Activities in Mazatlán
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Kelly’s Bicycle Shop and Tours
Kelly’s Bicycle Shop and Tours can provide mountain bikes for M$195 per day.
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Tufted Jay Preserve
Especially worthwhile are Sendero México’s tours to the Tufted Jay Preserve, a nature resort located high in the mountains southeast of Mazatlán. You don’t have to be a birder to be enchanted by this beautiful enclave, created collaboratively in 2005 by the local community and the Mexican conservation group Pronatura to protect the lush habitat of this striking endemic bird – easily identified by its long tail, black bib and wings, and Mohawk-style hairdo. Day trips (M$1900) include hiking, bird-watching and optional horseback riding. Overnight visits (by arrangement with Sendero México) include accommodations in lantern-lit wooden cabins with kitchenette or in safari …
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Onca Explorations
If being in the wake of cetaceans floats your boat, try Onca Explorations and its 3½-hour Whale Quest, a humpback-whale research expedition led by marine ecologist Oscar Guzón (M$1100) from December to March. During your journey, learn about whale-research techniques as the crew collects information on the behavioral ecology of the whales and conducts a photo-identification project. Also offered is a four-hour dolphin research and island snorkeling expedition with an emphasis on marine ecology and conservation (M$975, year-round), and a fascinating four-hour tour to the archeological site Las Labradas (M$850), where the only beachside petroglyphs in the Americas exist.
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Aqua Sport Center
The Aqua Sport Center is the place to go for all sorts of water sports, including scuba diving (one-tank dive M$900), snorkeling rentals (per day M$150), jet skiing (per half-hour M$650), banana-boat rides (M$450 for up to five passengers), parasailing (M$500), sailboat rentals (per hour M$500) and kayak rentals (per hour M$200 to M$325). Water-sports equipment can also be hired from the beaches of most other large beachfront hotels.
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King David’s Mazatlán Jungle Tour
King David’s Mazatlán Jungle Tour offers a six-hour ecotour into the gorgeous bird-filled mangroves of a protected wildlife refuge. Stops along the way include an enormous coconut plantation, a secluded beach strewn with sea urchins, and a rustic restaurant for a lunch of freshly smoked fish. Offered separately is a five-hour bird-watching tour (adult/child M$650/450), which goes even deeper into Isla de Piedra’s protected waterways.
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Centro de Idiomas
Centro de Idiomas offers Spanish courses for three or five hours from Monday to Friday with a maximum of six students per class. Begin any Monday; registration is Saturday morning from 09:00 to noon. The school also facilitates individual instruction, volunteer work within the community, and homestays with three meals a day. Prices listed are for the first week of study; substantial discounts are offered for each additional week.
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Sightseeing Tours
Several boats take three-hour Sightseeing Tours, mostly leaving from the marina near El Faro at 11:00 to sail the harbor and islands. Two-hour sunset cruises (sometimes called 'booze cruises') include hors d'oeuvres and alcohol. Look for flyers around town, talk to a tour agent or call the operators of boats such as Costalegre (982-31-30; Calz Camarena s/n) and Yate Fiesta (981-71-54; Calz Camarena s/n).
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Ginger’s Bi-Lingual Horses
If you dream of cantering beside the sea, your best bet is with Ginger’s Bi-Lingual Horses. The horses are healthy, happy and eager to stretch their legs on the trails leading through coconut plantations to the sands of Playa Bruja. Take a ‘Cerritos Juárez’ bus from Zona Dorada or a taxi to Playa Bruja.
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Yate Fiesta
Several boats take three-hour sightseeing tours (M$200), most leaving from the marina near El Faro at 11am. Two- to three-hour sunset cruises (sometimes called ‘booze cruises’) include hors d’oeuvres and alcohol (M$250 to M$350). Yate Fiesta is one of the operators offering these and other cruises.
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Deer Island Tour
The most popular option for visiting the islands is the five-hour Deer Island Tour to Isla de Venados departing from the marina at El Cid Mega Resort. The price includes activities and a (frankly, meager) lunch. These trips are often booked to capacity, and at last visit proffered sub-par snorkeling equipment.
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Trimaran Kolonahe
The speedy Trimaran Kolonahe sets sail for Isla de Venados Tuesday through Sunday at 9:30am. The five-hour cruise costs M$650, including use of kayaks, snorkeling equipment, lunch and drinks. There’s also a Thursday sunset cruise for M$500. Both tours are half price for kids aged four to 12.
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Sendero México
For a more in-depth exploration of the island, consider the excellent kayak tour led by Sendero México for M$850/500 per adult/child. A short sailboat ride will drop you off on Isla de Venados, from where you’ll spend most of the day kayaking, snorkeling, hiking and sun worshipping.
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Mazatlán Surf Center
The longest-established shop in town is Mazatlán Surf Center, known for its popular surfing lessons and infectious passion for the sport. It also conducts improvised one-day to one-week surfing expeditions tailored to individual budgets and interests.
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MazAgua
Splashing around is the featured activity here, where kids can go hog wild with water toboggans, a wave pool and other amusements. Children under the age of three are admitted free. The ‘Cerritos-Juárez’ bus takes you there from anywhere along the coastal road.
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Saltwater Pool
One of the most economical and enjoyable places to take a dip is at this small, all-natural pool below the Carpe Olivera statue on Paseo Olas Altas. Kids and their adults splash around as waves crash over the pool's seaward edge.
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Vista Tours
Vista Tours offers a variety of tours in and around Mazatlán, including a four-hour city tour (M$325), a colonial tour (M$700) to the foothill towns of Concordia and Copala, and a tequila-factory tour (M$500).
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Mazatlan Shore Excursion: City Tour and Cliff Diving Show
4 hours (Departs Mazatlan, Mexico)
by Viator
When in port in Mazatlan, take a guided walking tour of the city, learn about its history and discover its hidden gems. You'll see the famous cliff divers and s…Not LP reviewed
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Mazatlan Shore Excursion: Estero Ecological Reserve Jungle Tour
6 hours (Departs Mazatlan, Mexico)
by Viator
While your cruise is in port, take a Mazatlan shore excursion to the Estero Ecological Reserve to see some Mexican wildlife. As you ride on a boat through the r…Not LP reviewed
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Estrella del Mar Golf Club
The most striking Estrella del Mar Golf Club is just south of the airport along the coast.
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Mazatlan Shore Excursion: Stone Island Adventure Tour
6 hours (Departs Mazatlan, Mexico)
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While you're in port in Mazatlan, take this island adventure tour to Stone Island! On this shore excursion, you'll enjoy the beauty and fun of Mazatlan without …Not LP reviewed
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Hudson Tours
Smaller, personalized tours including snorkeling, city, spearfishing, hiking and shopping.
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Flota Bibi
Proudly operates a six-person boat and gives steep discounts in the low season.
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Aries Fleet
Offers fishing tours. This company supports catch and release practices.
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