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Ocean Friendly - Responsible Whale Watching Tours - North Side at Los Peines Pier, Marina Vallarta - Telephone: 225-3774, Cellular: 044-322-294-0385, from US or Canada: 011-52-322-225-3774. Oscar Frey is an Oceanologist and whale photographer and started his Puerto Vallarta whale watching tours in Banderas Bay in 1994, while also running a research program involving humpback whale distribution, numbers and behavior in this area of the Mexican Pacific. Oscar is a consultant to the Department of Oceanography and Eco-Tourism. His Puerto Vallarta Responsible Whale Watching Tours includes lunch, refreshments (non-alcoholic) and hydrophone system (underwater microphone to listen to the humpback whales and dolphin songs while aboard). Oscar is gay but the whale tours are open to all, and for 4-8 people. Advance reservation is required. I have received excellent reports of the Ocean Friendly nature tours, which is one of the most highly rated and regarded of all local excursion adventures. Highly recommended. Note: Whale tours season is from December 8 to March 23 only, $99 USD per person, $79 USD for children 2-8 years old. Office hours, daily, 10am-6pm. The Puerto Vallarta Whale Watching Forum has called Oscar and his Ocean Friendly Tours "...the most responsible whale watching tour operator in Puerto Vallarta." All of their tours are led with complete compliance to the official  Mexican whale watching regulations and with the safety of guests and the whales being their 2 most important considerations. Currently #1 of 95 traveler recommended excursions at T.Advisor. The Puerto Vallarta whale tour with Ocean Friendly also includes: Oceanologist as your specialized bilingual guide; Complete briefing of the geographical make up of Banderas Bay and morphological overview of the humpback whale and it's migration, mating and birthing activities; certified boat captain and crew; Hydrophone and speaker system to listen in to the whale songs; VHF radio communication system; safety equipment; comfortable West Marine auto-inflating life vests for adults and life vests specifically designed to ensure the safety of young kids; restroom facilities (on the daily operated 30-foot boat); dry bags for camera equipment and clothing protection. Lunch and beverages onboard the Twin Dolphins (Delphines Gemelos) boat includes homemade sub sandwiches, condiments, fruit, bottled purified water and soft drinks. Private gay and/or gay-friendly tours and charters are also available, the cost varying by group size and itinerary. Whale watching has certainly become one of our great Puerto Vallarta tourist attractions and one of the most interesting activites in the Banderas Bay area. Oscar informs me that Banderas Bay is almost exclusively a breeding ground for humpback whales, they do not normally feed here. They come here for mating and calving purposes and the migration cycle is synchronized with the gestation of the babies which is 50 weeks. So the pregnant female whales then leave to the feeding grounds up in the North Pacific (from California up to British Columbia) to eat in order to gestate and accumulate reserves for the next migration to Mexico where they give birth to the healthy calf in the warm waters of Banderas Bay. It is suggested that you dress in layers and wear comfortable sandals or shoes, and that you bring along the following for any one of the many whale watching photo safari tours in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico: sunglasses, hat, towel, a high SPF sun-block, a light jacket, wind breaker or sweater, and your video recorder or camera. Many local whale watching companies such as Ocean Friendly also offer private charters for larger gay or lesbian/straight groups or for a special occasion day trip-excursion. Don't miss the chance to see some of these Puerto Vallarta natural wonders (along with the dolphins and manta rays) while visiting the Banderas Bay area.