Experience Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

National and international runners are invited to participate in the annual Medio Maratòn Turistico Nuevo Vallarta. This event will take place on the scenic main streets of Nuevo Vallarta October 25, 2009 and every October thereafter.

Each year thousands of visitors and scientists travel to Vallarta just to watch the humpback whales migrate to the warm waters of Banderas Bay. From November to April these graceful mammals with mysterious habits travel south more than 10‚000 kilometers to find the best breeding grounds and feeding spots‚ a trip that takes them between 2 and 3 months.

Next time you visit Puerto Vallarta you must to stop in one of Sergio Bustamante’s gallery boutiques. From shoes and bags to sculpture and paintings… this is every girl’s dream come true.

Enjoy couples spa treatments that provide you with relaxation and rejuveneation amid an oasis of serenity and breathtaking tropical beauty. Discover the Grand Velas Spa, Velas Vallarta Spa and Spa Casa Velas where you can balance soothing massage and revitalizing beauty treatments.

Enjoy a getaway that take you 12 miles south to the Puerto Vallarta Botanical Gardens. This active research center and pleasure garden has over 20 acres in a breathtaking mountain setting. Discover over 3,000 species of plants that thrive at 1300 feet about sea level.

Enjoy a cruise that take you across Banderas Bay to Las Caletas, a tropical beach hidden along Puerto Vallarta’s coast. This secluded spot offers opportunities for kayaking, scuba diving, snorkeling and surfing. You can picnic on the beach and venture into the forest or below the waves on your getaway.

Enjoy the jungle rhythms during a Mexico night tour. Puerto Vallarta offers night tours taking you on a cruise along the coast of Banderas Bay followed with torchlit dining. Watch the night come alive around you as you dance to local music on a secluded beach.

Puerto Vallarta sunset sails enable you to enjoy the stunning sunset as you take a romantic ride on Banderas Bay. Relax on your luxury sailboat with your cocktail in hand as you sip wine and sample cheese against the backdrop of a tropical sunset.

The Sea Life Water Park in Puerta Vallarta offers families fifteen acres of water and wildlife fun. From the river rides to the water toboggans, there is enough excitement for everyone. There is a children’s area for the little ones and dolphins, sea lions and birds perform.

The Velas Vallarta has local programs that enable guests to get involved in protecting newly hatched turtles during breeding season from June through September. Release buckets of baby turtles so that they can find their way to their new home in the ocean.