Puerto Vallarta for Kids

Kids love Puerto Vallarta because there is so much for them to do here, and parents know that they will be safe and well entertained.

In the Marina Vallarta area there is a water park where you can spend all day having fun sliding down water slides into pools or go to Collage where you can find tons of video games, bowling, pool tables and other fun stuff.

Head out to Yelapa for the day. It is the largest of the tiny beach communities that you can reach only by boat. Here you can hike or take a horseback ride up into the jungle to see a waterfall, or just play on the beach all day; there are lots of beach activities here and several palapa-style restaurants

Visit the movie set where Arnold Swarzenegger filmed "The Predator" and see the helicopter that crashed in the movie still stuck in the trees. Go to a real Mexican ranch and ride horses or go on a horseback tour though the jungle or on the beach. All the beaches here have activities like volleyball and boogie board or surfboard rentals. You even can ride a big yellow banana.

If you like exploring, you can always take the Walking Tour of Puerto Vallarta and cruise the Malecon, visit the Municipal Market and buy T-shirts, big sombreros, and other Mexican handicrafts to take to gramma and grampa back home. While you are wandering around, stop and see a Huichol Indian make the beautiful yarn and bead artwork they use in their ceremonies high in the mountains that surround the bay, just as they have done for hundreds of years

Hungry? Don't worry about a Big Mac attack, we have McDonalds, Burger King, Pizza Hut and Dominoes if you get hungry for American fast food. You can even go to a Planet Hollywood or Hard Rock Cafe for lunch and souvenirs. If you don't want to miss that sports event on TV, there are plenty of sports restaurants to catch the big game.

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