Welcome to part 1 of our 5 day trip in beautiful Puerto Vallarta. This is our first time visiting Mexico. We tried to capture our journey and share prices, reviews and experiences of visiting Mexico from Canada. Stay tuned for the next videos!
As December rolled in and it started getting colder here in Canada, we were craving from some sun and heat. Also, we have our 5th anniversary coming up in December so we planned to make a trip to Mexico. We got quite a good flight deal in WestJet through Expedia – took us roughly 4.5 hours from Vancouver (YVR) to Puerto Vallarta Airport (PVR). We already booked our stay at Hotel Rio Malecon through booking.com – good location and decent prices with a swimming pool, clean rooms made it a good deal. The only downside of the hotel was there were no stairs but luckily we packed light.
We tried to document all costs in a spreadsheet, so if anyone is planning to make a visit to Puerto Vallarta – we could share how much it costs for food, accommodation and travel. Our plan was that we will only use Public Transport in Puerto Vallarta as it allows you to explore the city and also get a local vibe, not to mention it is super budget-friendly. Puerto Vallarta Bus Routes – https://visit-vallarta.com/bus-routes/
Generally, most of the people search for all inclusive resorts in Puerto Vallarta but we wanted to stay in a hotel as we felt we will be roaming around the city more and eat street foods than staying all day in the resort. We were also looking at the best beaches in Puerto Vallarta and they were quite dispersed so it made sense for us to stay in a happening area with good public transport and walking friendly zone – we chose Centro, which is also super close to Zona Romantica or the romantic zone. The ocean was right across the hotel we chose so it was a big plus.
We felt really safe in Puerto Vallarta as we wondered around the streets at night and the locals are super friendly and helpful. It is definitely a great vacation place as you have pretty much everything for all demographic – families, couples, solo travelers.
We were nicely surprised by the festival of Our Lady of Guadalupe – it is an annual tradition that takes place every day from Dec 1 – Dec 12. Everyone is dressed in colorful traditional Mexican wear, Mariachi singing, dancing and rallies – the whole town is just in a festive mood.
Living in Puerto Vallarta seems like a great option as we met a lot of seniors, expats who have moved to Puerto Vallarta from the US and Canada. Well, beautiful weather, friendly locals, fresh food, amazing nature – kind of making us contemplating a move to Puerto Vallarta.
We will upload 4 more videos to capture our activities each day in Puerto Vallarta. Please let us know if you have any queries regarding travel to Puerto Vallarta, we will be happy to help!
Chapters:
Intro 00:00
Airport to Downtown by Bus 00:54
Hotel 3:07
Mexican Food 4:08
Festival of Our Lady of Guadalupe 7:08
Walking By the Ocean 8:51
Outro 10:22
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Tour : Day 1 | Visiting Mexico for the first time
Welcome to part 1 of our 5 day trip in beautiful Puerto Vallarta. This is our first time visiting Mexico. We tried to capture our journey and share prices, reviews and experiences of visiting Mexico from Canada. Stay tuned for the next videos!
As December rolled in and it started getting colder here in Canada, we were craving from some sun and heat. Also, we have our 5th anniversary coming up in December so we planned to make a trip to Mexico. We got quite a good flight deal in WestJet through Expedia - took us roughly 4.5 hours from Vancouver (YVR) to Puerto Vallarta Airport (PVR). We already booked our stay at Hotel Rio Malecon through booking.com - good location and decent prices with a swimming pool, clean rooms made it a good deal. The only downside of the hotel was there were no stairs but luckily we packed light.
We tried to document all costs in a spreadsheet, so if anyone is planning to make a visit to Puerto Vallarta - we could share how much it costs for food, accommodation and travel. Our plan was that we will only use Public Transport in Puerto Vallarta as it allows you to explore the city and also get a local vibe, not to mention it is super budget-friendly. Puerto Vallarta Bus Routes - https://visit-vallarta.com/bus-routes/
Generally, most of the people search for all inclusive resorts in Puerto Vallarta but we wanted to stay in a hotel as we felt we will be roaming around the city more and eat street foods than staying all day in the resort. We were also looking at the best beaches in Puerto Vallarta and they were quite dispersed so it made sense for us to stay in a happening area with good public transport and walking friendly zone - we chose Centro, which is also super close to Zona Romantica or the romantic zone. The ocean was right across the hotel we chose so it was a big plus.
We felt really safe in Puerto Vallarta as we wondered around the streets at night and the locals are super friendly and helpful. It is definitely a great vacation place as you have pretty much everything for all demographic - families, couples, solo travelers.
We were nicely surprised by the festival of Our Lady of Guadalupe - it is an annual tradition that takes place every day from Dec 1 - Dec 12. Everyone is dressed in colorful traditional Mexican wear, Mariachi singing, dancing and rallies - the whole town is just in a festive mood.
Living in Puerto Vallarta seems like a great option as we met a lot of seniors, expats who have moved to Puerto Vallarta from the US and Canada. Well, beautiful weather, friendly locals, fresh food, amazing nature - kind of making us contemplating a move to Puerto Vallarta.
We will upload 4 more videos to capture our activities each day in Puerto Vallarta. Please let us know if you have any queries regarding travel to Puerto Vallarta, we will be happy to help!
Chapters: Intro 00:00 Airport to Downtown by Bus 00:54 Hotel 3:07 Mexican Food 4:08 Festival of Our Lady of Guadalupe 7:08 Walking By the Ocean 8:51 Outro 10:22
