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Mexico's largest bay spanning Jalisco and Nayarit, encompassing Puerto Vallarta's greater resort area.
Pacífico · 20.83° N · 105.41° W
What to know
Bahía de Banderas (Bay of Flags) is one of the world's largest bays, stretching from Punta Mita to southern Puerto Vallarta. This zone covers the northern Nayarit side, including Nuevo Vallarta, Bucerias, La Cruz, and Punta Mita—areas with distinct character from PV proper.
The numbers
Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit
Towns along it: Nuevo Vallarta, Bucerias, La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Punta Mita.
On this stretch
Pacífico · 20.78° N · 105.51° W
Beach in Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit
Rated 4.7 out of 5 on Google from 828 reviews.
Photo: Luisalvaz · CC BY-SA 4.0Beach in Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit
Rated 4.7 out of 5 on Google from 6,931 reviews.
Pacífico · 20.69° N · 105.29° W
Beach in Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit
Rated 4.5 out of 5 on Google from 378 reviews.
Pacífico · 20.77° N · 105.51° W
Beach in Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit
Rated 4.4 out of 5 on Google from 143 reviews.
Pacífico · 20.90° N · 105.41° W
Beach in Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit
Rated 4.7 out of 5 on Google from 249 reviews.
Photo: urbanomafia · CC BY-SA 3.0Beach in Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit
Rated 4.5 out of 5 on Google from 621 reviews.
Photo: Luisalvaz · CC0Beach in Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit
Beach
Pacífico · 20.87° N · 105.45° W
Beach in Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit
Beach
Where to stay
The full list
31 listed, by town, most-reviewed first.
Hotel occupancy · Nuevo Nayarit
DataTur hotel occupancy for Nuevo Nayarit (Nayarit). DataTur reports by tourism destination: these are the figures for Nuevo Nayarit as a whole, not for Bahía de Banderas alone.
Occupancy averages about 81% in December. Book ahead.
Occupancy averages about 53% in September, so rooms are easier to find.
In 2024: busiest February (88.5%) · quietest September (51.8%)
January 2024 to December 2024, 0–100% occupancy scale.
Source: Official hotel occupancy statistics from DataTur (SECTUR Mexico). Aggregated across registered lodging categories.