Surf
One of the activities that made Sayulita the tourist epicenter of Nayarit is surfing, and it is an activity that you cannot stop doing, even if you do not know, here you will find surf schools with instructors who have been nationally and internationally recognized surfers. There are endless spots to surf from catching your first waves to advanced surfers looking to hit the wave of a lifetime!
Sayulita is the perfect place for guests who plan to spend a long or short stay. If you are in love with big waves and surfing, then this town is what you have been looking for. You could just enjoy a fun session and lounge on a beautiful beach in Sayulita.
Learning to surf is one of the most enjoyable things, however, it takes a long time to learn to surf and the best way to do it is under the guidance of a professional instructor.
In addition to surf lessons, the same schools have tours to other beaches where you can escape the crowd and enjoy the pure pleasure of surfing. There are day trips to the beach from Sayulita to La Lancha, Burros, Punta de Mita or other beaches, they will not only offer you the opportunity to learn to surf, but will also be an overall rewarding experience.
During the year, various events are held around this sport, which attract people and personalities of the Surf from all over the world. There are shortboard, longboard and even paddleboard surfing events and tournaments. Events that are recognized in the most recognized national and international competitions.
It was the surfing subculture that largely gave it the extraordinary charm that this town in Bahía de Banderas enjoys, and whether you know how to surf or not, it is one of the activities that has to be on your list when you visit this destination.
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Water activities
When you are visiting this wonderful Magical Town, remember that surfing is not only one of the most popular things, there is a great diversity of activities in the sea that you can do, and for this there is a great offer from the different companies.
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The Whale Watching and the visit to the Marietas Islands are one of them, and also one of the most requested. Although Punta de Mita is recommended as the ideal place to set sail, due to its price and geographical proximity, Sayulita also offers these services that you cannot miss out on. Visit the links for Whale Watching and Las Islas Marietas if you want to know more about these activities.
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The Whale Watching and the visit to the Marietas Islands are one of them, and also one of the most requested. Although Punta de Mita is recommended as the ideal place to set sail, due to its price and geographical proximity, Sayulita also offers these services that you cannot miss out on. Visit the links for Whale Watching and Las Islas Marietas if you want to know more about these activities.
Land Activities
The land activities are also very varied, and you can do from hiking to the hills and nearby places, to mountain bike or ATV tours, ATVs and above all the most popular are horseback riding.
All these tours take you through trails that go in the middle of the jungle, and the final destination can be from a hidden beach far from the town in the middle of the jungle, to the top of the hills with incredible views, one of those hills is El Cerro del Mono which is very close to Sayulita. Also the final destination can be Ranches, and Developments for more extreme activities such as canopy and zip lining.
But if your thing is to do something quieter, you can also choose to go for walks for Bird Watching, practice Golf, release turtles in the Turtle Camps or simply practice Yoga. It is worth mentioning that Sayulita has become one of the epicenters of Yoga on the west coast of Mexico, where various beginners, amateurs, advanced practitioners or teachers meet in this town in different retreats, practices and events related to Yoga.
Gastronomy and Restaurants
Something that characterizes Sayulita is its great diversity of culinary offerings. Sayulita has seen how various people from different countries, beliefs and habits have fallen in love with this town and have decided to stay and live, which has made the town become a cosmopolitan town that houses people from various countries and regions of Mexico, at the same time that diversity has been present in the gastronomic offer.
In Sayulita you can find Mexican, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Thai food businesses, go from different countries, even fusions of different cuisines and even vegan, vegetarian and even gluten-free food. You can even find the typical stall of tacos, tamales or Mexican snacks. Until the sophisticated restaurant of culinary fusions. But the most sought after by tourists, palapa restaurants on the beach that offer seafood and the catch of the day.
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So if what you like is to fill your palate with culinary experiences, Sayulita has a wide variety of options and if Sayulita is not enough, remember that the town is in one of the regions with great renown for its Gastronomic offer Riviera Nayarit and Puerto Vallarta.
Events
Throughout the year Sayulita enjoys various events organized by the residents themselves. Between special Salsa nights every Monday in one of the most popular restaurants in town, to the presentation of DJs and artists from the national and international scene in the highly visited night bars. There are also events throughout the year with different themes.
But the most significant events of the town are:
Day of the Dead
Sayulita Festival
The Saint Festivities of Sayulita
The Surf Tournaments