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Puerto Vallarta

Hidden Gems of Nayarit: A Private Coastal Escape

A private escape to three real, uncrowded Nayarit beach towns most visitors never reach.

Private tour — just your group 6 to 8 hours Up to 25 guests Free itinerary changes Local expert guide
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Overview

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.

This private tour, for up to 4 people (larger groups available on request), leaves the more visited parts of the coast behind for three real Nayarit beach towns. Lo de Marcos offers authentic Mexican cocoa and colorful streets; Los Ayala includes Frideras Beach, a genuinely untouched cove accessible only via a short jungle walk; and Guayabitos closes the day with local shops, a crystal-clear beach, and food and drinks. An optional add-on to Coral Island is available at extra cost.

Highlights

  • Frideras Beach, Los Ayala A real, secluded cove reachable only by a short jungle walk.
  • Lo de Marcos A genuine small town known for authentic Mexican cocoa.
  • Guayabitos Local shops and a crystal-clear beach to end the day.

What Stops Does This Tour Make?

A popular starting point — every Voyzo itinerary is fully customizable, so we'll shape the order and stops around your group.

P

Pickup

Convenient meeting locations throughout Puerto Vallarta and Banderas Bay.

1

Frideras Beach, Los Ayala

A real, secluded cove reachable only by a short jungle walk.

2

Lo de Marcos

A genuine small town known for authentic Mexican cocoa.

3

Guayabitos

Local shops and a crystal-clear beach to end the day.

D

Drop-off

Back to your hotel, home, or the airport — whenever your day wraps up.

What's Included

A private vehicle and driver, just for your group
A professional, knowledgeable local guide
Door-to-door pickup and drop-off
A fully customizable itinerary built around you
All tolls, parking, and fuel

What's Not Included

Attraction admission tickets, unless noted as included
Meals and snacks
Gratuities for your guide or driver
Personal expenses

Why Book a Private Tour With Voyzo?

Your group only — never combined with strangers
Crowded 50+ seat group buses
Fully custom stops, built around you
A fixed script with no flexibility
Door-to-door pickup, wherever you're staying
Meeting at a fixed public meeting point
Direct, transparent pricing — no marketplace markup
Third-party booking fees

Important Information

Know Before You Book

  • Group size can range from 1 to 25 guests — we match the vehicle to your party.
  • Pricing depends on group size, vehicle, and tour length, and is confirmed after your quote request.
  • Tour duration is flexible — the times shown are a typical starting point.

Know Before You Go

  • We'll confirm your exact pickup time and vehicle details after booking.
  • Bring a camera, comfortable shoes, and weather-appropriate layers.
  • Your pickup address is required to finalize the itinerary.

Special Requests

  • Mobility needs, dietary notes, or accessibility requirements? Let us know when requesting your quote and we'll arrange accordingly.
  • Traveling with young children or larger groups — just tell us, and we'll recommend the right vehicle.

Frequently Asked Questions

No, it's available as an optional add-on at additional cost.
The standard private booking is for up to 4 people; larger groups can be arranged by contacting Voyzo directly.
It translates roughly to "corner of little guava trees," a reference to the guava orchards that historically grew throughout this part of the bay.
No — all three are genuine, long-standing Nayarit communities. Guayabitos was developed in the early 1970s mainly for Mexican domestic tourism, and Lo de Marcos and Los Ayala remain small, working coastal towns rather than resort developments.
Once your quote is accepted, we'll confirm your exact pickup time, vehicle, and driver details by email ahead of your tour date.
Yes — reach out to our team any time before your tour and we'll do our best to accommodate itinerary or schedule changes.

About This Tour

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. This private tour, for up to 4 people (larger groups available on request), leaves the more visited parts of the coast behind for three real Nayarit beach towns. Lo de Marcos offers authentic Mexican cocoa and colorful streets; Los Ayala includes Frideras Beach, a genuinely untouched cove accessible only via a short jungle walk; and Guayabitos closes the day with local shops, a crystal-clear beach, and food and drinks. An optional add-on to Coral Island is available at extra cost.

This private day trip leaves Banderas Bay's resort strip behind and runs north along the Riviera Nayarit coast into three real, lived-in towns rather than built-for-tourism stops. Lo de Marcos is a genuine small-town community known locally for authentic Mexican cocoa and a hillside of brightly painted houses with ocean views; Los Ayala sits at the southern end of Jaltemba Bay, about 3 km from Guayabitos, with a quiet beach over a kilometer long. Frideras Beach, the cove you reach from Los Ayala, is accessible only via a short jungle walk — no road leads there, which is a real part of why it stays uncrowded rather than just marketing language.

The day's last stop, Guayabitos (formally Rincón de Guayabitos), has a real story behind its name: it translates roughly to "corner of little guava trees," a reference to the guava orchards that once covered the surrounding bay area. The town itself is relatively young as Mexican coastal towns go — it was developed starting in the early 1970s as part of a government tourism trust project for Banderas Bay, aimed at middle-class Mexican vacationers rather than international resort development, and it still draws mostly Mexican families today. Its own beach is one of the largest natural calm-water pools on this stretch of coast, roughly 2 km long and about 30 meters wide, which is why it ends up being the easiest spot on the trip for an unhurried swim.

Guayabitos' offshore islands, Isla Coral and El Cangrejo, are a genuine local diving and snorkeling spot — the real reason this tour's optional Coral Island add-on exists, rather than being an arbitrary upsell. The same stretch of coast that's quiet enough for these calm Nayarit beach towns also sees the same real humpback whale season that runs December through mid-March in Banderas Bay just to the south, so travelers visiting in those months sometimes spot whales offshore even on a trip built around the beach towns themselves.

What ties Lo de Marcos, Los Ayala, and Guayabitos together is that none of them were purpose-built for international tourists — they're real Nayarit communities with their own fishing, farming, and small-business economy, and visiting them on a private, flexible schedule (rather than a fixed-stop group bus) is what actually lets a traveler experience that, instead of just passing through.

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