19 Top Things to Do in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (that you won't see anywhere else)

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  • Here are the top things to do in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and the surrounding area for 2023. If you’re visiting Puerto Vallarta for the first time, you’re going to love this charming resort city on the pacific coast. The colors, the culture, the food and the people make it a lively city. I hope this Puerto Vallarta travel guide has inspired you to visit, or helped you plan your next trip.
    Read more here:
    49 Things to Do in Puerto Vallarta (the complete list) in 2023
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    Chapters:
    0:00 My Favorite City
    1:06 Malecon
    2:16 Zona Romantica
    2:46 Tacos
    3:28 Fresh Juice & Coconut
    4:02 Cool Boutique Hotel
    4:44 Mirrador Viewpoint
    5:38 Isa Cuale
    5:55 Island Market
    6:14 Cat Park
    6:47 Turkish Spa
    7:15 Rhythms of the Night
    7:53 Day Trips
    8:00 Botanical Gardens, coffee & tequila
    9:18 Yelapa
    9:52 Natural hot springs
    10:32 Bucerias
    11:12 Sayulita
    11:46 Crocodile Sanctuary
    12:14 Beaches
    //
    READ MORE:
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    //
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  • @alysmalls
    @alysmalls  ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Read more on my blog: 49 Things to Do in Puerto Vallarta (the complete list) in 2023 - likewhereyouregoing.com/things-to-do-in-puerto-vallarta/

    • @SefaradiTal
      @SefaradiTal ปีที่แล้ว

      Colonial? Nah. Southern Spanish like Andalusian? Yes. ;)

    • @jdmotes69
      @jdmotes69 ปีที่แล้ว

      Will do! Thanks Aly ❤️

  • @edbushman523
    @edbushman523 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    My wife and I have been to PV over 30 times and we are enamored with this amazing city. I have watched hundreds of PV videos and your video is a very well done. It showcases many of the wonderful things to do there. Great job!

  • @mikeglez25
    @mikeglez25 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    As a Mexican living in the US and thankful for the opportunities received here I get happy seeing videos such as this one here. I'm glad people are enjoying my country as much as I do 😊

    • @Warden033
      @Warden033 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm from the U.S. and love Mexico and it's people

  • @scotsaul3971
    @scotsaul3971 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The botanical garden tour is great. Loved this place, the whole tour and its stops were great. Highly recommend

  • @GregGrajek
    @GregGrajek หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great job.. always love Bucerias. Especially Delrado

  • @angeronalove5799
    @angeronalove5799 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I have a boat tourism business here for private group tours (Boca Boat Tours), and agree with many of your choices. There is much more to the southern shores than Yelapa. There are Boca de Tomatlan, Las Animas, Quimixto, Majahuitas, Los Arcos, waterfalls, horseback riding, and more. The area offers so much beauty, fun, and life-long memories!

  • @Jorr235
    @Jorr235 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is an amazing video of my favorite place in the world. You gave viewers a chance to see how truly magical a place it is and it is filled with lots of things to do. Plus, beautifully filmed.

  • @yelenabergman3474
    @yelenabergman3474 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. Thanks for sharing. God bless your heart 💜

  • @erichsmusicalmovies9930
    @erichsmusicalmovies9930 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Incredibly helpful thank you

  • @angelbojorquez1637
    @angelbojorquez1637 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You really sold me 😍😍😍 I will be planning a trip to Vallarta this summer now 🇲🇽

  • @robwastman4993
    @robwastman4993 ปีที่แล้ว

    We love the beach front restaurants. The food and drinks are amazing.

  • @jamjamjellyjam1
    @jamjamjellyjam1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video!! Def makes me want to book a ticket now!!!

  • @iphoneskidad
    @iphoneskidad ปีที่แล้ว

    great video. we definitely want to visit

  • @kathrynm7720
    @kathrynm7720 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was a lovely video Aly, thank you! You've certainly given me plenty of ideas for things to do. I esp like the day trips, and the shaded market w kitty gang 😸

  • @myphd-myprisonhistorydiplo691
    @myphd-myprisonhistorydiplo691 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love living here in PV!! Did great representing some of my favorite places!!

  • @jimdolen225
    @jimdolen225 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    As a full time resident of Bucerias since 2019 I want to complement you on both the quality of this content as well as the fantastic job of editing it. Keep up this incredible work!

  • @DanaBrown1984
    @DanaBrown1984 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ya'll balled out, looks hella fun

  • @faithreyes8797
    @faithreyes8797 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video!! My friend and I will be going here in a few weeks. We went last year but will definitely check out your recommendations!! Thx!!

  • @dannypt5982
    @dannypt5982 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thats a badass place kind and friendly people and great food and and great prices the mexican-american dream 🌟🇺🇸🇲🇽

  • @JamesofQPR
    @JamesofQPR 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice video Aly

  • @schmidtdylan
    @schmidtdylan 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    heading to PV for 2 months in a few weeks. Excited to get there

  • @xtn13
    @xtn13 ปีที่แล้ว

    I watched your video and got me interested in visiting Puerto Vallarta. I booked a room at Rivera del Rio. I loved your videos and I really look forward to your future travels.

    • @alysmalls
      @alysmalls  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks! Glad you're enjoying the content :)

  • @rebecapv5823
    @rebecapv5823 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Greal Vlog!

  • @michaelmccord5764
    @michaelmccord5764 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I can't wait till our trip in March!

    • @alysmalls
      @alysmalls  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I hope you have an amazing time!

  • @erikvenegas7317
    @erikvenegas7317 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a great video! Thank you for all the tips! My fiancé and I are going for a week in march and are staying in the romantic zone! Can’t wait! 🤩

    • @alysmalls
      @alysmalls  ปีที่แล้ว

      I hope you have the best time 🙂

  • @vickiehardina8824
    @vickiehardina8824 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good job

  • @sactowngirligirl
    @sactowngirligirl ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice video, full of important info and beautiful scenery and PV culture. Perhaps you'll consider including USD cost when mentioning the entertainment options. 🤩

  • @danielb516
    @danielb516 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    just subscribed , this girls voice is really relaxing and the video's are good . thanks for showing some stuff on the path and off the beaten path to , very well done

    • @alysmalls
      @alysmalls  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks Daniel, appreciate it :)

  • @BeaSab-kv1up
    @BeaSab-kv1up 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How is the weather in January, usually? Thank you for the beautiful video.

  • @rogersmith534
    @rogersmith534 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your video is amazing!!!!!! Great production and music. Great job. Wife and i are going March 27th for 5 days for 10 year anniversary

    • @alysmalls
      @alysmalls  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you! And happy anniversary!

  • @laszlovigh5303
    @laszlovigh5303 ปีที่แล้ว

    Vanderfull video!

  • @1bethzabeth
    @1bethzabeth ปีที่แล้ว

    Aly thank you for these amazing videos we are planning on going this summer ☀️.. with my family. Any recommendations on beach front hotel? In the zona romantic.?

  • @jdmotes69
    @jdmotes69 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wife and I love Bucerias and Punta de Mita areas and have been visiting there for about 13 years… We usually stay at Grand Palladium Vallarta as it’s located on one of the areas best surf breaks, Punta Burros. Be well, 😎🤙

    • @alysmalls
      @alysmalls  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Palladium Vallarta is fantastic! I have a video of it actually. It's a nice spot

  • @DiariesofanAddict
    @DiariesofanAddict 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    cat park is my number one destination when visit :)

  • @mexicoliferodcook9479
    @mexicoliferodcook9479 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is my favorite place to live. Been down here in Mexico for 18 years now and 7 of those were in Vallarta. Going back in 19 days for a vacation at Hotel Mio Vallarta. Everybody who comes to Mexico must go to PV for a real Mexican vacation or a great place to live. Soy loco por tacos de birreria.

    • @alysmalls
      @alysmalls  ปีที่แล้ว

      Also crazy for Birria tacos, had so many on this past trip. Have you stayed at Hotel Mio before? I've been wanting to check it out

    • @mexicoliferodcook9479
      @mexicoliferodcook9479 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@alysmalls My first time there. checking in 17 - 22. I will post a video of there a few days after... Did you see my video from here In Tepotzotlan of the day of the dead?

  • @thevallartaangels
    @thevallartaangels ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Next time you are here, look us up Aly!
    You can find our blue cards and stickers all over Vallarta centro these days, and at the tourist stands on the Malecon (www too). We offer free help in english from a local number while in Vallarta. We would love to hang with you and show you a bunch of new things to do here and people you should get to know.
    love the video girl!

    • @alysmalls
      @alysmalls  ปีที่แล้ว

      Darn, i just left Vallarta 2 days ago! Was there for 3 weeks. Should be back in March, I'll definitely get in touch with you. Thanks for watching :)

    • @thevallartaangels
      @thevallartaangels ปีที่แล้ว

      @@alysmalls yeah, you have the bug, you will be back over and over :D Great videos!

  • @jaynebaumgartner3695
    @jaynebaumgartner3695 ปีที่แล้ว

    Any suggestion on deep sea fishing in PV

  • @barrierealestatevid
    @barrierealestatevid ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Aly, I am from Ontario Canada and we are thinking of vacationing there. Love your video it was very informative. Maybe you can include any price details in Mexican and US dollars (i.e. food, hotels and excursions) Keep up the great work.

    • @alysmalls
      @alysmalls  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hey there! Thanks for watching - I have a new video coming out soon which will be a first timer's guide to Puerto Vallarta, where I cover how much things cost. Stay tuned :)

    • @barrierealestatevid
      @barrierealestatevid ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@alysmalls that would be great. Looking forward to it.

    • @alysmalls
      @alysmalls  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The video is now up if you haven't seen it yet!

  • @richiii3
    @richiii3 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you are visiting on a cruise what would you recommend? Great video.

    • @alysmalls
      @alysmalls  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Find a good coffee spot, go for birria tacos if you didn't eat breakfast on the ship, hike to Mirador Cerro de la Cruz for an awesome view, walk along the malecon to the rio cuale market, do some shopping there, make your way into the romantic zone for an early happy hour drink (I like Arriba) and try some street tacos

  • @dovygoodguy1296
    @dovygoodguy1296 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How do retirees and expats move there full-time in the extremely hot summer months? Can older people who can't do alot of climbing and walking find things to enjoy in that Zona Romantica area described so beautifully in the video? Do you pay in pesos at that beautiful island market in the river?

  • @janetpartyka5968
    @janetpartyka5968 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Eat, eat, eat, eat, and eat

  • @kittynyc808
    @kittynyc808 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'll be out there in Nov! Would you say the water/beaches in PVR are clean? We'll be in Sayulita and I hear the main beach is quite dirty! Any beaches you would highly recommend for swimming?

  • @ArmandoBatiz
    @ArmandoBatiz 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi Aly, do you remember the name of the tequila distillery you visited?

  • @YvonneMendezRealtor
    @YvonneMendezRealtor ปีที่แล้ว

    *Great video. A lot of the Other videos are dull. Yours has good ideas of places to visit & things to do. Just my vibe & taste! What is the name of the Hot Springs place??*

    • @alysmalls
      @alysmalls  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      nuevo ixtlan - I have a full video of the hot springs on my channel if you're interested :)

  • @josephmondzak5670
    @josephmondzak5670 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fun facts: The sleepy fishing village of Puerto Vallarta rapidly became an American tourist vacation hot-spot after the media hype that Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor were secretly having an affair while Burton was there filming "The Night of the Iguana". (Pretty cool movie for black and white) Burton was married to another famous star at the time! Also, in 1995 a large earthquake hit PV and toppled the crown off of the famous church in town. Rumor has it that Ms. Taylor paid to have it rebuilt and the cross at the top is made of designer crystal.. Parts of "Predator" were also filmed there and a restaurant with cliff divers is dedicated to celebrating that fact at Mismaloya. (South of the city in the jungle) The Barcelo hotel in Mismaloya was formerly called the "la Jolla de Mismaloya" and after researching it's meaning I was delighted to learn that it literally means "The caves where they catch fish with the hands" referencing "los Arcos" (Another popular attraction south of the city)

  • @esergokeri8600
    @esergokeri8600 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hello again Aly. just a quick question for you; Puerto Vallarta or Cabo? which one is your number one preference :)

    • @alysmalls
      @alysmalls  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Puerto Vallarta has my vote 👍

    • @thevallartaangels
      @thevallartaangels ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Cabo and Cancun are no match for Vallarta. If you like friendly, safe, and full of real people living real lives! Aly nailed it.

  • @kathijenmurphy9750
    @kathijenmurphy9750 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Aly, I'm thinking of going to the Grand Palladium (I watched your video), I'm on my own so do you think it would be safe and also are there lots of things to do in close proximity to the hotel? Would really appreciate your advice. Thanks, Kathi

    • @alysmalls
      @alysmalls  ปีที่แล้ว

      Very safe and you'll have to take a taxi from the hotel, but places like Sayulita and Bucerias aren't very far

  • @Paigerverse
    @Paigerverse ปีที่แล้ว

    Did you have any trouble bringing a drone into the country? I’ve heard a lot of people say that you can’t. Thanks, great video!

  • @Cindy-xx8qw
    @Cindy-xx8qw ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful and informative. If I might be staying at Riu Vallarta all inclusive resort,how do I get to all these lovely areas? Do I take a taxi or bus?
    I never been to PV, unsure if I can manage flying there and getting Air BnB instead of the flight and all inclusive resort.

    • @alysmalls
      @alysmalls  ปีที่แล้ว

      You can take taxi, Uber or bus to most places

  • @grantw7
    @grantw7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Aly, great video. We are going to PV for the first time in 4 weeks. Where is the taco stand you are at that is at 2:46? Because you mentioned the names of the next two I was able to find them on a map.

    • @alysmalls
      @alysmalls  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Grant, it's at the corner of the 200 highway southbound and Francisco Madero - all the details are in my blog post here, which outlines my 12 favorite taco spots: likewhereyouregoing.com/best-tacos-in-puerto-vallarta/ enjoy your trip!

    • @grantw7
      @grantw7 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@alysmalls Your linked blog post is incredible! You have given me lots to read. Even though my degree is in geography and I taught geography for 33 years I'm doubting my ability to read a map as I'm not finding the corner. I found Fco Medero but it is nowhere near 200. I found an Oxxo near Fco Medina - it that it? If not can you give me a place nearby that I can find on Google maps? Thanks

    • @alysmalls
      @alysmalls  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@grantw7 it's across from the restaurant called Martini en Fuego Grill Restaurant (on google maps). Right in front of the OXXO on the corner

    • @grantw7
      @grantw7 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@alysmalls Of course it is! I can't believe I missed that. Thanks.

  • @jamestolin1057
    @jamestolin1057 ปีที่แล้ว

    Aly, how often do you travel to the Bay? Do you prefer PV or Bucerías?
    Thanks

    • @alysmalls
      @alysmalls  ปีที่แล้ว

      3 times per year. I like both equally for different reasons. We usually start in Bucerias for some chill beach & pool time, and then end in PV for a livelier atmosphere

  • @deesmith3855
    @deesmith3855 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is the Botanical Gardens worth seeing in March or all the flowers gone? Will be in PV March 2025.

  • @Nextbigching
    @Nextbigching ปีที่แล้ว

    Any chance you remember which Hotel Posada this juice stand is at? I googled it and I see 3 hotel posadas (de roger, “lily”, and rio Cuale.)

  • @keithharvey2128
    @keithharvey2128 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What is the name of the hotel with the fresh squeezed juice? I have to try that!

    • @alysmalls
      @alysmalls  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hotel Posada Lily!

  • @WeimaranersAreTheBest
    @WeimaranersAreTheBest 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    45 retired Canadian
    Can u show me around:) getting my visa
    Is there good hiking or mountain bike trails?

  • @janeynget3059
    @janeynget3059 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Aly, where and how to get to the natural hot spring? TIA

    • @alysmalls
      @alysmalls  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Everything about the hot springs is in this video: th-cam.com/video/tEiaDF_uA_c/w-d-xo.html

  • @MsSassydiva12
    @MsSassydiva12 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hello, Question do you recommend getting a car or just catching a taxis to these places? Thanks

    • @alysmalls
      @alysmalls  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We used a taxi or Uber to get to all these places

  • @kase8716
    @kase8716 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where are the hot springs located?

    • @alysmalls
      @alysmalls  ปีที่แล้ว

      about 1.5 hours north - Nuevo Ixtlan on google maps. Here's the full video about them: th-cam.com/video/tEiaDF_uA_c/w-d-xo.html

  • @user-ow9wj6pc5c
    @user-ow9wj6pc5c ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you have IG or somewhere I can PM you about one of the tours?

    • @alysmalls
      @alysmalls  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, my IG is in my profile banner

  • @imperialfish1922
    @imperialfish1922 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Did you organise all your trip yourself?

    • @alysmalls
      @alysmalls  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes

  • @armandperez1677
    @armandperez1677 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Are you a Canuck? Quebequase?

  • @Alpqmzasd
    @Alpqmzasd ปีที่แล้ว

    Where those $2 tacos barking? 😂

  • @eprohoda
    @eprohoda ปีที่แล้ว

    How aare things?. really top vlog. do you want more subscribers?-man! 🔥

  • @joselito9934
    @joselito9934 ปีที่แล้ว

    ma'am,you are so beautiful that I full in love,,im watching from philipines

  • @TooManyPBJs
    @TooManyPBJs 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    do you get diarrhea when eating street food