Puerto Vallarta vs Playa del Carmen - Battle Of The Best Live Dream Discover
go to original July 21, 2014

When it comes to Mexico there is no shortage of great beach destinations, including Tripadvisor’s top picks for 2014; Playa del Carmen and Puerto Vallarta. Both of these hotspots offer great beaches, warm weather and delicious food, so how do you decide which one is for you?

We recently spent three months in each town, giving us plenty of time to compare and consider the things we loved about each one. We found that although they do have a lot of similar qualities they have enough differences to make each place unique.

For example they both have beautiful beaches, but one is on the calm turquoise waters of the Caribbean while the other is on the surfer favorite Pacific. Both offer delicious Mexican cuisine but there are small differences in the style of the street food, restaurants and markets. They are both well-developed resort towns offering lots of night life and activities, but they do vary culturally and historically. Put all of these subtleties together along with your own personal preferences and priorities and it should be easier to choose between the two.

We have already created a “Best Of Puerto Vallarta” list so we thought we would go one step further and have our own “Best Of” battle between these two favorites based on our personal experiences and opinions.

To read about all the comparisons, visit Live Dream Discover.