Sayulita and Vicinity
Print
Email
Save to Favorites
Trip Ideas
View This Map
--- Click to Enlarge ---
Explore Further
Northbound, about a half-hour ride north of Puerto Vallarta, Highway 200 bends away from the Bay of Banderas shoreline and climbs a low range of mountains. Very quickly the roadside foliage turns attractively lush, with grand vine-draped trees that at times create a leafy green tunnel over the highway.
Although not strictly a rain forest, this Nayarit coastal forest is a well-watered jungly landscape, festooned with trees, shrubs, and flowering vines that provide a rich habitat for uncounted dozens of animal species, both common and endangered.
Along the highway, the forest sometimes gives way to a roadside village, decorated with small orchards. Signs at intersections announce the beachfront towns along the way. Once purely fishing villages, they’re now growing vacation havens for mostly international travelers during the winter, and Mexican vacationers during traditional holiday seasons.
© Bruce Whipperman from Moon Puerto Vallarta, 7th edition
Buy Moon Travel Guides
Search
Moon Travel Guides make independent travel and outdoor exploration fun and accessible. With expert and adventurous travel writers delivering a mix of honest insight, first-rate strategic travel advice, insider travel tips and an essential dose of humor, Moon Travel Guides ensure that travelers have an uncommon and entirely satisfying experience. Each travel book is filled with unique trip ideas, easy-to-use maps, and detailed information on sights, restaurants, and accommodations. Moon Travel Guides not only point you in the right direction, they inspire new ideas and adventure. Whether you are seeking a relaxing beach trip to Hawaii, or an adventure travel trip to the rainforests of Costa Rica, Moon guidebooks—and Moon.com—are with you every step of the way. Founded in 1973, the Moon Travel Guides series includes Moon Handbooks, Moon Outdoors, Moon Metro, Moon Living Abroad and Moon Spotlight travel books. Moon is based in Berkeley, California and is a proud member of the Perseus Books Group.