Golf: Several golf courses in the Puerto Vallarta area offer fun and challenging venues for amateurs and professionals alike. Within 30 minutes of the Dreams Puerto Vallarta Resort, you can be at the Marina Vallarta Golf Club and the Vista Vallarta Golf Clubs (both the Jack Nicklaus and Tom Weiskopf courses). There are also courses at Flamingos Golf Club in Bucerias, El Tigre Golf Club in Nuevo Vallarta, Four Seasons Golf Course at Punta Mita, Mayan Palace Golf Club in Nuevo Vallarta, and El Tamarindo Golf Course in Costa Alegre. World-famous designers such as Tom Weiskopf, Jack Nicklaus, Robert Von Hagge, and others have created these resorts. The stunning scenery and beauty of Puerto Vallarta courses rival that of courses anywhere in the world.
Explorers Kids Club: The fully-supervised children's program will engage your little ones ages 4 to 12 in arts & crafts, sandcastle competitions, a weekly campout adventure, big screen movies on the beach, and much more. Baby Club is also available. The activities will instruct and entertain your little ones and maximize their vacation fun, too! Regular babysitting is available as well for a surcharge.
Yoga and Rappelling: Yoga and repelling? That's right! Start your day off with a calm and relaxing yoga session on the beach. Then really get your heart revving as you participate in a completely supervised rock climbing and rappelling adventure on the oceanfront cliffs at the end of the resort's beach alcove.
Spa: A complete, full-service spa (simply named The Spa) is featured at Dreams Puerto Vallarta. Body Treatments, facials, massages, and more are available at The Spa or in the privacy of your own room. Private Vichy and Swiss showers, Jacuzzi baths, relaxation lounge, saunas, steam rooms, and private showers are available.
Pools: Three swimming pools with three Jacuzzis provide ample space for pool activity such as water volleyball and all face the beach and the Bay for marvellous views. Comfortable lounge chairs and towel service are provided all throughout the pool areas.
Diving and Snorkeling: Puerto Vallarta has many places to dive and snorkel. Divers enjoy an exceptional opportunity to explore Banderas Bay, marine national parks, and secluded beaches. The bay is home to turtles and an abundance of tropical fish of many kinds. There are many hidden coves along the rim of the bay, with several sites that are safe for snorkeling and first time diving. Amateurs and experienced divers will find plenty of challenges equal to their skill levels. Los Arcos, located just off Playa Mismaloya, is a notable underwater marine nature preserve and is made up of several small islands with reefs, tunnels, caves, and arches. Waters are warm and clear year round.
Water Sports: Enjoy sailing and boating, kayaking, parasailing, body boarding, etc. in many places along the shorelines and coves of Banderas Bay. Motorized equipment is available by third party tour providers.
Beach: The beach at the resort is 500 meters of private white sand beach is pure bliss: Perfect for swimming, with calm surf and clear, warm waters and inaccessible to the public. Enjoy sunbathing, strolling along the beach, beach volleyball, brilliant sunsets, and soft starry nights.
Fitness Center: Open from 7:00 am to 9:00 pm, The modern fitness center offers a complete line of fitness equipment and cardio conditioning activities including free weights and barbells, treadmills, lifecycles, step machines, cross trainers, and aerobics classes in season.
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Teens Club: The fully supervised teens program will allow teens to enjoy a variety of land and sea adventures, outings, competitions, and excursions.
Honeymoons and Anniversaries: Dreams is a wonderful place to spend your honeymoon or next anniversary! The privacy, natural beauty, and true hospitality of the resort combine all the ingredients for a memorable getaway for the two of you.
Shopping: The small shops at the Dreams Resort sell jewelry, resortwear, beachwear, gifts, and sundries. Enjoy a complete shopping experience when you visit downtown Puerto Vallarta and shop the many stores along the Malecon and throughout the downtown. Vallarta has a little something for everyone! From eclectic shops to designer boutiques selling fine jewelry, beautiful silver, designer dresses, and home decor to shopping centers like the Paradise Plaza with over 100 commercial spaces with well-stocked supermarkets, restaurants, banks, clinics, and a fantastic disco. Stroll the cobblestone streets of downtown Vallarta with its clusters of unique shops. Whether you're looking for books, pewter, furniture, ceramics, original art, paintings, clothing and swimwear, Mexican handicrafts, hammocks, gifts and souvenirs, leather products, or something completely one-of-a-kind, you'll find it.
Exploration and Sight Seeing: Kayak tours are given at the Dreams resort. Puerto Vallarta is a treasure trove for the explorer and sightseer! Start with a walking tour of the city along the Malecon, a waterfront promenade featuring fine restaurants, cafes, and public art exhibits. There are boat tours on the Banderas Bay, horseback riding, jungle tours, and mountain hiking. Also for a modest fee, you can secure taxi service that will take you all throughout the region seeing some of the famous sites. In the winter months you may be able to spot humpback whales in the Bay, during their annual migrations. Tours and excursions include pirate cruises, beach excursions, hot air balloon tours, and private boat charters. Side trips and getaways abound - consider a day trip to Guadalajara, Mexico's second largest city.
Entertainment: Theme nights are a fun part of Dreams: Mexican Party, Fascination Circus Show, Rumba and Salsa Night, Dreams Night (set up at the beach), and Latin Show. These shows include lights, sound, bonfire with guitars, acrobatics, fun music and singing, and a party atmosphere. There are also many local events in Puerto Vallarta and surrounding areas. During the day and by night there are excellent bars, cantinas, and discos or quiet relaxation and evening strolls under the stars. Sunsets on Banderas Bay are always memorable. There are over 100 venues all along the Bay offering live music at least once a week - live Cuban, jazz, rock, Latin American, Mexican ranchero, and Mariachi music, and a lot of it happens in El Centro, (the Malecon), a spot where many consider to be the heart of Vallarta's nightlife.
Business Center: The resort provides computers with high-speed internet access, printer, fax, copiers, phone, computer accessories, and laptop connection to internet (laptop provided by hotel) to let you stay in touch when you need to.
Other: From horseback riding expeditions to watching a real bullfight, from some fantastic fishing for large and small fish in the incredibly rich Banderas Bay to doing a canopy and jungle tour literally at the top of the jungle, and from swimming with dolphins to hiking in the lush green mountains - truly the list is endless of what you can see and do in Puerto Vallarta, the Banderas Bay and beaches that grace its western edge, and the Sierra Madre Mountains that hug its eastern borders! It's a most versatile and remarkable area.
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