El Surf Club

SET RIGHT ON LA LANCHA BEACH WITH VIEWS OUT TO THE MARIETAS ISLANDS, EL SURF CLUB IS PUNTA MITA'S EASY, BAREFOOT-LUXURY BEACH HANGOUT. A CASUAL RESTAURANT WITH TABLES UNDER A PALAPA OR BEACH CHAIRS RIGHT ON THE SAND. THE WAVES OUT FRONT HAVE A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE: A MELLOWER, LONGER RIDE ON ONE SIDE FOR BEGINNERS STILL FINDING THEIR FOOTING, AND A FASTER, STEEPER OPTION FOR THE SLIGHTLY MORE EXPERIENCED SURFERS IN THE GROUP. NO POOL HERE, JUST SAND, SURF, AND A LAID-BACK, NO-FRILLS KIND OF AFTERNOON.
Club Sufi

OVERLOOKING BANDERAS BAY NEAR THE PUNTA MITA PIER, SUFI OCEAN CLUB HAS AN EPIC DOCK FOR FISHING, PADDLE BOARDING, OR LAUNCHING INTO WIND SPORTS, AND E-FOILING. IF LOUNGING IS MORE YOUR SPEED, THERE'S WICKER HANGING CHAIRS, WOODEN CABANAS AND DAYBEDS, AND A BIG SALTWATER POOL AS THE CENTERPIECE. PLUS A RESTAURANT AND CEVICHE BAR ON-SITE!
Club Kupuri

KUPURI IS THE SPOT FOR GETTING OUT ON THE WATER: PADDLEBOARDING, SAILING, WINDSURFING, E-FOILING, AND SNORKELING OVER THE NEARBY REEF. BACK ON LAND, THERE'S A MAIN POOL, BEACH CHAIRS TO STRETCH OUT ON, A WADING POOL FOR THE KIDS, AND A RESTAURANT TO REFUEL AT. BUT THE REAL DRAW IS THE BEACH ITSELF: SOFT WHITE SAND AND CALM, CLEAR WATER THAT'S ABOUT AS GOOD AS IT GETS FOR SWIMMING.
Club Pacifico

OVERLOOKING THE TAIL OF THE WHALE GOLF COURSE WITH WHITE SAND STRETCHING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS, PACIFICO IS OFTEN CALLED THE GO-TO BEACH CLUB IN PUNTA MITA. THERE'S A QUIET, UNCROWDED SURF BREAK OUT FRONT, NOTHING WORLD-CLASS, BUT A FUN, LOW-KEY SPOT TO LEARN ON. BACK ON LAND, THERE ARE TWO POOLS (ONE JUST FOR THE KIDS), A SPA, AND FOOD AND DRINKS RUNNING ALL DAY.
Corral Del Risco
CORRAL DEL RISCO IS THE CUTE LITTLE FISHING VILLAGE AT THE HEART OF IT ALL; NARROW COBBLESTONE STREETS, LITTLE SHOPS TO WANDER, AND THE KIND OF LOW-KEY CHARM YOU WON'T FIND AT THE RESORTS. JUST OFFSHORE IS EL ANCLOTE, A WORLD-CLASS BEGINNER BREAK, WITH A CASUAL BEACHFRONT RESTAURANT RIGHT THERE TO WATCH FROM IF YOU'RE NOT IN THE WATER. IT'S ALSO A FUN OPTION FOR INTERMEDIATES WHEN THE SWELL PICKS UP!