Cabañas "La Joya de Yelapa" are log cabins located on the beach of a small village called Yelapa.
Yelapa is located at only 45 minutes by Water-taxi from Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico. It is most easily accessible by boat. There is a dirty road by the mountain, but using this road, it takes about three hours to go from Puerto Vallarta to Yelapa.
How to arrive
Once you have arrived to the airport in Puerto Vallarta, buy your Taxi or Van tickets inside the airport either to "Playa los muertos" pier (30 Minutes) or to Boca de Tomatlan (45 Minutes).
The Taxi will let you in the Playa los muertos pier where you can take a Water-Taxi to Yelapa (45 minutes) or in Boca de Tomatlan where you can also take a water-taxi to Yelapa (25 Minutes). Service is available 365 days a year.
In Yelapa, the water-taxi can drop you on the beach, on the pier "Muelle de la playa " or on the pier "Muelle del pueblo", you can tell the boatman where you want to get off. If you get off on the beach you will be a few meters from Cabañas "La Joya de Yelapa". Roberto, our Manager in Yelapa, will be waiting for you at the water-taxi arrival.
If you are traveling by car, you can let your car in a free parking lot in Boca de Tomatlan and take the water-taxi to Yelapa from this place.
Playa los Muertos Pier is located to the south in Downtown Puerto Vallarta, the taxi will take you there from the airport in about 25 minutes (Price is about 21 USD, for 1-3 people, colective van is about 7.5 USD per person). They will let you at the beginning of the pier and at 60 feet you will take the Water-Taxi, it is the only pier in this area.
Boca de Tomatlan is a small town located at 12.5 miles from the Puerto Vallarta airport , the Taxi will take you there from the airport in about 45 minutes (Price is about 35 USD), there is no Colective Van to this place. They will let you off at the bottom of the hill, at the small beach where you can take the Water-Taxi, this is the only beach in this small place. For late arrivals, a private boat can be chartered from Boca de Tomatlan to Yelapa for approx. 60 USD.
Pre-arrival tips
We reccomend you bring a flashlight, a small LED light is best, antibacterial lotions for bites (If you go out at night we reccomend you use it), if you drink coffee, bring some. Bring a mask and a snorkel, clothes to swim, it is usually sunny and warm, sandals, sunglasses, lotions to protect from sun and Books for reading. The currency in Mexico is the Peso. The best money to use for all purchases is the Peso. There is no ATM in Yelapa. US Dollars are widely accepted in Yelapa, but the exchange rate is often times ten pesos to one dollar, where as at a Bank or “Casa de cambio” is often higher (at the moment about 10.90 pesos to one US Dollar).
Water-Taxis, bars, shops and restaurants do not take CDN money for the most part, So in essence, exchange your money, or use an ATM card at one of the many ATM machines in Puerto Vallarta which are in English and Spanish. All change from USD Dollars is given in Pesos.
Water - Taxi departures
Playa los Muertos Pier (Puerto Vallarta) - Yelapa
Departures: 11:00 a.m., 11:40 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Cost: 10.5 USD per person
Time: 45 minutes
Boca de Tomatlán - Yelapa
Time: 25 minutes
Departures: 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m. and 6:00
p.m.
Cost: 6 USD per person
Yelapa - Playa los Muertos pier (Return)
Departures: 8:30 a.m, 10:30 and 3:00 p.m.
Cost: 10.5 USD per person
Time: 45 minutes
Yelapa - Boca de Tomatlán(Return)
Departures: 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., and 5:00 p.m.
Cost: 6 USD per person
Time: 25 minutes