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Driving rough and sleeping luxury in Riviera Nayarit, Mexico! 

by  Oliver Weickardt

Casa Mis Amores, luxury living near Sayulita, Riviera Nayarit
 

I always dreamt about a trip like this. Rent a jeep wrangler, put surfing boards on the roof and drive freely from one beach place to another and sleep under the stars. Well, years passed by and at some point you realize that sleeping under the stars is not so funny anymore, and surfing seems like an extreme sport, definitely not convenient for your age. I got quite depressed but I realized that I could still rent a jeep wrangler and drive freely from one place to another and now I had more money than when I was 20 years old and I could stay wherever I wanted. 


Blog Author Introduction:

Villa Experience Mexico founder is German born but loves all thing Mexico! He has lived in  the country since 2003 and has experienced Mexico´s premier destinations at first hand. His favorite destinations are the Yucatan Peninsula, Baja California Sur, and Puerto Vallarta, where he enjoys the perfect weather and long runs down the Malecon with his sidekick Luka, a beautiful Golden Retriever. 

Website: http://www.villaexperiencemexico.com/

Author: Oliver Weickardt https://plus.google.com/+OliverWeickardt/posts?rel=author

 


Together with my wife we decided to hit Riviera Nayarit in Mexico, for two reasons. First, we could fly directly to the Puerto Vallarta airport and rent a car from there, and second, I remembered that Sayulita had very good waves and I was tempted to try some paddle surf. We contacted two other couples to travel with and I did some research beforehand, as we didn’t want to stay without a roof any night and I rented a car and three different villas: one in Punta Mita, one in Sayulita and one in San Pancho; three days in each one. I found a pretty good website to do both things and after an hour we had a plane ticket, reservations for our villas and 2 cars rented in Vallarta. The end to another perfect day at the beach, San Pancho, Riviera Nayarit

Our car waited for us as we expected and we drove directly to Punta Mita with one stop on our way at “El Coleguita” on our way at La Cruz de Huanacaxtle. A friend of mine had recommended it to us saying that they had big, delicious portions of seafood at incredible prices. And he was right. I will always remember the shrimps I had prepared in three different ways. Magnificent! 

 

The end to another perfect day at the beach, San Pancho, Riviera Nayarit

We finally arrived at our villa in Punta Mita( link: http://www.villaexperiencemexico.com/punta-mita-nayarit). What a great place! I loved every single spot of it! The beautiful tropical gardens, luxury hotels, magnificent villas, golf clubs with the best views in the world! Really spectacular. Our villa, Porta Fortuna Villa 7, was one of the smallest in the area, it only (!) had three bedrooms but the ocean views were as incredible as from the big, 10-room houses next to it. That day we only had drinks next to our private pool and took a stroll on the beach. The next two days, we did as much as we could. We went whale watching and snorkeling, dined at the nearby Four Seasons Hotel restaurant, played golf and took two paddle classes on the beach in Punta Mita village. It wasn’t easy to leave but there were two other places waiting for us! We were lucky that it was Sunday, so on our way back we stopped at the farmers’ market at La Cruz and had some great fresh food and bought original presents for our family. 

The charming village of Sayulita, Mexico

 Our next stop was Sayulita, and we got there after a forty-minute drive from La Cruz. A very different place in comparison to Punta Mita, more laid back and definitely not so posh. The streets were full of tanned surfers and hippies and we couldn’t wait to see our villa. Casa Mis Amores turned out to be a little too big for us, but it didn’t matter at all. You never reject luxury. We loved the Sayulita village; it’s quaint, picturesque and so relaxing. The cobblestone streets add a special charm to the place, and all the shops, bars and restaurants seem ecological, cool and friendly. We practiced our paddle surf skills on the beach but I decided to take one more class before trying some more independent acrobatics. 

After three days we moved to San Pancho.  I imagine that it looks like Sayulita was about 20 years ago. It’s also a surfing and hippie place, but much smaller and with less facilities. A little bit wilder, too. We could even make a bonfire on the beach and nobody told us anything! Our villa, Song of the Sea, was also spectacular; it had an incredible infinity pool overlooking the ocean. Before this visit I had no idea that you could have houses of this level in Mexico! We paddle surfed a bit but the waves in San Pancho were higher than in Sayulita or Punta Mita so it was a little bit more difficult, but we had fun anyway.

It took us only an hour to drive back to the airport. I’m sure that I will want to repeat this experience sometime in the future. I really liked the Riviera Nayarit.

Website: http://www.villaexperiencemexico.com/

Author: Oliver Weickardt https://plus.google.com/+OliverWeickardt/posts?rel=author

 

 

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