Private Puerto Vallarta City Tour with Certified Local Guide
Overview
Discover Puerto Vallarta beyond the typical sightseeing tour. Explore the city’s iconic landmarks and authentic local neighborhoods with your own certified local guide. Visit the famous Malecón, historic downtown, the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Romantic Zone, and experience the local atmosphere of El Pitillal.
This experience is completely private, so there are no large groups and no rushing from place to place. Take your time for photos, ask questions, and personalize the tour around what interests you most.
With hotel pickup and drop-off, private air-conditioned transportation, bottled water, and a bilingual certified guide, this is an easy and comfortable way to experience both the famous and local side of Puerto Vallarta.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Private air-conditioned transportation exclusively for your group, with hotel pickup and drop-off included.
- Certified local guide
- Meals Meals are not included, but bottled water is provided and your guide will recommend great local restaurants to enjoy during the tour.
Meeting and Pickup
Enjoy convenient door-to-door pickup and drop-off from your hotel, resort, Airbnb, or private residence within our designated pickup area in Puerto Vallarta and Nuevo Vallarta/Nuevo Nayarit. Your private guide will meet you at the agreed pickup point approximately 10 minutes before departure.
What To Expect
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Malecon Boardwalk
1 hour Admission Ticket Free
Centro Pitillal
40 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Zona Romantica
40 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Puerto Vallarta (pass by)
Parroquia de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe
30 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Specialized infant seats are available
Frequently Asked Questions (8)
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Frequently Asked Questions (8)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Puerto Vallarta customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CST).
- Bottled water.
- Private air-conditioned transportation exclusively for your group, with hotel pickup and drop-off included.
- Certified local guide.
- Meals. Meals are not included, but bottled water is provided and your guide will recommend great local restaurants to enjoy during the tour.
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Private Puerto Vallarta City Tour with Certified Local Guide is as follows:
- Service animals allowed
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Private Puerto Vallarta City Tour with Certified Local Guide will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Puerto Vallarta. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Bottled water
- Private air-conditioned transportation exclusively for your group, with hotel pickup and drop-off included.
- Certified local guide
- MealsMeals are not included, but bottled water is provided and your guide will recommend great local restaurants to enjoy during the tour.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Specialized infant seats are available
