We were visiting in late December and temperatures ranged from 60-80 degrees.
Sayulita
- Our stay at Anjali Casa Divina was perfect. Itchel, the owner, really makes you feel at home and the place is beautifully crafted and nested away
- The Real Fish Taco: mahi mahi and shrimp tacos near the beach
- Barracuda for Peruvian ceviche and the best margaritas
Puerto Vallarta
- We stayed in the Romantic Zone, at this VRBO
- Cafe Olla for dinner
- Nacho Daddy for live music
- This website has some good maps of the different zones of PV
Yelapa
- Renting a boat to go snorkeling and fishing was the highlight of my trip! Every seems to charge about $60 per hour. We went with Luis of Garcia Charters (whom I would recommend) for four hours.
- Defintely go to La Playa Escondida Islas Marietas, also called The Secret Beach. Boat rides cost about $85. One option is to go with someone who has a permit to take you inside. With the other option, they will take you around the island (maybe do some snorkeling or kayaking) and provide food and an and open bar.
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Packing List
Carry On
- Passport
- Sunglasses
- Hand sanitizer
- Kindle
- Small travel wallet
- Travel pillow
- Writing pens
Suitcase
- Bathing suits x3
- Tops
- Blue tank top
- Long sleeve
- FFF cover up
- Sheer sarong
- Bottoms
- Exercise shorts (black old navy)
- Green linen shorts
- Jean booty shorts
- Jean shorts
- Yoga pants
- Palazzo pants
- Jeans
- Maxi skirt
- Blue sarong
- Dresses
- Tight dress for going out (Green dress)
- Black bathing suit cover up
- Maxi dress
- Jackets
- Jean jacket
- Roxy jacket
- Shoes
- Chacos
- Flip flops
- Birkenstocks
- Accessories
- Sun hat
- Purse for going out (green NY purse)
Toiletries
- Sunscreen SPF 15, tanning lotion, after sun lotion
- Bug spray & anti itch cream
- Antacids (margaritas, guacamole, and etc. Very acidic food equals constant heartburn)
- Probiotics
- Imodium and Cipro (just in case)
- Dramamine and sea bands
- Baby wipes
- Bronners
- Q-tips
Electronics
- GoPro & charger
- Bluetooth speaker & charger
Misc
- Headlamp (of going to a remote place, like Yelapa)
- Hydroflask for beach drinks
- Nalgene for water (all places we stayed at provided drinking water to fill your bottle with, so save the plastic)
- Wine key/bottle opener
- Bathing suit bag
- Packing cubes
- Snorkels
What Not to Bring:
- Beach towels- every place we stayed at provided beach towels. Anjali Casa Divina even provided chairs for us to take down to the beach.
- Curling iron and makeup- I brought these items and did not use them once.
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Money Spent
- Flight: $450
- Food: $153
- Transportation: $16
- Beverages: $80
- Excursions: $144
- Misc: $73
TOTAL: $916
