20 minute cab ride to Los Muertos Beach/Walkway. Amazing views, shops and the shop keepers and solicitors were not super pushy, surprisingly nice! Got to see so many whales on our way into the port and while walking along the ocean and storefronts. ...
Cant walk into town, must take a taxi or some other form of transport. It's always fun to wander the cobblestone streets and see all the stuff from the different vendors. A few nice restaurants with on the beach seating. If you pay by US Dollars, you will get your change back in Mexican Pesos. Pay by Credit cards, there is a 4% extra charge ( I assume its a credit card usage fee). ...
Shore excursions were much better priced and had 11 hours there. Nothing by the ship except a put together little flea market. Bought a pretty tile.
In the end due to the hassle of getting back to town we just took the shore excursion and came back to the ship. ...
We choose an independent tour here. PVR is very cosmopolitan. Our tour took us all over, up and down the mountains, and to a tequila tasting in a rain forest. ...
Now, when it comes to excursions, we never book on board...too expensive. We either book in advance or simply get off the ship and talk to one of the many people at the docks. On this stop in Puerto Vallarta, we got extremely lucky! We met Obi (Obed Castaneda). There was just my wife and myself, and we wanted a 2 to 3-hour tour of Puerto Vallarta. And, we told him no jewelry stores and no ...