What To Do In Sayulita

Why do people visit Sayulita?

Sayulita, a surfers favorite get away since the 1960s. Many came for the waves, but every one stays for the beach. Full of culture, beach fashion and laidback living! Sayulita has an active nightlife with weekly Friday parties after midnight, full of music and dancing.

In the water

According to local lore, Sayulita was crafted by the wave gods 5000 years ago as a perfect wave haven. Partake in many water activities like surfing, buggy boarding, skim boarding, kayaking, sailing or even fishing.

Whale Watching

Humpback whales, Bryde's whales and a wide variety of dolphins and whales inhabit the waters of Nayarit. during jury recommends granting winter and spring. Due to its geographical location, oceanographic features, and infrastructure, this bay has been slight grain as an important breeding ground for some species such as the humpback whale.

Boat Tour

What makes a great sailboat race? Cruising World says Banderas Bay's "ideal weather and breathtaking landscape" make it the perfect place for a regatta. Add in a highly skilled, competitive group of international sailors and a fleet of the world's most popular one-design keelboats, and you have a winning formula. One of this spring's great sailboat races, being held for the first time in a warm climate with consistent breezes, is the J24 Worlds.

Sailing

What makes a great sailboat race? Cruising World says Banderas Bay's "ideal weather and breathtaking landscape" make it the perfect place for a regatta. Add in a highly skilled, competitive group of international sailors and a fleet of the world's most popular one-design keelboats, and you have a winning formula. One of this spring's great sailboat races, being held for the first time in a warm climate with consistent breezes, is the J24 Worlds.

Sea Turtle Release

First thing about Sayulita. It is a small town not a city. Easy to get around in with local Taxi, bikes to rent and you can walk everywhere. Though some casas and places to rent may be located on hilltops providing excellent village and ocean views, take in to consideration if you have small children, elderly or have injuries making that up hill walk difficult.

Snorkeling and Diving

The main beach of Sayulita does not offer great snorkeling but there are three snorkel locations within walking distance. It is advisable to bring your own snorkeling equipment to Sayulita Mexico, however limited rentals are available with local beach consessionares and village shops.

Marietas Islands

The islands were formed during the Cretaceous era by volcanic activity that created ragged formations, ideal places to shelter life. Marieta Islands are one of the most important places for marine bird watching in México and the eastern Pacific tropics. Shelter for countless varieties of marine species. This wildlife refuge is a protected natural zone, and its characteristics make it a unique place worthy of visiting and respecting.Volcanic protected islands

On land

Aside from the spectacular sea fauna, Sayulita's mountainous region also has a lush jungle where you might observe some rare wild life. Ride through the lush jungle on a bike, and you may spot a parakeets, armadillos or even the occasional deer. Explore the town by golf cart, try some of Yoga by the beach or golf right by the beach.

Horseback Riding

There were barely a dozen other players on the field, but I was still riding scared at La Patrona, a palm-shrouded polo club in the tiny Mexican hamlet of San Pancho. As my fellow riders expertly maneuvered their horses among the goal posts and one another, I found myself resisting when my instructor, Raul, implored me to follow through with my swing.

Golf

Nuevo Vallarta in Riviera Nayarit will welcome the Ladies' Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Futures Tour from April 8th – 10th. For the second time, "The Riviera Nayarit Classic" will bring out the best and the most promising female golfers to El Tigre Golf & Country Club at the Paradise Village Resort. This is the third stop of this golf tour that kicks off on March 25th in Winter Haven, Florida.

By Foot or ATV

Whether you want a quick morning hike along secluded tropical beach or a full day ATV adventure the Rivera Nayarit offers a diverse array of options. The Riviera Nayarit has some absolutely fantastic trails - hikers surely won't be disappointed. You can hike a trail leading into a rain forest or you can hike into a gulch full of ancient pictographs as your reward.

Bird watching

Vidal Prado is 100% Mexican Birding Tour Operator that offers high quality bird watching tours for both the avid and novice birders.A professional birder born in San Blas, is a young, enthusiastic and experienced specialist that can arrange and guide professional birding tours to nearby locations around Sayulita, including the world famous birding spot San Blas and the San Pancho estuary.

Canopy Tours

Canopy or Zip Lining adventures is a truly thrilling ecological experience that offers you the unique opportunity to glide through the treetops on a network of cables suspended high above the jungle trails of the local Sierra Madre tropical forest.

Jungle Biking

Vidal Prado is 100% Mexican Birding Tour Operator that offers high quality bird watching tours for both the avid and novice birders.A professional birder born in San Blas, is a young, enthusiastic and experienced specialist that can arrange and guide professional birding tours to nearby locations around Sayulita...

Local events

Sayulita Festival

Sayulita is a small town with limited accommodations, so planning your stay in advance is highly encouraged. Click here for info about traveling to and staying in Sayulita.

Turtle Release

First thing about Sayulita. It is a small town not a city. Easy to get around in with local Taxi, bikes to rent and you can walk everywhere. Though some casas and places to rent may be located on hilltops providing excellent village and ocean views, take in to consideration if you have small children, elderly or have injuries making that up hill walk difficult.

Fishing

The Riviera Nayarit fishing area is located on Mexico's open, central Pacific coast at about latitude 20 degrees north, well into the tropics, but still subject to some winter influence and seasonality in the fishery.