Our pick this week
Lunazul Surf School & Shop
Stand up on your first lesson, or the second one's free.
Stand up or the second lesson is free
Eat & do
Surf, swim, stretch, and the town's own culture. Our picks first, then everything we've mapped. The heart of town: the plaza, taco stands, bars and the main beach a block away. Lively, and loud on weekend nights.
More deals this week
- 10% off three treatmentsSayulita Holistic Bodywork · Centro Ongoing
- Stand up or the second lesson is freeLunazul Surf School & Shop · Centro Ongoing
From our own research (October 2026) and from owners who keep their page here. Deals change, so check before you go. Run one? Tell us.
Sports & adventureSurf, dive, ride and hike from Sayulita: what’s good when, who to go with, and the year’s contests and races around the bay.Surf
Lessons, boards and the people who shape them. Read our guide
Surf · Centro
Lunazul Surf School & Shop
A family surf school on Calle Marlín since 2002: a 90-minute lesson plus an hour's free practice (MX$1,790 alone, less in a group), and if you don't stand up, the second is free. Rentals, multi-day courses and lessons at La Lancha too.
Stand up or the second lesson is free
Surf · Centro
Mainland Surfboards
Local shaper building custom surfboards and fins, with ding repairs and quality board rentals.
Surf · Centro
Sayulita Surf Center
Diego Cadena's surf shop in the Sayulinda hotel, a block from the break: 90-minute coaching plus an hour of free surf from MX$1,400 each, boards from MX$150 an hour or MX$600 a day, with lockers and showers, and fishing trips on the boat.
Surf · Centro
Surf'n Sayulita
A surf school on Calle Gaviota teaching since 2005 with ISA-certified instructors: a beach briefing, then 90 minutes in the water, board and rash guard included, from MX$1,200 each for three or more. Day trips to a jungle beach end with fish tacos.
Surf · Centro
Patricias Surf Shop
Sayulita's first surf school, run by the Southworth family since the 1990s right on the beach in front of the main break, beside a beach restaurant and fishing tours.
Surf · Centro
Sea Sayulita
Small adventure outfit planning surf lessons at quieter spots away from the main beach, waterfall hikes, surf trips and beach fires, with transport included.
Surf · Centro
Mexican Surf Mafia
North-side branch of the family surf school founded in 2004: lessons, board rentals and guided trips to nearby breaks, plus house-brand tees and caps.
Surf · Centro
Sayulita Surf School
Surf and paddleboard school run by the González brothers, ISA-certified instructors and competitive longboarders; lessons for adults and kids, hourly to weekly board rentals, and surf trips around the bay.
Beaches
The main beach, Los Muertos and the coves a walk away. Read our guide
Beaches · Centro
Playa Sayulita
The main town beach, a long sandy bay whose gentle waves make it a learn-to-surf hub. Lined with loungers, surf schools and restaurants; check water-quality notices after heavy rain.
Beaches · Centro
Playa Carricitos
Wide, quiet golden-sand beach backed by jungle, about a 20–30-minute walk north of town via Niños Héroes and a steep hill. Powerful waves make swimming risky; come for the walk and sunsets.
Beaches · Centro
Playa Questos Sayulita
Surf-side stretch of sand in front of the village's two camping parks, with rougher waves for surfers and stronger swimmers.
Things to do · 3 places
A slow morning
Stretch before the heat: a public class, then a massage or the sauna and cold plunge.
- 17 Spa SayulitaA small spa in an open-air rooftop palapa on Navarrete, a block from the plaza and the beach, weekdays 9 to 5: a 60-minute massage is MX$1,200, the Mexican cacao treatment $2,000, plus cupping, Thai massage, Japanese head spa and an infrared sauna.
- 2Nirvanna SpaA second-floor spa at Marlín and Navarrete, open daily 9am to 8pm: a 90-minute house massage is MX$1,188, hot stones or a cacao massage $1,404, facials from $918.
- 3Sayulita Holistic BodyworkUlrike Kuhnert's bodywork studio on Calle Coral Negro, by appointment: Rolfing-style structural integration (MX$2,300), therapeutic massage (from $1,600 an hour), Jin Shin Jyutsu, tuning-fork sound therapy and private breathwork.
Wellness
Yoga with a view, massage, temazcal and a good facial. Read our guide
Wellness · Centro
7 Spa Sayulita
A small spa in an open-air rooftop palapa on Navarrete, a block from the plaza and the beach, weekdays 9 to 5: a 60-minute massage is MX$1,200, the Mexican cacao treatment $2,000, plus cupping, Thai massage, Japanese head spa and an infrared sauna. Book online.
Wellness · Centro
Nirvanna Spa
A second-floor spa at Marlín and Navarrete, open daily 9am to 8pm: a 90-minute house massage is MX$1,188, hot stones or a cacao massage $1,404, facials from $918. They also come to your villa, and run Casa Madera, with a temazcal.
Wellness · Centro
Sayulita Holistic Bodywork
Ulrike Kuhnert's bodywork studio on Calle Coral Negro, by appointment: Rolfing-style structural integration (MX$2,300), therapeutic massage (from $1,600 an hour), Jin Shin Jyutsu, tuning-fork sound therapy and private breathwork. Ten per cent off three or more sessions; WhatsApp to book.
10% off three treatments
Wellness · Centro
Papillon Family Tattoo Studios Sayulita
Family-run tattoo studio started by a New York artist in 2015, taking walk-ins and appointments, with guest artists, a small gallery and local jewelry.
Wellness · Centro
The Hot Box Sayulita
Heated studio above Brisa on Av. Revolución for hot yoga, 26&2, hot sculpt and HIIT Pilates; a one-week unlimited pass suits visitors. Pauses in August and September.
Wellness · Centro
Centro Holistico Ki
Holistic wellness centre on Manuel Navarrete offering spa and body therapies, open daily from 10am to 8pm.
Wellness · Centro
El Club
Small studio for yoga, dance and pilates classes run by its owner-trainer, near the Calle Libertad corner on the highway.
Wellness · Centro
Mandala massage
Massage studio upstairs on Avenida Revolución across from the plaza (enter through the pharmacy). Offers relaxing, deep-tissue, prenatal and reflexology sessions, and can also send therapists to your home or the beach.
Things to do · 5 places
Your first wave
The main break's long, gentle waves are where most people learn. Lessons usually run 90 minutes to two hours, board and rash guard included.
- 1Lunazul Surf School & ShopA family surf school on Calle Marlín since 2002: a 90-minute lesson plus an hour's free practice (MX$1,790 alone, less in a group), and if you don't stand up, the second is free.
- 2Sea SayulitaSmall adventure outfit planning surf lessons at quieter spots away from the main beach, waterfall hikes, surf trips and beach fires, with transport included.
- 3Sayulita Surf CenterDiego Cadena's surf shop in the Sayulinda hotel, a block from the break: 90-minute coaching plus an hour of free surf from MX$1,400 each, boards from MX$150 an hour or MX$600 a day, with lockers and showers, and fishing trips on the boat.
- 4Patricias Surf ShopSayulita's first surf school, run by the Southworth family since the 1990s right on the beach in front of the main break, beside a beach restaurant and fishing tours.
- 5Surf'n SayulitaA surf school on Calle Gaviota teaching since 2005 with ISA-certified instructors: a beach briefing, then 90 minutes in the water, board and rash guard included, from MX$1,200 each for three or more.
Nature & tours
Jungle hikes, birding at dawn and the turtle camp.
Nature & tours · Centro
Santuario de la Iguana
Small iguana sanctuary in the centre where you can usually spot several iguanas resting in the trees. A quick stop with kids.
Nature & tours · Centro
Sayulita bike adventure
Guided mountain-bike rides and rentals out of town, on jungle singletrack toward San Pancho and quiet beaches. Rides run about two hours.
Nature & tours · Centro
Sayulita Bird Watching
Birding tours led by Vidal Prado, running since 2008, from a two-to-three-hour early-morning outing near town with binoculars supplied to full-day trips toward San Blas and San Sebastián del Oeste. Free pickup in Sayulita and San Pancho on the local tour.
Nature & tours · Centro
The Picnic Company
Puerto Vallarta-based company that sets up styled picnics, proposals, birthdays and small events on beaches across the bay, Sayulita included, handling permits, catering, drinks and decor.
Culture & art
The plaza, the church, galleries and the people who keep it going.
Culture & art · Centro
Evoke The Spirit
Brittney Borjeson's shop on Calle Marlín for things made in Mexico: Wixárika beaded and yarn-painted skulls, naturally dyed rugs, ceramics and textiles, much of it one of a kind and only sold here. Open daily from 10am to 8pm.
Culture & art · Centro
Palú Gallery
Gallery and shop of Mexican painters Paulina Gutiérrez and Anne Luna, set partly in an old VW van under a pergola. Bright tropical canvases, screen prints and painted keepsakes.
Culture & art · Centro
Esto Es Mexico
Folk-art shop with a bright blue, pink and yellow facade and painted Catrina figures, run by César Godoy and Belén Sandoval, who make most of the pieces themselves: skulls, luchadores and other Mexican icons. Credited with starting the town's Day of the Dead altar contest among galleries.
Culture & art · Centro
Sayulita Plaza
The town's central square, ringed by cafés, bars and taco stands. Evenings bring food carts, vendors and street performers, and it is decorated for Day of the Dead and the December fiestas.
Culture & art · Centro
Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
Sayulita's Catholic parish church, a short walk from the plaza. From December 4 to 12 neighborhood processions with decorated floats end here, with mariachis at dawn on the 12th and fireworks at night.
Culture & art · Centro
Galería La Hamaca
A folk art gallery on Avenida Revolución, just off the plaza, where the owners buy straight from village artisans in Mexico and Guatemala: weaving from Chiapas, leather from Guanajuato, Huichol beadwork, pottery and carving. Pieces worth carrying home; open daily until 9pm.
Culture & art · Centro
Hecho En Nayarit Cilau Valadez
Huichol yarn-art studio/shop of Cilau Valadez on Av. Revolución.
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