Surf, swim, stretch, and the town's own culture. Our picks first, then everything we've mapped.
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Culture & art · Centro
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.
Wellness · Centro
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.
Boats & diving · North side
Dive operation that began as Sayulita Diving School, running PADI courses, dive trips and small-group panga excursions to the Marietas Islands away from the big tour boats.
Wellness · Up the valley
Local gym on Av. Revolución with weights and cardio, group classes and jiu-jitsu for all ages; monthly memberships available.
Surf · North side
A big outfitter on Calle Pelícanos, open 7:30am to 8:30pm: two-hour lessons on Sayulita's sandbar (from US$65), 300-plus rental boards with free swaps, a surf shuttle to La Lancha, Malpaso mountain-bike rides and Marietas trips. Shops in San Pancho and Punta de Mita too.
Wellness · North side
Public yoga classes every day in the two studios at Hotelito Los Sueños on the north side: slow flow, vinyasa, hatha and yin, plus a donation-based community flow.
Wellness · North side
Yoga school running residential 200-hour yoga teacher trainings and 100-hour meditation trainings in Sayulita, with courses scheduled through the year.
Boats & diving · South side
Captain Regis Cadena's sport-fishing trips on the Thunnus, a shaded 26-foot panga: six hours with live bait for up to four anglers, MX$9,000 in cash. Mahi-mahi, tuna, sailfish and roosterfish by season; drinks included when booked through his site.
Lessons, boards and the people who shape them. Read our guide
Surf · North side
A big outfitter on Calle Pelícanos, open 7:30am to 8:30pm: two-hour lessons on Sayulita's sandbar (from US$65), 300-plus rental boards with free swaps, a surf shuttle to La Lancha, Malpaso mountain-bike rides and Marietas trips. Shops in San Pancho and Punta de Mita too.
Fishing trips, dives and snorkelling off the islands.
Boats & diving · North side
Dive operation that began as Sayulita Diving School, running PADI courses, dive trips and small-group panga excursions to the Marietas Islands away from the big tour boats.
Boats & diving · South side
Captain Regis Cadena's sport-fishing trips on the Thunnus, a shaded 26-foot panga: six hours with live bait for up to four anglers, MX$9,000 in cash. Mahi-mahi, tuna, sailfish and roosterfish by season; drinks included when booked through his site.
Yoga with a view, massage, temazcal and a good facial. Read our guide
Wellness · Centro
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 · Up the valley
Local gym on Av. Revolución with weights and cardio, group classes and jiu-jitsu for all ages; monthly memberships available.
Wellness · North side
Public yoga classes every day in the two studios at Hotelito Los Sueños on the north side: slow flow, vinyasa, hatha and yin, plus a donation-based community flow.
Wellness · North side
Yoga school running residential 200-hour yoga teacher trainings and 100-hour meditation trainings in Sayulita, with courses scheduled through the year.
Wellness · South side
European-trained stylists John and Graziella cut and color hair, including weddings and shoots. The salon moved to a bigger space just off the Punta de Mita highway.
Wellness · Centro
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 · South side
Deep-tissue and sports massage, rehab work and medical acupuncture from a Canadian-trained therapist. House calls to rentals and hotels are available.
Wellness · Centro
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.
Jungle hikes, birding at dawn and the turtle camp.
Nature & tours · Up the valley
Private nature reserve outside town where a biologist guide leads birding walks, a birdsong breakfast and longer jungle hikes, plus a gentle donkey outing for children. Tours include pickup from set points in Sayulita and support local conservation.
The plaza, the church, galleries and the people who keep it going.
Culture & art · Centro
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.
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