What to Know When Visiting the Puerto Vallarta Botanic Gardens

If you’re debating whether a trip to the Puerto Vallarta Botanic Garden is worthwhile, the answer is: yes, just go. I caught the bus in old town and headed toward the Puerto Vallarta Botanic Garden. Well, it wasn’t quite that easy. I wasn’t sure which bus I should take, but there are only a few main roads and in and out of the city, so I figured I’d be ok. I headed to the bus area and I asked one of the drivers, “Botanica?” He nodded and gestured for me to get on board. After a few minutes, we pulled out and, much to my relief, headed in the correct direction. The bus wound its way up the south shore and the Horcones Canyon, where there was the ocean on the right and jungle on the left heading into the Sierra Madre mountains. After about 40 minutes, the bus pulled up in front of the Vallarta Botanical Garden and I got off (see below for how not to be overcharged on transportation). The Vallarta Botanical Gardens encompass a 74-acre area of various garden trails, conservatories, and exhibits. It’s also a bird reserve with over 250 native species in the area, […]

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