Malecón Boardwalk

«A Must Visit When Going to Puerto Vallarta «
My wife and I visited Puerto Vallarta again last month over Christmas. We took some friends of ours and walked the entire Malecon Boardwalk area, and saw some beautiful sites. The Boardwalk has wonderful views of the beach and Ocean areas and has a lot of beautiful Statues and live entertainment. You must walk the Malecon Boardwalk and experience the culture of Mexico.

Loved running on the boardwalk! Probably my favorite part of my 10 day vacation. Lots of neat little shops & restaurants. Artists also do sand sculptures & rock stacking but they do expect a tip if you take photos.

Original Date: June 30, 2015
We took a taxi from our resort to Malecon which is known for the cobblestone streets. Boy, very bumpy going there lol. It cost us $ 6.50 and the drive didn’t have change so he got a good tip from us. The boardwalk is filled with shops for souvenirs, food, and etc and beautiful statues. We met a guy who tries to get us to visit his resort and made ours look bad and spa… who cares about being indoors on vacation! He pointed out that we should exchange currencies at the nearest bank which is like a 5 min walk. *Make sure you have your passport to exchange currencies.* We passed a few restaurants and re-​tracked over to Senior Frogs which is a chain mentioned by my friend. Check out the flea market to get deals on souvenirs and luckily one of the shops were able to exchange my 20s for smaller bills… phewww!
If you are visiting Puerto Vallarta, make sure you stop by =)

The boardwalk (malecon) is only .75 mile long, so it is easy to walk the full length. The best part is the sculptures of strange creatures. They are fun because interactive pictures are allowed.
There are all kinds of shops on the boardwalk, from touristy trinkets to fine silver shops and from franchise dining to local taco shops. And of course lots of ice cream!
There are men all along the walk trying to get you to buy an «adventure,» or wanting you to ride their taxi, and that can get irritating, but they are easy enough to walk past.
The best part is actually just off the bridge at the south end… the flea market! When you go over the bride over the river, there are stairs down to an island. It is not clear whether or not people are allowed down there, and there is not much to see at first. But keep walking and you will find the best trinkets at the best prices!

Guess what? You are allow to drink on the street! yup, just like Vegas but minus the glass bottles, because the city does not want you to get too drunk and break it on their streets. It’s pretty touristy so the police are all around in their cars or walking around just to keep things safe.
Puerto Vallarta’s downtown. I love the atmosphere here. If you live by a hotel by the Malecon, you must check it out. There are a couple of shops, few bars, restaurants and the beach coast. Don’t forget to check out their weird looking sculpture, they all have a meaning to it and if you want to know the meaning, City tour will guide you here and will explain (you’ve been warned, the ride is pretty bumpy but safe)
Daylight is calmer than nightlife. During the day, get some sun shine in you, eat some food on the broadway and take some photos with the sculpture. Everywhere is competitive, so don’t be too alert when restaurants people try to convince you to eat at their place.
— under the bridge, there’s a small seafood stand. Fresh oysters/​clam and shrimp. Must go around 9am to get the freshest seafood.
Nightlife is pretty intense. All the bars and club wants to be heard. Majority of the people will try to pull you in and want you in. Few places have covers and a few don’t. Locals like to buy bottle service even though drinks are already cheap, but it’s the people who they are around worth is worth the pay it seems. Met a few locals and they were fun and great! Weekend nights,
— free performance during the week night
— weekend nights, lots of food stands
Overall, if it weren’t the super loud music, where i cannot hear myself talk at night time, I would have given it a full rate.