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Puerto Vallarta Things to do
Puerto
Vallarta
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Off-the-Beaten-Path in
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Tours in Puerto Vallarta
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Villages and Towns near
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Off the beaten path in Puerto Vallarta
Off the
beaten path
in Puerto
Vallarta -
Jungle
paradises
and more
One thing
Puerto
Vallarta
offers, is
plenty of
off-the-beaten-path
activities.
Shopping
amidst the
locals,
exploring
jungle
villages,
hiking
through
tropical
rainforests,
and getting
a first-hand
look at how
the locals
live are
just a few
things to do
and see in
Puerto
Vallarta.
In the
Puerto
Vallarta
Jungles:
There are a
number of
off the
beaten path
hideaways in
the jungle's
surrounding
Puerto
Vallarta. Chino's
Paradise and
Eden's
Paradise or
El Eden are
both just a
few miles
south of Old
Town
Vallarta.
It is best
to take a
bus or taxi here,
although
some prefer
the hike up
the long
road.
The
paradises
offer bouts
of cascading
waterfalls
running into
a series of
sand-bottomed
natural
pools.
The cascades
are often
used as
slides by
locals, and
the pools
are shared
by swimmers
and shy
schools of
fish, all
surrounded
by a lush
jungle
setting.
The area is
also the
jungle where
the movie
"The
Predator"
was filmed
with Arnold
Schwarzenegger,
and at El
Eden, the
restaurant's
servers wear
camouflage
gear and
combat boots
as a part of
the
restaurant's
resembling
theme.
Hours change
according to
the season,
but
typically
are 11 am to
5 pm. If
you're up
for a more
secluded
jungle
hideaway,
your best
option is to
talk to ATV
tour guides.
No one knows
the jungles
better than
them and
they are
happy to
offer you
services of
a private
guide.
There are
also a
number of
off the
beaten path
villages and
towns.
The best way
to see these
places is by
renting a
jeep for the
day, and
driving down
the
Mismaloya
highway
turning up
the small
dirt roads
heading away
from the
ocean.
These little
places are
quiet,
secluded
villages
with
children
playing in
the street,
chickens
running
around and
the
occasional
loose
livestock
roaming
between
humble
dwellings.
Many of
these
villages do
not have
electricity
nor indoor
plumbing,
particularly
common the
farther
south you
go, toward
Tomatlan and
Yelapa.
Boca de
Tomatlan is
a must see
off the
beaten path
destination.
A short
drive south
on the
highway to
Mismaloya, a
road turns
off to the
right,
taking you
down to a
beach where
a river from
the jungle
meets the
ocean,
surrounded
by a
beautiful
bay.
Once a
hideaway for
pirates,
Boca de
Tomatlan
offers
spectacular
views of the
sunset and
if you like
to take
pictures,
you will not
be
disappointed.
Fishing
boats rest
in the
lagoon and
are pushed
out by
fisherman
through a
swirling
path the
river has
made through
the beach to
the ocean.
If you
arrive early
enough, you
can offer a
hand to the
fisherman as
they feed
pelicans a
share of
their catch
for the day-
these birds
will come
close enough
that you can
nearly touch
them, ideal
for kodak
moments.
From Boca de
Tomatlan,
you can
catch a
water taxi
to one of
Puerto
Vallarta's
most popular
attractions
off the
beaten path.
A few stops
are offered
along the
way, to
secluded
beaches such
as Las
Animas- a
favored
surfing spot
that rarely
reaches more
than a
handful of
people.
Yelapa is
the final
stop and is
the perfect
place to
wander or
lounge on a
secluded
beach with a
cocktail
from one of
the small
local
establishments.
Yelapa is
only
recently
accessible
by land, and
has been a
famous "only
reached by
land"
hideaway for
decades.
Hike up the
cobblestone
walkways,
surrounded
by stone
walls, to an
impressive
waterfall at
the end of a
long creek.
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about
specific off
the beaten
path
activities...
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