Must-Know Puerto Vallarta Travel Tips (that most people don’t realize)

This Puerto Vallarta travel guide shares everything you need to know before visiting for your first time. I provide an overview of when the best time to visit it, how much to budget (and what things cost), where to stay, what to do and some safety tips. If you’ll be traveling to Puerto Vallarta for the first, this video is meant to get you started with the basics. If you’re interested in learning more, I go into more detail in my other videos!

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0:00 What to Expect
0:33 Best Time to Visit
1:12 How Many Days You Need
1:40 Where to Stay (Neighborhoods)
2:30 Favorite Hotels
3:52 Budget & What Things Cost
6:35 Best Things to Do
7:24 Transportation
8:09 Safety Tips

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I'm the CFF (Chief Fun Finder) of my travel website - Like Where You're Going.

A former Tourism Development Officer who now makes fun and easy to follow travel itineraries for your next trip. Wherever your travels take you, I'll help make sure you like where you're going!

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[sallyriehle]

Love Puerto Vallarta, been there four times, going again in August.

[zackspeaks]

Appreciate all the PV videos! My wife and I will be going in a couple of months for our honeymoon so these videos couldnt have come at a better time. First time out of the US for both of us and you've helped us get even more excited about our stay down there. Thanks!

[DasJav]

Appreciate all the good tips. Tried to binge all you Puerto Vallarta videos before our trip. Really enjoyed our vacation! Thank you

[toolrammsteindeftones]

Great video. Going June 18th to 23rd. Our third time. Iast year was our first time in March and fell in love with it. We decided we will be going back yearly. Thanks for the video.

[zuzannawisniewska]

Puerto Vallarta is a city and spa town in the Mexican state of Jalisco.Puerto Vallarta is place where you can walk for hours.It is then worth visiting the temple of Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe and the Margado Rio Coulte market. I have visited this beautiful city once in my life.Thank you for the beautiful video and messages.Greetings to the people of Chicago. Illinois. Mexico is such a beautiful neighbor of the United States.

[tonjareneehall]

Love your videos Aly! My boyfriend and I live right behind Iglesia de Guadalupe and love seeing the church featured in so many of your videos. We are both performers in PV...he is one of the Violin Trio at La Capella and I am a Cabaret performer at Act 2. Maybe you could do a little video about the great shows and night life people can enjoy in PV and still stay in their budget. Have a great day!

[devinferrari]

Love your reviews, going to Puerto Vallarta for my first time in Mexico next month from Canada. Looking forward to it even more after watching your videos. Woot woot

[sparklesnthings]

Thank you coming next week for 2 weeks your voice is so soothing

[MadeNCda]

Thank you Aly for this video - I just subscribed and will watch other of your videos. I just last night booked PV for Christmas and am looking forward to exploring. I have only every heard good things about PV 😊 Cheers!

[marioarteaga]

I love this video, one of the most informative

[HolisticHikes]

Such a colorful fun location! Beautiful!! 💚

[mexicoliferodcook]

Great video for first timers... Checking in to Mio Vallarta next Saturday and will do a full review and also give you a shout out. Maybe see you on the malecon and buy you guys a drink.

[kittycat]

this video is awesome! love the quality of the production and your narration. saving for reference for whenever I get to go to Puerto Vallarta. =)

[DiariesofanAddict]

great video heading there nov 3rd from the uk :) excited to go :)

[Dennis-kjqx]

It's hard to believe my wife and I have been to P.V. 23 times as of 2022. We have done it all and ate it all. Be sure to see Rythem of the nights. Throw on the tourist clothes and have dinner at Pippies (and two margaritas), then down the hill to the Malecon and shop till you drop. A week min. Advised. Safer than California

[runijones]

My husband and I are going to PV in April - this video and a couple of your other ones have been so helpful. Incidentally, we’ll be staying at Posada de Roger so I was happy to see it get a good review! Also going to Merida for a few days. I couldn’t find a video for that but I did read your blog about it which was super helpful too. Thank you!

[nahidasultana]

Thanks for the video! ❤ Do we have to book the hotel ahead of time, or we can book when we get there ?

[SManzone]

Cool video with helpful insight as to where and what to do.. plus minute 7:20 was an awesome view but where was that at?? Waterfall looked cool 😉...

[myhijos]

Great video! Will you make a video on how and where to exchange money?

[dovygoodguy]

Do you have a video geared more towards retired or older tourists and expats? Plus areas or times we without big crowds. Thanks.