Local Puerto Vallarta City Tours & Exploring the South Coast

You can eat, drink, and sightsee your way through Puerto Vallarta on these enticing Puerto Vallarta city tours or foodie tours. Mexican culture is largely related to food. This is an excellent way to soak up different Puerto Vallarta cultural experiences during your vacation.

Our most popular and economical sightseeing tour in Puerto Vallarta is the City & Tropical Explorer. This tour hits all the most iconic Puerto Vallarta attractions in just a few hours. You will get to explore the Malecon boardwalk, visit the famous cathedral, do a little shopping, try some tequila, and eat lunch in the jungle. A perfect way to see the highlights of Puerto Vallarta on a budget.

For those more active, a fun way to see the city is on a bike tour. Thanks to the newly established bike lanes all over the city, exploring on two wheels has never been easier. You can find a selection of bike tours on our Puerto Vallarta Bike Tours page.

Another popular attraction in Puerto Vallarta is the Botanical Gardens. We have watched this jewel of Vallarta blossom (literally) over the past decade into the most gorgeous gardens. It is a favorite day trip for locals and tourists alike. Every season the garden changes and every year it grows bigger with more paths to explore. So, you can visit again and again and every time it is a different experience. We offer a sightseeing tour to the Puerto Vallarta Botanical Gardens that will take you there. Or for those more adventurous, you can join the Sun Buggy Tour to the Botanical Gardens and drive your own convertible buggy along the southern coast and enjoy lunch on the beach in the tiny town of Bocas de Tomatlan.

Puerto Vallarta Tequila Tastings & Culinary Tours

You have all heard the saying that the best way to learn about a culture is through its food. Well, in Mexico that could not be more true. So true in fact, Mexican Cuisine is considered by UNESCO an intangible cultural heritage of humanity. One bite of some of the local cuisine here and you will understand why. We work with one of the top Food Tour companies in not only the country, but the world. So, booking one of the food tours in Puerto Vallarta should top your bucket list.

The most popular food tour in Puerto Vallarta is the Old Town Vallarta Food tour. The perfect mix of all the classics in the heart of Puerto Vallarta during the day. But if you know anything about the culture here, you know the street tacos are all the rave. We have you covered with the Mexico Street Taco Tour in the evenings. Old Town and Zona Romantica come alive at night with streetlights and the smell of pastor roasting. Of course, day or night, you will learn a thing or two about our local spirits too. Every tour includes Tequila. Viva Mexico!

While you will learn all the best places to eat in town on a food tour, you can learn to make your own meal by taking one of our Mexican Cooking Classes in Puerto Vallarta. Visit a local market, learn to choose the best ingredients, then prepare a tasty meal. You’ll get to take what you learn home with you, where you can show off your new cooking skills! Taco Tuesdays will never be the same.

And lets not forget the truly cultural heritage, our beloved Tequila! Just about every tour in Mexico includes Tequila, but the difference is when you walk away and the phrase "t'kill ya" never crosses your mind. When guided by true masters, you will learn how to appreciate and choose only the best Tequilas, Mezcals and Raicillas (our local moonshine that has blossomed into an amazing spirit within its own right).

We have different options depending on the tequila tasting experience you are looking for. If you really want to see the whole process, the Rancho Los Veranos Tequila tour is a perfect choice. Here you’ll tour an impressive distillery before tasting different tequilas just outside of Vallarta. If you want to learn about our local spirits while experiencing a great night out, the Mexology Tour is our top pick. Pair all your craft cocktail spirits with the appropriate food combos for a great date night out (or a great way to start your bachelor party). Bottoms up! This toast-worthy tour is one of our most popular Puerto Vallarta excursions.

Or are you a full on connoisseur of Mexican spirits? Last but definitely not the least is the most magical of all the Pueblos Magicos, Tequila Town!! You can head straight there on an express tour to Tequila Town, or explore a bit more of the Ruta Tequila and add in some archeological runs at Los Toriles. And that is not just the tequila talking. We guarantee you will understand how these towns got their names and their UNESCO World Heritage status.

Sightseeing Riviera Nayarit Surf Towns & Artist Communities

Want to add a little magic to your trip? Then take some time to go visit one of Mexico's famous Pueblos Magicos. There are several Pueblos Magicos just a hop, skip and jump outside of Puerto Vallarta. In the Riviera Nayarit you can visit the Pueblos Magicos of San Pancho and Sayulita, Sayulita is world renown surf town that all us locals once loved to camp on its beaches. It has a hippy-chic vibe and great boutiques. We even offer a food tour in Sayulita. The choco banana is an icon! San Pancho was once a small artist community, now it is a top surfing destination too. And they have great galleries and markets that offer unique goods you will not find in other places.

If you are a nature lover, a visit San Blas and La Tovara National Park a bit further to the north is well worth the trip. Aside from the once-famous shipping port and colonial Spanish forts, you can delve into the rich ecosystem at La Tovara on a safari-style float.

Exploring Jalisco’s Pueblos Magicos

In Jalisco, head East into the Sierra Madres, you can visit the Pueblos Magicos of San Sebastian, Talpa or Mascota. Or even all 3 colonial towns in a super Pueblos Magicos one day tour from Puerto Vallarta. Heading South you can combine a visit to the beautiful Puerto Vallarta Botanical Gardens with the Pueblo Magico of El Tuito. You can even visit one of the Pueblos Magicos of Tlaquepaque & Tonala just outside of Guadalajara on the overnight tour. All the cool things you see for sale in the markets most likely came from there, so be prepared to shop til you drop! And they have the best prices too!

Customized Private Tours & Shore Excursions in Puerto Vallarta

We offer a variety of private excursions curated for the best possible experience according to our expert guides after years of experience themselves you can book right online. Got your own unique travel style and want to design your own private sightseeing excursion in Puerto Vallarta? We can customize nearly any tour to fit your needs. Arriving on a cruise ship and have a limited time in port? We can customize your own private shore excursion in Puerto Vallarta too with a guided private car and driver.

Yup, so there is definitely no shortage of sightseeing in and around Puerto Vallarta. Now all you have to do is choose your favorite and book your space today! Whether you are a solo traveler wanting to join a group tour or you want to book your own private tour in Puerto Vallarta, we have the best selection at the best prices. So check out our selection of Puerto Vallarta & Riviera Nayarit sightseeing tours and start exploring!