This is a beautiful state in Mexico that is well worth a visit. Nayarit is known for its beautiful beaches and its rich Aztec history.
Some of the most visited beaches in Nayarit are Nuevo Vallarta Beach, Sayulita Beach, and Playa Punta De Mita. And if you’re looking for something a bit more secluded and off the beaten path, there is also Playa Los Muertos, with stunning rock formations.
Nayarit is also an ideal vacation destination for lovers of nature and outdoor activities. There are many hiking trails to choose from, such as the ones leading to Playa Los Muertos and on Monkey Mountain
Here’s our list of favorite things to do in Nayarit, Mexico
The 92 Most Popular Things To Do In Nayarit, Mexico
92. Nayarit Wild
5.0 (1 review)
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Location: Nueva Galicia 24 San Francisco Nay
Tel: 322-182-6084
Web Address: https://nayaritwild.com.mx/en/contacto
91. Isla La Peña
5.0 (1 review)
90. SkyDream Parks Gondola
4.5 (2 reviews)
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Location: MPJ6+W5 Nuevo Nayarit Nay
89. Cerro El Vigia
5.0 (2 reviews)
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88. Volcan el Molcajete
5.0 (2 reviews)
87. Vidanta World Park
3.7 (3 reviews)
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Location: MPVJ+6P Las Jarretaderas Nay
86. Art Walk Bucerias
4.3 (3 reviews)
Location: Calle Lazaro Cardenas 62 Flamingos Bucerias Nay
Web Address: https://artwalkbucerias.com/
85. Sierra de Vallejo
5.0 (3 reviews)
84. Diva Tours
3.4 (5 reviews)
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Location: # 20 Centro San Francisco Nay
Tel: 311-258-4017
Web Address: http://divatours.net/
83. Chacala, Nayarit
4.5 (6 reviews)
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Location: 63708 Chacala Nayarit
82. Isla Santa Isabel
4.5 (8 reviews)
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81. Vip Transportation
4.7 (14 reviews)
Location: Calle Ingreso 246 Las Jarretaderas Jarretaderas Nuevo Vallarta Nay
Tel: 322-222-9719
Web Address: https://viptransportation.mx/
80. Amanecer Transportation
4.1 (17 reviews)
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Location: C Miramar 23 D La Iguana Sayulita Nay
Tel: 329-291-3700
79. Sierra de San Juan (Nayarit)
4.9 (21 reviews)
Location: 63509 Nayarit
78. Playa Chila
4.5 (21 reviews)
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77. Laguna de Tepeltitic
4.4 (23 reviews)
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76. Mandarina
4.9 (25 reviews)
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Location: Carretera Federal Libre Tepic Puerto Vallarta 200 Monteon Nay
Tel: 322-216-9992
Web Address: https://discovermandarina.com/
75. mercado san pancho nayarit
4.5 (26 reviews)
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Location: 63729 San Francisco Nayarit Nayarit
74. Arcadia Adventure Park
4.6 (31 reviews)
Location: Domicilio conocido Real de Acuitapilco Nay
Tel: 311-116-0481
Web Address: https://arcadia-adventure-park.negocio.site/
73. El Toril de Cofradia D acuitapilco
4.3 (34 reviews)
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Location: de Cofradia de Mojarritas Nay
72. Sayulita Beachfront
4.7 (35 reviews)
Location: C Sabalo 7 Sayulita Nay
Web Address: http://sayulitabeachfront.com/
71. Vallarta Adventures Dolphin Center
4.5 (42 reviews)
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Location: Las Palmas #39 Nuevo Vallarta Nayaritz; ZC
Tel: 888-526-2238
70. Playa Canalan
4.6 (47 reviews)
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69. Mictlan Surf school
4.7 (48 reviews)
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Location: Av El Anclote 200 Punta de Mita Nay
Tel: 329-291-5413
Web Address: https://mictlansurf.com/
68. Sangangüey
4.6 (53 reviews)
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67. Playa del Rey, San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico,
4.7 (55 reviews)
66. Tianguis Lo De Marcos
4.5 (56 reviews)
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Location: Luis Echevarria 9 Lo de Marcos Nay
Tel: 327-275-0233
Web Address: https://facebook.com/CentroCulturalyArtesaniasdeLoDeMarcos/
65. Boca de Chila
4.6 (60 reviews)
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64. Parque Nacional Isla Isabel
4.8 (71 reviews)
Location: Isla Santa Isabel Nay
63. Volcan Ceboruco
2.1 (92 reviews)
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62. Casa Museo Juan Escutia
4.5 (109 reviews)
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Location: C Miguel Hidalgo Ote 71 Centro Tepic Nay
Tel: 311-212-3390
Web Address: http://sic.gob.mx/ficha.php
61. cascada El cora
4.9 (113 reviews)
Location: San Blas Nayarit
60. Entreamigos
4.8 (115 reviews)
Location: Av Tercer Mundo 13 San Francisco Nay
Tel: 311-258-4377
Web Address: http://entreamigos.org.mx/
59. Sabal Playa Beach Club
4.7 (124 reviews)
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Location: Paseo de los Cocoteros 114 A Flamingos Nuevo Vallarta Nay
Tel: 322-113-4806
Web Address: http://sabalplaya.com/
58. Centro De Ceremonias La Pila Del Rey, Altavista Nayarit
4.6 (127 reviews)
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Location: 63722 Altavista Nayarit
57. Playa Fibba
4.6 (137 reviews)
56. Playa El Borrego
4.5 (173 reviews)
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55. Centro Estatal de Culturas Populares e Indigenas (CECUPI)
4.6 (190 reviews)
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Location: Av Nte 105 Centro Tepic Nay
Tel: 311-212-1705
54. El Buzo
4.4 (196 reviews)
Location: Av Pacifico s n Centro Bucerias Nay
53. Nuevo Vallarta Rivera Farmer’s Market
4.5 (217 reviews)
Location: 63735 Nuevo Vallarta Nayarit
Tel: 322-226-6761
Web Address: http://rivierafarmersmarket.com/
52. Centro de Arte Contemporáneo del Bicentenario Emilia Ortíz
4.7 (222 reviews)
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Location: Miguel Hidalgo 17 Centro Tepic Nay
Tel: 311-216-0389
51. Casa Museo Amado Nervo
4.5 (224 reviews)
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Location: Zacatecas no 284 Norte Centro Tepic Nay
Tel: 311-212-2916
50. Ex Hacienda de San Cayetano
4.6 (234 reviews)
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Location: Vivero Tepic Nayarit
49. Carricitos
4.8 (252 reviews)
48. Los Toriles
4.6 (267 reviews)
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Location: Carr Guadalajara Tepic S N Ixtlan del Rio Nay
47. Museo Regional de Nayarit
4.6 (289 reviews)
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Location: Av Nte 91 Centro Tepic Nay
Tel: 311-212-1900
Web Address: https://inah.gob.mx/red-de-museos/257-museo-regional-de-nayarit
46. Monkey Mountain
4.8 (315 reviews)
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Location: 63727 Nayarit
45. Litibú Golf Course
4.6 (316 reviews)
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Location: Punta de Mita km 2 Av camino ingreso A Litibu Lote 15 Litibu Higuera Blanca Nay
Tel: 329-298-4091
44. Ceboruco
4.6 (367 reviews)
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43. Interactive Science Museum
4.3 (378 reviews)
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Location: Sin Referencia Tepic Nayarit
Tel: 311-456-1531
42. Playa Los Corchos
4.4 (393 reviews)
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41. Playa Bucerias
4.5 (426 reviews)
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40. Chak Jumping Park
4.3 (429 reviews)
Location: Miguel Lebrija 43 Aviacion Tepic Nay
Tel: 311-284-6378
39. Kite Towers Nuevo Vallarta
4.6 (521 reviews)
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Location: Paseo de los Cocoteros 35 Flamingos Nuevo Vallarta Nay
38. Playa Aticama
4.6 (530 reviews)
Web Address: http://playasmexico.com.mx/
37. Playa Vidanta Nuevo Vallarta
4.6 (547 reviews)
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Web Address: https://vidanta.com/web/nuevo-vallarta
36. Parque Ecológico de Tepic
4.5 (650 reviews)
Location: Gardenias 44 Jacarandas Tepic Nay
Tel: 311-124-6157
35. Sayulita Nayarit Mexico
4.6 (727 reviews)
Location: Av Revolucion 88 Sayulita Nay
34. Bucerias Centro
4.4 (755 reviews)
Location: Venustiano Carranza 9 Flamingos Bucerias Nay
33. La Contaduria
4.6 (806 reviews)
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Location: Del Panteon El Conchal San Blas Nay
32. Las islitas
4.6 (861 reviews)
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31. Litibú Beach
4.7 (862 reviews)
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Location: Playa Litibu Higuera Blanca Nay
Web Address: http://litibubeach.mx/
30. Playa Nuevo Vallarta
4.6 (870 reviews)
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Location: Paseo de los Cocoteros 1 Flamingos Las Jarretaderas Nay
29. Mercado del Pueblo
4.5 (940 reviews)
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Location: Av Revolucion Sayulita Nay
Web Address: http://mercadodelpueblo.org/
28. B Nayar Beach Club & Restaurant
4.5 (959 reviews)
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Location: Puntilla 39a Cruz de Huanacaxtle Nay
Tel: 329-295-6273
Web Address: https://beachpleasemexico.com/b-nayar-beach-club/
27. Fibba Nuevo Vallarta Club De Playa
4.6 (1,035 reviews)
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Location: Paseo de los Cocoteros Flamingos Bucerias Nay
Tel: 322-297-0080
26. Cerro de San Juan
4.8 (1,113 reviews)
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Location: Monte Vista 3 Sin Asignacion En Nombre de Asentamiento Tepic Nay
25. Ex-Bellavista Textile Factory
4.7 (1,191 reviews)
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Location: Del Trabajo Nte Bellavista Nay
24. Mirador
4.5 (1,247 reviews)
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Location: Zitacua Tepic Nayarit
23. Cocodrilario Kiekari
4.5 (1,542 reviews)
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Location: San Blas Nayarit
22. Splash Parque Acuatico Vallarta
4.3 (2,206 reviews)
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Location: Vallarta Jacarandas Nuevo Vallarta
Tel: 322-178-3284
Web Address: http://gruposplash.com/splashvallarta
21. Metropolitano Tepic Park
4.1 (2,224 reviews)
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Location: Blvrd Luis Donaldo Colosio s n Parque Ecologico Tepic Nay
Tel: 311-100-5313
20. Coral Island
4.5 (2,236 reviews)
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Location: 2PXG+7Q La Penita de Jaltemba guayabitos Nay
Tel: 322-278-1474
Web Address: https://isladelcoral.com.mx/
19. Plaza Principal
4.4 (2,284 reviews)
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Location: Amado Nervo Pte 37 Centro Tepic Nay
18. Dolphin Discovery Vallarta
4.4 (2,634 reviews)
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Location: Puerto Vallarta Tepic Km 155 Nuevo Vallarta Nay
Tel: 800-727-5391
Web Address: https://dolphindiscovery.com/puerto-nuevo-vallarta/
17. La Tovara Nature Reserve
4.7 (2,752 reviews)
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Location: San Blas Tepic 46 Matanchen Nay
Tel: 323-116-9997
Web Address: http://latobara.com/
16. Catedral de Tepic
4.7 (3,063 reviews)
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Location: Av Nte 246 Centro Tepic Nay
Tel: 311-212-2074
Web Address: http://diocesisdetepic.mx/la-senda/sacramentos-para-ninos-especiales-en-la-catedral-de-tepic/
15. Feria Nayarit
4.3 (3,315 reviews)
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Location: Francisco Sarabia Antiguo Aeropuerto Aviacion Tepic Nay
Tel: 322-217-8906
Web Address: http://feriadenayarit.com/
14. Playa Rincón de Guayabitos
4.6 (3,608 reviews)
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Location: Pacifico Norte S N Cd Juarez Nay
Web Address: http://reservaguayabitos.com/
13. Sayulita Plaza
4.6 (4,446 reviews)
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Location: Av Revolucion 41 Sayulita Nay
Tel: 311-121-7922
12. PEZ VELA LOS AYALA NAYARIT
4.5 (8,841 reviews)
Web Address: http://pezvelalosayala.com/
11. Parque La Loma
4.5 (9,411 reviews)
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Location: Puebla 239 Centro Tepic Nay
10. Guayabitos beach
4.5 (16,548 reviews)
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Location: Av Jacarandas 3 Rincon de Guayabitos La Penita de Jaltemba Nay
Tel: 322-278-1474
Web Address: http://reservaguayabitos.com/
Our Top picks
9. Riviera Nayarit
4.7 (148 reviews)
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8. El Cora Crocodile Sanctuary
4.6 (597 reviews)
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Location: Bucerias Carretera Puerto Vallarta Tepic Bucerias Nuevo Vallarta Nay
Tel: 33-2109-1125
Web Address: http://facebook.com/cocodrilarioelcora
7. Playa Platanitos
4.6 (633 reviews)
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6. Playa Careyeros
4.7 (645 reviews)
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5. Flamingos Golf
4.5 (922 reviews)
Location: Carretera Tepic Puerto Vallarta Km Bucerias Nay
Tel: 329-296-5006
Web Address: http://flamingosgolf.com.mx/
4. Playa Sayulita
4.5 (1,212 reviews)
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3. Playa De Los Muertos
4.6 (2,711 reviews)
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2. Aquaventuras Park
4.4 (2,819 reviews)
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Location: Carretera a Tepic Km 155 S N 200 lt 140 Bahia de Banderas 02108 Pueblo de Acoma Nuevo Vallarta Nay
Tel: 800-727-5391
Web Address: http://aquaventuras.com.mx/
1. Playa San Pancho
4.7 (6,671 reviews)
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Web Address: https://hostelsanpancho.com/2018/03/28/cuida-la-playa/
Final Words:
Thank you for reading our list of the best things to do in Nayarit, Mexico! We hope it helped you plan the perfect itinerary for your next trip to this fantastic destination. Happy travels!
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