Top Things to do in Riviera Nayarit
Top Hotels in Riviera Nayarit
- 1. Marival Armony Luxury Resort & Suites
- 2. Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit
- 3. Villa Del Palmar Flamingos Beach Resort And Spa
- 4. Grand Palladium Vallarta Resort & Spa
- 5. Hotel Ysuri Sayulita
- 6. Marival Emotions Resort & Suites
- 7. Casa Makawe
- 8. Hard Rock Hotel Vallarta
- 9. Marival Distinct Luxury Residences
- 10. Dreams Bahia Mita Surf & Spa
Top 10 Budget-friendly Things to do in Riviera Nayarit, Nayarit
Discover the best top things to do in Riviera Nayarit, Pacific Coast including Lo de Perla Jungle Garden, Jaltemba Equine Education Project (J.E.E.P.), Contaduria, Playa El Borrego, Las Islitas, Destiladeras Beach, San Blas River, Matanchen Bay, Our Lady of the Rosary (Nuestra Senora del Rosario), Playa Chacala.
Restaurants in Riviera Nayarit
1. Lo de Perla Jungle Garden
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 49 reviews
This amazing jungle/ natural reserve its a most visit if you are close to San Francisco, Nayarit. Its only 1 hour away from Puerto Vallarta. The ecotour takes your breath away with 3 hours travel enjoying the northen most Jungle of the world. You will walk in a comfortable path watching the flora and most of the fauna of the garden: 120 different fruit threes, bromelias, orchids, ferns, cactus, 25 mammals, 120 birds, 300 butterflies and thousands of insects, watching the see as background. The information is very interesting because tells the history of the indigenous people, the Sierra de Vallejo and the State of Nayarit. The tour guides are locals and love their land. At the end, and after a few brakes to rest you will get to the Orchids Sanctuary, a collection of more than 700 plants that will fill your eyes and nose with beautiful images and fragrances. The tour ends with a feeling that you have to come back soon to witness how the garden changes each season.
Reviewed By joanmarrin - Ottawa, Canada
This easy, beautiful garden tour and jungle walk is an amazing glimpse into a balanced, yet fragile eco system. The caretaking and preservation of these garden trails is a true labour of love. We learned the history of the garden’s humble beginnings and much about the co-existence that occurs in a natural habitat. Highly recommended.
2. Jaltemba Equine Education Project (J.E.E.P.)
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 17 reviews
JEEP began in 2012 to help large animals like horses, donkeys and mules who are ill, malnourished or being mistreated in Jaltemba Bay, Nayarit, Mexico. We now also care for cats and dogs, puppies and kittens! Saturday Open House & Trail Rides 7am-Noon. Please come up the hill to interact as close as you like with our rescue horses, cats and dogs!
Reviewed By SeniorTraveller1967
Amazing dedication to animal health and community education through spay and neuter clinics, therapeutic horseback-riding program which focuses on helping special needs and various community education programs teaching children how to care for and bond with animals.The shelter is situated on a beautiful hilltop with exquisite views of the ocean,town and fields. Everything is clean and well cared for. The staff and volunteers are truly amazing. Well worth the visit and well worth supporting in any way you can.
3. Contaduria
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 54 reviews
Old hillside fort built in 1770.
Reviewed By RedsRin
Well worth a visit. There is a small restaurant there that serves drinks and nice Mexican food. Tables overlooking the bay. It’s a lovely place for Comida. Small but the people were very welcoming and the food was good. Charming. The chairs were all brightly painted with Mexican scenes.
4. Playa El Borrego
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 80 reviews
One of San Blas' main beaches.
Reviewed By Sergio327 - Flores, Guatemala
The place offers clean sand, breeze and oncean, along with a good choice of restaurants and places to stay with a company or alone. The sunset watching is a must activity here. The place is suprizingly quite as there are no annoying sellers, even on the weekends.
5. Las Islitas
6. Destiladeras Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 297 reviews
Located between the cliffs of Punta del Burro, this beach is popular with sunbathers and surfers alike.
Reviewed By dbrunelle - Penticton, Canada
We stay in Bucerias but we love Destiladeras Beach better than anywhere. Up the coast a few minutes from La Cruz, it is easily assessible by bus if you do not have your own transportation. The best sand and wonderful for long walks. Food/drinks is available as well as chairs and umbrellas to rent.
7. San Blas River
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 68 reviews
This long and winding river full of exotic birds and wildlife is the perfect backdrop for a water trip.
Reviewed By Persim - Asheville, United States
We took the late day boat ride with Chencho going thru the mangroves, going out in the daylight and returning in dark. It was a spectacular ride, and Chencho was a great source for finding the very camouflaged roosting birds, a boat-billed heron rookery, and night-flying birds and crocs. Young children might find it a bit long and you definitely want to have bug spray. It was a magical, different from the typical beach and shopping experiences of coastal Mexico.
8. Matanchen Bay
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 67 reviews
This beautiful bay lined with restaurants and sandy beaches is the best place to swim in San Blas.
Reviewed By Firebird1987 - Cedar City, United States
We took a taxi to this beach and hung out at one the restaurants. We had the whole beach to ourselves.It was fun collecting shells and having fun.
9. Our Lady of the Rosary (Nuestra Senora del Rosario)
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 47 reviews
Reviewed By Sally20074 - Shelburne Falls, United States
Unadultered authentic Nayarit small lovely friendliest town. People relaxed, happy and helpful at every turn. Food exquisite and favorite eating was on the broad street leading in and out if town near the hill up to the Condaturia. Accommodations intimate, immaculate, gardened thoroughly and best bug pool For laps which I seemed to have to myself. Birding probably the best dense (!) ever of Pacific given our pretty small sphere of travel ( up into mountains, down along shore but not in breath of Kilometres). We are already planning a hearty return next year.
10. Playa Chacala
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 107 reviews
Beach and village about 60 miles north of Puerto Vallarta.
Reviewed By 1_4_adventure - Calgary, Canada
Extremely clean and not very busy even on weekends (compared to any other beach in the state). Surf seems quite general but that depends on the wind and stage of the moon. Definitely worth a visit for an extended vacation.
