Fun things to do in Puerto Vallarta

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This is a great tour to get oriented with best Vallarta has to offer. I enjoyed it immensely and made some new friends. The mole, ceviche, tacos, soups, and candy was amazing. It was just not the food but the info about vallarta that made this tour not good but great. I highly recommend this tour to anyone that is visiting Puerto Vallarta

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wonderful time.. games, mariachi band, contests, local dancing. It was rained out, so it was held in the resort ballroom. they had local vendors, so if you didn't get out that week to the markets, you can get just as good as a deal if you haggle.

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Whether you are walking the cobblestone side streets, down the Malecon, or on the beach, all is relaxing in Puerto Vallarta. It is a relatively small area. If you dont go to el centro, you dont really see PV.

is it just about meeting people? i was there (just got home yesterday) and there are plenty of bars in zona romantica. you could go out on your own or whomever you are with and not have to pay for cheap jello shots. imo, zona romantica is the best for a pub crawl.
i would not go with a company or tour group.

For me in Peurto Vallarta on the Flamingo Beach my number one activity was vegging out with either a Tequilla Sunrise, a Screwdriver or a Sol or one of each until 6:30 and watch the sun set, this for me was unbeleivable!!

I posted a special travelogue dedicated just to the sunrises that would happen daily. They were the greatest!

This tour was fantastic! The tour began with a guided hike through a mangrove forest that was both educational and beautiful. We then met a local fishermen who taught us how to throw fishing nets which is much harder than it looks. Then we boarded a 6 place hovercraft and soared over beach, mudflats, and up the Ameca River. We actually flew with the birds! We saw pelicans, herons, egrets, spoonbills, blacknecked stilts and more. There were iguanas, turtles,and even 3 crocodiles! It was like stepping back in time and experiencing Puerto Vallarta when it was nothing more than a fishing village. I loved the fact that the guides were passionate about conservation and leaving no (or little) footprint. We also never felt like tourists. They keep the groups small so that the experience is truely special and low impact. My 70 year old mother and teenage kids all highly recommend this tour...and that really says something!!! You can see for yourself by going to their website and clicking on the youtube link.

Hi,
I wanted to get the word out that the “Mud Rats Dunne Buggy’s & ATV’s” company should be avoided at all costs. We had a wedding for our daughter down here last weekend and the bride and groom sponsored a dune buggy trip for the wedding party (plus others that wanted to join on Sunday). We arranged the buggy’s through a long time friend (vendor) in the beach who first quoted us $35/person (for >20 people) but then when we went to confirm said the owner changed the price to $45 because his competition had just been eliminated and he was the only option in town. They ended up renting 17 buggy’s and all but 2 broke down at some point. Instead of going up into the hills along the river as advertised, they were taken along the busy streets into Nuevo Vallarta (very dangerous). The guide lost track of one of the last buggy’s who then got lost. They ended up going down a one way street the wrong way, got stopped by the police and almost arrested. The dune buggy people had to come out to pay them a bribe and then they charged her for the money. Everyone had a miserable time….

I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone!!!!!!

Barry

One of the best thing you can do in Puerto Vallarta is to be on the beach (or near the beach) at sunset. Sunsets are amazing here! I took this picture at sunset on the first day we arrived in Puerto Vallarta, on the way to our hotel. What a great way to start a vacation!!!