Whale watching, art walks, jungle waterfalls and Sayulita day trips — how to fill a week in Puerto Vallarta without missing the moments worth slowing down for.
A week in Puerto Vallarta moves at exactly the pace you decide. Spend mornings on the water and afternoons by the pool, or chase art walks and jungle hikes from sunrise to sunset. Here's how our guests build the trip.
On the water
- Whale watching (December–March) — humpbacks breach right inside Banderas Bay
- Marietas Islands — Hidden Beach, snorkeling, blue-footed booby sightings
- Sunset sailing — private catamaran charters leave from the marina
- Sport fishing — marlin, dorado, and tuna are 30 minutes offshore
On land
- Malecón art walk — sculpture-lined boardwalk, best at golden hour
- Cuale River island — galleries, jewelry, river breeze in the middle of downtown
- Wednesday Art Walk (Nov–May) — 15 Centro galleries open their doors
- Vallarta Botanical Garden — orchids, jungle trails, the best lunch outside town
Adventure
- Vallarta Adventures canopy tours — ziplines through the Sierra Madre
- Horseback riding to Yelapa waterfall — half-day jungle ride
- ATV to San Sebastián del Oeste — colonial silver-mining town in the mountains
- Surfing in Sayulita — beginner-friendly waves 45 minutes north
Slow days
Some of the best days in Puerto Vallarta involve no plan at all. Float in the villa pool with a book, send the concierge for chilaquiles, walk to Los Muertos for a long lunch, and watch the bay turn pink from the terrace. That's the trip people come back for.
Tell us what kind of week you want and we'll build it around you — every experience above can be arranged from the villa.
