Booking fee
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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
For an immersive encounter that allows you to make the most of your acquaintance with Puerto Vallarta’s heritage, vibrant culture, arts, indelible traditions, nature and biodiversity, this one-of-a-kind specially tailored privately guided experience of the Butterfly Sanctuary. In addition, you will get an inclusive experience that will leave you in awe with the real traditional local food and learn about the culinary heritage of the region, simply delicious… (This tour required minimum of 2 people)
Private transportation
Bottled water
All Fees and Taxes
Traditional Mexican Lunch
Butterfly Release Ceremony
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
We will pick you up from your place of stay (Hotel/Resort/Villa/Condo). Our transportation will be there to take you for the tour and bring you back to the same location you where you were picked-up from.
Mariposario Jardin Magico, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico At the butterfly sanctuary we'll delve into engaging encounter with nature in all its beauty and diversity, lead by the most passionate guide, while learning about the life of butterflies. We’ll take a captivating stroll through subtropical sanctuary filled with breathtaking butterflies free-flying and dancing above you. At the end we'll have a surprise for you; you'll release butterflies and grant them first flight of their life!
Journey to the cocoa garden will take you back in time to the pre-Hispanic era, where you'll discover origins of cocoa, its heritage, spiritual and cultural significance, you'll master the fascinating art of ancient chocolate making and marvel at all the work it takes to transform cocoa beans into the rich and melt-in-your-mouth artisanal chocolate. You'll visit cocoa tree garden and experience the enchanting indigenous world of cocoa and chocolate with all your senses. At the end all participants will be rewarded with a luscious cocoa ambrosia. 90 minutes
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Journey21525078362
03 Mar 2025
We booked the tour directly through the Sanctuary not through a booking tour group. We did not have lunch there. We enjoyed the private tour and we got to release two butterflies. I liked that these are native butterflies...not ones they buy and raise.
Connector720732
08 Jan 2025
Very interesting learned about all local butterflies and what they eat got to release a new butterfly and have a nice authentic Mexican lunch
Kirsten_W
13 Oct 2024
This was a highlight of our time in Puerto Vallarta! Fabian and his team have created the most beautiful sanctuary for the butterflies and experience for those who value conservation. We loved learning about the genesis of the project, how it's evolved and what is in store for the future. We saw so many gorgeous butterflies and learned about their lifecycles, what plants they like, what predators threaten them, and we got to see a butterfly laying eggs, a newly hatched butterfly drying itself, and got to release three-hour old butterflies. After our tour, Fabian took us to a local restaurant where we had the best Mexican lunch and had time to get to know each other. It was a very special day! The transportation to and from was seamless and Erika was great.
This tour in
Puerto Vallarta
is organized by
Mariposario Jardin Magico
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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