snorkeling in puerto vallarta

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I been to a lot of awesome dive sites including Belize, Kona, Carribean, Cozumel, etc to name just a few and I still go to Vallarta about twice a year and have for the past 13 years. Although very different from the Cancoon side there's actually still some great diving in the area but much depends on the time of year for where the best sites are. Los Arcos is one of the better snorkel sites but it is the rainy season right now so the red mud is washing down from the mountains so the visability will likely be quite poor in the bay close to shore. If you dive I would recommend going to Marriettas Island, El Morro & Chimo depending on your diving ability & experience. Give Geovanni at Twin Dolphins dive shop a call and tell him Greg from Calgary referred you. He will set you up for whatever kind of dive/snorkel action you want and is a straight shooter. Vallarta Adventure is a huge company with big boats and big crowds so if you use them expect just that. I prefer the smaller tour companys but to each is own.
For restaurants be sure to try Pipi's for the fajaitas, good drinks & fun atmosphere, Vista Grill for an awesome view, La Palapa's for awesome food and eating on the beach to name just a few. Eh Carrumba's is pretty good too and has a super view. Brasil's is a fun spot as well with their all you can eat meat scewers. If you are at the Marina give Tikul's a try. the food is excellent and they even have a jazz saxaphonist working the room. If you are shopping down at the "flea market" Oscars is a good restaurant as well. One of the many things I like about Puerto Vallarta is the plethera of good restaurants.
Are you staying in town or in Nuevo or elsewhere?
For beaches the white sand ones are generally north of Nuevo around Bucarias up to Punta Mita and Mismaloya in the south has gold sand that is super fine and almost feels like flour. Have a great trip. If you want more info shoot me a PM.