
Voyzo runs 27 tours in Puerto Vallarta, covering 5 top attractions. A private tour means your own guide, driver, and vehicle and an itinerary built around your group rather than a fixed bus schedule.
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A private, customizable half-day tour of Puerto Vallarta's highlights, from the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe to the local food scene, with the route shaped around your own interests.
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A private half-day tour led by a local resident, covering the Zona Romántica, the Malecón boardwalk, and a distillery stop for tequila and raicilla tastings.
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A private city tour from the cruise port or your hotel, covering the Malecón, Mismaloya beach, Conchas Chinas, and the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, with a photo stop at Los Arcos.
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A private evening tour along the Malecón, the illuminated Muelle de los Muertos pier, and the calm boardwalk of Marina Vallarta.
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A private walking tour from the Malecón Boardwalk through the Zona Romántica's cobblestone streets, ending at the Vallarta Botanical Garden and the Cuale River Suspension Bridge.
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A private introduction to Puerto Vallarta's street art scene, led by an art expert guide who knows the stories behind the city's top murals.
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A private half-day tour with a personal driver-guide, visiting a historic cemetery, the hillside Gringo Gulch neighborhood, the Cuale River, and the central market.
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A private ATV adventure through jungle trails, river crossings, and mountain villages in the Sierra Madre, with a waterfall stop and tequila tasting.
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A fully customizable private ATV tour through downtown, along a highway, and into the woods of El Edén, including a stop at the real filming location for the 1987 film 'Predator.'
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A private, half-day ATV excursion into the Sierra Madre for advanced riders, taking in traditional villages, natural hot springs, and mountainside views.
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A full-day private tour to the mountain town of San Sebastián del Oeste, with stops at a traditional bakery, a family-run coffee plantation, and a tequila distillery.
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A full private day trip to the town of Tequila and its UNESCO-listed agave landscapes, including the Los Toriles ruins, Magdalena's opal mines, and a tour of the José Cuervo distillery.
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A full-day private tour from Puerto Vallarta to the mountain town of Mascota, following the Raicilla Route through scenic Sierra Madre landscapes to visit authentic raicilla distilleries.
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A private day trip for up to 4 guests to San Pancho and Sayulita, Nayarit's two most colorful coastal towns, including the Sayulita artisan market and real insight into local Wixárika (Huichol) culture.
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A private day trip to three genuine Nayarit beach towns — Lo de Marcos, Los Ayala, and Guayabitos — including Frideras Beach, reachable only via a short jungle walk.
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A private tour to Boca de Tomatlán, Colomitos, and Madagascar Beach — three real coastal coves south of Puerto Vallarta where the paved road ends.
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A private, unhurried visit to the Vallarta Botanical Garden with a certified local guide, exploring native plants, traditional plant uses, and local wildlife.
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A private, exclusive boat tour from Punta Mita to the Marietas Islands, swimming through a natural rock tunnel to reach the Hidden Beach, plus snorkeling and a stop at Playa Nopalera.
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A private whale-watching tour with your own boat and crew in Banderas Bay, during the real December-to-March humpback whale season.
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A private boat tour from Puerto Vallarta visiting Los Arcos, the Yelapa waterfall, and the secluded Las Ánimas beach, reachable only by boat or on foot.
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A private luxury yacht sunset cruise over Banderas Bay, with your choice of drinks, freshly prepared snacks, and time to swim in a secluded spot.
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A private, all-inclusive yacht charter in Puerto Vallarta with waterslides, kayaks, paddleboards, and an open bar, cruising past Los Arcos and Las Ánimas Beach.
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A private yacht tour to the sea arches of Los Arcos and the boat-only Playa Paredón, with time to swim, snorkel, and paddle in calm, secluded water.
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A private charter aboard the Hatteras 42' Isabella II, combining sport fishing with individual licenses, Los Arcos snorkeling, and fresh ceviche made from your own catch.
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A private half-day boat tour to see wild bottlenose dolphins in their natural habitat in Bahía de Banderas, with commentary from a marine biologist.
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A private 2.5-hour bike tour along Puerto Vallarta's Malecón boardwalk, with views of Banderas Bay and landmarks including the Cathedral, lighthouse, and pier.
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A private photography session with a professional photographer of over three decades' experience, shooting at Playa Los Muertos and the Malecón Boardwalk.
Private tours in Puerto Vallarta are matched to your party size — here's the fleet we draw from for this region.
| Vehicle | Model | Capacity | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private Car / SUV | Toyota Corolla or Chevrolet Trailblazer SUV | Up to 5 guests | A comfortable private car for couples or small families touring colonial cities, Mayan archaeological sites, and Riviera Maya beach towns. |
| Private Van | Toyota Hiace or Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, air-conditioned | Up to 12 guests | Air-conditioned seating with room for luggage, ideal for families or small groups moving between Mexico City, colonial towns, and the Yucatan's Mayan sites. |
| Mini-Coach | Toyota Coaster mini-coach | Up to 25 guests | A full mini-coach for larger groups traveling together on multi-day itineraries across Mexico's longer highway legs. |
Popular stops our guides build into Puerto Vallarta itineraries — tap any attraction to learn more.
El Malecón
Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta's oceanfront boardwalk stretches roughly 1.5 km along the Bay of Banderas through the historic Centro district, lined with open-air restaurants, galleries, and a well-known collection of public bronze sculptures, including the mermaid-and-triton figures near Los Muertos Pier. It's the city's default evening gathering spot, especially around sunset when street performers and vendors set up along the promenade.
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Zona Romántica (Old Town)
Puerto Vallarta
South of the Cuale River, Puerto Vallarta's original town center is a grid of cobblestone streets lined with colonial-style buildings, courtyard cafés, and contemporary art galleries. Also called Old Town, it's the city's most walkable historic district and home to Playa Los Muertos, the neighborhood's namesake beach, as well as many of the restaurants and boutiques locals themselves frequent.
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Marietas Islands (Islas Marietas)
Puerto Vallarta
A protected national park of small, uninhabited islands roughly 40 minutes by boat from Punta Mita, the Marietas Islands are best known for the Playa del Amor (Hidden Beach), a sandy pocket beach reached by swimming through a natural rock tunnel. The surrounding waters are a real snorkeling destination, with sea turtles, tropical reef fish, and the blue-footed booby colonies the islands are named for.
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Los Arcos National Marine Park
Puerto Vallarta
A cluster of granite rock islands and natural sea arches just off Puerto Vallarta's southern shore near Mismaloya, Los Arcos was declared a national marine park in 1984 to protect its underwater caves and reef life. It's one of the most consistently visited snorkeling and diving spots in Banderas Bay, with clear water, sea caves boats can pass through, and a resident population of tropical fish and pelicans.
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Vallarta Botanical Garden
Puerto Vallarta
Set in the Sierra Madre foothills about 30 minutes south of the city along the Horcones River, this nonprofit garden cultivates native Mexican orchids, agave, and other regional plants across several themed trails and a riverside restaurant. It's a genuine research and conservation garden, not just a photo stop, and a real draw for birdwatchers given the hummingbirds and tropical species that pass through its grounds.
Humpback whales migrate into Banderas Bay to breed and calve roughly from mid-December through late March. Outside that window, whale-watching tours don't run — plan whale tours for this real seasonal range, not year-round.
Like the rest of Mexico's Pacific coast, Puerto Vallarta's rainy/hurricane season falls roughly June–November, with the heaviest rain typically in July–September. Tours are still bookable this time of year, but afternoon showers and occasional storm-related cancellations are more common than in the dry winter season.
Several popular day trips (the Marietas Islands, Sayulita, San Pancho) actually depart from or reach into Nayarit state, not Jalisco — Puerto Vallarta sits right on the state line. It's a short, normal drive, but private tours crossing it don't require any special documentation.
Puerto Vallarta's historic core is compact and pedestrian-friendly along the waterfront, unlike some resort towns spread across a highway strip. Many city-based tours are walking or short-drive experiences rather than long highway transfers.
South of Mismaloya beach, the paved coastal road effectively stops — beaches like Las Ánimas, Colomitos, Quimixto, and Yelapa are reachable only by boat or on foot via water taxi. Any tour to these spots is genuinely boat-based, not a scenic drive with a beach stop.
Jalisco is tequila's official home region, and the nearby highlands also produce raicilla, a lesser-known agave spirit with its own Denomination of Origin. Distillery and tasting stops on day trips here are visiting a real, protected regional industry, not a generic souvenir stop.
Puerto Vallarta sits on Mexico's Pacific coast around Banderas Bay, one of the largest bays in North America, with the Sierra Madre mountains rising almost directly behind the beachfront. The city grew from a small fishing village into a major resort destination starting in the 1960s, but its cobblestone Centro and Zona Romántica neighborhoods still carry real colonial-era character rather than a built-for-tourism feel.
Voyzo's private tours here split naturally into three real geographies: the walkable city itself (Malecón, Old Town, the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe), the Sierra Madre foothills inland (ATV adventures, waterfalls, the coffee-and-tequila towns of San Sebastián del Oeste, Tequila, and Mascota), and Banderas Bay itself, where private boats and yachts reach Los Arcos, the Marietas Islands, and the fishing villages of Yelapa and Sayulita that have no road access.
Tell us your group size and dates — we'll take care of the rest.