In less than a year after its formation, the Riviera Nayarit region in Mexico has become a hot destination. One sign: Its growing reputation for new airline routes.
Mexicana Airlines is one of the latest to do so with a new service from San Francisco International Airport to Puerto Vallarta International Airport, non-stop. Mexicana Airlines’ new non-stop flights between San Francisco and Puerto Vallarta will be in service four times a week.
Riviera Nayarit is Mexico’s newest travel destination stretching along 100 miles of pristine Pacific coast framed by mountains which unfolds minutes north of the Puerto Vallarta International Airport. Mostly undeveloped, the destination extends from the resorts of Nuevo Vallarta to the historic, colonial town of San Blas, including exclusive Punta Mita and Banderas Bay.
The region features luxury resorts and eco-tourism boutique hotels, surfing, four professional golf courses, rare native wildlife including sea turtles and tropical birds, mountain and island adventures, shopping for local artwork and traditional Huichol handicrafts, small fishing towns and miles of serene beaches.
With this new route, Mexicana now links California with over 10 important destinations in Mexico.
Riviera Nayarit offers a multitude of top attractions and reasons to visit including some of Mexico’s finest natural resources such as La Tovara National Park, historic colonial towns like San Blas and some of the area’s finest restaurants.
Riviera Nayarit also holds a collection of world-class hotels like The Four Seasons Punta Mita, Grand Velas All Suites Resort & Spa, The Vallarta Palace and others.
Other carriers that serve the destination, most with flights daily, include: Aero Mexico, Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Continental, Delta, Frontier, Mexicana, Transat, United Airlines, and US Airways.
Report by David Wilkening
