Hidden gems - Sights & Landmarks in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico not to miss (Updated February, 2024)

Hidden gems: Sights & Landmarks in Puerto Vallarta

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Puerto Vallarta. This list contains 50 places from Sights & Landmarks category.

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Puerto Vallarta Photographers Evgenia & Co Vallarta.Photo

Wedding photographer

👍👍 Max was our photographer for our destination wedding in Puerto Vallarta and I have to say, he was amazing!! He was prompt, very organized, personable and knew exactly what he needed to do to get the job done! His ability to capture beautiful moments was outstanding. We loved every photo from the get...

5.00 (103 reviews) (~1.75 km from centre)

Bahía CrossFit

Gymnastics center

👍👍 Dropped in and everyone was great! Will be back. Update: went back for two more days after initial post and the experience kept getting better. Not only is this great spot with awesome coaches. Their CrossFit family is awesome and they make you right at home. Don’t look anywhere else this is you...

5.00 (72 reviews) (~4.5 km from centre)

PADI 5 Star - Banderas Scuba Republic - Malecon area

SCUBA tour agency

👍👍 Look no further! This is the best scuba centre to gain your certification for Padi. The facilities, organisation, and equipment all excellent! Very professional and we felt safe at all times. It’s amazing value and we highly recommended Banderas for all your scuba activities. In October 2023, my hu...

5.00 (68 reviews) (~2.69 km from centre)

Rosie's Vallarta Cooking

Culinary school

👍👍 Absolutely recommend it. Rosie’s cooking with her grandmother’s recipes was superb. My bff and I were the only two in class on that hot summer day but we loved it. We got to go to the local market for the fresh ingredients to cook in her beautifully remodeled kitchen. I got to cook and eat amazingly...

5.00 (41 reviews) (~1.47 km from centre)

Cochran Real Estate

Real estate agency

👍👍 I chose to work with Cochran Real Estate because of Harriet’s expertise in both local real estate law and property transactions. Given her decades of experience working in Puerto Vallarta, she has thoroughly vetted all the companies and service providers that make up her real estate support team to...

5.00 (36 reviews) (~3.44 km from centre)

Charly`s sailing and sport fishing

Boat rental service

👍👍 Awesome fishing experience. We went out with Jaime who was super experienced and a local fisherman that has been fishing for three generations. Our trip was 10 hours and boy are we glad he was our guide! ended up catching an 8ft Blue Marlin. Highly recommend these guys! Had the fishing experience of...

5.00 (34 reviews) (~0.97 km from centre)

Private Excursions and Tours in Puerto Vallarta - Nakawe Adventures

Travel agency

👍👍 We had such a great time on our tour. We learned so much about the downtown area and romantic zone. Brian is a great guide and so accommodating. Andres our driver was also wonderful. I felt very safe and had a wonderful time. Great lunch with the locals too. Thank you for providing us with such a fu...

5.00 (22 reviews) (~0.42 km from centre)

Sun Buggy Tours - Puerto Vallarta Tours

Tour operator

👍👍 Absolutely amazing experience, the staff was so accommodating even when we didn’t have enough pesos at the tequila distillery and their credit was down they allowed us to pay back at the tour headquarters. The staff went out of their way to accommodate us, block traffic so we could go all at once on...

4.90 (91 reviews) (~2.51 km from centre)

Pv Ocean Tours

SCUBA instructor

👍👍 We just finished four great dives with PV Ocean Tours and couldn’t be happier to have found this scuba dive shop in Puerto Vallarta. Marc, Bill, and Chuy run a high quality operation in Banderas Bay, with small boats and a focus on safety and dives tailored to every skill level. Also, a hearty end...

4.90 (88 reviews) (~2.95 km from centre)

Arte VallARTa Museo

Art center

👍👍 Loved First Saturday at the museum. Great art, great music, food and drinks.

4.90 (72 reviews) (~4.4 km from centre)

Letras Puerto Vallarta

Tourist attraction

👍👍 It was perfect and we passed around 2 in the morning there were no people at all and I don't know the opportunity to take many photos. My girlfriend loved this and then she called me prize, we went to the hotel and we made it super cool. It went very well that day.

4.90 (68 reviews) (~3.83 km from centre)

Corsica Galería de Arte

Art gallery

This modern gallery features a variety of contemporary Mexican paintings & sculptures.

4.90 (61 reviews) (~3.43 km from centre)

Twin Dolphins

SCUBA tour agency

👍👍 I just completed my open water certification with Twin Dolphins. Dive Master Ivan was calm and collected as I worked through the 4 dives. They were easy to connect with prior to diving and got my dives logged right away. Such a great area to dive, we heard the humpback whales singing! I look forward...

4.90 (47 reviews) (~2.96 km from centre)

In Search of Reason

Monument

👍👍 Thank you for reading the Honest Reviews4u! Very interesting statue of people claiming the stairs into space. The people kind of look alien 👽 in origin Very cool place to check out. Highly recommend this place!

4.90 (35 reviews) (~3.64 km from centre)

Nostalgia

Sculpture

👍👍 It is the most famous and beloved of Ramiz Barquet's sculptures in the city, it has been on the boardwalk for decades and holds a beautiful and romantic love story. After the seahorse and crown sculpture at the Church of Guadalupe, this sculpture represents the special magic that Puerto Vallarta has...

4.90 (28 reviews) (~3.34 km from centre)

Artepil Spa (Marina Vallarta)

Day spa

😠 Most expensive manicure pedicure I've ever had in Mexico, almost 1,000 MXN, for manicure pedicure with gel and gel removal and they only did a mediocre job, didn't file my nails evenly, the gel started to chip off relatively quickly.. I've lived here a year and a half, had at least 20 manicures over...

4.80 (131 reviews) (~4.18 km from centre)

Tres Mares Beach Residences & Marina

Condominium complex

👍 A landmark area residence that towers 20 stories above the marina. Spacious highend condos from one bedroom to five with large balconies, modern kitchens with appliances familiar to Americans. Located on the beach at the tip of the entry to the harbor where ships dock when in port. Views of our b...

4.80 (129 reviews) (~3.38 km from centre)

Whale Watching Eco Explorer Vallarta

Whale watching tour agency

👍👍 We are still overwhelmed by our experience yesterday on this boat tour. Carlos, our guide, was informative and friendly and seemed as excited as we were to experience being completely surrounded by huge whales during our trip. It was a magical siting for day one of whale season .

4.80 (101 reviews) (~4.05 km from centre)

Eco Ride Mountain Bike & Hiking Tours

Tour operator

👍👍 Absolutely the best place to get a bike and go for a ride in PV. I am an avid rider and was taken care of! I couldn’t stop smiling the whole time, I rode super technical trails but they have something for everyone. Best customer service! Coffee when I arrived, beer before I left! If you ride don’t m...

4.80 (67 reviews) (~4.04 km from centre)

Vallarta Tequila Tastings

Tour operator

👍👍 I wanted something more than just samples of some tequilas in a retail shop. Vallarta Tequila tasting was the perfect solution. I did the Connoisseur Tasting, as I consider myself something of a tequila aficionado. The "instructor" did a fantastic job of explaining the ins and outs of making tequ...

4.80 (56 reviews) (~0.67 km from centre)

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Hidden gems: Sights & Landmarks in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico