ATV & Temazcal combo with lunch and Mezcal tour
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Mazatlan, Mexico
- 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Venture off the beaten path of Mazatlan on a kayaking tour of the Presidio River. As you cruise down the river, your guide eliminates the stress of navigating unfamiliar territory on your own. After working up an appetite, enjoy a freshly-prepared lunch of regional cuisine. Options to visit hot springs or indulge in a tequila tasting are also available.
Sample Menu
Main
Cheese flambée and beef burritos
Dish served with salsa, handmade tortillas, guacamole and drinks
What's Included
- Beverages
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- Wine tasting
- Driver/guide
- Local guide
- Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
- Transport by air-conditioned van
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
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Pickup details
Please specify the name of your hotel, the address of your apartment or if you want to be picked up in the port.
What To Expect
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Bring swimsuit, extra clothes, towel and sunscreen.
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Francisco_G
Tour was fun, it’s a beautiful scenery, then afterwards the lunch was delicious and the mezcal tasting was really nice, It’s a little tough for younger kids, it’s a solo thing, my youngest was 11 and made it
Reviews
4.2
based on 40 reviews
Jomara_P, Jul 2025
It was one of the best excursion! The made our experience so fun! They were super nice and the food and drinks AMAZING
Ana_S, Oct 2024
What an amazing experience. Jose Luis was waiting for us right at the port and our driver was so nice and informative of the towns we were paaaing through. Carlos was an amazing guide through the river and told us about local wild life and even helped my son when he got too tired to row. The food that was provided was delicious and hand made. They offer other adventures we will definitely be taking next time.
TERI_R, May 2024
The kayaking down the river was great! The guide took it slowly enough we did not have any trouble keeping up with him. There was a ton of water birds to see along the way, all different types.
After kayaking, we had lunch in a little village nearby. The lunch was absolutely delicious! Probably the best Mexican food I've ever had!
Brenda_I, Apr 2024
Daniel, (my tour guide from the Kayak on the River) was so helpful & I had a great time.
The kayaking was about an hour & it was a nice change from the busy & noisy Golden tourist Zone.
He made sure I was okay as we headed over the many rapids, and made a point to answer all my questions about the local birds, wildlife & vegetation.
All the staff were super friendly & helpful and I had a fantastic lunch at the end.
Fully recommend.
timothy_g, Apr 2024
This was a TERRIBLE way to waste a day of my vacation! I would pay double the entire cost of this tour to have this day back.
The night before the trip, I double checked that they had my address and understood I was staying at an AirBnB, not a hotel. They said they understood. I was outside waiting for the pickup 10 minutes before the scheduled time. They never showed. 30 minutes later I called. They said I wasn't there when they came to pick me up. (A lie!)
They advised me to get a taxi to their office where the group was still gathering. They agreed to pay for the taxi. (They did not!) I phoned in the taxi saying I was on my way and exactly when I would arrive. But, when I got there, they said the bus with the group had just left without me.
They then hired a taxi to take me to where the group in the bus was being dropped off. I was sharing the taxi with a family who had also been waiting at their agreed upon time and place and had also been told they weren't there. But this family was going on an entirely different tour. We were told the drop off point was the same for both tours. It was a 90 minute drive. (This was double the amount of time we were all expecting.)
When we got to the drop off point, after several tense confusing minutes, I was told I should have gotten out 20 minutes earlier at the kayak drop off point, but that if I waited 20 minutes, all would be well. An hour and a half later, I was added to a different group of kayakers. We all then had a pleasant 2 hour Kayak trip. By the time it was over and we were back at the drop off point, it was 3:30 pm and I had not had a thing to eat all day. I asked about the included lunch. They explained that the group I had been added to had eaten the included lunch before kayaking (while I was waiting for an hour and a half, just 30 yards away). They did bring me 2 small quesadillas and a soda. But I had seen the lunch the group had been finishing when I was added. It was MUCH larger and MUCH nicer. They left behind more food than I was served. I asked for more. (I was starving!) But they said the food service was over. The taxi driver that had taken me there had been waiting all this time to take me back. He said it was time to go. So, while the group I had been added to went on the included tequila tasting, I had to leave for the 90 minute ride home.
It was a full 8 hour day of aggravation, confusion, boredom and hunger, with a decent, but unspectacular, 2 hour kayak trip in the middle. I missed most of the included meal and all of the included tequila tasting. I had to pay for part of my transportation, which was also supposed to be included.
I messaged them asking for a 50% refund. I thought this was more than reasonable. I never heard back from them.
MARK_M, Apr 2024
The trip down the river was beautiful. The meal was scrumptious and plentiful. The drive from Mazatlan to the starting point was much longer than I realized; this was the reason for a 4 instead of a 5. Daniel (the river guide) and Xavier (the driver from the restaurant to the launching area) were both terrific - helpful and affable!
Rod_H, Apr 2024
Good lunch and Peaceful kayak down the Emporio River for 90mins.
Picked up and dropped off on time, longish drive (as expected) in comfortable air conditoned minibus.
However..little info in English about the countryside through which we passed, and similarly we were left to kayak in the group - but no chat about flora& fauna as we travelled downstream. Mild rapids in April - min child age I would estimate as 12-13yo.
Tequila "tour" was a small well stocked shop with tasting, but no info on manufacture.
David_G, Apr 2024
We kayaked with my family of 5. Kids are 7, 10, and 11. They have kayaked a few times before so I would say they have a decent amount of experience on the water already. The river was very low and I scraped bottom in several spots. This would probably be a little scary for a beginner, but was totally fine. There were some very minor rapids even at the low water level in April. So it's not flat calm, but I guess you would call it a class 1 rapid or 0.5 class if they go that low. The guides did say if you go in the fall the river runs a lot higher and I'm assuming there would be more rapids. The guides were good (one in the front to follow his path, and one in the back to catch any stragglers). They didn't reach you how to kayak, they just showed you the path. Then you had to walk it. It was perfect for us.
Lunch in the town was amazing and so authentic. Sampling the tequila made right in the village was so fun. All the tours from this small village end back at the same area and you all have lunch together.
The only bad thing I have to say is about the ride from Mazatlan to the town and back. It's a bit of a hike and one of my kids was getting car sick on the mountain roads. Not anything they can do about that, but something to be aware of. The transportation itself if a nice Mercedes shuttle bus.
Nancy_D, Apr 2024
The river was beautiful and teeming with lots of bird life. The lunch beforehand was authentic, delicious Mexican food. I only wish we had more interaction with the river guide. He made sure we were safe of course, but unfortunately didn,t share anything about what we were seeing.
Lois_F, Apr 2024
The kayaking was pretty easy. I did dump at the first rapids at the very beginning. Fortunately, the lake was shallow. The food for lunch was delicious, people were all friendly and took good care of us. We viewed a few birds.
Lori_S, Apr 2024
Super amazing day. The Presido River was so beautiful. We saw so many birds.
Come hungry for the meal. It was delicious.
Francisco_G, Mar 2024
Tour was fun, it’s a beautiful scenery, then afterwards the lunch was delicious and the mezcal tasting was really nice, It’s a little tough for younger kids, it’s a solo thing, my youngest was 11 and made it
william_w, Jan 2024
We really enjoyed our kayak trip .. beautiful, calm river with lots of birdlife. Jose did a great job. The lunch afterwards was incredible...come hungry!
Stacy_Y, Dec 2023
This was so fun! We kayaked the slow river, and had lunch in a Pueblo. It was an amazing experience for our family. Highly recommend!!
David_D, Apr 2023
Cool ride once out of Mazatlán through authentic rural Mexican villages to the most quaint, Veranos. We had time before kayaking and enjoyed the beautiful hot springs pools and tequila distillery. The river was very pretty with small rapids. We saw a cow swimming, a ring tail forest cat and many cool birds. When finished, we had the best meal of our week in Mexico! Best day!
BOB_C, Feb 2023
The operator confirmed time and pick up but did not show. I called the number and no one answered. Viator also tried to assist but wasn’t able to reach them either. They refunded the tour. The tour operator contacted me via email 90 minutes after our original pick up time to ask if we wanted to still take the tour. We had already started on alternate plans. I would have booked for another day but we were leaving the next day.
Sylvia_C, Feb 2023
The river was relaxing yet refreshing. The guide was informative, professional and curious. The lunch that was provided was EXCELLENT! Homemade with authentic Mexican flavours and care. Thank you
Polly_D, Jan 2023
What a great excursion! So nice to get out into the countryside. The kayaking was so much fun. The guides lead us through the gentle rapids and pointed out wildlife as we went. We were served a fabulous lunch afterwards. Everyone involved, including the coach driver, was upbeat and seemed happy to have us.
Brent_S, Jan 2023
Beautiful scenery. Peaceful and tranquil. Guides and lunch were awesome. Love the gentle rapids and wildlife.
Breanna_R, Mar 2022
This was a great trip if you want to get away from packed excursions. We came into town by cruise ship and booked this trip instead of the cruise excursions. It was just our family of 4 on this tour. We took a car to a truck which took about 45 minutes. Our guide Raul was great. He speaks English but chatted with my husband in Spanish because we love the food practice. He stopped at a roadside empanada booth and we had the best snack. Once we arrived at the truck with the kayaks we were taken down to the river edge. There we dropped into the water and took an easy kayak trip. You can drift a lot of the time. There were about 5-6 mini rapids, very calm. The kids loved that the part. At the end we were driven to a little town and had the BEST food. I feel like most of the tourists towns have ok food, this meal was amazing.
Overall it was a nice, calm trip. We’d recommend this to others.
Response from Host, Mar 2022
Hello,
Thank you so much for your review. It is very nice to read it. We are glad you liked our tour and you had a very good experience.
We hope to see you very soon.
Mitsi_S, Feb 2022
This was an enjoyable excursion to some small villages and a peaceful paddle down a gentle river. We spent about an hour on the river enjoying nature and navigating shallows and small rapids. Then our guide drove us to Veranos for an awesome authentic Mexican lunch. We had time to look around in the little town with a small batch tequila, handmade leather and sterling silver jewelry stores and a dip in the hot springs pool.
Response from Host, Feb 2022
Hello Mitsi,
Thank you so much for your review. We are very glad you had a very good time and you liked every part of the tour, kayak, lunch, tequila tour.
Veraneando Adventure team hopes to see you soon!
Denisse Aramburo
Jennifer_H, Oct 2025
A night earlier they sent an e-mail confirming that they would be at my hotel at 9. I waited in the lobby for 20 min and when communicating they told me that they did not have my reservation registered and that they would see what they could do to have the tour that day. He told me another tour name and I told him that the one I chose was kayaking along the river, he commented that that tour was no longer run by him would only be a quad bike along the beach and temazcal. I told him that I was fine but if I opened any refund for the deleted activity, they said no to what I asked for full refund since I found those same activities at a lower cost in any agency.
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Alejandra_F, Mar 2024
El equipo es amable y muy atento, desafortunadamente no tuvimos tiempo de caminar en Veranos y conocer las aguas termales, tampoco nos explicaron el proceso de destilación. La van no tiene cinturones de seguridad. La comida muy rica.
Karen_N, Sep 2023
Excelente paseo para relajarse de la ciudad.
Rica comida y muy relajante el río.
Amables personas y excelente guía sr Fernando que nos contó mucho de la historia de Mazatlan y pueblos alrededor
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