Yelapa Tours from Puerto Vallarta

Yelapa is a car-free fishing village on the southern edge of Banderas Bay, reached only by water; a water taxi needs about 45 minutes from Los Muertos Pier and about 30 from Boca de Tomatlán. On our Yelapa page you will find 7 tours making the crossing. Visitors' reviews of these village days number more than 239, averaging 4.6 out of 5.

Lengths on the Yelapa days we look at stretch from 6 to 8.5 hours, with 7 hours turning up most often across the page. Over the whole Yelapa listing, the range opens at 6 hours and closes at 9.

Private Yelapa day with open bar

A private Yelapa tour keeps the trip to the village to your group alone. Six hours long, one private day brings a guide, an open bar pouring anything from coffee and juices to margaritas and tequila, and catered fajitas with guacamole and vegetarian options; its highlights mention possible dolphin and whale sightings. Its guests rate it 4.7 out of 5.

Catamaran and boat days with Majahuitas

Yelapa boat days mean crossing by catamaran or boat from Puerto Vallarta. Lunch on the beach in Yelapa and a breakfast of chilaquiles and pancakes come with a 7-hour trip; its highlights add the isolated Majahuitas cove and snorkelling on a virgin reef. Reviewers give it 4.5.

Majahuitas is named alongside Yelapa on several boat days on our page. Breakfast, a picnic lunch, entry and an English-speaking guide are part of an 8.5-hour catamaran trip. Travellers score it 4.0 out of 5.

Gear for water activities features on several Yelapa boat days we look at. All the equipment needed for activities, breakfast and a meal on board are listed for a snorkelling day of 7 hours, whose highlights take in a hike to a local waterfall. Kayaks and insurance on board are part of an 8-hour day that serves bread, coffee, fruit, yogurt and granola for breakfast.

Across the Yelapa tours we look at, lengths go from a 6-hour private day to boat days lasting between 7 and 8.5 hours. Counting the tours shown here, the one travellers have reviewed most is "Yelapa & Secluded Private Beach All-Inclusive Adventure": more than 189 reviews, rated 4.7 out of 5.

Table data is indicative and comes from the GuruWalk catalogue. Each activity's current details, including availability, are the ones shown on its listing when you book.

The walk up to the Yelapa waterfall

Reaching the town waterfall takes a 15 to 20-minute walk uphill from the pier, and late in the dry season it can run dry. "Discover Yelapa Falls, relax on white sand beaches, visit car free town", the 6-hour private day notes.

Wading on and off the boats

Getting on and off the boats at Yelapa often means wading.