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Tourist Places to Visit in Puerto Escondido, Mexico, America

Puerto Escondido is a small port town located on the Oaxacan coast belonging to San Pedro Mixtepec in Oaxaca State of Mexico. It is located around 250 km from the state capital Oaxaca de Juarez and 710 km from the national capital Mexico City.

The large lagoon of Puerto Escondido is an ideal place for fishing and bird watching and Zicatela Beach and Playa Marinero are two beautiful beaches of Puerto Escondido.

 

Geography of Puerto Escondido:

Puerto Escondido is located between latitude 15°51′43″ in the north and longitude 97°04′02″ in the west.

 

Etymology of Puerto Escondido:

The literal meaning of Puerto Escondido in local language is ‘hidden port’. Puerto Escondido was earlier known as Zicatela and its meaning is ‘place of large thorns’.

 

Connectivity to Puerto Escondido:

Puerto Escondido is served by Puerto Escondido International Airport, operated by Aeromar and Viva Aerobus with regular flights to Mexico City. The airport is situated 3.5 km away from the midpoint of the town. Viva Aerobus charges 500 pesos per way but it does not operate regular services, only during weekend. Aeromar is expensive but regular. Taxis are available at the airport.

TuriStar and Estrella Blanca are the major bus operators between Puerto Escondido and its nearby regions.

The major car rentals in Puerto Escondido are:

• Budget Rent-A-Car
• Economica Rent-A-Car

 

Food and Shopping in Puerto Escondido:

Tourists can purchase surfing accessories and swim suits in Puerto Escondido and the major shops include:

• Puerto Escondido Oasis
• Central Surf
• Odyboards Surf Shop & Factory

 

Tourists can refer following food corners for both traditional and international food:

• Flor de Maria
• Kuhl Frozen Yoghurt
• La Perla Argentina on Rinconada
• Cafecito
• Pascale

 

Things to do in Puerto Escondido:

• Temazcal
• Fishing
• Skydiving
• Surfing
• Swimming
• Snorkeling

 

Places of interest in Puerto Escondido:

 

Playa Carizalillo:

Playa Carizalillo is the small beach but beautiful and safe for swimming. It is also ideal for boat riding and surfing and it takes around half-hour to reach beach from the town by walk.

 

Playa Zicatela:

Playa Zicatela is site of major surfing competitions, offering great surfing. Los Tios beach restaurant at the edge of the beach serving tourists with nice beer.

 

Boat trip:

There are many companies offer healthy boat tour and it will be best for those who don’t like surfing and swimming. It charges around $300 per tour.

 

Other places of interest in Puerto Escondido include:

• Laguna de Manialtepec
• Playa Zicatela
• Perez Gasga
• Puerto Dive Center
• Playa Coral
• Chacagua
• Puerto Angelito
• Playa Principal
• Playa Marinero
• Central Surf Shop
• Playa Bacocho
• 16th Century Church of Tlacochahuaya

 

Best time to visit Puerto Escondido:

From January to August will be the best time to enjoy holidays in Puerto Escondido.

 

Accommodation options in Puerto Escondido:

Puerto Escondido is a town with full of natural attractions, entertainment centres and world class hotels. Tourists are recommended to book the hotels well in advance during peak seasons prior to reaching the place to find appropriate accommodation as per their requirements and budget. Puerto Escondido hotels offer all the latest facilities and services at affordable prices. List of major resort and hotels in Puerto Escondido include:

• Gecko Rock Resort
• Blater Hotel
• Aldea del Bazar Hotel & Spa
• Bungalows Santa Cruz
• Bungalows Zicatela
• Hotel Barlovento
• Hotel Casa Blanca
• Hotel Ines
• Hotel Rincon del Pacífico
• Hotel Rockaway
• Hostel Shalom
• La Hacienda Rinconada
• Mayflower Hotel and Youth Hostel
• Sexto Senso
• Quinta Carrizalillo Villas
• La Casa de Pakololo

Places to Visit in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, America

Playa del Carmen is a city as well as prominent tourist area in eastern Mexico situated in Quintana Roo state of Mexico. It is the seat of Solidaridad municipality, located about 310 km from Chetumal, 65 km from Cancun, 20 km from Cozumel and 1600 km from Mexico City.

Playa del Carmen is widely known for its magnificent central beach and also city houses numerous residential buildings, restaurants, entertainment centres and boutiques to take advantage of tourism. Inter Playa del Carmen is the native football club of Playa del Carmen.

 

Geography of Playa del Carmen:

Playa del Carmen is geographically positioned between 20°37′39″ N latitude and 87°04′52″ W longitude, at an elevation of 10 meters.

 

How to reach Playa del Carmen?

Cancun International Airport is the closest airport to Playa del Carmen placed at a distance of 55 kms. It costs around US$10 from airport to Playa del Carmen by bus and half price for children. Tourists can also use rental cars or taxis.

Online booking is preferred and the major private transfers include:

• Amstar DMC
• Discovery Mundo
• Cancun Limo
• Entertainment Plus

There is boat service offered between Playa del Carmen and Cozumel, serving from 8AM to 8PM and ride takes around 30 minutes.

Tourists can use bus or taxi or car for local travel and ADO Bus is the major bus operator.

 

Culture, Food and Shopping in Playa del Carmen:

Playa del Carmen is the site of very popular electronic dance music festival, BPM which is organized in the month of January every year.

Playa del Carmen houses 3 large supermarkets and plenty of traditional and modern shopping centers. The prominent food corners in Playa del Carmen include:

• El Asador de Manolo
• Ah Cacao Chocolate Cafe
• Babes Noodles and Bar
• Ileana’s Il Pescadore

 

Things to do in Playa del Carmen:

• Scuba Diving
• Snorkeling
• Surfing
• Shopping
• Beach lounging
• Mini Submarine Tour

Places of interest in Playa del Carmen:

Quinta Avenida:

Quinta Avenida is the major street (pedestrian) in Playa del Carmen housing many entertainment centres, restaurants, bars, and clubs all around.

 

Playa del Carmen beach:

Playa del Carmen beach is a white sand beach offering activities of surfing, snorkeling and surfing. Tourists can also enjoy boat riding here.

 

Scuba10:

Scuba10 is the top scuba diving site, assisted by experienced operators. One can also enjoy scuba diving activity at nearby Abyss Dive Center and Training Facility other than Scuba10.

 

Other places of interest in Playa del Carmen are as follows:

• Aqua Safari
• Bottom Time Divers
• Dive Paradise
• Deep Blue
• Ocean Tours Scuba and Water Sports
• Scuba Mau
• Glass Bottom Boat Tour
• Chankanaab National Park
• Paradise Beach
• Playa Palancar

Best time to visit Playa del Carmen:

Throughout the year is best, especially the months of April and May will be the ideal to travel Playa del Carmen.

 

Accommodation options in Playa del Carmen:

Playa del Carmen hosts numerous fine hotels offering top class accommodation facilities to the tourists. The hotels have all upgraded facilities and services like free Wi-Fi, elevators, swimming pool with individual temperature control system, doctors on call, airport shuttle and air ticket booking. The major hotels in Playa del Carmen are:

• Aventura Mexicana
• Pueblito Luxury Condo Hotel
• Casa del Mar
• Hotel Casa Tucan
• Om Playa del Carmen
• Aldea Thai Luxury Condo Hotel
• Hotel Coco Rio
• Hotel Casa Ticul
• Condominiums Natz Ti Ha
• Hotel Cohiba
• Hotel La Tortuga
• Hotel Las Golondrinas
• Hostel Playa
• Hotel Playa Del Karma
• Hotel LunaSol
• Barrio Latino Hotel

Places to Visit in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, America

Nuevo Vallarta is an intended residential resort community in Nayarit state of Mexico, is situated around 18 km from Puerto Vallarta and 155 km from Tepic city, the capital city of Nayarit state. Nuevo Vallarta is visited by a large number of United States and Canadian tourists throughout the year.

Nuevo Vallarta houses a white sandy beach, many luxury villas and estates with tropical gardens, numerous malls and stores, entertainment and dive centre as well. The climate of Nuevo Vallarta is relatively hot compared to nearby Puerto Vallarta city. During the winter months, it will be great to see Caguama Turtles on Nuevo Vallarta beaches.

 

How to reach Nuevo Vallarta?

Nuevo Vallarta is served by Licenciado Gustavo Diaz Ordaz International Airport in Puerto Vallarta, situated around 11 km from Nuevo Vallarta. There are buses, taxis and cars accessible to Nuevo Vallarta from airport and it takes around fifteen minutes to reach.

Cars are available for both local travel and airport travel and online booking is offered and the major car rentals include:

• iCAR Car Rental
• TYREPLUS
• Puerto Vallarta Choppers
• Shark Car Wash

Nuevo Vallarta has also good connectivity with Puerto Vallarta and Tepic through roadway by regular bus services operated by private organizations.

 

Food and Shopping in Nuevo Vallarta:

Nuevo Vallarta houses all the types of shopping centres and Enmarcado Profesional Frame Shop is very famous shopping & retail specialty store.

The prominent food corners in Nuevo Vallarta are:

• Ginger Garden Lounge
• Nicksan
• Porto Bello Bistro & Lounge
• Prime 159
• Laguna Tinos

 

Things to do Nuevo Vallarta:

• ATV & Canopy Tour
• Outdoor Adventure
• City Tour
• Wild ATV
• San Sebastian Tour
• Sierra Madre Expedition
• ADA Sailing
• Fishing Tours
• Pirates of the Bay
• Rhythms of the Night
• Whale Watching

 

Places of interest in Nuevo Vallarta:

 

El Tigre:

El Tigre is one of the best golf courses of the country. It boasts 18 holes, charging $165 USD in the morning and $109 USD after 2PM from November 1 – April 30 and $125 USD in morning time and $90 USD afternoon between May 1st and October 30th.

 

Vallarta Adventures:

Vallarta Adventures is a dolphin program, offering different marvelous, educational and interactive programs on dolphins. It is offered for all the age people.

 

Aquaventures Park:

Aquaventures Park is a must visit entertainment centre in Nuevo Vallarta. Tourists can enjoy load of action, adventure and entertainment here.

 

Other places of interest in Nuevo Vallarta are as follows:

• Flamingos Golf Course
• Vista Vallarta Club de Golf
• Puerto Vallarta’s beaches
• Puerto Vallarta Botanical Gardens
• The Bucerias Art Walk Plaza
• Canopy Tour El Eden
• Four Seasons Golf Course Punta Mita
• Mayan Resorts Golf Course Nuevo Vallarta
• Canopy Adventure Park

 

 

Best time to visit Nuevo Vallarta:

Between April and June will be the best time to enjoy holidays in Nuevo Vallarta.

 

Accommodation options in Nuevo Vallarta:

Nuevo Vallarta hosts several deluxe hotels and resorts specially designed for supreme comfort of the visitors. Pub, bar, spa, doctor on call, air ticket booking and airport shuttle, 24 hour room service and help desk are the major facilities offered by luxury hotels. List of major hotels in Nuevo Vallarta are:

• Casa Madera
• Hacienda De Los Milagros
• Paradise Village Beach Resort & Spa
• Villa Varadero
• Casa Connie
• El Tigre golf course villa
• Ocean Terrace Condo
• Villa La Estancia
• Grand Velas Riviera
• Marival Residences & World Spa
• Hard Rock Hotel Vallarta
• Villa del Palmar Flamingos
• Dreams Villamagna
• Occidental Grand
• Bel Air Collection Resort & Spa
• The Grand Bliss

Tourist Places to Visit in Monterrey, Mexico, America

Monterrey is the capital city of Nuevo Leon state in Mexico, is the 9^th largest city and the 3^rd largest metropolitan area of the country. Monterrey is one of the most developed cites of Mexico in terms of infrastructure, GDP and per capita income.

Monterrey is one of the commercial hubs of the country housing branches and headquarters of plenty of multinational companies including Toyota, Whirlpool, Nokia, Dell, Sony and Toshiba.

 

Geography of Monterrey:

Monterrey is positioned at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental with the coordinates of 25°40′ N 100°18′ W and the city spans over an area of 969.70 sq. km. and metro covers 5,346.80 sq. km. Monterrey is located at an altitude of 537 meters.

 

History of Monterrey:

The documented history of Monterrey dates back to the end of the 16^th century when its foundation was made by Diego de Montemayor on September 20, 1596.  After the Independence War of Mexico, it turned out to be a major commercial centre and strongly geared up towards industrial growth after the formation of Fundidora Monterrey.

 

How to reach Monterrey?

Monterrey has an airport named ‘General Mariano Escobedo International Airport’ with international flights to Dallas, Atlanta, Houston and Los Angeles and most of the domestic locations, is located around 30 km away from the centre of the city. There are taxis and cars always ready to serve tourists and also tourists can call SKYBUS which costs US$10 from airport to city.

 

Culture, Food and shopping in Monterrey:

Cabrito is a most famous delicious traditional dish of Monterrey and the popular sport in Monterrey is football. The major shopping centres in Monterrey are:

• Plaza Fiesta San Agustin
• Plaza Cumbres
• Plaza Fiesta Anahuac
• Galerias Monterrey

The prime food corners in Monterrey include:

• Casa Oaxaca
• La Casa del Maiz
• Taqueria Las Monjitas
• El Rey del Cabrito

 

Things to do in Monterrey:

• Sport activities
• Eco-tourism
• Rio Santa Catarina
• Parque Plaza Sesamo
• Lucha Libre

 

Places of interest in Monterrey:

 

Cerro de la Silla:

Cerro de la Silla is the prominent tourist attraction as well as landmark of Monterrey. It is the saddle-shaped mountain overlooking the entire city.

 

Cerro del Obispado:

Cerro del Obispado is a historical site housing many old bungalows, colonial period houses and regional history museum as well.

 

Safari Parque Estrella:

Safari Parque Estrella is a great place to reach with your family, and it features a petting zoo and many other top attractions. It takes around 30 minutes to reach from Monterrey.

 

Presa de la Boca:

Presa de la Boca is a dam situated outside the city favorite site of both locals and tourists for recreational activities. Also tourists can do horse riding and sailing near Presa de la Boca.

 

Other places of interest in Monterrey are as follows:

• Cerveceria Cuahtemoc
• Macroplaza
• Puente de la Unidad San Pedro
• Cascadas Cola de Caballo
• Chipinque Ecological Park
• Museo de Historia Mexicana
• MARCO Museum
• Cola de Caballo
• The Palace of Government of Nuevo Leon
• Unidad Bridge

 

Best time to visit Monterrey:

The ideal time to visit Monterrey is during the months of dry season.

 

Accommodation options in Monterrey:

Monterrey has a wide range of accommodation centres with upgraded facilities. Hostels are the cheaper options in Monterrey charging around US$10 per night and most of these sited around bus stations. The major hotels in Monterrey are listed below:

• Staybridge Suites Monterrey
• Hampton Inn & Suites
• Safi Royal Luxury Towers
• Fiesta Americana Centro
• Four Points Monterrey
• Gran Hotel Ancira
• Courtyard Monterrey
• Hilton Garden Inn
• Sheraton Ambassador
• Fiesta Inn Monterrey
• Crowne Plaza
• Four Points by Sheraton Galerias
• Hampton Inn by Hilton
• Holiday Inn Express
• Fiesta Inn Monterrey