6 1-Day Tours in Puerto Vallarta to Build a Day Around

1.San Sebastian Del Oeste: Private Day Trip from Puerto Vallarta

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · 6 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $134Our pick

Travel privately from Puerto Vallarta to San Sebastián del Oeste with guides such as Obi, Vicho, Pepe, or Urvisio. Expect mountain roads, a coffee farm, raicilla and tequila tasting, a silver workshop, colonial sights, local lunch, and free time in the cobbled town.

“A very pleasant day trip from Puerto Vallarta and a nice respite from the heat. Several interesting stops and lots of local information from the guide Visio.”

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2.Day Trip to Mascota and Talpa de Allende from Puerto Vallarta

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $219

Spend about 10 hours beyond Puerto Vallarta in Mascota and Talpa de Allende, two Mexican Magic Towns known for central plazas, churches, and local history. You get breakfast, lunch, bottled water, hotel pickup, and a bilingual guide such as Gus, Thomas, or Francisco in a group capped at 12.

“What a great day ! “Gus had the answers to all my questions . He is a wealth of information . I have been traveling in Mexico for ten years and I learned a lot of history from Gus . It really was a great experience !”

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3.Sayulita & San Pancho: Private Day Trip from Puerto Vallarta

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 4 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $116

Travel north from Puerto Vallarta with a private English or Spanish-speaking guide such as Liz or Obi. Visit San Pancho, tour Sayulita, enjoy an optional seafood lunch at Taboule Beach Club, and return by private air-conditioned vehicle.

“Obi was an outstanding guide; very informative and always willing to accommodate the group. Loved these cute little beach towns north of PVR. Particularly loved our stop at a local fruit stand, tequila tasting, and best seafood lunch overlooking the beach in Sayulita. Highly recommend this tour!”

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4.Private day trip to Magical San Sebastián del Oeste.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 7 hours (approx.)

Travel privately from Puerto Vallarta to San Sebastián del Oeste for a seven-hour mountain outing. Your guide leads a town tour, coffee plantation visit, agave stop, family distillery tasting, and lunch break. Alejandro is one guide named in past bookings. Transport, drinks, tequila, and raicilla are included.

“Trust Viator, they have various tour companies they use, you won’t go wrong . Our guide Alejandro was fantastic”

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5.Guided tour of Vallarta in one day

★★★★★★★★★★3.1 · 5 reviews · 6 hours · from $12Best value

See Puerto Vallarta’s Malecon, church, markets, silver workshop, Los Arcos viewpoint, tequila factory, and El Eden waterfall in six hours. English- and Spanish-speaking guides lead the tour, with hotel pickup in the coastal area. Bring cash and a towel if you plan to swim.

“a la mera hora avisaron que no podrían pasar por mí al hotel donde me hospedaba (siendo qué estaba incluido dicho servicio) llegamos a las oficinas principales de la agencia qué nos iba a hacer el tour y estuvimos esperando al rededor de una hora o más. El tour parece más bien una serie de convenios con diferentes locales para que uno vaya a comprar productos. Siento se puede mejorar buscando más opciones no sólo los locales qué te ofrecen descuento sólo por ser parte del tour. De igual forma los tiempos se sienten muy justos, mi hermana hizo la tirolesa en el Edén y no pudo comer sus alimentos…”

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6.Botanical Garden: Private Day Trip of Flora & Fauna in Vallarta.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 4 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $107

Travel privately from your hotel, villa, Airbnb, or cruise port to Vallarta Botanical Garden with a local guide such as Juan Carlos. Walk tropical trails, see orchids and wild vanilla, eat at Hacienda de Oro, swim in the river when conditions allow, and add Los Arcos or a tequila tasting.

“Juan Carlos our driver and guide was very informative, knowledgeable and entertaining. The scenery from the drive was gorgeous and the Botanical Gardens were beautiful. Lunch at the restaurant was great. Terrific way to spend a few hours, also very peaceful. A gem!!”

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