Puerto Vallarta Beaches

Puerto Vallarta is a haven for anyone who enjoys any type of beach activity. This coastal city lies on Bahia Banderas, the second largest natural bay in North America and has over 100 miles of coast line and beaches. Whether alone with your book or your thoughts, or sharing the view with family, friend, or lover, you will never tire of the views of beach, beaches, surf and swells, and activities on the water.

Beach Activities include: whale watching, fishing, para-sailing, bungee juping, jet skiing, wind surfing, surfing, boogy boarding, snorkeling, horseback riding, swimming, and just plain relaxing on the beach.

Distinctly different beach zones with more than forty individual beaches mark Puerto Vallarta as one of the favorite destinations for the true beach lover. The first zone is north of Puerto Vallarta. Playa de Oro and the Marina district are here. The Playa de Oro is a wide, sandy beach with a few rocky areas interspersed. It is also a very popular beach with guests and locals alike, because of its water sports. Even further north, the beaches of Banderas Bay are pristine and quiet as they reach up toward Punta de Mita. If you're into surfing, these northern P.V. beaches, which are subject to strong surf, perfect for catching a wave, the best windsurfing also takes place in this beach area.

Puerto Vallarta's most popular beach, Playa de los Muertos, is located just south of the malecon and the River Cuale. This beach is surrounded by the neighborhood of Olas Altas (Old Town or Zona Romantica), with it's indescribable variety of restaurants and shops. The beaches here are lined with beach front hotels and restaurants and is usually bustling with activity, sun worshipers by day, the dining and nightlife crowd after dark. The beach front bars and restaurants in this area are a great place to catch one of the incredible Puerto Vallarta sunsets.

South of Puerto Vallarta, you'll find numerous small coves and beaches. Playa de Mismaloya used to be a quiet, fairly remote cove, it is still fairly remote and remains a beautiful beach in spite of development and is a great place to relax on the beach for a day. Boca de Tomatlan, the last beach that is accessible by road is more primitive with several small seafood restaurants and taco stands. It is a great swimming beach, very quite and peaceful. You can hire local pangas here to take you to Yepala, Las Animas or Quimixto.

Destiladeras and Los Venaderos are two of the more enjoyable beaches in the northern Puerto Vallarta area. Snorkeling and also wind surfing (under the right conditions) are also great at the Las Marietas Islands , which have been preserved by the Mexican government as a bird sanctuary. These islands are accessible by boats which can be rented on most of the northern beaches. Beaches are amazing and so is the beach life in Puerto Vallarta Mexico.

Puerto Vallarta Beach