Private Tour: Puerto Vallarta ATV Adventure
Overview
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3 hours
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Do you want to see Puerto Vallarta as a local and experience a private ATV tour that fits you and your family's needs? Come see the mountains, trails, rivers, waterfalls, and virgin beaches. The duration of the tour is flexible as you can choose how much time to spend at each place. This won't be a trip you'll forget.
This tour is designed for people without riding experience, we will give you an ATV operation tutorials and a drive test before we start our adventure.
Additional Info
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Minimum age is 16 years with a driver permit
At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
A minimum of 2 ATV's per booking (single or double riders)
Bring swiming suit in case you want to jump into the river
Bring bugspray
Alternatively, you can take an Uber to our shop for a cheaper, faster and easier ride!
Passenger minimum age 6 years old
OPTIONAL... Community families from EJIDO EL JORULLO are asking for 3USD per ATV to keep the off-roading in great shape, please bring exact change if you want to help them :)
What To Expect
Xiutla Riders Ecoadventure
We meet you at our shop 15 min before your tour's departure time. After filling up the waivers we'll explain to you what and where we are going to go. The places we'll be stopping at and the control you have to decide how long you want to chill out in these places or to choose to ride longer time the ATVs on the mountains. We provide you with helmets, bandanas, and goggles for your comfort and security riding the ATVs. We explain to you hand signals your guide will be using to communicate with you once you start riding and how to operate the ATVs, to begin our adventure.
Faro de Matamoros Lighthouse
After riding Puerto Vallarta's side streets with amazing views from downtown, offroading the Sierra Madre's trails, chilling out on a hidden bar in the Sierra, jumping in into the Rio Cuale to cool down, we'll ride back into town to show you more nice streets to find the lighthouse. Here you can admire the downtown and Bay's view.
Options
Rider
Duration: 3 hours CUALE RIVER ATV
What‘s Included
Goggles
Use of helmet and ATV
Private guide
Face masks
Fuel surcharge
Food and drinks
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Videos & pictures
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
1,122 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
A Great Aventure, Full of Fun!
jeraed2018,May 31, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a fantastic time on the tour. Our tour guides were Sergio and Franco and they were a lot of fun, answered all our questions, and ensured that we had a great time. All the staff we interacted with during the tour were friendly and inviting. The drinks were also delicious. The tequila tasting was a lot of fun and the tequila was very good.
Private ATV tour 10/10
kristak2004,May 27, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Daniel was amazing! We loved driving through the city, the local towns, and the mountain view’s were so beautiful! It was awesome to drive our own ATV and have a private tour!!
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C7210XAalexm,May 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Highly recommended to book a trip adventure in Puerto Vallarta, the staff is amazing and we have a lot of support from Fernando since day one. Giancarlo our tour guide was very helpful and extremely careful, we enjoyed the scenery and had a very good experience. Lunch at Cuale should be in Michelin and pricing was just right and no surprises at the end, everything delivered as promised. Multi thumbs up!
This was a fun...
Michele G,May 9, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This was a fun experience.We had a great time! Ty was great! I love the water slides.The food was just okay!
Had the best time!
V4198ULjessel,May 7, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This atv tour in Mexico was such an incredible experience and it was amazing! The staff were fun and made sure we felt safe and comfortable. Everything was well planned and it was so adventurous yet fun! We definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a thrilling excursion while in Mexico. We want to come back very soon! you will have such an amazing time on this excursion. it was an awesome time and definitely a highlight of our trip!
Best adventure we’ve ever had!
932chantelf,Apr 1, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My husband and I had the pleasure of having Daniel as our tour guide and I can’t say enough great things about this experience. My husband and I travel and adventure quite a bit and this was our favourite thing we’ve done to date! Daniel was the best tour guide! He was fun, personable, accommodating, truly an above and beyond tour guide. He’s one of the main reasons we had such a great tour. He even let us ask a million and one questions about the trees and fruit we were seeing as it was all new to us, he knew all the answers it was remarkable! Can’t recommend this tour enough. If you like fun and adventure this is the place to go! Both restaurant stops were incredible. Rancho mi Abuelo had breath taking views, its family run and every staff there was a joy. The second restaurant we had the pleasure of meeting the owner and he was full of good laughs and hospitality. Best trip ever!!!!
Best ATV experience & guides in PV!
Erin T,Mar 24, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Franco was awesome...what a fun experience for our family! Very organized and great with instructions. Loved the flexibility of having the private tour and flexing stops for what we were interested in seeing...even hit the lighthouse with the best views in the city. Thanks for a fantastic time...we'll be back!
Great group experience with Xiutla Riders!
billaO4618PK,Mar 16, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This is our second time working with Xiutla Riders to have an ATV excursion into the mountains near Puerto Vallarta. This time, we brought our kids and booked a longer, private ride. Our prior experience was last year, just the two of us, and with another couple (e.g. not a private tour). We had an amazing experience and our kids said it was the highlight of their trip. Here's a little about it. We started off at the Xiutla PV office just off the Malecon (about six blocks from the north end of the Malecon). After pre-briefing, paperwork, helmet fitting, etc., we hit the road through PV to get to the nearby mountain trails. Our guide, Franco, recognized that two people in our party didn't have much ATV riding experience and he was excellent acknowledging it and also giving them the option to park their ATVs during the excursion and hop on with one of the other drivers. That made everyone at ease. During the PV portion of the tour, we drove through residential areas and along the Rio Cuale until we hit the outskirts of PV. The drive through neighborhoods is awesome and it gives you a real flair for PV. I've covered a lot of that ground on foot, but many of our guests hadn't, so it was a way to see the town without sweating out a long, warm walk during the afternoon. We got to the foot of the mountain and talked about priorities for the trip. When we reached the Ypoint (where you can go up the mountain one-way to Rancho Mi Abuelo (a stop for drinks and food) or go up the mountain, we made the decision to spend some time at one, recognizing that it might cut our time going up into the other part of the mountains. Franco was awesome and said that he'd take us for a longer ride in the other parts of the mountains even if we wanted to spend more time at Rancho Mi Abuelo. So we did that and appreciated his flexibility. The stop at Rancho Mi Abuela is cooler than you might think. They've done a lot of work there since we were in PV even last year, adding some sleeping cabins and a paintball course. They have some beautiful pools and a good bar. Their Micheladas were excellent. They pitch their margaritas, which is fine, but the michelada is a lower-cost, refreshing alternative. Try one! After Rancho, we went back down the mountain to the Y and then headed back up into the mountains in the other direction. For people who know about the ziplining, etc. in the mountains around PV, this is the path that gets you there. We went up deeper into the mountains that we did last year because Franco was willing to take us there. It was an awesome extension of our trip and our photos up there were awesome. Franco also gave a really nice history lesson and was willing to share a little bit more about some of the goings on in PV lately, which was much appreciated. We headed back down the mountain and stopped for a tequila tasting and some lunch. Sergio there was awesome and food and drinks were excellent. We've met Sergio before and, when he's not at the tequila stop, he also guides. Try to get a trip with him; I'm sure it's a blast. After the tequila tasting, we followed a different path back to the shop. When we did, I got behind a little and missed a turn that the group took. Franco was awesome ("I came with six people! I have to return with six!") looking for me and, although I was able to find my way back to the group because I know the area, I appreciated how he searched. We all got back together, got back to the shop, and departed. Fun fact: one of our guests lost his driver's license on the mountain. The next day, we got a note from the shop that one of the other drivers found it in the dust. I appreciated that they called and it's crazy that they found that needle in a haystack. It saved one of us a trip to the DMV to replace it (and that's no small value). My only feedback doesn't related to Xiutla, but to the photographer who accompanied us. It's a separate company and the photographer did an awesome job, We appreciated him being along every step of the way, but when we asked about pricing, it was at first unclear how much it was to get all of the photos and, later, he said it was $270. We couldn't justify that with everyone having their own cameras and one of our group having his own high-quality (not iPhone) camera, so we passed and felt terrible about it. He rode with us for three hours. If the initial price point would have been lower, we would have said an easy "yes" or if they offered a bundle of photos (20 for $100 or something like that), we also would have been onboard. Just a thought. Overall, loved the ride and appreciated the team this time like last. Franco said he's moving to France and then Spain in three months, so he won't be guiding much longer. If you're going to PV in the next month or two, ask for Franco or Sergio. Both are great people and deserving of a good tip at the end of their journey!
Must do
Danielle G,Mar 15, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Amazing adventure through the streets of PV and up into the mountains. Tour guide was awesome, very knowledgeable about sights and patient with us. Loved the restaurant we stopped at for a drink. Had delicious homemade corn tortillas, Pico salsa was amazing. Had natural springs to cool off in. Recommend
Great option for solo travelers!
OnAir568631,Mar 15, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Sergio was a wonderful guide! It was so much fun taking the back roads and the food spot is a total oasis! Depending on time of year there will be water across the road, but not in mid-March
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