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Yes, tipping is common and 15% is typical for taxis, waiters, and tour guides

Yes! Possibilities include the following, and many others:

That depends. The VBNF will accept cash payments in either Mexican pesos or US dollars (but not a combination of the two) for tours when there is space available on the day of a tour. Note, however, that if you want to pay in cash, we will not make a confirmed reservation for you on a tour. Cash payments only put you onto a waiting list, and do not guarantee a spot on a tour.
To pay for admission to the Vallarta Botanical Garden for an event you may pay in pesos or dollars.

Yes, there is parking at the Vallarta Botanical Garden and some spaces at Rancho Primavera, but the Macaw Sanctuary has limited parking space. El Jorullo mirador also is a difficult parking situation. Sometimes on birding tours a guide will stop the vehicle wherever something seems to be good to stop for, so self-drivers will miss out on this on the Saturday tours. We recommend you travel with the group.

We will determine those locations as soon as possible. We cannot backtrack from a tour destination. We will do everything reasonable to accommodate alternate locations, as appropriate for the tour in question. Possibilities include:

  • Lazaro Cardenas park ( has paid parking facility)
  • Mismaloya (maybe the Pemex/Oxxo)
  • Boca de Tomatlan
  • Vallarta Botanical Garden

No, but you must present your current membership card. If you attempt entry without your membership documents, the attack Chachalacas will be engaged. We appreciate festival registration as it helps us cover all the children’s activities.

We accept cash, or credit cards on the website, check the About page for donation information.

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