'''Sayulita''' is a city in Nayarit, on the Pacific Coast of Mexico.

Get in

Sayulita is located about an hour's drive north on a good road from Puerto Vallarta. You can take a bus from the Puerto Vallarta airport.

Get around

If you are staying in the main part of town, nearly everything is walkable. You may want a rental car if you are staying more than a mile or two from the center of town.

See

Do

'''Surfing''' Sayulita is an excellent, tranquil place for new surfers to learn the sport. The beach is shallow and you can reach the bottom even fifty meters away from the shore. The bottom of the beginner section is sandy and mostly safe. This makes it easy to get back to the place the waves break and allows more efficient learning. The beach also has a more demanding, rockier section, but it is quite hard to get there by accident. The waves are rather small and easy for beginners (at least in January through March).

Plenty of small '''sport fishing''' trips available if you look around. If you can find Nacho's boat trips, he will give you a fun trip and can take you whale watching if you don't want to fish (be forewarned he'll stop to fish anyhow if he sees something interesting).

There are a couple of other beaches that are more 'local', if you're up for minor adventure scout out the other beaches around town.

Buy

Plenty of shops with tourist things and local art. Local vendors in the square once or twice a week.

Eat

For breakfast try '''Rollie's Place''' just a couple of blocks off of the main square (they also serve dinner now too). There are 40 or more restaurants in town even though it is a small town. Try the street side taco stand vendors for some great fare and cheap eats.

Try the Bicyclette for dinner, a french restaurant with a menu changing daily, and frequent live music later on.

Drink

Go to one of the grocery stores off of the main square to get ''cervezas'', then return your bottles for deposit returns. There are margaritas the size of your head available at the main cafe/restaurant on the beach. Sayulita's nightlife is not really great. The latest you will find anything open is 3AM. You can visit '''Buddah Bar''' where they have bad music but good vibe.

Sleep

There are several affordable options for accommodation. The town center is just a couple blocks in size and you should have no trouble finding a place to stay. The campgrounds in Sayulita are considered to be among the best in Mexico and are famous word of mouth lore passed among seasoned travelers.

Mid-range

  • Aurinko Bungalows. alle Marlin. '(52) 329'' 291 3150. nfo@sayulita-vacations.com. ttp://www.sayulita-vacations.com/. Personally styled bungalows right in the center of Sayulita. The Finnish owner also has two surf shops close to the beach.

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