The 7 Best Puerto Vallarta Botanical Gardens Tours

1.Vallarta Botanical Garden and Tequila Tasting from Puerto Vallarta

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 190 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $85Our pick

Travel from Puerto Vallarta by air-conditioned minivan to Vallarta Botanical Garden and a tequila ranch. Expect native plants, birds, trails, a tasting, and optional food. Guides such as Gustavo, Jorge, and Jesús add local stories, but pickup timing and lunch arrangements need confirming.

“We had a great adventure. The gardens were beautiful and the tequila tour and lunch were very informative and delicious. I highly recommend this tour!”

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2.Puerto Vallarta Botanical Gardens Hiking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 113 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $102Top rated

Spend about six hours exploring orchids and native plants with an English-speaking guide, then hike beside the Horcones River to Los Veranos. Swim in clear pools, try natural rock slides and kayaks, meet rescued animals, and sample tequila. Bengy is one guide named in guest feedback.

“Great hike, the botanical garden is stunning…and our guide always had good info on plants, flowers, animals and insects”

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3.Skip the Line: Vallarta Botanical Garden Admission Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 86 reviews · 1 to 8 hours (approx.)

Spend 1 to 8 hours exploring Vallarta Botanical Garden’s orchid displays, flower paths, forest trails, chapel, and Los Horcones river. A 1 p.m. guided tour is included from December through March. From April to November, use bilingual signs and maps for a self-guided visit.

“What a paradise! The garden is stunning and peaceful and bristling with colour, as well as the sound of birds. Love the focus on conservation as well as the opportunity to donate. The gift shop/restaurant is a sight to behold as well with all the memorial tiles throughout. We had a late breakfast and were delighted by the numerous choices for food as well as beverages. The presentation and taste of the dishes were amazing! Walking around is for the sure-footed as many roads and paths are the typical PV cobblestone. Walking shoes are strongly recommended.”

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4.Full Day Puerto Vallarta Botanical Garden Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 43 reviews · 6 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $59

Travel from Puerto Vallarta to the Botanical Garden with a small group of up to 12. Guides such as Abraham and Jimmy explain native plants, birds, insects, folklore, and Mexican culture before you hike wild trails, eat lunch, and swim in a mountain river.

“Discover the botanical garden of Puerto Vallarta was great experience! His history, the number of species of plants and the restaurant were a real discovery. Over all to do the tour with Abraham made the difference. His passion for the nature is remarkable! Abraham has a lot of knowledge that hé transmitted generously! Hé is a good company to share the day and a very good guide right from the beginning of the tour!! I recommand this tour for sure!!”

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5.Private Tour: Botanical Garden & Petroglyphs

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 6 hours (approx.)

Travel south of Puerto Vallarta with a certified guide, visiting the Botanical Garden, ancient petroglyphs, a clay-oven bakery, and a countryside restaurant. Your private, air-conditioned ride includes garden admission, water, and soda. Lunch costs extra.

“This was the best activity we did while we were here !! And we did a lot !! Our guide was very patient with my kids and was very knowledgeable !!”

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6.1/2 Day Puerto Vallarta Botanical Garden tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $49Best value

Join a four-hour morning tour from Puerto Vallarta to the Botanical Gardens with a university-educated guide such as Jimmy or Abraham. Expect coffee tasting, coastal stops, film locations, garden walks, vanilla plants, and time for lunch or a river swim afterward.

“My 1/2 day tour of the botanical garden was so much more than I expected. The garden is huge but very well organized. You will see flowers and plants that you’ve never seen beautifully displayed. However, what makes the trip special is the guide. Jimmy was so engaging from the bus ride to the garden to the end of the tour when he gave me several options for continuing my time there. He shared information about the gardens, Puerto Vallarta, and the history of the region that was fascinating. I had considered wandering the garden without a guide but doing the tour with an experienced guide was such an enriching…”

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7.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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