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Puerto Vallarta travel
information. Within this haven of natural
beauty, art galleries, restaurants, and golf courses, every day
is cause for celebration. Wander around this site, and you will
learn everything you want to know to ensure your vacation
exceeds all expectations.
Whether it is the challenge of hiking, biking, or scuba diving
expeditions, Puerto Vallarta offers activities to delight even
the most experienced traveler. Horse trekking, whale watching,
and 4-wheeling will fill your days, while romantic dinners and
dancing make evenings unforgettable. The appeal of this tropical
locale attracts artists from around the world, who display their
works at galleries and art walks for you to enjoy.
Puerto Vallarta is synonymous with fun! Visitors can choose from
an abundance of activities, from excursions to secluded beaches,
scuba diving expeditions and hiking, biking, eco-tours, swimming
with dolphins, whale watching and 4-wheeling. If swimming in
Banderas bay is not challenging enough, how about a parachute
ride over it? Whatever you need to get your adrenaline pumping,
youll find it in Puerto Vallarta.
With over three million visitors each year, Puerto Vallarta has
long been the gem of the Mexican Pacific resort coastline. It's
legendary beauty, grand sunsets, spectacular Banderas Bay, views
of the Pacific Ocean, regal Sierra Madre mountain ranges,
friendly people, water sports, ecological treasures, art history,
culture, gourmet cuisine, and now world-class golf have made
this lush tropical location Mexicos destination of choice for
vacationers from around the world.
Vista Vallarta hosted the 2002 World Golf Championships EMC
World Cup in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Spread across 478 acres,
the Vista Vallarta Club de Golf encompasses two 18-hole, Par-72
championship golf courses: the first is a Signature Golf Course
Design by golf legend Jack Nicklaus, and the neighboring course
is a Signature Course Design by golf great Tom Weiskopf.
Opened on April 1, 2001, the Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course
is located on the property's highest elevation, offering
breathtaking views of Puerto Vallarta, the Marina and the
Banderas Bay, arguably the best shelter marina in Mexico. Grassy
hillsides, dense forest of palm, giant trees and natural creeks
provide the setting for this world-class course.
Opened on November 1, 2001, the Tom Weiskopf Signature Course
offers a dramatic contrast from the Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf
Course. Located on the west-end of the Vallarta Vista property,
the golf course is built on extreme terrain with dense jungles,
deep ravines and swift creeks.
The course plays through towering forests of palms and papillae
trees and across deep natural ravines and swift creeks that are
characteristic of the properties lowest elevations. Weiskopf has
done a masterful job of blending the elevations and natural
features to create the ultimate golf experience. The holes are
designed to suit every level of golfer on both courses, from
amateurs to professionals.
The Clubs services include complete practice facilities, and
luxurious clubhouse with restaurant, bar and lounge, verandas,
golf shop, and on course beverage service.
In addition to the World Golf Championship, Vista Vallartas
championship courses have already drawn major golf tournaments
to the region including:
•The Ford U.S. Collegiate Golf Championships which took place in
2001, 2002 and 2003 and was televised on ESPN.
•Taylor-Made Invitational held annually in November.
•Puerto Vallarta Pro Am held annually in December.
•The International Foundation for Junior Golf World
Championships in August 2001.
•The PGA Golf Classic Champions Tour, which was established in
2006. It is played at the Vista Vallarta Club de Golf in Puerto
Vallarta, Mexico over the Jack Nicklaus course. It is the only
Champions Tour event in Mexico, and the richest golf tournament
of any kind staged in the country in 2007, Morris Hatalsky won
the first tournament, taking the winners US$250,000 share of the
$1.6 million purse.
Vista Vallarta Club de Golf is the focal point of a premier
master-planned development that will include world-class hotels,
spa, residences and time share properties.
Vista Vallarta Club de Golf and Marina Vallarta Club de Golf are
owned and/or operated by ClubCorp International. Founded in
1957, Dallas-based ClubCorp has $1.7 billion in assets and is
the worlds leader in delivering golf, private club and resort
experiences. Internationally, the privately held company owns or
operates more than 180 premier golf courses, country clubs,
private business and sports clubs, and golf resorts stretching
from the United States to Australia, Asia, and Europe.
Whether it is the primitive bungalows or five-star lodging, you
will always find a warm and welcoming bed in Vallarta. Diverse
and plentiful accommodations, bed-and-breakfasts, four and five-star
resorts, boutiques, and luxurious villas will exceed your
expectations. Find sophisticated style or tranquil ease and
allow yourself to indulge to the fullest even while youre
sleeping.
There are almost as many different ways to travel to Puerto
Vallarta, as there are activities to do.
Airlines and charter companies fly here from major Canadian, US
and Mexican hubs, with the highest frequency of arrivals
November through April.
Long-distance buses bring people to Puerto Vallarta from up and
down the Americas and an increasing number of cruise ships pause
here on voyages along the Mexican Riviera.
For those preferring to arrive under their own steam, up to 400
yachts find berth at Puerto Vallartas sophisticated marina.
Local rental agencies offer a variety of vehicles by the day,
week or month, including cars, jeeps, vans and motorcycles.
Taxis are plentiful government-established fares paid by zones
and buses more so, with those on most local routes running every
five or 10 minutes from about 7 am to 10 or so at night. Just
about anywhere you could want to go is reachable by inexpensive
public transit.
When it comes to getting to the beaches and jungle towns south
of Vallarta, small boats modeled on dugout canoes called pangas
ferry you there and back
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