Top Things to do in Nayarit
Top Hotels in Nayarit
- 1. Villa Del Palmar Flamingos Beach Resort And Spa
- 2. Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit
- 3. Grand Palladium Vallarta Resort & Spa
- 4. Hotel Ysuri Sayulita
- 5. Marival Emotions Resort & Suites
- 6. Hard Rock Hotel Vallarta
- 7. Villa La Estancia Beach Resort & Spa Riviera Nayarit
- 8. Marival Distinct Luxury Residences
- 9. El Pueblito Sayulita
- 10. Dreams Bahia Mita Surf & Spa
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What to do and see in Nayarit, Nayarit: The Best Things to do
Discover the best top things to do in Nayarit, Pacific Coast including Nuevo Vallarta Beach, Sayulita Farmers Market/Mercado del Pueblo, Santuario de Cocodrilos El Cora, Marietas Islands, Playa los Muertos, Monkey Mountain, Playa La Lancha, Playa Punta De Mita, El Anclote, Sayulita Beach.
Restaurants in Nayarit
1. Nuevo Vallarta Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3,509 reviews
Reviewed By 657JulieM - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
We love the Nuevo Vallarta area principally for the beaches. You can walk for hours enjoying the peaceful atmosphere watching the sea birds catching fish and if you’re fortunate you can see momma sea turtles coming in to lay their eggs along with baby turtles hatching and making their way to the sea.
2. Sayulita Farmers Market/Mercado del Pueblo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 115 reviews
Mercado del Pueblo is the only Farmer's Market in Nayarit and the first in the Bahia de Banderas. We feature local, organic and natural consumable goods from the region. Recently, local artisans were also added. Every Friday, during the growing season from November-April,come enjoy the products of the area from vegetables and fruits to medicinal products and prepared artisan foods and handmade jewelry. Live music every Friday and street performers make it fun for all! All proceeds from the market go directly to support local projects like water and river clean up, providing biodegradable and natural cleaning supplies to the town and supporting our local children's parks and schools.
Reviewed By prairiegirl45
Love the Friday market in Sayulita. The food options are excellent; fresh organic produce; lots of great baking; nuts; candy; cheese; amazing local crafts people; and some entertainment.
3. Santuario de Cocodrilos El Cora
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 221 reviews
El Cora Crocodile Sanctuary will change your concept of wildlife through knowledge and close experiences that will make your hair stand on end. Our goal is to transmit the love for what surrounds us and the importance of conserving it through a guided tour by biologists and veterinarians who carry out the conservation and rehabilitation of the sanctuary.
Reviewed By Sea2Sky2018 - Vancouver, Canada
One of the highlights of my May 2019 trip was a bike ride tour ("CrocoRide") to the El Cora Crocodile Sanctuary just outside Bucerias / Nuevo Vallarta. A truly unforgettable experience. The Cycling: Booked the bike tour with BikePlusLife in Nuevo Vallarta. The bikes are exceptionally well maintained and specialized for the varied terrain which is a mix of flat dedicated cycling paths in NV, a short amount of lateral highway road (with a wide cycling shoulder that most cities would be envious of), and then a long and winding back-country dirt road. The guide, Noemi, clearly enjoys cycling and is so informative about the mangroves and the many different trees and birds in this area, and her enthusiasm made it a fun cycling trip. The Sanctuary: the El Cora Crocodile Sanctuary is an unforgettable experience – educational and so engaging, and the creatures are all rescue/sanctuary so not a zoo. The tour was given by Alfredo, a young veterinarian from Guadalajara, with perfect English. It was fascinating to hear and see live examples of the complex (and sometimes entertaining) connections between the creatures, the tides and the flora in the swamp ecosystem. And to learn up close and safely about the extraordinary crocodile. It’s not huge, it’s not glittery or animated – but for anyone with curiousity about the world and compassion about nature, and for older kids to be engaged in it – this is a wonderful way to include that in your vacation experiences.
4. Marietas Islands
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3,437 reviews
Reviewed By Deanne743 - Maple Ridge, Canada
A friendly crew bright and early in the morning, whales, birds and dolphins all around us during our boat ride too the Bay of Banderas. We are now going to snorkeling the magnificent waters of the Marietas Islands to explore the eco system for a prolific array of sea life. Many beautiful colored fish turtles and birds. After discovering all the beauty we set sail on our catamaran to a secluded beach for lunch and drinks then home bound with a very funny entertaining show by the staff. Unfortunately I can only remember David name but his crew is extremely wonderful, fun and very cute. Highly recommend it for all vacationers. Thanks for a great experience.
5. Playa los Muertos
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 547 reviews
Reviewed By V9490CTjenniferw - Denver, United States
We came here every morning with our 7 year old to check out tide pools, throw the football, and build sand castles. It was a great quiet beach with beautiful views. I’d highly recommend getting off the beaten path if you’re in sayulita.
6. Monkey Mountain
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 25 reviews
Reviewed By CBAndrewB - Crested Butte, United States
Awesome view and steep. I tried twice from the south and once from south. Take a cab to the south which cost 250 pesos but I think I was over charged. Follow the dirt road and on your right is walk through fence and double track, which becomes single track and boulders for the top 10 meters. Beautiful. To run back to Punta Sayulita take a creek down which ends up at a plantation with brick diversion and black 2 inch rubber tubing. You take the road back and you are on the north side.
7. Playa La Lancha
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 25 reviews
Reviewed By brucebL9132IY - Toronto, Canada
The beach at La Lancha is very natural. Not many tourists. You have to walk through the jungle to get there. There is a well worn path. Not difficult. GREAT surf for all skill levels. Great for body surfing.
8. Playa Punta De Mita
9. El Anclote
10. Sayulita Beach
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 2,106 reviews
Reviewed By 767avac - Vancouver Island, Canada
Sayulita, the town and the beach, is yet another experience I won't forget soon. It's crowded, noisy, full of street vendors, too many tourists, surfers, beach goers, dogs, dogs, dogs (in a good way), traffic bumper to bumper, just an amazing place to sit down and watch it all happen. From all the steamers and colour banners flying above the cobblestone roads, to the hot mexican watermelon candy, to the endless parade of gringos to and from the beach, to the piles of garbage in the streets, it's in the middle of nowhere yet clearly over-capacity town. For myself, nice to visit, but way too busy to consider staying there unless it was a seriously quiet hideaway from all the noise and mayhem on the streets. Lots of stores, restaurants, bakeries and such. The beach really was amazing and beautiful. The waves were huge but we did not go too far on the beach as it was clearly overcrowded. We found parking early on in the day, but later, don't count on it. Just bumper to bumper all through the town all day. Wow is all I can say.
