PUERTO
VALLARTA

What are the "zones"?

There's a bunch of different zones. The ones most relevant to us.

1. The hotel zone: closest to the airport. Picture traffic, huge resorts, and not much Mexican culture. 

2. 5 Di Decembre: a more residential neighborhood that's close to the beach and hills, lots of restaurants, grocery shopping, and a 10 minute drive to the Romantic Zone. This is where our house is located.

3. Romantic Zone: bars, some restaurants (but the best veg ones are in 5 di Decembre), entertainment. A nice place to visit each day, but too loud, busy, and expensive to stay in.

Our favorite activities

• Mirador de la Cruz: this is a beautiful lookout point with 200 steps to the top. We did this hike every day last year on a 2 hour roundtrip morning urban hike from the AirBnb (there are faster routes). 

• Islas Marietas National Park & Hidden Beach (haven't tried this yet but it looks great)

• Botanical garden

• Yoga & TRX

• Walk along the Malecon

• Fun shows in the Romantic Zone

Nearby daytrips

• Islas Marietas National Park & Hidden Beach

• Sayulita

• Yelapa (beach town with waterfall and no cars)

Veg restaurants

• The Green Place. Burgers, burritos, sandwiches, bowls. Slightly pricier. [8 min walk]

• Restaurant Vegetariano Mary. All-you-can-eat breakfast/lunch buffet ($8 CAD / $6 USD)  - tacos/burgers for dins. [8 min walk]

• 100% Vegana Taqueria. Tacos ($1.50 CAD / $1 USD each), burgers, pizza. [5 min walk]

• Ginger Veggie. Vegan grocery store with some cool finds. [6 min walk]

• Planeta Vegetariano. A favorite. Daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner all-you-can-eat buffets for excellent price. Lots of variety and offerings differ each day. [11 min drive, 30 min walk]

• Veggitalia. Very good italian food: pastas, pizza. [8 min drive, 25 min walk]

• Elixir Vegan. Simple menu of smoothie bowls, tacos, toast with various toppings, and truly incredible chocolate muffins. In Romantic Zone by the beach. [14 min drive, 40 min walk]

• Productos Veganos Rancho San Agustin. The best tacos, burritos, and quasadillas, using homemade nut cheese. They have a stall at the Saturday market in the Romantic Zone.

• Salud Super Food. Tacos, burritors, bowls, and breakfast. Have yet to try it. [10 min drive, 35 min walk]

• Te Quiero Verde Restaurante. Chilaquilas, molletes, burritos, smoothies. Have yet to try it. [12 min drive, 35 min walk]

• Playa Detox. Great food, more health focused, a bit pricier, unenjoyable drive near hotel zone. [19 min drive, 70 min walk]