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Traveling to Puerto Vallarta- Airport FYI's- Transportation- Where to Stay- Visiting the Malecon

Making travel plans to head south?? Is Puerto Vallarta calling your name??

Join us in this video as we show you the ins and outs of traveling?? to this exotic and popular getaway destination! We’ll take you along from beginning to end, from on the plane ?to PVR and getting through customs?, to getting pesos, using atm’s and getting a taxi to your hotel; we also weigh in on whether to use taxis vs. Ubers?, in general. We’ll then show you the pros and cons of each of the 4 main hotel? zones in Vallarta; Marina Vallarta, the South Hotel Zone, the North Hotel Zone and the Centro/Zona Romantica. We’ll show you which one is our FAVORITE? place to stay at consistently and also some of the major attractions and exciting activities?that you can find in the downtown area and walking along the Malecon.

Stick around to the end to see? just what the packed and crazy PVR airport departure conditions are like during the high season!

Safe travels and free free to ask us questions in the comments!??
Please share!

00:00 – Intro
01:12 – On the plane to Vallarta
01:23 – Customs/ FMM form
01:56 – How to dress while traveling to WARM Puerto Vallarta
02:28 – Landing/Going through 1st security check
03:02 – Collecting our luggage
03:48 – Final security checkpoint
04:29 – Getting past the “Shark Tank” vendors
04:52 – WHERE and HOW to get PESOS
06:15 – Outdoor bar at airport
06:32 – WHERE and HOW to get a taxi
07:21 – Taxi to the hotel
07:55 – Why to use Ubers
09:30 – Where to stay: Marina Vallarta
10:20 – North Hotel Zone
11:22 – South Hotel Zone
12:28 – Centro/Zona Romantica
13:47 – Malecon
15:11 – Fun things to do in the Centro/Zona
15:38 – Plaza Lazaro Cardenas
16:19 – Sea Turtle Release Point
16:33 – Pro and cons of the Centro/Zona
17:11 – Evening vibes on Malecon
18:09 – Taxi back to the airport
18:40 – Uber vs. Taxi – seatbelts?
18:44 – BUSY airport conditions
19:17 – Will we make our flight?!
20:17 – How packed is the airport?
20:39 – Outro

Traveling to Puerto Vallarta- Airport FYI's- Transportation- Where to Stay- Visiting the Malecon

Making travel plans to head south?? Is Puerto Vallarta calling your name??

Join us in this video as we show you the ins and outs of traveling?? to this exotic and popular getaway destination! We'll take you along from beginning to end, from on the plane ?to PVR and getting through customs?, to getting pesos, using atm's and getting a taxi to your hotel; we also weigh in on whether to use taxis vs. Ubers?, in general. We'll then show you the pros and cons of each of the 4 main hotel? zones in Vallarta; Marina Vallarta, the South Hotel Zone, the North Hotel Zone and the Centro/Zona Romantica. We'll show you which one is our FAVORITE? place to stay at consistently and also some of the major attractions and exciting activities?that you can find in the downtown area and walking along the Malecon.

Stick around to the end to see? just what the packed and crazy PVR airport departure conditions are like during the high season!

Safe travels and free free to ask us questions in the comments!??
Please share!

00:00 - Intro
01:12 - On the plane to Vallarta
01:23 - Customs/ FMM form
01:56 - How to dress while traveling to WARM Puerto Vallarta
02:28 - Landing/Going through 1st security check
03:02 - Collecting our luggage
03:48 - Final security checkpoint
04:29 - Getting past the "Shark Tank" vendors
04:52 - WHERE and HOW to get PESOS
06:15 - Outdoor bar at airport
06:32 - WHERE and HOW to get a taxi
07:21 - Taxi to the hotel
07:55 - Why to use Ubers
09:30 - Where to stay: Marina Vallarta
10:20 - North Hotel Zone
11:22 - South Hotel Zone
12:28 - Centro/Zona Romantica
13:47 - Malecon
15:11 - Fun things to do in the Centro/Zona
15:38 - Plaza Lazaro Cardenas
16:19 - Sea Turtle Release Point
16:33 - Pro and cons of the Centro/Zona
17:11 - Evening vibes on Malecon
18:09 - Taxi back to the airport
18:40 - Uber vs. Taxi - seatbelts?
18:44 - BUSY airport conditions
19:17 - Will we make our flight?!
20:17 - How packed is the airport?
20:39 - Outro