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Puerto Vallarta

We welcome you to Puerto Vallarta, our home, and your home during your visit to this former fishing village that is now one of the most important tourist destinations in the world. Several years ago Conde Neste magazine voted Puerto Vallarta as the 7th best tourist city in the world, and after your visit you'll see why...

Puerto Vallarta Travel

Puerto Vallarta Travel & Outdoors

Although best known as a beach resort, Puerto Vallarta is one of the most versatile adventure travel destinations in the world. Nestled between the jungle-covered Sierra Madre Mountains and the sheltered waters of Banderas Bay, this region's geographical diversity offers an extremely wide variety of natural attractions and outdoor adventures...

Is Mexico Safer than the U.S.?

Our government and the U.S. media have convinced most Americans that Mexico is not a safe place to visit as drug tarffickers are fighting it out to see which gang will have the right to sell their illicit drugs. But what really struck me was that the preferred country to visit in lieu of Mexico is the Dominica...

Travel Safety in Perspective: USA vs Mexico

There's been a lot of news coverage about violence in Mexico, very little of it bothering to note that Mexico is a huge country with thirty-some states and that a) almost all of that violence is narco-related and b) you can count the number of tourists affected on one hand...

Beachfront rentals

Puerto Vallarta offers many hotels as well as beachfront rentals of privately owned condos and homes. Staying in these privately owned properties is truly a good and economical way to enjoy your visit...

Vallarta Botanical Garden

The Puerto Vallarta Botanical Gardens is an educational research center and pleasure garden high in the glorious Sierra Madre Mountains. These gardens are easily accessible, just 12 miles south of Puerto Vallarta (on Hwy 200)...

Mayto beach

The pacific coast of Mexico hosts a really beautiful large beach known as Mayto beach. The beach is so large that no one can grasp the surroundings and beautiful environment at once...

ATV Tours in Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta ATV Tours

One of the best ways to spend a vacation day in Puerto Vallarta is to go on an ATV tour. Unique ATV Tours offers more tour routes than any company in Puerto Vallarta, and also offers the safest ATV's to drive as we are the only company in Puerto Vallarta that offers a fully automatic (no shifting) ATV for its tours. The ATV tour will give you an opportunity to explore the other Puerto Vallarta (the one away from the busy streets, high pressure vendors, etc)...

Puerto Vallarta Canopy Tours

One of the most exciting things to do in Puerto Vallarta is to take a "zip line" (canopy) tour. Puerto Vallarta has 11 different companies offering canopy tours, with the top 3 being Los Veranos Canopy, River Canopy, and El Eden Canopy. These canopy tours can also be combined with either a ATV, Dune Buggy, Rhino, or Jeep tour so you can combine 2 activities into 1 so you will have more time on the beach another day...

Surrounding Areas

Puerto Vallarta is located close to some other great tourist destinations including Nuevo Vallarta, Bucerias, La Cruz, Punta de Mita, Sayulito, San Pancho, San Blas, San Sabastion, Talpa, El Tuito, just to name a few. All of these great tourist destinations are 2 hours or less away from Puerto vallarta and can be easily reached by car, tour bus, or taxi...