Get to Know A Guide

Featured Guide: Ricardo Santos
Adventure: Trainor- Cabo Dolphins
How long with Cabo Dolphins: 4 Years
Where are you from: Mexico City

What is your favorite part of your job?
When the people finish their program and you see the smile on their faces

Do you have a “crazy” skill that you use with your job?
Training courses for marine mammals and other species,  First Aid, Biological courses, Emergency First Response skills

What is the funniest or craziest thing that you did/seen/experienced?
One time a did a Rocket with two dolphins and my shorts came down in front of the audience

When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew -up?
Airplane pilot

What is your favorite(s) food(s)?
All Mexican food and pizza

Would you eat a grasshopper?
I am allergic to fish and grasshoppers!

What do you like to do on your day off?
Walk on the beach, watching movies, or going out with some friends

Would you rather be an eagle or a dolphin?
Dolphin

What do you do to help conserve or protect our planet?
I recycle and separate my garbage and I do not use bug repellant or sprays to help reduce their possible negative impact on nature.

What is your favorite Cabo Adventures Tour?
The Outdoor Adventure, Dolphins and 4X4 Desert Safari

If you were given 200 Pesos right now, what would you do with it?
Save it!

Any advice for  future adventurers that will go on your tour?
Never give up! And have fun- the dolphins are amazing!

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Featured Adventurer!

Featured Adventurers: Hayley and Danny Newbury
From: Liverpool, UK
Featured Adventure: Dolphin Swim
October 2009

How many times have you been to Cabo San Lucas?
Hayley and Danny: We have only been once but will definitely be coming back!

Where did you stay?
Hayley and Danny: We were staying on the Mariner of the Seas Cruise Ship that took us into three different ports in Mexico.

What was the highlight of your trip?
Hayley and Danny: The highlight of our trip was swimming with the dolphins! It was the best thing we have ever done. It was an unforgettable experience.

What was your favorite part of the tour(s) you took with us?
Hayley and Danny: The dorsal ride with the dolphin was our favorite part of the trip. It was so exciting being able to ride with the dolphin, he was very gentle and as all dolphins are, highly intelligent. When we held onto the dorsal of the dolphin and he began swimming, it was the best feeling ever. We have wanted to swim with dolphins for a long time and now we have done it we want to do it again! It was fantastic!

What other tours would you go on if you had the chance?
Hayley and Danny: We would love to go on the “Trainer for a Day” program most of all. We would also like to go on the sunset cruise and the jeep safari – they look a lot of fun!

What did you think of our crew? Our guides?
Hayley and Danny: The crew were fantastic, very helpful and friendly. They made sure that everybody got one-on-one time with the dolphin and they made the instructions very clear. Because they were so friendly and professional, it made everyone feel at ease including some of the children who were in our group who were a bit nervous. The nerves soon went away!

Any advice for future travelers to Cabo?
Hayley and Danny: Our advice would be if there is one thing that you need to visit when in Cabo – go and swim with the dolphins!

Have you traveled to other parts of Mexico? Where?
Hayley and Danny: We have been to Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan but only to the ports.

What are some of your hobbies? Do you play sports?
Hayley and Danny: Danny is a scuba diver and also likes to play football, go to the gym and swim. We both love to travel  and experience new adventures.

If you were to describe your vacation with the title of a song, what would that song be?
Hayley and Danny: Here, There and Everywhere by The Beatles

Favorite Spanish word(s) or phrase?
Hayley and Danny: Vamos a tener otra aventura!

What best describes you? The chips?  Or the salsa?
Hayley and Danny: The salsa!

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Cute Dolphin Photo

Yeah, I admit I am a sucker for dolphins but especially for dolphins AND cute kids.

Here’s one of my favorite photos taken at our Dolphin Center in Nuevo Vallarta with one of the cutest little girls in the world. No she is not mine so I am not even being biased!

If you have a great photo with one or more of your children taken at our Dolphin Center, send it in to me and I will feature it here.

Our Dolphin Kids program is an excellent choice for children ages 4-8.

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Our Dolphins are Hams

Besides being adorable and mesmerizing, our dolphins also have a sense of humor and a great sense of style.

Great fun for the entire family plus a very informative experience, the Signature Dolphin Swim is one of those magical adventures that create memories to last a lifetime.

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Dolphin Kids

When planning vacation activities, it is often hard to find things to do in Puerto Vallarta for younger children, especially those between ages four to eight years old. Even more difficult is finding activities that the younger and older siblings will enjoy together.

One family activity that is great for almost all ages are one or more of the Dolphin Adventures Programs. We have five different dolphin programs, including being a Trainer for a Day. Each program offers a wide range of enchanting, educational and interactive activities aimed at dolphin lovers of all ages.

Since very few tours or excursions around Puerto Vallarta are suitable for children as young as four years old to over a hundred and four years old, we highly recommend the entire family planning a morning or afternoon at our Dolphin Adventure Center in Nuevo Vallarta.

The younger ones will have a blast participating in the Dolphin Kids Program shown below…

…while the older children will love the Dolphin Encounter or the Dolphin Swim Experience. For Dolphin fans, the Dolphin Signature Swim is the top requested dolphin activity but for true dolphin lovers, no vacation is complete unless you are a Dolphin Trainer For A Day with Vallarta Adventures.

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