San Pancho
Sayulita
Punta Mita
San Pancho
- With a population of only 3,000 people,San Pancho offers the ultimate beach town. One hour’s drive north of Puerto Vallarta. Designated as the Cultural Heart of Nayarit, San Pancho also offers a Community Center with local cultural events, a Children’s Circus, a world-class Polo Club, an Arts Collective, a thriving local music scene including an annual Music Festival, and an abundance of excellent restaurants offering local fare and international cuisine. San Pancho is safe with no history of crime or violence.
Local Restaurants adorable shops and delicious restaurants to keep you busy:
- Mercado San Pancho: local Farmers and Cultural Market in San Pancho in plaza del sol every Tuesday from 10am to 1:30pm, Green environment, food, handcrafts, and live music!
- Taquería Los Arbolitos (cheap, delicious tacos).
- La Ola Rica for higher end Mexican food.
- Barracuda for seafood.
- Café Paraíso for coffee and cake.
- El Indio for groceries, and the fruiteria on the same street, a few shops down, for the best fruit.
Sayulita
Quirky and colorful Magical Sayulita, often called pueblo mágico, or “magic town,” offers a divine fishing village/town with colorful shops, vibrant streets, healthy restaurants, bars, and incredible shopping. It’s a lively, hip beach town full of surfers and friendly locals and their happy dogs cruising around in golf carts. One of the best things about Sayulita is the art all around town. From the streamers hanging over little roadways branching out from the town square to the murals by talented local artists.
Check out:
- Yah-Yah Sayulita Café boasts organic and delicious breakfast and lunch bowls, delicious coffee and vegan options.
- Organi-K: Acai and poke bowl heaven.
- Maria’s Fish Tacos: Always packed because it’s always delicious. If you’re not feeling fish or there’s no space, there’s a taco place right next door to the right (when facing the restaurant) that is just a counter to order from with some tables outside.
Punta Mita
- Ocean: surfing, windsurfing, kite surfing, stand-up paddling, scuba diving, snorkeling, yacht and sailing charters, wave runners, kayaking, coastal and deep-sea fishing, whale watching tours (seasonal)
- Land and Beach: golfing, tennis (10 lighted courts), horseback riding, zip-lining, ATV, mountain biking, volleyball, badminton, soccer, basketball, bicycling, running, walking on nature trails
- Fitness and Relaxation:The Premier Fitness Center at the Punta Mita Resort features Technogym® cardiovascular and machine weight equipment that allows a comprehensive fitness regimen.
- Nature:swimming with the dolphins, whale watching (seasonal), Las Marietas Islands (ecological sanctuary home to several endangered bird species), Military Macaw bird migration, botanical gardens
- Excursions: Puerto Vallarta, local craft, and farmer’s markets, exploring coastal villages or mountain pueblos, Polo matches (seasonal), and overnight boat trips to secluded beaches
- Punta Mita Restaurants:
- Margaritas on the hill,
- Hectors Kitchen
- Tuna Blanca
- Mita Mary at the St Regis,
- Aramara and Bahia Restaurants at Four Seasons
DISTANCES
- 50-minute drive to Puerto Vallarta Airport
- 20-minute drive to Punta Mita
- 10-minute drive to Sayulita
- 5-minute drive to grocery store
- Very close to Four Seasons Pacifico Course and Bahia Course