Located 12 miles north of the airport, Bucerias is popular with Canadian and North American visitors. This old-fashioned Mexican town has plenty of local color with its many shops and town square market. Literally dozens of open air restaurants line the beach on one of the four main streets that run for miles parallel to the water. The clean white sand beaches here are endless. The beaches of Nuevo Vallarta are located four miles north of the airport.
Activities abound here.
Visitors and locals alike can surf, body surf, wind surf, jet ski, water ski, parasail, ride a big yellow banana or even ride a bicycle. The hotels and mega resorts of the area offer many amenities including beachside cafes and bars.