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The following is  a list of "must dos," i.e., things that one should really do to get the full feeling of Puerto Vallarta  (by the way - here is map of the area):

The following are my suggestions:

bullet1) Walk the  THE MALECON  in both the day and the eve.
bullet2) Eat at one of the following roof top restaurants: Tapas  Barcelona, or  El Panorama Restaurant
bullet3) Have a meal, or at least a drink at  Le Kliff's , Las Carmelitas, Cafe Des Artiste, and Le Bistro (by the way , here are some popular restaurant ratings , and here are some more, and there are more HERE too)
bullet4) Go on a Horseback  trip (my favorite is Rancho Manolo).
bullet5) Walk around the Marina at night.
bullet6) Go to the top of "El Faro" lighthouse in the Marina.
bullet7) Visit Nuevo Vallarta, go to the Zoo at Paradise Village.
bullet8) Go on the tunnel by-pass road
bullet9) Eat at either El Eden or Chicos Paradise.
bullet10) Have a meal at Night of the Iguana Restaurant (see the movie first).
bullet11) Go on an International Friendship Club home tour.
bullet12) Go on a whale watch trip in a group or private tour.
bullet13) Visit the market.
bullet14) Walk the length of the Isla Río Cuale.
bullet15) Take a trip to, and spend some time (two nights ?) in Guadalajara.
bullet16) Check out restaurant row on Basilo Badillo
bullet17) Visit the Sergio Bustamante shops
bullet18) Go north to Punta Mita, stop at Bucerias and Nuevo Vallarta.
bullet19) Go on an off road trip  with Raptor Tours  (see also: Raptor Tours)..
bullet20) Visit the Church of Iglesias
bullet21) Have breakfast at Memo's House of Pancakes.
bullet22) Have a massage (one or two hours) at Venus.
bullet23) Explore "Lans," the largest department store in Puerto Vallarta
bullet24) Explore "Commercial Mexicana", one of the PV mega stores (and don't forget to bring your Sam's Club card for Sam's Club).
bullet25) If you snorkel, go snorkeling at Los Arcos.
bullet26) Eat at a beach side restaurant at Destiladeras Beach, also see here.
bullet27) Try the the octopus at El Dorado in Punta Mita
bullet28) If you are into "clubs" visit "The Zoo", "Collage", "Hard Rock Cafe", "Senior Frogs," and "Christines," not necessarily all in one night.
bullet29) Take a day trip to Magdalana  and tour an opal mine.
bullet30) Take a day trip to Tequila and tour (a) tequila factory (ies) {note - numbers 29 and 30 can be done together as they are about 10 miles apart, and can be done to or from #15}.

The following are Suggestions of others:

bullet1) Go to the beach, swim and drink a cold beer, maybe munch some nachos
bullet2) Enjoy a margarita before having dinner in one of my favorite restaurants
bullet3) Watching the sunset
bullet4) Go on a Canopy Tour !!! (see also here, there is more than one canopy tour in Puerto Vallarta ). Here is a link to a trip report on a canopy tour.

   

 

 

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