450 Children, 23 Whales and Thousands of Smiles
While most visitors to the Puerto Vallarta area have heard of Vallarta Adventures, the majority never know that one of the tour company’s main objectives besides giving back to the ambient world around them is to continually work directly with local social programs and services for the less fortunate.
On Sunday, January 31st, Vallarta Adventures invited 450 children from Puerto Vallarta, Banderas Bay and Tepic, Nayarit to join them on a Humpback Whale Watching Adventure. The young guests came from various backgrounds; children’s homes, boarding schools, assisted living homes and children’s shelters, many with physical or emotional challenges.
In the morning you could feel the energy as the children from Tepic arrived on the buses that Vallarta Adventures arranged to transport them to their adventure. Many of the children had never been on a boat before let alone had the enormous pleasure of going out on the ocean to see observe the Humpback Whales, dolphins and other marine life.
The children excitedly boarded the catamarans and their voyage began with the staff presenting an educational program about the visiting whales and the importance of the protection and conservation of the inhabitants of the bay. The children participated by asking questions, intently listening and expressing amazing interest about the marine life and environment. As they toured the bay, they enjoyed lunch and juice as they were greeted by many whales and their offspring, dolphins, sea turtles and birds.
The children all expressed they had an unforgettable day and the true testament at the end of their adventure was the giant smiles that adorned their beautiful faces.
Participating Organizations:
Refugio Infantil “Santa Esperanza”
“Manos de Amor por Bahía”
“Arturo y los Hijos de Dios”
Casa Hogar “Agape”
“New Life Mexico”
“Children of the Dump”
“Pitillal busca un Amigo”
Asociación “Down”
Grupo CANICA (Centro de Atención de Niños con Cáncer)
DIF Bahía de Banderas
DIF Nayarit
Casa Infantil “Mojoneras”
Casa de Niños “Frank González”, Tepic, Nayarit
Casa “Nana”, Tepic, Nayarit
Internado “Juan Escutia”, Tepic, Nayarit
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You are absolutely fabulous! How many of these kids that live right next to the ocean ever get this opportunity? I am sure this was a once in a lifetime adventure and that you made a lot of kids happy. You may also just have started some of them on a road to more study about marine life and who might be our future marine biologists.
Thank you for what you did.