Forget Cabo: This Is Mexico's New Playground Jennifer Ceaser - New York Post
go to original January 23, 2015

Punta de Mita, Mexico, is only 30 miles north of Puerto Vallarta, in Riviera Nayarit, but it’s a whole different kind of scene. Set on a peninsula that juts into Banderas Bay, the quiet, secluded area is a mix of rustic beachfront towns and fancy five-star resorts, sandwiched between the Pacific Ocean and the Sierra Madre mountains.

And while relaxation is a definite must here, there’s no reason you can’t have a couple adventures while on vacation:.

The famous Hidden Beach is reachable only by timing the tide just right to squeeze through a cave and emerge onto a beach inside a crater that opens to the sky.

Hidden Beach on Marieta Islands, Riviera Nayarit (ExploraVallarta)

Next door to Punta de Mita is this boho/surfer chic beachfront village — kind of like Tulum, but with waves.

Of course there are many more reasons to visit Sayulita, Nayarit, but we managed to cram 30 of these into three short minutes. (realmediatravel)

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