Bungalows Portola -
Where you can really relax, go fishing, go surfing or simply just enjoy San Blas!

Local Attractions

San Blas offer many great activities, and areas of interest. Our management could assist you in making proper arrangements. San Blas is a small fishing village of about 12,000 people on the Pacific Coast of Mexico located between Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan.   If you are active you will not be bored, as there are many ecotourism adventures available here, such as the jungle boat ride, a visit to the village of Singayta, whale watching, surfing, waterfalls and hiking in the jungle and beaches.

For such a small town, San Blas has really left a mark. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote a poem about it called The Bells of San Blas even though he was never here. There is brass plaque with one of the verses on the old church. There was a movie filmed in San Blas - Cabeza de Vaca. There is also a hit song from the rock group Mana called 'El Muelle de San Blas'.

Activities

Fishing
Fishing is a great sport in San Blas and nearby areas. Following the fishing tours:

  • Fishing for Dorado,Marlin and Sailfish 
  • Whale watching 
  • Bird watching in the estero 
  • Tour to see la piedra blanca and other historical points
  • Two day trip to Isla Isabel

  • Surfing - enjoy the best surfing there is!!. Experts could state to that.

    La Tovara
    La Tovara is a spring inside a mangrove system near the town of San Blas. The spring is fresh water, and the river near the spring is crystal clear. There is a touristy boat trip that goes into the spring, and this is probably the easiest way to access the mangrove system.

    Ruins
    Visit the Cerro de la Contaduria. In 1872, when the port of San Blas in Mexico was closed to foreign commerce, services stopped. its impressive arches and a portion of its somber baroque style façade.