experienced?
The most exciting and crazy part of my job is when I have to stop somebody on the zip line that is coming in really, really fast!

When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew -up?
Not sure but I always wanted to have my own place with lots of big trees. When I was a child I always played up in the trees and wanted to live in a tree house.

What is your favorite food(s)?
I love tacos and burritos

Would you eat a grasshopper?
Only mixed with  quesadillas!

What do you like to do on your day off?
I like to go to the beach with mi little Pug and listen to some music on my ipod.

Would you rather be an eagle or a dolphin?
I would be a mix of both, haha! I love animals!

What makes you happy?
Wake up every day healthy and keep having the time to be with my family and friends that I love.

What do you do to help conserve or protect our planet?
Saving water every day and recycling

What is your favorite Vallarta Adventures Tour?
Believe it or not, all of them are extremely fun

If you were given 200 Pesos right now, what would you do with it?
I will buy a lot of food!!  Well, just 200 pesos of food, I guess.

Any advice for future adventurers on your tour?
Get ready for a great time! Bring all your family;  from the kiddies to the grandparents …you are going to love this place and you are going to want to take all of the guides home with you! haha.

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Get to Know a Guide

Featured Guide: Salvador -A.K.A. Chava
Adventure Tour: Sierra Madre Expedition
How long with Vallarta Adventures: 6 1/2 Years
Where are you from: Lake Chapala, Ajijic, Mexico

What is your favorite part of your job?
Everything, but mostly I like to share my country with my guests

What is the funniest or craziest thing that you did/seen/experienced?
I’ve swam with crocodiles

When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew -up?
A veterinarian

What is your favorite(s) food(s)?
All! I think eating is one of the things I love the most in the world.

Would you eat a grasshopper?
Yes. I’ve done it before and many other creatures as well …survival course

What is the last book that you read?
Los hijos del sol, it’s a book all about the culture of the Aztecs

What do you think is the most beautiful place In Vallarta?
The north side of the bay

What do you like to do on your day off?
Outdoor activities, especially surfing

Would you rather be an eagle or a dolphin?
An eagle

What do you do to help conserve or protect our planet?
Whatever I can. I never throw trash and I pick up the litter that I see. I also like educate the kids so they know what to do, like to conserve or to not waste

What is your favorite Vallarta Adventures Tour?
All of them. They are all fun and educational

If you were given 200 Pesos right now, what would you do with it?
Save it, 4 any emergency

Any advice for future adventurers that will go on your tour?
Yes, please come with me on the Sierra Madre Expedition and learn and see real Mexico. We will touch, taste, see and feel the real enchilada!

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Dolphin Assisted Therapy

Silvia Tencer, journalist, actress and documentary producer has an affinity for dolphins and their roles in assisting special needs children.

Through intense research and studies, she found that not only did dolphins evoke feelings of joy in the people that came into contact with them but that special needs children often experienced positive changes in personality, emotions, sleep and verbal skills through Dolphin Assistance Therapy (DAT). She believes the curative swim sessions and non invasive therapy has improved conditions such as: clinical depression, cerebral palsy, autism, Down Syndrome, among others.

In 1991, Silvia Tencer founded the non-profit organization; Cultural Education Production Association (CEPA) which provides educational programming for special needs Latino children and their low income families in the Chicago area. The primary focus of this organization is to enhance diversity, increase cultural awareness and offer dolphin therapy assistance programs to families who under normal circumstances could not meet the expense of such programs.

Throughout the year, CEPA holds benefits and fundraiser to raise money to pay for all travel, accommodations, meals and other expenses plus the dolphin assistance sessions for the children.

Earlier this week, Silvia Tencer brought her group of nine special needs children and their families from Chicago, Illinois to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Fundraising by CEPA and charitable donations from many people and companies made this a dream come true for everyone involved.

When I met Silvia here at our Dolphin Center, she especially wanted to thank Dreams Villamagna in Nuevo Vallarta for their generous donations of accommodations and commend Vallarta Adventures for donating 100% of their dolphin assistance program sessions and experienced staff for the entire trip.

Since all of the families that participated have roots in Mexico, this was an amazing experience for everyone. A chance for them to reconnect with their Mexican heritage and explore their culture, a special time to bond as a family, a place to escape, relax and get away from their often extremely stressful daily lives and for the children to have specific dolphin assistance sessions.

If you are interested in learning more about the dolphin assistance programs we provide please click here and to learn more about Silvia Tencer and CEPA, please visit her website.

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Sailing Charter in Puerto Vallarta

There are so many different things to do in Puerto Vallarta that it is nearly impossible to narrow them all down to just a few tours and activities without wiping yourself out or missing out on some of the coolest activities the area has to offer.

One of our top ten suggestions to achieve this healthy balance of activity and leisure while on holiday is for you to set sail on the beautiful Bay of Banderas.

Our luxury Beneteau sailboats are some of the finest and most award winning sailboats in the world and our crew is the best on the Bay. It doesn’t matter if you are a novice or an expert sailor; the choice is yours if you want to kick back and relax in complete comfort or if you want to take the helm and explore the bay.

Being on the beautiful blue waters of Banderas Bay can be as equally exhilarating as it is tranquil.

In the winter months, from mid-December to mid-March, the humpback whales are in the Bay of Banderas and being on a sailboat offers some of the best opportunities to see these gorgeous creatures without disrupting their natural well being. As well, there are year around opportunities to see sea turtles, manta rays, and of course the hundreds of dolphins that love to frolic in the bay.

Be sure to pack a swim suit. If the weather is permitting, we’ll make a stop off shore at a private cove for a little swimming and snorkeling or you can stay onboard and chill on the over-sized cushions under the tropical rays with a staff to serve you icy drinks, lunch and snacks.

If you want something just as entertaining but extravagantly romantic, be sure to consider our sunset sail.

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