Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita Debuts New "Octopus Catch & Cook" Culinary Adventure

Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita, an award-winning beachfront oasis tucked into the lush landscape of the Riviera Nayarit, is introducing a new Octopus Catch & Cook culinary excursion for guests featuring world-class freediving in Bahia de Banderas to catch octopus and an interactive cooking class to prepare the freshest octopus ceviche in Mexico. In partnership with Spearmex, the first luxury freediving and spearfishing academy in Punta, Mexico, the new seasonal experience is available beginning May 2015 until December 2015.

“We are excited to offer our guests a new thrilling ocean experience that combines authentic local adventure with the freshest seafood in the Riviera Nayarit,” says John O’Sullivan, General Manager at Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita. “Our new Octopus Catch & Cook experience introduces guests to the wonders of Punta Mita’s waters in a fun, engaging way and is sure to surprise and delight their senses.”

Guests will begin the half-day adventure with a boat ride out to Bahia de Banderas, the third largest bay in the Americas known for its premier diving conditions, to learn proper freediving and octopus fishing techniques. Once guests have secured their fresh catch, it will be transported back to the Resort and presented to the chef, who will guide them through the preparation of several signature octopus dishes. 

A wild take on the traditional “hook & cook” concept, the interactive Octopus Catch & Cook experience includes the following:

• Snorkel clinic to prepare guests for their diving adventure
• Private guided octopus fishing excursion, with a tour of Pacific octopus nesting areas and diving lessons
• Octopus cooking class and three-course octopus lunch, including octopus salad or ceviche, grilled octopus “a la brava,” signature dessert
• Pricing: USD 225  per person (maximum group size: 6)
• Open to guests 10 years of age and older; all levels of diving experience are welcome; includes snorkel equipment

For reservations, call +52 (329) 291-6000.

About Spearmex

Spearmex is the first luxury freediving and spearfishing academy in Punta, Mexico, offering diving education, ocean adventure tours and fishing and spearfishing expeditions. Holding five world-records in fishing and diving, Spearmex is celebrated as the premier freediving institution in the Rivera Nayarit.