The official beginning of the whale watching season has begun in Puerto Vallarta, even though the whales have been arriving earlier each year for several years now.
With the season running from December 8 – March 23, the race is on for applicants who wish to offer whale watching tours in the bay to get their permits, which in previous years have reached up to 170 issued permits for one season.
Operators are obligated to meet tough boat standards and operation standards. Tours are restricted to 30 minutes each in a zone and no more than four boats within a zone . . .
