Visiting Sayulita and San Pancho - Which is the Better Mexican Beach Town?
Mexico is full of incredible beach towns and the West side of Mexico near Puerto Vallarta is known to have some of the best ones! Just one hour from Puerto Vallarta, Sayulita and San Pancho are popular beach towns that are accessible as day trips from the popular tourist destination of Puerto Vallarta. But here's the thing; Sayulita is well known and very commonly visited by holiday goers and surfers looking to catch some waves, but San Pancho is much less visited despite being just a 12 minute drive from Sayulita. This got us wondering, is Sayulita or San Pancho the better Mexican beach town?
Located in the Mexican state of Nayarit, Sayulita has become a very popular tourist destination thanks to it's epic surfing waves. The beach is lined with shops renting our surf boards and offering surf lessons to passers by. The influx of tourists has resulted in a huge increase in all other tourist-related infrastructure - there are tons of hotels ranging from bougie villas to cheap hostels, more cafes and restaurants than you can imagine, and beautiful shops selling all kinds of clothes, jewelry, and souvenirs. In this video, we visit Sayulita first and take our time walking around Sayulita Plaza and the main walking streets to see all the beautiful hand made goods and delicious foods that are available here. We check out Sayulita beach and have an unfortunate incident with Evie and our coffee, and then find a great lunch spot to have some fresh tacos on the side of the road.
After a short drive in the car, we make our way to San Pancho, which we quickly discover is much smaller than nearby Sayulita. There is just one main road in San Pancho, and it's lined with beautiful shops and restaurants just like the streets in Sayulita. At the end of the road you arrive at San Francisco beach, which is a much more peaceful experience than Sayulita beach (coffee incident aside). We toko our time enjoying a coffee with our toes in the sand and listening to a man play Journey songs on a flute before walking further down San Francisco beach to let Evie run around and play in the water.
At the end of the day, we loved both Sayulita and San Pancho. Both beach towns make a great day trip from Puerto Vallarta, but which one is best for you will depend on your travel style and whether or not you're looking to meet people. We hope you enjoy the video and find our comparison of Sayulita and San Pancho helpful in planning your own trip to these gorgeous Mexican beach towns!
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== Chapters ==
0:00 What are Sayulita and San Pancho all about?
0:41 First impressions of Sayulita
6:30 Well this sucks
9:22 Trying a new taco spot
12:09 San Pancho is definitely different
15:08 Is it too soon for another coffee?
17:14 Mexico knows how to beach
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San Pancho has a great night life. Lots of people come out to watch the sunset afterward go to dinner. There is lots of music and great food. San Pancho is what Sayulita was about 20 years ago. A little further north is Guayabitos, it is super chill with a large bay to hang out and enjoy.
@nicoleandmico
Ай бұрын
So good to know! It looked so peaceful and quiet when we visited, it's hard to imagine it can get lively at night. We would love to spend more time there one day!
You both have the perfect voices and vibes for youtube travel videos. A little more information would be great about each town.Personally i like to go to the mountains as well for the day to San Sebastian de Oeste.Its a neat town with alot of history in mining.Also it is nice to have the cool mountain air. The scenery getting there is amazing.Road is a little crazy alot of twist and turns. Best coffee i have ever had was there.
@nicoleandmico
23 күн бұрын
Thanks for the information and feedback! This example is great! We’ll try to include more info in future places we visit
People say San Pancho is Sayulita 10 years ago but I disagree. Sayulita continues to go down the 'party town' path. I don't see San Pancho ever being a party town. Sayulita people think nothing ever happens in San Pancho and San Pancho people feel like Sayulita is frenetic, over-developed and busy. Younger people will tend to like Sayulita and older people will like San Pancho. Another main difference is the ocean. San Pancho has a better sunset view but the waves and undertow make it dangerous to swim in. Sayulita beaches are safe and swimmable.
@rhondamaydanski89
27 күн бұрын
That is the only problem with San pancho-can’t go swimming in the ocean! Unfortunately! Sayulita 10 years ago was awesome. Looks too busy for me now!
I’m so happy you are enjoying Mexico! ❤
@nicoleandmico
27 күн бұрын
We love it 🥰
At 2:40 "I don't see a church" he says while there's a church behind him to the right
@sam2043
26 күн бұрын
Ha! I was just going to make that exact same comment!
Great vlog ❤
@nicoleandmico
Ай бұрын
Thank you!
Wonderful. Thank you!
Nice vlog! makes me a bit nostalgic, I really loved Mexico! was for a few hours in Sayulita and also in an all-inclusive hotel in Guayabitos, yet did not get to San Pancho.
Been to both and prefer Sayulita.
@nicoleandmico
26 күн бұрын
It’s a tough call! They both have their pros and cons
Great video but you won’t get on a board there. Waves more powerful than Sri Lanka But try 👍. You did in Sri Lanka
Loved the video, we have been there twice and can't wait to go back. You guys do great on your videos. I wish my wife and I(specially me) would do better talking in front of the camera. Greetings from Colorado!
@nicoleandmico
27 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed! We loved the town and can’t wait to go back too!
Everybody go surfin surfin USA
Great Video. Could you please tell me what month this was filmed. Thanks
@nicoleandmico
27 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed! This was in February
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Nice Video
@nicoleandmico
27 күн бұрын
Thank you!
The mexican coca-cola in bottles is formulated with sugar, not high fructose corn syrup like in the U.S.
We stayed in Lo de Marcos instead...
Let us know if coffee comes out of merino wool, please!
@nicoleandmico
Ай бұрын
It did! It came out so well, I was really impressed!
@mireyamacias4444
Ай бұрын
Love it ❤thank you for sharing I’m look forward to visit a beach in Mexico 🇲🇽 but don’t know where to . This really helps out ❤ by the way how was the coffee ☕️was it good
@jennycampagna3100
Ай бұрын
@@nicoleandmico I knew that was merino! Looks great on you! I’m part of that merino enthusiast population too. So easy, cool, no stink.
Don't you guys ever cool off with a swim in the ocean? Or do you maybe just not film that part?
sayulita reeks of weed everywhere you walk! everything is overpriced.
@nicoleandmico
23 күн бұрын
O really we didn’t notice 🤔