The North Coast

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Bucerías

The closest town of any consequence to Puerto Vallarta, it offers a great opportunity to check out a much smaller Mexican pueblo with a lot less traffic.

La Cruz de Huanacaxtle

Now is the time to discover traditional, laid back "La Cruz" with its small shops and restaurants, unpretentious accommodations and burgeoning music scene. The main square overlooking the ocean is a good place to soak it all in, while watching fishermen mend their nets.

Nuevo Vallarta (Nuevo Vallarta/Flamingos)

One of Mexico's newest and fastest growing areas, hotel occupancy in the planned resort and residential community of "New Vallarta" are amongst the highest in the country.

Punta de Mita

This dramatically pretty peninsula with absolutely exquisite beaches and sweeping views of both the bay and open water has always been a popular weekend escape from Puerto Vallarta.

Riviera Nayarit

Beyond Punta Mita and all the way up to San Pancho, this area is known for beautiful surf, craggy coves, remote villages and small pueblos. Life goes at a slower pace here, much like the Mexico of old.

San Francisco / San Pancho

This pretty pueblo nicknamed San Pancho has a really friendly vibe conducive to spontaneous chats, which is just one of the reasons down-to earth expatriates are moving here and Vallartans love to spend the weekend.

Sayulita (Riviera Nayarit)

A surfing mecca of international renown, the shoreline of this picturesque fishing village is dotted with coves and beaches where surfers do their thing alongside day trippers from PV.