Have you ever heard of Yelapa? Neither had I, and this is what is incredible about this sleepy fishing village near Puerto Vallarta and accessible only by boat. In the blistering heat of June, we took off on an tour with Vallarta Adventures that lead us to the heart of this quaint fishing village. Docking next to one of the nearly 300 homes that made up this village, I felt as if I had just stepped onto a movie set. 
Smiling faces peeked out at me from shadowed doorways, friendly dogs lifted their heads to check out the newcomers, and our group began the trek through this remarkable and quaint place, a side of Mexico I had never seen.
Up the rough crude cobblestone streets, past houses and stores with open windows, and breaking all the rules, wearing nothing but bare feet so as not to sleep on slick and rough terrain.
We passed women selling their home made jewellery, laundry hanging out to dry, and even a lone crab, clearly lost, far away from his home in the ocean down below. The terrain was sometimes steep but well worth the hike, at the end we were rewarded by the most beautiful waterfall, just begging for us to jump in and take a refreshing dip.
Cooled off, and pictures snapped it was time to head back down through the village to the beach. At the end of our hike the view astounds.
A slice of paradise.
This tour by Vallarta Adventures is not to be missed.
Thank you Yelapa for a day I will never forget.
*Disclosure: Thanks to the #PVpresstrip team for paying for my travel expenses to accommodate this review. As always, all thoughts, statements and opinions are my own.
I’d love to go swimming in a waterfall! It’s gorgeous!
Not only was the waterfall gorgeous, but it was such a nice break from the heat 🙂
I went there almost 20 years ago! Looks like it has actually changed.
Oh my goodness! I can’t imagine what it looked like 20 years ago! It felt untouched by the world!
looks so beautiful
It was gorgeous! 🙂
It looks like a great, unique experience. I love hearing about people’s adventures off the resort.
Looks so beautiful, especially the waterfall
The entire village was kind of astounding! I felt like I had walked onto a movie set!
WOW! I certainly had never heard of Yelapa before, but what an amazing looking little slice of paradise 🙂
What a beautiful place. It would be amazing to explore, and your waterfall picture is very cool.
Thanks Nicole! The fresh water waterfall was incredible!
Gorgeous pictures!!
Thank you!
never even heard of this place. i love fishing so this would be a fantastic place to go to. I’d go on a photo expedition in that village – so many things to take pics of
I’m with you! I do wish I’d had more time to take even more photos! This was one of the most photo rich trips I have been on!
This place looks so serene and relaxing
WOW sitting on the beach, swimming under the waterfall and seeing all the gorgeous countryside would be a dream for me! Looks like you had a blast!
There were a few pinch me moments on this trip! I recommend it!
Looks like a great spot!! I want to go!
I hope you get to go, it is amazing!
love the photos
Thank you!
This looks amazing. Who would not want to live there. Since you like waterfalls I will take you to one if you ever in Alberta.
Oh my gosh! I will totally take you up on that! I LOVE water falls!
Those are the best vacation spots, remote enough to not have too many tourists and yet still having adventures and great things to see.
Yes! And can I add just a short drive from the airport! LOL Once I land I want to get to my destination 🙂