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Riviera Nayarit: Vallarta to San Blas: 5-Day Plan You Can Actually Drive
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The 5-day version for January: every day fits real transit, opening hours and daylight.
💡 Good to know for this plan
- ~10.9 hours of daylight in January.
- Humpbacks breach in Banderas Bay, surf schools line Sayulita's break, and La Tovara's crocodile-and-mangrove boats run glassy morning water.
- Light day: day 2 has one stop and time left over. Local tours and day trips are the way to fill it — each day links to what is bookable in its own town.
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- Check storm, surf, beach and wildlife-access conditions.
Recheck official and local notices for tropical weather, road flooding, surf and beach flags. Whale, turtle, crocodile and bird sightings are seasonal possibilities, never guaranteed itinerary promises.
Check source ↗ - Confirm an insured car, fuel, parking and every overnight.
Confirm the insured car, fuel, signed parking and lodging from Vallarta through San Blas. Recheck current road, traffic and construction notices and keep the intercity legs in daylight.
Check source ↗ - Arrange any boat, surf, golf or wildlife provider you choose.
The baseline uses public town, coast and heritage stops. La Tovara boats, whale watching, Marietas access, surf lessons, golf and other booked activities require a current licensed provider and separate reservation.
Check source ↗
Day 1 Puerto Vallarta heritage day
- Transit
- 0h35
- Finish
- ~15:50
- Temperature
- 13.8°C–25.4°C
- Rainy days
- ~2
- Daylight
- 10.9h
Day 2 Punta Mita coast day
- Transit
- 1h39
- Finish
- ~11:30
- Temperature
- 22.7°C–25.2°C
- Rainy days
- ~3
- Daylight
- 10.9h
Time to spare on this day
One stop and a free afternoon. We don't book activities, but these partners do.
Day 3 Sayulita public day
- Transit
- 0h55
- Finish
- ~11:40
- Temperature
- 22.7°C–25.2°C
- Rainy days
- ~3
- Daylight
- 10.9h
Day 4 San Pancho culture day
- Transit
- 0h28
- Finish
- ~11:55
- Temperature
- 22.7°C–25.2°C
- Rainy days
- ~3
- Daylight
- 10.9h
Day 5 San Blas heritage day
- Transit
- 3h04
- Finish
- ~16:35
- Temperature
- 15.7°C–26.8°C
- Rainy days
- ~2
- Daylight
- 10.8h
🔍 Check before you book
Every stop is a real, sourced place, but opening hours change, roads close and businesses move. Check anything you're paying for before you book.
Sources (9)
- Puerto Vallarta public heritage circuit — visitmexico.comOfficial public source; original paraphrase
- Wikivoyage — Puerto VallartaCC BY-SA 4.0 (facts extracted; prose not redistributed)
- Punta Mita public-coast circuit — visitnayarit.travelOfficial public source; original paraphrase
- Sayulita public town-and-beach circuit — visitnayarit.travelOfficial public source; original paraphrase
- Wikivoyage — SayulitaCC BY-SA 4.0 (facts extracted; prose not redistributed)
- San Pancho public culture circuit — visitnayarit.travelOfficial public source; original paraphrase
- Wikivoyage — San Francisco (Mexico)CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts extracted; prose not redistributed)
- San Blas public heritage circuit — visitnayarit.travelOfficial public source; original paraphrase
- Wikivoyage — San Blas (Mexico)CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts extracted; prose not redistributed)