Puerto Vallarta or Puerto Escondido?

Question

I was wondering where would be the nicer/relaxed yet still fun city to stay at for about 4 days....I was think i would do Guadalajara with Vallarta or Oaxaca with Escondido.

I don't wanna do like super tourist stuff....I am a student with limited money but I would like to do some sort of eco adventure and surf and still be able to go out on the nights.

Which place would be better?

Answer 1

Since you are interested in a eco adventure, Oaxaca with Escondido is a better choice.

However, if are going to use the bus system to connect you between the coast and inland city and you only have 4 days total, then Guadalajara with Vallarta would be better since getting from Oaxaca city to the coast and back will eat up too large a portion of your 4 days.

From Oaxacas, there are three bus route to the coast. The shortest route is through poor mountain roads. A winding mountain route on better roads takes around  hours. The smoothest route takes 10-11 hours. The buses to PV from Guadalajara take 5 hours on very good highways. The most comfortable is on ETN.

You can fly between Oaxaca and the coast, but of course that is more expensive.

You'll find links to two small airlines, Aerotucán and Aerovega, that connect Oaxaca and the coast on my website:

http://www.larpman.com/transportpages/ai...

You'll find a wealth of info on the Oaxacan coast here:

http://www.tomzap.com/oaxaca.html