Puerto Vallarta: Full Day Hike to 6 Hidden Beaches & Snorkel

Puerto Vallarta, MX

from $37 per person

About this experience

Discover Puerto Vallarta's hidden beaches on a guided day trip. Go on a hike and visit Instaworthy sites like Colomitos Beach and Playa las Animas, and get the chance to snorkel in clear waters.

Cancellation policy

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund

Duration: 360 minutes

Available languages

English, Spanish

from $37 per person

Experience details

Highlights:

Discover six of the best hidden beaches in the coastal town of Puerto Vallarta

Follow a trail and hike along the lush jungle and mountains of the area

Learn about local fauna and flora as you hike with your local guide

Swim and snorkel in blue waters where you can also observe some marine life

Take stunning pictures at Colomitos Beach, Playa las Animas, and more

Experience description:

Explore six hidden beaches in Puerto Vallarta with a local guide. Admire the beauty of nature and swim and snorkel in blue waters.

After meeting your guide in Zona Romantica, take an urban transportation just like the locals do. Get off at a picturesque fisher town and start your hike following the riverbank and the sea. From there, ascend to the tropical forest with some amazing views.

After a short hike through the jungle, descend to your first destination, Colomitos Beach, also known as the smallest beach in Mexico. Take some pictures by the beach before continuing on your adventure to explore more hidden beaches.

As you arrive at your other destinations, grab the opportunity to swim in clear blue waters. If the sea is calm, your guide will take you to a secret place where you can snorkel and observe diverse marine life.

After your refreshing swim break, proceed to your final destination and last beach, Playa las Animas. There, you have the chance to try an incredible local seafood plate before taking the boat back to the fisher town where you will see the bay from a totally different perspective.

Includes:

Boat fee

Bus fee

Guide

Food and drinks

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GetYourGuide traveler - United States

2026-06-24

The hike to the six beaches was fun and a great value. Victor was the guide for the group and being a local, he had very good knowledge of the flora and fauna as well as the history of the area. He was informative, patient and spoke good English. He took very good care of the group. The tour starts with a long bus ride to the starting point. Then you hike about 4 miles total. The hike is not for everyone as it requires good physical shape as the first mile or so has some intense hills to climb. The beaches were beautiful, the water refreshing and refreshments could be purchased at the local venders along the way Victor took us to a beachfront restaurant where we could purchase a great ceviche lunch before we headed back to the starting point, and the bus ride to the meeting point. Anyone could figure out the hike on their own but Victor made the trip. I recommend his tour.

David - United States

2026-06-22

Juan Carlos was such a great tour guide. Very kind, educated and funny. He would stop to teach us about different trees and why they were important to different Mexican cultures. Transportation was covered, the hike was easy, beaches were clean/private and the food at the end was great

Adriana laverde - Colombia

2026-06-20

Muy bien, excelente guia. Hermosas playas

Agueda - United States

2026-06-15

The tour guide Victor was very knowledgeable. He adjusted the times at each beach to our needs. All the beaches were very clean and not too crowded. We are able to buy snacks and fruit at two of the beaches.

Stirbu - Germany

2026-06-12

Everything was perfect and Our Guide Diego fantastic guy, I highly recommend it

GetYourGuide traveler - United States

2026-05-23

Great time with our tour guide Diego. He was very helpful and fun to talk to. We will definitely book with them again.

Ryder - Canada

2026-05-20

Snorkelling was only about 30 minutes but very good in the first cove area. lots of different fish around the rocks.

Sylvia - Canada

2026-05-13

Alex was a great guide. Everyone had a fun day. If you're not used to steep hikes in tropical heat, you may want to find the tour in the same area, but by boat.