I visited the Puerto Vallarta Botanic Gardens yesterday for the first time since I have been coming here. It was well worth the trip south of town of about 20 km! This is a very nice facility with a great restaurant to boot, so make it a luncheon trip and enjoy the views from the upper level main buiding that includes a gift shop as well.
The gardens themselves are nice with many tropical plants as well as some paths that lead to the lower areas including the river nearby where you can also take a refreshing dip in the crystal clear cool water. Another path went down into a jungle area with a hanging bridge. So it was not just a wander around the main gardens and the orchid building, you could get the feeling of being in the jungle with banana trees, plenty of 'birds of paradise', and many other plant varieties known in the area and other tropical areas of the world.
Of course there were also cacti of various speices as well. Then the Botanical Gardens also sell some varieties of their plants including orchids for you to take home with you and remember your visit to this great place!
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