Hours & Getting to the Garden
Hours
- The Gardens are open for visitors from 9am-6pm
- The kitchen of the Hacienda de Oro restaurant is open from 9am–5pm
- From April 1st until November 30th of each year we are open from Tuesday to Sunday and closed on Mondays
- We are open 7 days a week from December 1st until March 31st
- We close each year on Christmas Day (December 25th) and New Years Day (January 1st)
Location
The Vallarta Botanical Gardens are located at the Km. 24 marker of Highway 200, Carretera Puerto Vallarta a Barra de Navidad, the only road going south from Puerto Vallarta. The drive to the Gardens takes approximately 35 minutes from Old Town PV (15 miles =24 km.)
Getting to the Gardens
BUS
You can reach the Gardens by public bus from the Zona Romantica of Puerto Vallarta (Google Maps of bus stop location) using the El Tuito bus line. The bus runs every 30 minutes (at the hour and half-hour mark, so departures from PV at 9:00am, 9:30am, 10:00am, etc) and is a journey of approximately 45 minutes.
Return buses are also available every 30 minutes back to the same bus stop. The bus will drop you off and pick you up right at the Gardens’ front gate off the highway. The ride costs $50 MXN per person each way. We recommend having exact change.
CAR
You can take a taxi or Uber from anywhere in the region to get to the Botanical Gardens. We can arrange return taxis for you after you arrive; there is no Uber available to be called from our location.
You are also welcome to arrive in your own private vehicle and we have free parking onsite; handicap parking is available.
Finally, we offer a daily round-trip shuttle service by prior reservation only. View more details and book here.
Arrival by Taxi
Approximate cost*
*We recommend confirming a quoted fare before entering a taxi as prices are not standardized. Here below is a guide of what to expect for taxi service to or from the Gardens to other locations around the area.
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Boca de Tomatlan $200.00 MXN
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Mismaloya $300.00 MXN
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Garza Blanca - Hilton - Hyatt Ziva $500.00 MXN
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Romantic Zone $600.00 MXN
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Puerto Vallarta Central $650.00 MXN
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Hotel Zone $800.00 MXN
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Marina Vallarta $900.00 MXN
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Airport $1000.00 MXN
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Vidanta $1200.00 MXN
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RIU $1400.00 MXN
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Bucerias $1500.00 MXN
The Vallarta Botanical Garden has no affiliation with any Taxi Service and does not set prices or control wait times. You may also return to PV using public transportation for 50 pesos.
Address
Jardin Botanico de Vallarta
Carretera Puerto Vallarta a Barra de Navidad Km. 24
Las Juntas y los Veranos, Cabo Corrientes Jalisco. C.P. 48425
Map of the Garden
The Vallarta Botanical Gardens offers 8 hectares of natural splendor to explore. Our curated collections are found within the Orchid & Native Plants Conservatory, the Cactus House, the Daneri Vireya Rhododendron House, the Begonia House, and the Holstein Tropical Plants house, as well as across the grounds in between.
We cultivate approximately 200 species of orchids and over 100 more hybrids, with many of them in bloom at any given moment. We also maintain two of the most important native tree plantations in Mexico, the Oak and the Magnolia collections, and are part of the Global Conservation Consortiums efforts on both species. And we’re home to hundreds of species of birds and butterflies which you’ll be sure to spot during your visit.
Beyond the curated garden area our grounds include 8 different forested hiking trails you can explore, including some trails down to the beautiful rocky river where it is possible to swim during much of the year (at your own risk).