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Golf: For the serious golfer, there are some great golf courses in the Puerto Vallarta area that offer fun and challenging venues for amateurs and professionals alike. Courses include the Marina Vallarta Golf Club, Vista Vallarta Golf Club (both the Jack Nicklaus and Tom Weiskopf courses), and Flamingos Golf Club in Bucerías. Other courses are 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. The stunning scenery and beauty of Puerto Vallarta courses rival that of courses anywhere in the world.
Kids Club: The Kids Club is designed and equipped for young children and includes activities programs from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm for your little ones.
Pools: A beautiful free-form pool with a 4-person Jacuzzi, plus an adults area. There are also scuba diving demonstrations. Comfortable lounge chairs are provided all throughout the pool area. A daily activities program by the pool with water polo, aqua aerobics, ping-pong, bingo, and more keep the atmosphere lively.
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. Check with the hotel concierge for details.
Beach: The beach near the resort is smooth and long and perfect for swimming, with calm surf and warm waters. Play at the beach volleyball court. The beach club is 2 minutes walking distance from the resort and offers lounge chairs, towels, a beach volleyball venue, kayaks, snorkels and boogie boards.
Spa: The Spa Piedra Viva is a complete spa and offers a full menu of with massages, facials, body treatments and therapies, exfoliations, manicures and pedicures, and the unique purifying experience of Temazcal bath.
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Shopping: There is a small boutique / shop inside the hotel for basic needs and gifts and souvenirs. Enjoy a complete shopping experience when you visit downtown Puerto Vallarta and shop the many stores along the Malecón 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 décor 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: Puerto Vallarta is full of things to see and do, and the resort is in a fantastic central location so you are not far from anything! Start with a walking tour of the city along the Malecón, a waterfront promenade featuring fun restaurants, cafes, and public art exhibits. Boat tours on the Banderas Bay. Horseback riding, jungle tours, and mountain hiking are available. 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.
Entertainment: Daily activities are always going on at the Hacienda hotel, and yet there are plenty places to catch come quiet as well. On certain nights there are theme parties and nightly shows at the hotel. There are also some popular clubs close by, such as Christine, Vallarta’s longest running leader in the entertainment scene, with an incredible laser show. 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 Malecón), a spot where many consider to be the heart of Vallarta’s nightlife. El centro is a short taxi ride from the hotel.
Other: From horseback riding expeditions, to watching a real bullfight, to some fantastic fishing for large and small game fish in the incredibly rich waters of Banderas Bay, to doing a canopy tour literally at the top of the jungle, to swimming with dolphins, truly the list is endless of what you can do in sunny Puerto Vallarta!
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