Top Five Activities to Immerse Yourself in Gay Puerto Vallarta

Gay Puerto Vallarta, Mexico’s number one gay destination, is a beach-lovers paradise and home to a charming gay neighborhood, great bars, a lively circuit scene and superb dining. It is safe, warm and welcoming – all the perfect ingredients needed for the perfect tropical escape. The combination of history, reinvention, and the ever-evolving gay scene make Puerto Vallarta an enduring escape. Here are our TOP FIVE ACTIVITIES to immerse yourself in Gay Puerto Vallarta…

1. Splash Down at a Gay Pool Party
• Hotel Mercurio Puerto Vallarta is PV’s best value Gay Hotel, located in Zona Romántica and just steps away from the beach! And every Sunday from 4-8pm, they throw the wildest pool party BEERS BOYS & BURGERS! Check them out online at hotel-mercurio.com.

2. Head for the Open Sea… Nude
• Jet’s Naked Beach Tours is the first naked beach tour in Puerto Vallarta. Head for your private men-only clothing optional destination aboard traditional Panga transport departing from Los Muertos Pier. Enjoy games, sun tanning, food and drinks, snorkeling, and a beautiful secluded naked beach. The destination is an exclusive nude beach only accessible by boat on Fridays, Saturdays, and holidays. Visit jetsnakedbeach.com for tickets and more information.

3. Enjoy the day at a Gay Beach Club
• Blue Chairs Gay Beach Club – The perennial Blue Chairs Resort is the original gay-beach resort and is still popular, although a little faded from its former glory; but still the original gay beach club. Blue Chairs Resort also hosts some popular parties.
• Ritmos Beach – Relaxed beach club has a chilled vibe and friendly and efficient bartenders. Located just south of Blue Chairs.
• Sapphire Beach Club – Sapphire Beach Club, with its sexy waiters and wonderful cocktails, is perfect if you want to relax and sunbathe on a full-length beach lounger. The Sapphire resort has a restaurant, dipping pool, and full-service beach sun loungers, with some of the best-looking waiters on the beach. They also have several high-end suites available to rent.
• Mantamar Beach Club – At the end of Los Muertos beach, you will find the Mantamar, a 5-star beach club offering sunset views and beachside dining. The beach club hosts the famous circuit beach and pool parties during the Easter (Semana Santa), Pride, Thanksgiving and New Year holidays. Mantamar offers sun loungers on the beach with waiter service, an infinity pool, cabanas, a locker room, a bar and a restaurant. Mantamar beach club is part of the Almar Resort, offering luxurious suites and rooms.

4. Dance (and Drink) the Night Away
• Blondies bar is a good stop-off point on your way back from the beach in Puerto Vallarta. Also perfect for an alcoholic slushie on the way to or from the beach.
• CC Slaughters is where the boys like dancing once the bars close. On the opposite corner, you will discover Paco’s Ranch, the successor to the infamous Club Paco. Paco’s is a mix of tourists and locals thanks to its low drink prices, camp shows, and ample dance floor.
• Divas Bar – Dinner, drinks and a show are a must at Divas with crazy Drag Queens and a fun mixed crowd.
• Industry, located close to the busy gay bars, is Vallarta’s late-night dance venue. While the club opens at 11 pm, it gets busy from around 1 am. The club is open until 3 am. Enjoy fantastic light and sound, sexy go-gos and world-class DJs. One of the newest and definitely the largest gay clubs in Puerto Vallarta.
• La Chachalaca has a fun happy hour and is great for post-beach or pre-dinner drinks, just five minutes from the beach.
• La Noche is one of the best bars in Puerto Vallarta, a must-visit in town, and famous for its hot GoGos and chilled rooftop lounge.
• Mr Flamingo is one of the busiest bars in Puerto Vallarta with an open-air feel, space for dancing, and the earliest happy hour, starting at 2 pm.
• The Corner Bar has sexy bartenders and friendly service, where they invite you to get “Un poco f*cked Up”. Great Martinis and cocktails.
• Wet Dreams is a men-only bar in Puerto Vallarta with regular all-male nude shower shows.

5. Attend a Cabaret / Drag Show
• Drag fans should reserve seats at The Palm Cabaret on Olas Altas Street to catch stellar live acts and mind-blowing tribute artists, from Beyonce to Gaga. The Palm is PV’s longest running and most eclectic cabaret. Check out thepalmcabaret.com for the full program, which changes each season.
• Act2PV hosts some of the biggest shows in Puerto Vallarta with three beautiful theatres, the Red Room, Danny’s main stage and the Outdoor starlight cabaret. From Broadway musicals, concerts, to cabaret shows, there is something for everyone at Act2PV. Program changes each month.