Recommended Sightseeing Trips
Wonderful coastal towns, beaches, colonial towns to visit, lots of fun things to do near Puerto Vallarta. Some need to travel a bit and might require a trip that lasts a whole day, or a bit longer, to make it enjoyable.
All the times are measured starting off from Puerto Vallarta’s main square.
They are given as a reference, specific times will vary according to the exact conditions on the day you travel there.
45 minutes or less from Puerto Vallarta
North of PV
- Bucerías (Nayarit) 45 min
- Nuevo Vallarta (Nayarit) 39 min
South of PV
- Boca de Tomatlan (Jalisco) 40 min
- Garza Blanca Beach (Jalisco) 23 min
- Las Gemelas Beach (Jalisco) 20 min
- Los Arcos (Jalisco) 25 min
- Mismaloya Beach (Jalisco) 27 min
45 minutes or more from Puerto Vallarta
North of PV
- Chacala (Nayarit) 2:25 hours
- Destiladeras beach (Nayarit) 1:05 hour
- Hidden Beach, Marietas Islands (Nayarit) 1:00 hour in speed boat
- La Caleta (Nayarit) 2:25 hours
- La Cruz de Huanacaxtle (Nayarit) 55 min
- La Cruz de Huanacaxtle Beach (Nayarit) 50 min
- La Manzanilla (Nayarit) 58 min
- Lo De Marcos (Nayarit) 1:10 hour
- Marietas Islands (Nayarit) 1:00 hours in speed boat
- Punta de Mita (Nayarit) 1:15 hour
- San Pancho (San Francisco) (Nayarit) 1:20 hour
- Sayulita (Nayarit) 1:20 hour
South of PV
- Caballo Beach (Jalisco) 40 min + water taxi (20 min)
- Colomitos Beach (Jalisco) 40 min + water taxi (10 min)
- El Eden (Jalisco) 0:53 hours
- El Tuito (Jalisco) 1:15 hours
- Las Ánimas de Quimixto Beach (Jalisco) 40 min + water taxi (20 min)
- Las Caletas Beach (Jalisco) 40 min + water taxi
- Majahuitas Beach (Jalisco) 40 min + water taxi
- Mascota (Jalisco) – 2:20 hours
- Navidad (Jalisco) – 3:05 hours
- Quimixto beach and town (Jalisco) 40 min + water taxi
- San Sebastián del Oeste (Jalisco) 1:50 hours
- Tehuamixtle town and beach (Jalisco) 2:20 hours
- Tequila (Jalisco) 4:35 hours
- Vallarta Botanical Gardens (Jalisco) 0:50 hours
- Yelapa Beach and town (Jalisco) 40 min + water taxi
Last Updated on 07/01/2023 by Puerto Vallarta Net
Looking forward to returning in Jan. We have always enjoyed it there, and felt safe.
We are going in early January 2024 for 2 weeks, one of my favorite, loved destinations for many, many years! I cannot wait to leave the cold! Looking forward to the sun, sea, shopping and sight seeing. I want to see something new this time as it has been about 6 years. The botanical gardens, art walk, new restaurants and looking forward to seeing my shops and the lovely people I have known forever! IT is still a wonderful place to visit though it has been built up since the original PV I saw as a tiny 3rd grader but still is the same to me. Hola Puerto Vallarta!!!!