This Spring, the Vallarta Botanical Garden celebrates a major milestone – 20 years of providing a tropical sanctuary in the mountains just outside Puerto Vallarta.
Founded by Robert Price, Vallarta Botanical Garden provides an unprecedented opportunity to share the wonder of the vast diversity of Mexico’s unrivaled and unique plant species with people from around the world. The assembled botanical collections are housed in a safe environment, and the Garden maintains the most-visited public collection of orchids in the country of Mexico.
In addition to the vast orchid collection, the Gardens boasts a working Vanilla Plantation where visitors can learn first-hand how this delicious and sweet spice is seeded, grown, and harvested. Mexican vanilla is world-renowned for its unique flavor and complex notes that make it a must-have for bakers and cooks alike.
If hiking is more your speed, the Gardens have 10 trails that take you along the Río los Horcones and through the various mountain passes. While hiking you may encounter diverse flora and fauna, including the macaws and jaguars, magnolias and buganvillas. Our Lady of the Garden is a peaceful sanctuary where visitors can contemplate the majesty of nature and our interconnectivity with all things great and small.
No visit to the Vallarta Botanical Garden is complete without a stop at the charming and delicious Hacienda de Oro Restaurant and Bar. Beautifully situated atop the mountain, the restaurant boasts fragrant tropical breezes and sweeping views of the valley below. A complimentary agua de Jamaica quenches your thirst while you peruse the menu that celebrates Mexican culinary tradition with dishes crafted from fresh, locally sourced ingredients. Open for breakfast and lunch, Hacienda de Oro is the perfect spot to relax and take in the beauty that surrounds the restaurant.
Next time you are in Puerto Vallarta, take a break from the beach and head to the mountains for a truly unforgettable experience that will surprise and delight all your senses.
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