Yelapa is a quiet place with emerald waters and a long stretch of golden beach that is located just 40 minutes from Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco. Yelapa means "place where the waters meet or puddles." The origin of the word is Purepecha. Located south of Bahia de Banderas, Yelapa is a fishing village surrounded by mountains of the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Pacific Ocean. This wonderful beach lifestyle mixture of an island, a retreat for artists and a gathering place for hippies. This beach can be reached by yacht, boat or walking it is a place where no cars or transport to get from Puerto Vallarta. The beach is very quiet to walk at any time of day; at night it is necessary to have a lamp to light the way that leads you to one small hotel, "Lagunita", which operates with electricity until 10 pm, after that time, candles and lamps are used. The hotel has 30 private cabanas. There are a number of outdoor restaurants where you can enjoy delicious Mexican food or delicious fresh fish. At night, you should not miss a meal in restaurants because its style is very romantic and bohemian, the tables are illuminated with candles and other lights for the beach with no electricity.Yelapa tourism facilities consist of cottages, huts and rustic restaurants. Yelapa is also perfect for camping, hiking, exploring rivers, lost in the jungle, visit the waterfalls, or take a boat ride to 'discover' secluded beaches. Have fun practicing kayaking, snorkeling, diving with glider, horseback riding, hiking, or just relax in the sun and enjoy a rich break. Yelapa has two rivers, the Tuito and Yelapa, whose steep slopes allow tap water torrents. The Yelapa waterfall over 30 meters high, is located about 15 min walk from the coast. And walking in a span of an hour, along a narrow path in the jungle, you'll reach another waterfall of four meters high, which can swim and enjoy its freshness. Then walk and crosses repeatedly Tuito river and then go to El Salto, a cascade of 10 meters high.

By Road:

To arrive By Road take Mexico Highway 200 up to the Tuito (44 kilometers south of Puerto Vallarta) and from there take the dirt road (52km) to reach Yelapa.

By air:

To visit Yelapa, you must first reach Puerto Vallarta. Jalisco occupies the 2nd. place nationally in availability of commercial air services; It has two international airports.

By Sea:

The easiest way is taking the Taxi-aquatic leaving from Puerto Vallarta on Los Muertos Beach Pier or from Boca de Tomatlan 18.5 kilometers south of Puerto Vallarta Mexico by highway 200. It can also be accessed by via on-land, although this path on occasion is not passable in the rainy months (July, August, September and October), since most of it is unpaved.