Full-Day Puerto Vallarta City Highlights Tour

3.9 (419 reviews)5 hPuerto VallartaCulture & historySightseeingFits a typical call
Fits your day

Back at the ship by about 1:40 pm, 2 h 50 min before all aboard. That keeps your 1 h safety margin with 1 h 50 min to spare.

Safety margin
Ship in portGetting ashore (20 min)Safety margin (1 h)All aboard 4:30 pm
  1. 8:00 am
    Ship docks in Puerto Vallarta20 min to get off the ship and through the terminal
  2. 8:20 am
    Leave the pierThis tour meets at the pier
  3. 8:30 am
    Earliest tour startTour runs 5 h. Latest sensible start: 10:20 am.
  4. 1:30 pm
    Tour ends10 min back to the pier
  5. 1:40 pm
    Back at the gangway2 h 50 min before all aboard
  6. 4:30 pm
    All aboardGangway closes; the ship won't wait for independent tours

Estimates based on the tour's longest published duration, our researched travel times and typical pier queues. Confirm the departure time on the booking page and keep your watch on ship's time.

Our verdict

This tour fits a typical Puerto Vallarta call (8:00 am–4:30 pm). It runs 5 h; ashore by 8:20 am, you can start by 8:30 am and be back at the gangway around 1:40 pm — 1 h 50 min to spare on top of a 1 h safety margin.

Rule of thumb: it keeps the safety margin as long as all aboard is 2:40 pm or later. Even a short 7:00 am–2:00 pm call works.

The operator picks up at the cruise port (it is on their pickup list), so the trip to the start point is part of the tour. We allow 10 min to walk off and find the pickup; look for the ground-transportation area outside Puerto Vallarta Maritime Terminal (Terminal Marítima, Puerto Mágico).

Among the 400 Puerto Vallarta shore excursions we track, this is about average in length (the median runs 4 h); 86% of them fit a typical call.

Computed from the tour's published duration, the distance from the cruise pier to its start point and the typical Puerto Vallarta call. Adjust your ship's times above to recheck.

About this tour

On this tour you will visit the Vallarta highlights which include a walk around downtown and the Malecon, passing by Los Arcos, Mismaloya and finilly getting to Rancho Veranos for the tequila tasting.

Max 25 per group English, Spanish

What's included

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Professional guide
  • Driver/guide

Not included

  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities

Itinerary

  1. 1
    Malecon Boardwalk
    Have a little walk at the Malecon of Puerto Vallarta while the guide tell you a little of history of the port.
    50 min
  2. 2
    Parroquia de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe
    Visit one of the iconic places in PV.
    25 min
  3. 3
    Stop 3
    In this little town we will visit the coffee factory and the tequila destillery.
    2 h
  4. 4
    Los Arcos de Mismaloya
    On the tour we pass by this beautiful place to take a picture.
    Pass by without stopping

Meeting point and getting there

Start point
See booking page
From the cruise pier
Meets at the pier
Allow 20 min to get off the ship first. Taxi fares and pier details.
Returns
Back to the start point

Good to know

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before. For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time. If the operator cancels for bad weather, you can rebook or get a full refund.
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Please wear comfortable clothes
  • Time travel is added to the total time duration, can change due traffic conditions

Traveler reviews

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Operated by Puerto Vallarta Discovery - Day Tours. Prices, availability and tour details come from the booking partner and can change; the booking page is authoritative.

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