If I’m contemplating these three, I would hands down pick Puerto Vallarta. It is a beautiful city that feels Mexican, where Cabo or
Cancun is very touristy, and Mazatlan may be too small.
Puerto Vallarta feels “just right”. It is also amazingly safe,
amazingly cheap, where as Cabo, or Cancun for that matter can be pretty
expensive. The people are amazing and really appreciate your being
there, where in Cabo or Cancun, I always feel like cattle being rushed
through a process.
Having said all of this, I really believe Vallarta is amazing, it also
has some attractions that other places don’t have on all of North
America like Canopy Rides, which are zipline rides that take you from
tree top to tree top. Awesome experience.
Also, The weather in Vallarta
this time of year is perfect. It’s absolutely perfect, where a short
sleeve shirt all day without the need of a jacket or Air Conditioning.
That’s pretty cool.
Now, even though I have mentioned a couple of Cons on the pros and
cons list of Cancun, if you do wish to contemplate it, Nothing compares,
in my humble opinion, to the transparency of the water. It is so
amazingly see thru, that if you ever scuba dived, you’ll be amazed as to
what really great visibility scuba diving is like. It feels more like a
space walk than a dive because of the visibility. They have tons of
scuba schools that are perfectly safe and have you in the water in a
matter of hours.
Also hospitality is pretty good and I get the feeling that while many
Americans like the feel of a more “Mexican” city, there’s a certain
peace of mind knowing that there are probably some Americans where
you’re staying at. Cancun continues to be the biggest tourist
attraction for American tourists in all of Mexico, and possibly in all
the world outside the US. That’s for a reason. The sands are also
really soft and the weather is pretty good, but not as good as vallarta.
In summation, if you have to pick from those three, hands down pick
vallarta.
Puerto Vallarta feels “just right”. It is also amazingly safe, amazingly cheap, where as Cabo, or Cancun for that matter can be pretty expensive. The people are amazing and really appreciate your being there, where in Cabo or Cancun, I always feel like cattle being rushed through a process.
Having said all of this, I really believe Vallarta is amazing, it also has some attractions that other places don’t have on all of North America like Canopy Rides, which are zipline rides that take you from tree top to tree top. Awesome experience.
Also hospitality is pretty good and I get the feeling that while many Americans like the feel of a more “Mexican” city, there’s a certain peace of mind knowing that there are probably some Americans where you’re staying at. Cancun continues to be the biggest tourist attraction for American tourists in all of Mexico, and possibly in all the world outside the US. That’s for a reason. The sands are also really soft and the weather is pretty good, but not as good as vallarta.
In summation, if you have to pick from those three, hands down pick vallarta.