Puerto Vallarta Whale Watching Tours Ranked by Seasickness Risk

Short answer: Start with Whale and Dolphin Watching with a Biologist in Puerto Vallarta (Wildlife Connection); Whale Encounter Puerto Vallarta (Eco Explorer Vallarta); Sunsets and Whales Mega Yachts ALL INCLUSIVE: Puerto Vallarta (Chica Locca Tours). Their listings describe the calmest water or most stable boats. Our score is an estimate from the listing text. Updated 2026-11-02

We scored 15 whale watching tours in Puerto Vallarta from their listings. None of the 15 tours scores 2 or lower on our 1–5 seasickness risk scale. The calmest options are Whale and Dolphin Watching with a Biologist in Puerto Vallarta (Wildlife Connection); Whale Encounter Puerto Vallarta (Eco Explorer Vallarta).

This score is our estimate from the listing’s description, not an operator figure. How we score.

TourSeasickness riskOperatorFrom
Sunsets and Whales Mega Yachts ALL INCLUSIVE: Puerto Vallarta
“All passengers must pass through security and maybe subject to search for drugs, alcohol, weapons or any liquids.”
 4/5Chica Locca Tours$110Check dates
Whale & Dolphin Watching Cruise in Puerto Vallarta All Inclusive
“Estimate from activity type”
 4/5Live&Travel Tours$72Check dates
Whale and Dolphin Watching with a Biologist in Puerto Vallarta
“Estimate from activity type”
 4/5Wildlife Connection$105Check dates
Whale Encounter Puerto Vallarta
“Estimate from activity type”
 4/5Eco Explorer Vallarta$89Check dates
Small-Group Half-Day Whale-Watching Tour in Puerto Vallarta
“Estimate from activity type”
 4/5Vallarta Natours$110Check dates
Puerto Vallarta Small-Group Whale Watching Experience
“Join a specialized 3-hour speedboat ride led by a marine mammal expert and take the most striking photography from this unique, sea-level vantage point - a perspective that is a rare privilege in the natural world.”
 4/5Vallarta Adventures$79Check dates
Whale Watching Guaranteed Experience in Puerto Vallarta
“Estimate from activity type”
 4/5Los Veranos Canopy Tour$99Check dates
Puerto Vallarta Whale Watching with Lunch and Open Bar
“Estimate from activity type”
 4/5Vallarta Adventures$89Check dates
Private Whale watching Puerto Vallarta
“Estimate from activity type”
 4/5Eco Explorer Vallarta$553Check dates
3 Hours of Whale Watching in Puerto Vallarta
“Estimate from activity type”
 4/5Travel Vallarta$55Check dates
Whale watching 3 hours in Puerto Vallarta
“Estimate from activity type”
 4/5Travel Vallarta$48Check dates
Whale Watching Experience in Puerto Vallarta
“Estimate from activity type”
 4/5Vallarta Whales$136Check dates
Whale Watching The Best Of Puerto Vallarta
“Estimate from activity type”
 4/5GoPralia$99Check dates
Whale Watching Cruise In Puerto Vallarta & Nuevo Vallarta
“A selection of international alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks served by our attentive crew throughout the cruise.”
 5/5Mike's Fishing & Tours$99Check dates
Puerto Vallarta Whale Watching Tour
“We sail through different points of the bay, in contact with other boats and attentive to signs such as the blow when going out to breathe or the movement of their tails and fins.”
 5/5Get Routa$66Check dates

Questions

Which whale watching tour in Puerto Vallarta is best if I get seasick?

Start with Whale and Dolphin Watching with a Biologist in Puerto Vallarta (Wildlife Connection); Whale Encounter Puerto Vallarta (Eco Explorer Vallarta); Sunsets and Whales Mega Yachts ALL INCLUSIVE: Puerto Vallarta (Chica Locca Tours). Their listings describe the calmest water or most stable boats. Our score is an estimate from the listing text.

How up to date is this information?

We last checked these listings on 2026-11-02 and re-check every listing monthly. Operators can change their rules, so confirm before you book.

Restrictions come from each tour’s listing on GetYourGuide or Viator: the suitability notes, “Know before you go”, booking rules, and what is and isn’t included. Last checked 2026-11-02. Operators change rules, so confirm before you book.

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