The gateway to the beautiful, Riviera Nayarit, the area called Nuevo Nayarit (formerly Nuevo Vallarta) is the most developed tourist center of this entire strip, which covers 305 kilometers ( 190 miles ) of beautiful beaches. It all starts on the North shore of the Ameca River. At this point, on the Bay of Banderas, the great hotel complexes are concentrated with an extensive offer of restaurants, spas, four golf courses, two amusement parks, two marinas and many seaside activities.

Being a relatively young tourist attraction, Nuevo Nayarit is unique. There is no nerve center around a central plaza to mark Nuevo Nayarit. Instead a strip of about two miles wide extends along the Pacific coast.

The extensive and calm beach of Nuevo Nayarit offers the opportunity to rest under the sun or to swim in a sea with moderate waves.

Every year, these same beaches receive the hawksbill, olive ridleys and leatherbacks turtles that arrive to lay their eggs, so there is a turtle camp whose objective is to preserve these species and which, in season, invites visitors to release the small hatchlings at sunset.

The destination is also a magnet for sailing lovers, since it has two of the most important marinas in the country, with a capacity for about 500 boats: Marina Nuevo Nayarit and Marina Paradise Village, offering beautiful views for those who stroll along its docks.

As its name implies, Nuevo Nayarit is new and growing. Restaurants are accessible. Resorts are opening and expanding. It will be home to a new Entertainment Park called the Sky Dream Parks owned and operated by Grupo Vidanta, a premiere resort developer and operator.

You can find just about anything imaginable at Nuevo Nayarit. We hope you will join the fun and visit often.

There is one recent occurrence: Nuevo Vallarta is now called Nuevo Nayarit - as of January 1, 2022 and June 21, 2022.