Our primary draw for many, Puerto Vallarta has miles and miles of wide sandy playas, some boasting coves seemingly carved just for two, others quite popular with lots of palapa restaurants, amenities and services.
Majahuitas
Located on a remote, secluded cove south of Puerto Vallarta, Majahuitas beach is accessible only by boat (i.e. water taxi).
Quimixto
One of three remote beaches south of Puerto Vallarta that is accessible only by boat. Pangas or water taxis leave the mainland several times a day for this out-of-the-way shore.
Boca de Tomatlán
A small seaside village cove that sits at the edge of the jungle, three miles south of Mismaloya, where the mouth or boca of the Tomatlan river meets the bay, hence its name.
Mismaloya
Probably the most well known Puerto Vallarta beach due to the filming of "Night of the Iguana" here in l963, this 500-meter-long beach sits at the very edge of the jungle where the Mismaloya creek meets the sea.
Gemelas
"Twin" beach is two small crescent-shaped beaches at the foot of the Sierra Madre Mountains. Here the surf is gentle and good for swimming.
Garza Blanca
A small city beach located off the Barra Navidad road at Km 6 on the way to Mismaloya, this white sand beach is framed with palms and crystal clear water that laps the shoreline.
Playa los Muertos
"The Beach of the Dead" was so named because of a battle fought a century ago between gold and silver smugglers from the mines of the Rio Cuale and the natives who tried take their stolen booty from them
Hotel Zone
This beach is the most active of beaches in Puerto Vallarta as it stretches south from the municipal marina nearly to the downtown area.
Bucerias
The name means "Place of the Divers." Its 5-mile stretch of white sand beaches is the longest along the Bay of Banderas.
If you don’t know the steps, the rhythm will guide you. The sounds of Latin music, Mariachi, and disco will fill your nights as the city comes alive after sundown.
