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Snorkeling and kayaking around Marino Ballena Park

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Explore the Pacific Ocean like never before with this tour. Your journey will begin with a short 30-minute ride among breathtaking views along with birds, monkeys, sloths or any other local wildlife to Playa Piñuelas. As you arrive, our bilingual guides will tell you all about the park’s history and teach you important safety techniques, we always do our maximum effort to provide you the safest equipment available. After the instructions are ready, you will paddle for an hour and a half to Isla Ballena for lunch, after that, there is going to be a snorkeling expedition around the island to observe the abundant marine life of the area.  If you prefer, you may choose to simply relax on the island and explore the numerous caves. After an adventurous day, we’ll paddle back to Playa Piñuelas and drive you back to your hotel.

What to expect

We will launch our kayaks at Playa Piñuelas, a short 30-minute drive from Dominical in our comfortable van.

We will launch our kayaks at Playa Piñuelas a short 30-minute drive from Dominical in our comfortable van. Along the way, we may stop to watch birds, monkeys, sloths or any other local wildlife. Aside from exuberant flora and fauna, you will also see breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean. At the put-in, our bilingual guides will tell you all about the park’s history and teach you important safety techniques.

We do our best to make sure that you get what you expect from the tour and will provide you the safest equipment available. An easy 1½ hour paddle brings us to Ballena Island where a light lunch with fruits and cold drinks will be provided. We will then snorkel around the island, observing the rich marine fauna in the area. If you prefer, you may choose to simply relax on the island and explore the numerous caves. After an adventurous day, we’ll paddle back to Playa Piñuelas and drive you back to your hotel.

  • Ground and sea transportation from / to Dominical
  • Naturalistic bilingual guide
  • Fruit lunch and cold drinks
  • Park’s entrance fee
  • Snorkeling equipment

Pick-up Time: 07:30 am approximately (return 1:30 pm)

Departure Point and Hotels:

  • South Pacific area hotels

If your hotel is not listed please go to any of the hotels in this list 15 minutes before the time of departure.

Return Details

Returns to original departure point

  • Comfortable clothing
  • Strap sandals
  • Hiking or sneaker shoes
  • Mosquito repellent
  • Sun block,
  • Sunglasses
  • Raincoat or poncho
  • Binoculars
  • Camera
  • Plastic bags
  • Extra water bottle
  • Set of extra clothes
  • Towel

  • All ages for the tour, (minimum 4 years old for snorkeling under parents’ supervision) basic swimming skills, good physical condition.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the tour.

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