Tequila & Ancient Ruins: Private Day Trip from Puerto Vallarta
This is not your average tequila tour—it's a curated cultural experience, tailored for travelers seeking authenticity, depth, and comfort from Puerto Vallarta to this unique Magic Town and it's Agave landscapes, declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2006. Our immersive journey combines ancient history, artisan craftsmanship, and tequila culture, all while traveling in comfort and style with your own private chauffeur/certified tour guide.
Making your trip easy and secured, you'll enjoy exploring this sacred lands with much more appreciation. All starts with Los Toriles Ruins, to locally mined Mexican opals in Magdalena, to viewing the heart of Tequila town with lunch at iconic restaurant at Los Portales del Cielo—with time to explore the vibrant plaza on your own, admire historic murals, and visit the José Cuervo factory and tequila tastings at one of the 1st tequila's factory in the world.
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Tequila & Ancient Ruins: Private Day Trip from Puerto Vallarta
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What's included in Tequila & Ancient Ruins: Private Day Trip from Puerto Vallarta
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Puerto Vallarta
Your private adventure begins in Puerto Vallarta with an early departure at 8:00 AM (or earlier if requested), heading inland through the scenic Sierra Madre landscapes toward the state of Nayarit. This immersive day trip is designed with both comfort and cultural richness in mind: we’ll make restroom stops at safe, clean gas stations or toll road pay houses along the way, and if guests require a light breakfast or snack stop, we can accommodate depending on medical needs, dietary restrictions, or preferences. Please note: additional stops may affect total free time later in the day, as our return time is set for 5:00 PM, with a grace period until 5:30 PM at the latest to stay within the agreed experience window.
After approximately 2 hours of scenic driving, we arrive at Los Toriles, the only excavated pre-Hispanic ceremonial center in western Mexico open to the public. This fascinating site features over 80 stone structures, including temples, columns, and one of the only circular pyramids in the region—believed to honor the wind god Ehecatl. Enjoy a walk through the site, hearing ancient stories and gaining insight into Mesoamerican culture, spirituality, and architecture. It’s a peaceful, eye-opening beginning to a day that blends history, nature, and agave culture.
Opalos De Mexico
Next, we have an optional stop, we'll drive from Los Toriles for 1 hour through the vibrant mining town of Magdalena, home to Mexico’s most prized opals. At Ópalos de México, you’ll experience a fascinating behind-the-scenes tour of a family-run opal mine and artisan workshop. Learn how these fiery gemstones are extracted from volcanic rock, cut, and polished into radiant jewelry. You'll have the opportunity skip this stop or meet skilled local craftsmen and explore their opal exhibits from raw stone to the perfect one-of-a-kind souvenir.
Inclusions
- Private transportation
- Soda/Pop
- Bottled water
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Fuel surcharge
- Parking Fees
- Gratuities
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Lunch
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- We provide car seats for children and infants, but you are welcome to bring your own if you prefer. For safety reasons, infants cannot sit on a parent’s lap during the ride. We strongly recommend using a separate, properly secured car seat to keep your little ones safe and comfortable.
- To ensure the quality and sustainability of the service, a minimum charge equivalent to three guests applies—even for solo travelers or couples—as it helps cover operational costs and third-party platform fees. That said, the value of having a completely personalized, flexible, and immersive private experience makes it well worth the investment.
- Pickups are at 8:00AM. We pick you up anywhere in Banderas Bay. Our tours generally begin at your hotel lobby, residence of choice, including cruise ship visits at P.V. terminals, or selected villas. Please note that we operate on Jalisco local time (Pacific Time Zone).
- What to Bring: Comfortable footwear and light clothing, medication (if needed), sunscreen and/or a hat, and a camera or smartphone.
- Don't forget to bring cash: Either USD or MXN pesos. This helps with tips and spontaneous purchases or extra activities you may choose during the tour. Some local treasures of Puerto Vallarta may only accept cash.
- Restaurant and Tequila Facilities: Please be aware that the availability of restaurant and tequila facilities may vary based on current conditions, capacity, weather conditions and availability. Additionally, dietary restrictions may impact the options available to you.
- Amenities and Services: Some amenities or services may be limited or unavailable based on occupancy or seasonal factors.
- Flexible Tour Hours: Our tours are private, so you have the flexibility to choose your preferred duration. Please note that the total time do not includes for transportation and any potential traffic delays.
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Pickup and Dropoff
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 10 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
We offer direct pickup from your Hotel Lobby, Resort, Villa, Airbnb, or Cruise Port: When available, please provide; Hotel name + room number - Airbnb or villa address and/or Cruise Line name. (If details aren’t available at the time of booking, you can update them later.) Flexible Start Times: Our standard departure is 8:00 AM but we’re happy to adjust to your schedule. Accessibility & Special Requests: We welcome travelers with mobility needs. Please let us know in advance to arrange for foldable wheelchair or scooter-friendly service. No automatic RAMP on vehicle for permanent wheelchairs. Families Welcome: Infants may not sit on laps, we highly recommend bringing a personal car seat for young children. Your comfort and safety are our top priority. If you need one, please contact us.
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Ticket Redemption
We will contact you prior to your adventure to your phone number in the order we receive. Please expect a text or whatsapp message as the time gets closer to your date of tour. Please do provide hotel name and room number (if you have it already), and if you come on a cruise, please provide the cruise line name, we will monitor your assigned terminal the day of arrival and wait for you with a personalized sign just off the ramp of your cruise ship when you disembark. If we do not have these details, we will contact you to get this valuable information prior to your date requested. If we can not established any form of confirmation or communication, either via Viator, Email, Text or Phone Call, we will consider it a "No-Show" and no refund will be honor.
