Shopping is popular in what's called the Golden Zone, where you can buy Indian crafts. Some tours also include an Indian folk show. This is also a gateway to the Sierra Madre Mountains. Buses wind through the range for scenic vistas and stop at old-world villages like the old silver town of Copala, founded in 1565, and Concordia. In these towns, artisans still practice their crafts such as pottery and adobe brick making.
Lunch is had at small colonial-style restaurants.
There are also rural hacienda resorts at guest ranches like Las Moras, which was once a tequila distillery. Horseback riding up the Sierra Madre foothills is possible from Rancho Las Moras. Sport fishermen will find their calling in Mazatlan. Boats go out for Marlin from November to May, and for sailfish from May to November. Billfish are also a common catch.