Visit Los Arcos de Mismaloya (The Arches)

Los Arcos is located in the South Zone of Puerto Vallarta in the Bay of Banderas 7 miles or 20 minutes from Puerto Vallarta’s Main Square along Federal Highway 200, you leave the Romantic Zone traveling south on Insurgentes street, they are found very close to Mismaloya beach (hence the name).

It is a protected area that over the years has become a wonderful place for diving, swimming, snorkeling, Stand-Up Paddle (SUP), Yoga SUP, kayaking and tourism in general.

Many day and bay cruises make a stop here, people jump off and into the warm waters of the bay, swimming in groups, protected by buoys up close to the small islands. If you rent a boat and you are lucky to have an experienced (or reckless) captain, you can also sail through the various arches that give these islands their name. Some SUP tours will make you paddle through them, I guess, even cooler than riding them in a boat.