Do you hear that? That is the soul pounding sound of waves crashing all around you in the beautiful Puerto Vallarta, Mexico area. We are so fortunate to be located off of Banderas Bay for many reasons; the main one being that we are surrounded by many different beaches which offer some of the best surfing in all of Mexico. Some of the most popular beaches for vacations, relaxation, tours, and surfing are Sayulita, San Francisco / San Pancho, Las Caletas, Mismaloya, Nuevo Vallarta, Bucerías, El Anclote, and last but certainly not least Punta de Mita. So if you are interested in having the time of your life, meeting great people, and most importantly SURFING you have come to the right place. We guarantee you will not regret using olasvallarta.com as your surf guide. So kick off you flip flops and come on in...MI CASA ES SU CASA.
We offer the best surf tours available in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Keep in mind that we offer everything from beginner lessons to a beach break guide to all the surrounding beach breaks. In addition to information about surf breaks in the Banderas Bay area we can accommodate your surf board rentals, lodging, air port shuttles, as well as any type of adventure that your vacation desires. Olas Vallarta is happy to be able to be a part of your fun filled surfing vacation in Puerto Vallart, Mexico and will make sure to accommodate any request that is made or at least point you in the right direction. If you are looking for real adventure away from the ocean we can make arrangements for local area tours for zip linging, bungee jumping, diving, sailing, boating, or even day trips to isolated beaches like Yelapa (Hotel Lagunita). Our expeirience with local buisnesses over the years makes our offerings that much more worth paying us a visit.
Ricardo has over 40 years of experience traveling in Mexico to the most popular beach breaks. This is vital for providing our guests with the best surf tours in Mexico. He loves to surf, photograph, and make sure that everyone that he encounters has the best possible time on their vacation. His typical day in Puerto Vallarta consists of breakfast, surfing Nuevo Vallarta, lunch, surfing Bucerias, or La Lancha (Punta Mita), and to end the day dinner with his wife Billie at one of the many eateries around the area. You can say that they are living their life long dream of living in this area and helping vacationers fall in love with not only surfing, but Puerto Vallarta as well...and once you have Ricardo & Billie show you how to vacaction, and surf here you will want to live their dream in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
Banderas Bay - Our Paradise
Bahía de Banderas (Bay of Flags) is both a bay and a municipality in the Mexican state of Nayarit.
The bay, site of the tourist destination Puerto Vallarta, is bounded on the north by Punta Mita and on the south by Cape Corrientes. It straddles the states of Jalisco and Nayarit and is the largest natural bay in Mexico. The municipality had a population of 83,739 in 2005 (59,808 in 2000) in a total area of 773.3 km². The municipal seat is Valle de Banderas with a population of 5,057 in 2005. Other towns are San Juan de Abajo (8,159), Bucerías (5,711), San José del Valle (5,188), San Vicente (3,543) and Jarretaderas (3,426). The municipality was created in 1989.
In the north the municipality borders Compostela, in the east with the state of Jalisco, in the south with the Pacific Ocean and the state of Jalisco, and in the west with the Pacific Ocean.
The economy is based on tourism, fishing and agriculture. The main crops are corn (maize), beans, sorghum, tobacco, rice, watermelon and mango. Exotic fruits like papaya, litchi and guanábana are also grown. Most of the planted area is irrigated. There are several packing houses for papaya and other fruits.
Tourism is very important and Bahía de Banderas is the most important site of touristic development in the state. With a coastline of 68 kilometers, Bahía de Banderas has attractive beaches and landscapes that have spurred development in the touristic sector. The long valley and abundance of water allow for extensive cattle raising. The mountains constitute an important ecological reserve.
Banderas Bay is also an important breeding and birthing ground for the Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae).
