Moon Puerto Vallarta: Including the Nayarit and Jalisco Coasts (Moon Handbooks) (Paperback)

by Bruce Whipperman (Author)
Key Phrases: zona hotelera, Lázaro Cárdenas, Gómez Farías, Puerto Vallarta, San Blas, Barra de Navidad (more...)

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Product Description

Mexico enthusiast and veteran travel writer Bruce Whipperman knows the best way to experience Puerto Vallarta, from dining at new restaurants in De Santos and Xitomate to snorkeling in the Bay of Matanchén. Whipperman includes unique trip ideas like Eight Hours in Puerto Vallarta (a walking tour ideal for cruise travelers) and Five-Day Best of Puerto Vallarta. Packed with information on dining, transportation, and accommodations, Moon Puerto Vallarta has lots of options for a range of travel budgets. Every Moon guidebook includes recommendations for must-see sights and many regional, area, and city-centered maps. Complete with details on Puerto Vallarta's gay scene, the best beaches, shopping for Huichol crafts, and a Four Color section, Moon Puerto Vallarta gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience. With expert writers, first-rate strategic advice, and an essential dose of humor, Moon guidebooks are the cure for the common trip.

Product Details

• Paperback: 420 pages
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing; 7th edition (July 23, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566918499
• ISBN-13: 978-1566918497
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #168,791 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but Very Basic, March 25, 2009

By	Linda (Sonora, CA) - See all my reviews

Moon's Puerto Vallarta guide had some good listings yet it still lacks the organization and descriptions that its counterpart the Foders series plants within it's guide to Puerto Vallarta. Within the Moon Guide the reader must search through the text or use the index to find what section to look in for a specific hotel or restaurant because everything is crammed together and not organized into sections such as hotels, restaurants, ect. The good side to this guide is that once you find what you were looking for the details are very realistic and true to pricing and other facts. Personally I would choose Foders guide over this one, but if it was the only one available or used as a companion it would have to be purchased.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Better than nothing?, December 19, 2008

By	Have Spoon Will Travel (Berkeley, CA, U.S.) - See all my reviews

As an on-the-road guide, this guide came up short. It was full of the sort of information I didn't need, and never seemed to quite deliver on the information I was seeking. It's ostensibly a guidebook about Puerto Vallarta, but most of the information was about trips to take beyond the city. That could be the nature of the city itself (most people use it as a jumping-off point for jungle, snorkeling, sailing, etc. day trips), but after looking through the guide repeatedly in an effort to figure out what sort of things we could do after we were done strolling the highly touted but numbingly touristy Isla Cuale and walking up and down the Malecon day after day, I wasn't able to find much in this guide.

I got this guide because we were also headed up the Riviera Nayarit to go to Sayulita. The restaurant recommendations were pretty weak and missed some of the best spots in town.

So was it worth its packing weight? Maybe for someone who plans to find accommodations on-the-fly, and who doesn't want to do any research before going. But in the end, not for me.