Velas Resorts Debuts 'Alpha Female' Adventure Getaways

Calling all fearless alpha women: the adventure-vacation of a lifetime awaits in Mexico.

Five Velas Resorts properties in Mexico are offering adventurous alpha women the adrenaline-filled vacation of a lifetime. Casa Velas, Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit, Velas Vallarta, Grand Velas Los Cabos and Grand Velas Riviera Maya now feature thrilling activities including zip-lining on one of Mexico's fastest zip lines, extreme biking through the Mayan jungle and a three-hour, private-yacht adventure with snorkeling and paddle boarding.

At Velas Vallarta, guests are treated to massages and a Mariachi band-accompanied Mexican dinner in the presidential suite. Casa Velas indulges its guests in animal-style tequila or mezcal tasting and native foods, like chapulines, crickets and chicatana ants. As for Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit, a "female-purification ritual" that includes a water ceremony and aromatherapy treatment is its staple.

Three-night getaway costs per person for up to three adults in the same suite are $1,209 at Casa Velas and $1,617 at Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit. For Velas Vallarta, three nights cost $1,140 per person with a minimum of 10 female friends.

Grand Velas Los Cabos offers its outgoing guests the most extensive trip of the Velas resorts: a five-night adventure package. Included is a private-yacht adventure, a power hike through the Sierra de la Laguna biosphere reserve with a hot-springs swim, electric-bike beach rental and a four-hands, 80-minute tequila massage.

For the five-night package, it costs $5,172 per person for up to three adults staying in the same suite.

Lastly, there is the Grand Velas Riviera Maya that offers ATVing and biking through the Mayan jungle, zip-lining and swimming in a cenote. If guests come with an advanced diving certification, they can swim with bull sharks between November and March. Between June and September, any level snorkeler or diver can be side by side with a whale shark. Afterward, jump from 11,000 feet in a tandem skydive, and take home a video as proof.

Three nights at the Grand Velas Riviera Maya costs $2,420 per person for up to three adults staying in the same suite.