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Tours and Activities in Puerto Vallarta
The Marietas Islands are a group of small uninhabited islands a few miles off the coast of the state of Nayarit, Mexico, located in federal waters approximately 7.9 kilometre southwest of the peninsula known as Punta de Mita, in the municipality of BahΓa de Banderas.
The islands are a popular tourist destination because of the abundant marine life populations due to the islands being protected from fishing and hunting by the Mexican government.The ocean water depth around the islands is between 70 and 110 feet.
The Marieta Islands, a smallΒ archipelago located in the Banderas Bay, are about an hour offshore from the Riviera Nayarit in Mexico. These rocky islands are known forΒ their diverse marine life, bird-watching, and hidden beaches.
Las IslasΒ MarietasΒ (or the Marieta Islands in English)Β are a popular stop for people visiting Puerto Vallarta and theΒ Riviera NayaritΒ for a fewΒ reasons. First, theyβre aΒ breedingΒ ground for the blue-footedΒ booby, a funny-sounding bird with aqua blue feet. There are almost 100 different species of birds that call theseΒ little islands home, and many more varieties of marine life that live in the surrounding protected waters.Β
Thereβs alsoΒ La PlayaΒ del Amor, commonly called Hidden BeachΒ because itβs only visible from above.Β To reach this small sandy area, you must swim through a 50-foot tunnel at low tide until theΒ earth opens up, revealing a large hole in the middle of the island that opens up directly to the sand and water below.Β