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: 6 hours
Available languages
English, Spanish
Experience details
Highlights:
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
Recommendations and reviews
Beautiful hike. I really liked how it was a small group. It was a nice private tour to 6 beaches. It was a fun way to see parts of puerto Vallarta that most tourists miss. Off you’re an experienced hiker, wear hiking sandals. Website requires closed toe shoes. It was a pain having to take shoes on and off at every beach. Chacos and Tevas are perfect for this excursion. I would rate the hike as moderate…not too difficult, but lots of man made steps to climb. I with totally recommend if you are in adequate shape.
Juan was a fantastic guide and explained everything to us in English. The hike along the beautiful southern coastline of Banderas Bay was wonderful and not too strenuous — perfect for all fitness levels. The stunning beaches south of Boca de Tomatlán are definitely worth the trip. Getting there by public bus and then by water taxi added a sense of adventure and is also suitable for families with children. Overall, a fantastic experience I would recommend to anyone visiting the Puerto Vallarta area!
If I could give Juan “jungle Johnnie” 6 stars, I would! From the moment we met him, it felt like we had just reunited with our long-lost little brother (the cool, funny one). He made my wife and me feel like family—like the kind of family that actually wants to spend time together. The tour? Absolute A+. We laughed, we learned, we lived our best tourist lives. Juan deserves a raise, a trophy, and maybe even a street named after him. We’ll definitely be back and we’re bringing snacks for Juan next time. Thanks for everything! Todo chido primos!
Great hike to nice beaches
100% worth the money one of the best experiences here in Vallarta. The hike/tour lasts approximately 4.5 hours, it is a bit strenuous I would say moderate level, you can do as a beginner but definitely bring non slip shoes/sandals. Our tour guide was Diego and he was amazing! He’s from Vallarta and had lots of knowledge of the trail, the local environment and biodiversity. Definitely recommend!
Alex, the guide, did an amazing job. He was informative and helpful. When he discovered that one of the hikers was not in good enough physical shape for the hike, he hired a boat to drive us around one of the most difficult sections of the hike. Suggestions- there was a lot of confusion amongst the hikers as to how long the hike was and if we were hiking both ways. I actually wanted to hike both ways. The trip description didn’t do a good job at describing this. Also, I would have preferred not stopping so long at some of the not very attractive beaches and just hiking through to the end and enjoying beach time at the beautiful last beach.
We had a wonderful time exploring and our guide was great. Public transit was fine, not amazing. The hike portion took us from our first beach location, which was so fun, directly up over the mountainside. Not too steep or too long, but it’s a good little hike. Each beach along the way had some really fun and distinct moments. Our favorite beach had crabs crawling on rocks that came out of the water at the edge of the shore. Really fun for the kids and really beautiful. The snorkeling left a little to be desired. All of the spots for snorkeling were competing with the waves. Not the toughest but you gotta work for it. Our guide also didn’t spend much time trying to help with the snorting piece of this. He had the gear and made it available, it just wasn’t high on his priority list. All in all, we had a great time and got to explore a part of PV we would have never seen on our own. I’d do this kind of activity again. Cheers!
it was nice hike along multiple different beaches with different sizes and amenities on them. the hike is almost easy and well maintained. the last beach is a popular beach with restaurants and delicious foods, mostly seafood. and fair amount of amenities. Juan, the guide, was an energetic boy in his twenties, knowledge about the area and can speak English which was a plus for me. overall, I recommend the acti