Puerto Vallarta has 300 sunny days a year with temperatures averaging 28C or 82F. Puerto Vallarta is situated on the same parallel as the Hawaiian Islands, thus the similarity in tropical and humid climates. A city tour is an excellent way to see the town. Air-conditioned buses leave every morning to tour Vallarta, Mismaloya and surrounding areas. Arrangements can be made at your hotel travel desk. Horseback riding along the shore is popular and can be arranged at most beaches.
Local companies offers a number of horseback tours.
Their standard three-hour tour begins and ends at their ranches. The tour takes you into the back roads of farm country. You'll pass through mango orchards, cattle ranches and farmland, visit a small, rural village. Also some companies offer 5-day trips on horseback, for small groups, into the Sierra Madre and up to the old mining town of San Sebastian del Oeste, located 48 kms. South East Puerto Vallarta inside the Sierra Madre Mountains.