If you are a sports lover, Puerto Vallarta is an excellent place to do sports and recreational activities. The natural scenarios of Puerto Vallarta make it the ideal destination for a family holiday, where kids and adults can have fun climbing mountains, walking in the mountains or 2enjoying zip lines (canopy), you can also practice diving, fishing and fishing. Snorkeling, among other activities. But for more details you might like to start a tour of the best tours and activities in Puerto Vallarta:
1.-Diving and Snorkeling
Puerto Vallarta is a good place to practice diving or snorkeling, these activities can be done in places like Mismaloya Beach, Marietas, Yelapa, Majahuitas, Marietas Islands or Los Arcos National Marine Park. The sea of Banderas Bay will give you the opportunity to explore the reefs and some caverns with colorful fish, sea turtles, stars and sea horses, dolphins, sailfish, among other species.
If you have no experience in diving, do not worry, several tour operators offer diving classes at different levels, and can even obtain the PADI certification (Professional Association of Diving Instructors).
2.-Climbing and Zip Line
Do you like the heights and the adrenaline? You can descend in rappel or shoot yourself in zip lines in the different canopy in Puerto Vallarta. There are also motorcycle rides through the mountains. Ask about the trips to the Huicholes, also the descent by the waterfalls, tours on mules and travel by bus to Mascota, Talpa and San Sebastián del Oeste. In all of them you can find different options of entertainment and activities in the sea, rivers, waterfalls and mountains, surrounded by the beautiful landscape that the Pacific and the mountains of the Sierra will give you.
3.-Fishing
The sea of the Bay of Banderas form a good scenario to practice fishing. Here you can find fish needles, sail, red snapper, tuna and dorado among other varieties of fish. Also after fishing you can taste them fresh in the rivers and especially in the surroundings of the mountains of the Sierra Madre. Come and eat a fish truly fresh from the sea!
4.- Playing golf
If you like Golf, in Puerto Vallarta you can enjoy it. Vallarta has 3 excellent golf courses where green is lost in the mountains of the Sierra, all you have to do is decide whether to play 9 or 18 holes …
The Vista Vallarta golf course has been the setting for the PGA Golf World Cup. It has two 18-hole par 72 courses designed by Jack Nicklaus and Tom Weiskopf. Another golf club is that of Marina Vallarta, with an 18-hole par 71 course designed by Joe Finger and characterized by the great view over the Bay of Balanders. Visit them !.
5.- Cruising the Bay
Stroll aboard a boat while relaxing in the sun or drinking your favorite drink. You can rent a boat in the Marina Vallarta, ask to be taken to an isolated beach so you can enjoy your privacy with your partner and enjoy the extraordinary sunset, ending with a romantic evening back to the port under the stars.