Top 6 1-Day Tours in Puerto Vallarta

1.Private Day Trip from Puerto Vallarta

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · 6 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $134Our pick

Review of a private San Sebastián del Oeste day trip from Puerto Vallarta, with mountain views, raicilla, coffee, lunch, and colonial history.

“Wow, what a great time. I booked a private tour to San Sebastian for four people. Our tour guide "Vicho" was such a pleasure! His knowledge about the Mexican culture, history and people was outstanding! The tequila tasting, the coffee farm and the town were all very charming. This is a must do for the PV visit!”

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2.Day Trip to Mascota and Talpa de Allende from Puerto Vallarta

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $219

Visit Mascota and Talpa de Allende from Puerto Vallarta with breakfast, lunch, hotel pickup, and a bilingual guide on this 10-hour day trip.

“A fun way to spend the day seeing a couple of Mexico’s Magic Towns. Our guide, Thomas, was excellent, knowledgeable, and friendly.”

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3.Sayulita & San Pancho: Private Day Trip from Puerto Vallarta

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 4 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $116

A private Puerto Vallarta day trip to San Pancho and Sayulita with beach time, local food, door-to-door pickup, and flexible pacing.

“We had the best time with our tour guide, Liz! She picked us up and dropped us off right at our condo outside PV. We stopped along the way to try local fruits, candies and drinks and loved the stops in San Pancho and Sayulita. She showed us the best taco stops and shared history of the area. Would recommend to anyone!”

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4.Private day trip to Magical San Sebastián del Oeste.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 7 hours (approx.)

Explore San Sebastián del Oeste from Puerto Vallarta with a private guide, coffee, agave, raicilla, tequila, local food, and mountain-town history.

“Trust Viator, they have various tour companies they use, you won’t go wrong . Our guide Alejandro was fantastic”

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5.Guided tour of Vallarta in one day

★★★★★★★★★★3.1 · 5 reviews · 6 hours · from $12Best value

Review of Puerto Vallarta’s six-hour city tour with the Malecon, Los Arcos, tequila tasting, silver crafts, and El Eden waterfalls.

“A las 8:07 me saludaron únicamente, sin darme alguna indicación y a la hora programada 8:30 esperamos e incluso preguntamos si habían pasado previamente y me dijeron que no, pregunté por llamada me dijeron que si pasaron pero nunca me confirmaron ni preguntaron por mí, ademas me dijeron que pasan por avenida en camión y el hotel está en una avenida pequeña, pésima experiencia”

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6.Botanical Garden: Private Day Trip of Flora & Fauna in Vallarta.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 4 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $107

Explore Vallarta Botanical Garden, Los Arcos views, a river swim, tequila tasting, and private door-to-door transport from Puerto Vallarta.

“Juan Carlos our driver and guide was very informative, knowledgeable and entertaining. The scenery from the drive was gorgeous and the Botanical Gardens were beautiful. Lunch at the restaurant was great. Terrific way to spend a few hours, also very peaceful. A gem!!”

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