There are 2 events this year: 

• Alumni Week: April 19-24, 2027
• First-Timers Week: April 27-May 2, 2027

Rooms are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. My surf camps tend to sell out. Reserve early to secure your spot! Cost varies depending on the room you select.

• Alumni Week Rooms
• First-Timers Week Rooms

Once you are ready to register, you will sign up in 3 simple steps:

1. Fill out the application form + select a payment plan
2. Pay the $800 non-refundable deposit
3. Sign the retreat contract

The $800 non-refundable deposit is due upon registration. After you register, you will pay in full or be automatically enrolled in the following payment plan:

If you register in August, divide the balance by 6 equal payments (payments will be debited in the months of September, October, November, December, January, February)

If you register in September, divide the balance by 5 equal payments (payments will be debited in the months of October, November, December, January, February)

If you register in October, divide the balance by 4 equal payments (payments will be debited in the months of  November, December, January, February)

If you register in November, divide the balance by 3 equal payments (payments will be debited in the months of December, January, February)

If you register in December, divide the balance by 2 equal payments (payments will be debited in the months of January and February)

If you register in January, you will pay half upon registration and the other half in the month of February

If you register in February or March, balance is due in full upon registration

If you are registering for a payment plan, the balance will be fully paid by March 1, 2027.

Remember that the $800 deposit is non-refundable. I strongly recommend that your mandatory travel insurance policy includes “cancel for any reason” coverage to protect your investment as much as possible. You usually need to purchase this type of travel insurance within 1-2 weeks of your trip deposit, so don’t delay! Read more about travel insurance in the FAQ.

Refund & Cancellation Policy

• Until February 1, 2027: You may cancel or transfer your registration to another person and get a full refund of all monies paid (except non-refundable $800 deposit)
• February 1-March 1, 2027: No refunds, but you may transfer your registration to another person.
• After March 1, 2027: no refunds or transfers.

Travel Insurance

Travel insurance is mandatory for this retreat. I highly advise everyone to purchase a travel insurance plan that includes “cancel for any reason” coverage. You usually must buy this type of policy within two weeks of making your deposit for this trip, so do not delay. Read more about travel insurance in the FAQ.

Travel insurance is a minor cost to add protection to your significant investment in this trip. It will protect your investment in case the trip has to cancel for any reason, or if you are unable to attend for a variety of reasons.

Schedule Changes

International travel and group travel built with accessibility in mind require flexibility and a positive mental attitude. Activities, excursions, and itinerary may change at any time, depending on availability, weather, and what Amber  determines is most appropriate for the group’s wellbeing. Amber will adapt the itinerary to the group who registers, and designs the event around the people who need the most support, so everyone can be included. 

Have Questions? Let’s talk.
I would love to jump on a call with you to answer any questions you may have about the retreat. Grab a time on my calendar here, or email me.

Total trip price is $2490-3390 USD per person depending on which event you book and the room you choose. You can view rooms and pricing here:

• Alumni Week Rooms
• First-Timers Week Rooms

💖 1:1 introductory call with Amber before the retreat

💻 Online meet & greet with other attendees before the retreat

🚐 Private, safe transportation to and from the PVR airport to our hotel in Sayulita

💛 Golf cart transportation to and from planned activities in Sayulita

🛌 Your chosen accommodation at our boutique hotel

🥙 Daily breakfast buffet / to-go breakfast from the hotel, group dinners at restaurants in town (nights 1, 2, and 5)

🏄‍♀️ Surfing lessons with professional surf instructors 

🧘‍♀️ Yoga classes + sound healing

💃 Silent disco dance party (if you’ve never tried silent disco, you are gonna LOVE it)

🥰 Sharing circles to celebrate your wins and cheer on your new besties

📸 Professional photographs from a surfing lesson

👚 Limited edition rashguard to commemorate the event

• Travel insurance (mandatory)
• Airfare to Puerto Vallarta PVR
• Pickup or dropoff to airport outside designated times
• Tips for hotel & villa staff (I suggest setting aside $50-80 USD for tips)
• Lunches or snacks
• Dinner on night 3 and 4
• Massages and spa services
• Alcohol
• Additional excursions
• Souvenirs

If you’d like to read the excellent Google and Tripadvisor reviews for this venue, email me. I keep the hotel name private for security reasons. Once you register, I will send you complete details on the venue and location.

Meals included:

• Hotel breakfast buffet or to-go items from the buffet every morning
• Group dinners on nights 1, 2, and 5

Meals not included:

• Dinner on nights 3 and 4
• Lunches and snacks

Catering group meals at the hotel is quite expensive, so I structured it this way to keep costs down. I also wanted to give you the chance to experience the amazing Mexican food and culture of Sayulita by eating in its many local restaurants.

There are small markets that carry basic grocery items and convenience stores like Oxxo where you can get snacks. There is no large supermarket or WalMart-type store in Sayulita.

At our hotel, coffee is served starting at 8am each morning, and breakfast is served buffet style 8:30-11:30am. The buffet typically includes fruit, yogurt, beans, soy dishes, eggs, protein options, sauteed mushrooms, chilaquiles, vegan eggs, pancakes, gluten-free and non- gluten-free granola, and fruit flavored water (agua fresca). Usually there is at least one dish with meat in it. The menu changes everyday and everything has a label with the dish description.

The food in Sayulita is fresh, affordable, and lovingly prepared. I personally have never had a bad meal in this town! I eat almost exclusively vegetarian when I stay in Sayulita and many restaurants have good vegan and gluten-free options.

I’ll be sending out a guidebook before our trip which has a list of many local restaurant options. You can eat from under $5 USD at a taco stand to a gourmet meal for $30+. There are options at every price point.

Important: Do not drink the tap water or use it to brush your teeth. Purified water is available in many dispensers around the hotel. Bottled water is available for purchase at just about any market in town. Ice served around town is purified.

No, all rooms have queen or king beds and are sold as solo rooms. No sharing rooms with strangers! However, if you’d like to book with a friend, you can book a room with 2 beds. Let me know you’re booking together when you register!

Great! I have a whole section about that right here.

Alcohol Policy

Alcohol is not included in the retreat cost.

There will be alcohol available at many bars or restaurants in town. If you choose to drink, I ask that you please do so responsibly and respectfully.

I encourage us all to keep in mind that we are in another culture, being invited to stay on their land while we enjoy ourselves. Please keep the energy of being in community with one another at a yoga hotel (which is a different vibe from drinking on vacation at a beach resort).

Drug Policy

I ask that everyone refrain from consuming recreational drugs while attending this retreat.

Smoking

Smoking is only allowed in designated areas outside the hotel. Smoking is never allowed inside rooms. Electronic cigarettes or vapes are now illegal to bring into Mexico and carry heavy fines or jail time. Please take this seriously, as past participants have gotten stopped at customs and incurred large fines. 

First-Timer’s Week is a slower build-up and designed to be a non-intimidating approach to surfing. We spend time in the water, then the next day we practice floating and dry-land skills before we ever try to catch a wave. We will have 2 surfing lessons with our surf coaches during First-Timer’s Week. View schedule

At Alumni Week, we get right into the waves, and have surf lessons every morning. View schedule

If you have never attended a Wild Bodies Surf Camp event, you are required to attend First-Timer’s Week (you’re gonna love it!).

If you have attended a previous Wild Bodies Surf Camp with Amber, you can attend either (or both) events! If you prefer a more relaxed pace or fewer surfing sessions, pick First-Timers Week. And if you want to level up your skills and get more time on the board, pick Alumni Week.

This retreat is for women and other gender minorities. It is not a space for cisgender men.

Let me try my best to be clear. Women (and people of other gender identities who grew up socialized as women) share certain lived experiences in our patriarchal culture. We receive implicit and explicit messages about our bodies and “our place in things” that men don’t. At Wild Bodies retreats, we often discuss the ways that cultural conditioning about our bodies overlaps with our sense of self.

This retreat is a space for women as well as anyone who was raised or socialized as a woman. Trans women are welcome, as well as transmasc and non-binary folks who were socialized as women (regardless of how they currently identify). It is not a space for cisgender men.

If you have questions about whether you should attend, please contact me and we can discuss!

Yes you will surf! As a beginner surfer myself, I’ve noticed that surfing is made up of 2 main things: catching waves and all the other stuff.

Catching waves looks like:

• Riding the waves mermaid style on your belly
• Cruising into shore riding the board on your knees or in a kneeling lunge position
• Standing on the board for a second and falling off
• Standing on the board for a few seconds at a time (then, falling off)
• Falling off at any time for no reason when you thought you “did it right”
• Getting tumbled around by the waves after you fall off, pretty much every time 😂
• And so on – expect LOTS of cute wipeouts

But catching waves is just one small part of surfing. Surfing also looks like all this stuff:

• Putting on your rash guard and sunscreen
• Carrying your board to the beach
• Warming up your body with some stretches and movements
• Practicing your pop-up
• Walking or paddling your board out to where we catch waves
• Learning to paddle your board
• Learning how to navigate waves while on your board
• Learning to balance on your board on your belly
• Learning to sit on your board
• Learning to read waves and the timing of when to catch them
• Learning where not to be when a wave comes in
• Sitting on your board watching for waves and looking at your beautiful surroundings
• Carrying your board back up the beach
• Digging sand out of every crevice 😂

Surfing is a fun, challenging, complicated activity. You may be wondering, “Will I stand up on the surfboard and catch a wave?”

Many, many people do stand up during their first lesson. There’s no guarantees in life (especially in the ocean, with constantly changing conditions), but to manage your expectations:

I took my first surf lesson at age 42 in Sayulita. I stood up on the board 4 times during my very first surf lesson (for literally 1 second at a time). I would estimate that in my first week of surfing, with about 100 attempts to catch waves, I stood up only 6 times. Your mileage may vary.

But standing is not the only part of surfing. Everyone that attempts surfing will catch a wave. Some of us will go in on our bellies (it’s so fun this way, you look cute, feel like a mermaid, and your butt looks cute 😂), some of us will catch waves on our knees or a kneeling lunge position, some of us will stand up for a few waves.

I’m hiring a photographer to capture pictures of our surf lesson and we’ll snap photos of each other with the surfboards throughout the week. 

If you want to take more surf lessons, connect with our instructors so you can arrange it while you’re in town. 

I design my retreats in such a way that we move at the pace of the people who need the most time and assistance.

No one is ever made to feel “too slow.”

As the person responsible for holding the container of the retreat group, I set the pace for activities and I intentionally lead “from the back of the pack” according to how the group is doing.

Even the most athletic people have bad days, get too hot in the sun, or get their period. So I am always evaluating the group in front of me and making sure that no one is left behind, whether we are doing yoga, walking to dinner, or on an excursion.

Surfing

Surfing is an extremely demanding sport that will wear you out fast, even though you’re having fun! It involves carrying a board out into the water (sandy bottom, small waves), getting on the board, floating and balancing on your belly, paddling, and riding the board in to the beach. Then you return and do it all again. The surf lessons will last about 90 minutes, and there will be time to take breaks between catching waves.

We share boards so you can take a few turns, then go to the beach for some water or a break, cheer folks on, and then take another turn on the surfboard.

Walking

Walking is the main form of transportation in Sayulita and you can certainly accumulate many steps getting around town. However, based on feedback from past attendees, I have decided to rent golf carts for the week. Everyone will have a ride (if they want it) to and from scheduled retreat activities. This way you can choose to save your energy for surfing or other activities rather than spend it on walking in the heat.

Golf carts are available to and from scheduled retreat activities. They are not private taxis or to be used for side quest adventures away from the group. If you decide you want your own private taxi, golf carts are available for rental.

You may choose to walk instead of ride, but be sure to factor in the extra time it takes to get to and from activities. Our hotel is on the north side, which is a 5-minute walk from the north side beach and about a 12-15 minute walk to the main part of town.

There are 5-6 restaurants or coffee shops within a 5-minute walk of the hotel. For a 12-15 minute walk, you reach the main area of town and have countless restaurants and convenience stores available. The advantage of staying on the north side is we are far away from the hustle & bustle of Sayulita’s nightlife noise, in a mostly residential area.

It’s important to make sure you stay hydrated, avoid the heat of the day, and wear comfortable, sturdy shoes. The streets are uneven terrain with concrete, dirt, gravel, with uneven curbs that may end suddenly. Please watch your step, as the most common injury in Sayulita is a twisted ankle from stepping off a famously-uneven Mexican sidewalk.

Yoga classes

The classes offered will be accessible, with variations will be offered for all mobility levels. Yoga props are provided, including mats, blocks, blankets, and straps. We can bring chairs from the dining area if we need them.

Dance party

Dance with us or pull up a chair, sit and enjoy the atmosphere, take breaks as often as you need to

If you still have questions about whether this particular retreat is appropriate for you, email me or book a time on my calendar. I’d love to chat with you and make sure I answer all your concerns.

You’d be amazed at how many people have this question! The other question is, “Will I be the oldest one there?”

Most of my retreat guests are in their early 30s to early 60s, and I deeply appreciate inter-generational retreats. It adds layers of perspective and wisdom that benefit the collective.

I would love to have folks beyond the age range of 30-60. You are not too old!

As one younger retreat participant said of some of my older guests, “I was able to see the wisdom that aging can bring. It was incredibly beautiful to see people, older than I am, loving and caring for their bodies the way that is mindful and intentional. It helped open my eyes to the fact that life, at any age, is what you make of it.”

Yes! Classes offered will be adaptive, inclusive yoga practices appropriate for all bodies and ability levels. 

The yoga that I practice is not designed to be a strenuous workout. These are easy movements and big deep breaths that meet your body where you are today. Lots of options and variations will be offered for any practice I lead.

Yes, most of my guests do come alone. But by the end of their stay they usually have made some great new friends. I’ve heard from folks who retreated with me a decade ago that are still friends with each other today!

You are also welcome to book with a friend and share a room if you desire. The hotel has several double rooms and small suites that would be great for 2 or 3 friends booking together.

For 2027 I am limiting each group to 9 participants (8 guests + 1 assistant). 

Participation in any group activity carries a risk of getting sick, especially when people travel to the event. Getting sick at an event, or worse, passing an illness around an event is a huge bummer, but it does happen.

In our post-pandemic world (in which Covid is still very much alive and well) it’s important to have a plan, as all of us have different risk profiles and practices around staying well.

Obviously we want to avoid any illness, but I treat Covid differently because it is an extremely contagious virus, and also extremely common to pass around at events. I also have many guests with compromised immune systems, and with our remote location, accessing medical care will not be simple, so I want to do my best to keep our community safe.

Retreat Agreements

To care for the group and yourself, I’m asking everyone attending this retreat to agree to the following:

• All retreat participants must test negative for Covid before they leave their home airport for the trip.
• Please wear a mask in the airport and on the plane. It’s extremely common for someone to get sick while traveling to an event, then pass the illness around at the event. Please mask during your travels to protect your investment in this trip and the health of your fellow community members and hotel staff that you’ll be living with for the week (and their families).
• If you feel ill at the retreat, please let Amber know right away. We can make sure you get meals in your room or whatever support you need.
• If you feel ill, Amber will ask you to wear a mask and go to the clinic to test for Covid.
• If you test positive for Covid during the retreat, you will need to isolate. This is a huge disappointment to happen at a retreat, when you’ve anticipated the event so much, so please wear a mask on the plane and in the airport for your best chance at arriving and staying healthy!
• I ask that if you test negative for Covid but are still feeling ill, especially if you run a fever, that you isolate and rest until you feel well. If you need to be near the group for any reason, I will have masks available.

If you want to see the entire retreat agreement contract before you register, please email me.

Travel Insurance & Illness

You should promptly purchase the mandatory travel insurance so that you can get “cancel for any reason” insurance (many plans require you to purchase coverage within 1-2 weeks of your initial deposit). Travel insurance may cover your investment in the case you get sick before or during the retreat. Plans vary so you should talk to your insurance provider about the coverage you require.

You may also elect to purchase an insurance plan that covers medical care or medical transport in Mexico. I recommend this, as travel insurance is quite affordable compared to what you are spending on this trip, or what emergency medical treatment could cost.

I’ll send you a complete packing list before the retreat, but you don’t need any complicated or fancy items. Everywhere we go will be extremely casual.

I’ll be bringing comfortable, casual clothing, sun protection (hat, sunglasses, sun shirt), a couple bathing suits, rashguard (I’ll send you one before the trip!), cover-ups for the beach and pool, loungewear, comfortable walking shoes, water shoes, yoga clothing, and stuff like sunscreen and bug repellant.

You may want things like a personal fan or special snacks, but we’ll get into those details closer to the retreat.

Provided by the hotel:

• Pool towels (onsite use)
• Yoga mats
• Shampoo & conditioner
• Hair dryers in each room
• Clean drinking water
• Wi-Fi throughout the property
• First Aid kit

Sure, please come to the retreat! If you vibe with what I’m offering here, you are welcome. As long as your mindset is friendly toward beginners and encouraging toward new surfers, you are welcome at this retreat! Alumni Week is only open to past participants of Wild Bodies Surf Camp, regardless of your surfing experience.

Travel insurance is mandatory for this event. I highly advise purchasing a travel insurance plan that includes “cancel for any reason” coverage. You usually must buy this type of policy within 1-2 weeks of making your deposit for this trip, so do not delay.

While the coverage provided by travel insurance varies based on the policy you purchase, as a general rule, this type of insurance may provide coverage for a variety of losses which you may incur relating to a booking, including losses relating to trip cancellation, illness, injury, theft, lost or damaged property, etc.

Be aware that, except for the limited refund rights in the cancellation policy, you are 100% responsible for any losses, penalties, fees, or other financial consequences arising out of any booking or trip, or the cancellation or interruption of any booking or trip (including, by way of example, costs related to airline tickets and fees, passport fees, visa fees, medical expenses, etc.).

Your credit card may have insurance that covers your purchase, so check with them first. This type of coverage satisfies my mandatory travel insurance requirement, but you may want additional coverage.

For most providers, getting a quote through their website is easy, or you can call and talk to someone about what you want in a plan. Look at the terms closely for each plan and make sure you are comfortable with the reasons you are allowed to use the insurance.

Check out this guide to travel insurance by WHOA Travel (a cool, women-owned travel company I work with), it does a good job of outlining the different things to look for in a plan. They also have links to some plans that have cancel for any reason insurance.

You can also go to reddit and do some searching about travel insurance plans and “cancel for any reason” insurance, and see what the masses recommend (that’s what I do to research these type of things). Getting quotes from different travel insurance company websites is a simple process and quotes are free. If you need help picking a plan, email me.

Please fly into the Puerto Vallarta International Airport | Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR), Puerto Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico.

Transfers to the hotel will be arranged from this airport only.

My surf camps tend to sell out, so you can buy your flight anytime. If you want confirmation that the event is 100% happening before your flight, just email me.

However, there is always a chance that an event can cancel or have to be rescheduled. Please never book a non-refundable flight for my events. It’s always best to book a refundable or changeable fare. Your travel insurance may cover change fees in the case that an event cancels or doesn’t get enough registrations to make, speak with your insurance provider about what is covered. 

In order to take advantage of transfers to our hotel, please note: arrival transfers will only be offered for flights arriving between 11am and 3pm on arrival day and flights departing between 10am and 4pm on the departure date.

On departure day, plan on leaving the hotel 3 hours before your flight is scheduled to depart (ex: 7am for a 10am flight).

I recommend booking:

• Flights arriving before 3pm on arrival day
• Flights departing after 12pm on departure day

If you arrive or depart outside the stated hours above, you will be responsible for your own transportation, which is expensive. A private taxi from the airport to our venue is $80+ USD one way.

I get it! Traveling internationally (especially solo) can be intimidating when you don’t know what to expect. Here’s some more information about how the experience will go.

Know that as the person responsible for the container of this retreat, I designed this experience with your safety in mind. I don’t want you to be confused about any step of the process, so please ask me if you have questions. I want your retreat experience to be smooth and stress-free.

I have a WhatsApp group that activates about a month before the retreat. We use this to meet one another, stay in touch about questions and updates, and especially for arrival and departure day. I also send updates throughout the week like a daily schedule with packing lists of what to bring to each activity.

I’ll email you ahead of the retreat with general info about international travel. Please check your passport expiration date now! Generally, your passport cannot expire within 6 months of your trip date.

Nervous about speaking Spanish? Most airport employees and retreat center staff speak English. I speak intermediate(ish)-level Spanish and frequently travel solo, I usually can translate or help communicate, if needs arise. And usually there are a few participants who speak Spanish as well!

Here’s a little more about what to expect:

You’ll fly into Puerto Vallarta airport, get your bags and go through customs.

As soon as you have your bag, you’ll message me on WhatsApp and I’ll alert the driver. Our driver will be in a pre-arranged location with a sign and you’ll get on the shuttle with your bags. If you’re a little early for the shuttle, you’ll meet a few other retreat participants at the bar outside the airport. You’ll probably be on the shuttle with 2-3 other participants.

You’ll ride 45 minutes to Sayulita and meet me at the hotel. Your driver can stop at an ATM and a local supermarket so you can purchase some favorite snacks or any supplies you forgot. When you arrive, we’ll get you checked in to your room. We’ll meet that evening for a group dinner at a nearby restaurant.

I’ll brief everyone on what they need to know to stay safe while we are in town. Sayulita is a small, tourist-friendly town with plenty of international travelers. If you use basic precautions, your trip should be without incident!

You can check the schedules on this page for complete details of what we’re doing at the retreat.

On our departure day, you’ll leave in a private shuttle with 2-3 other retreat participants and ride back to the airport. Follow the signage and go through security as with any airport. Most airport staff speak English. When you land at home, you’ll go through customs again.

Let me know if you have any specific concerns or questions about the process of international travel, and we can talk more!

There is an in-town urgent care and traditional clinic that also offers wellness IVs. I got treatment for an ear infection here and it was a great experience. The staff spoke English.

Local pharmacies (farmacias) are everywhere and have very reasonable prices on common over-the-counter medications, plus many drugs you usually need a prescription for in the USA.

There are hospitals in Punta Mita (25 minutes) and Puerto Vallarta (45 minutes).

In the case of an accident, injury, illness, theft, or other incidents, you must immediately notify Amber and a hotel staff member. Emergency procedures are in place at the hotel to assist us. However, they cannot guarantee necessary medical attention or treatment.

I recommend that your mandatory travel insurance policy covers medical care and transport in Mexico should you need it. Read more about travel insurance in the FAQ.

Situated on the Pacific coast of Mexico, Sayulita experiences warm and tropical weather throughout the year.

The month of May is warmer with temperatures ranging from 73°F (23°C) to 91°F (33°C). You can expect plenty of sunshine and lower humidity than later in the month, which is the start of rainy season.

However, it can feel quite warm, especially if you are not accustomed to the humidity. It’s important to stay hydrated, protect yourself from the sun, and avoid too much activity during the hottest part of the afternoon.

Not really! Many of the people working in hospitality in Mexico speak English, but in any case, be creative! Smiles, gestures, por favor, gracias, and Google Translate can get you far.

Most airport employees and retreat center staff speak English. I speak intermediate(ish)-level Spanish and frequently travel solo, I usually can translate or help communicate, if needs arise. And usually there are a few participants who speak Spanish as well!

I recommend learning a little bit of Spanish for travelers, it will make you more confident and make life easier for you if you end up spending time outside. the group. Plus, your world opens up when you interact with locals in their own language. Learning a little Spanish shows respect to the people whose home we are enjoying.

On a personal note: After my trip to Sayulita in April 2024, I started learning and practicing Spanish using a combination of podcasts, online classes and videos, watching Netflix and listening to music, and travel. It’s been a goal of mine for years, but starting my solo travel era made me take it seriously. It feels proper and respectful that I should learn Spanish if I am going to organize trips in places like Mexico.

I’m honestly amazed at how much spoken and written Spanish I understand now, after just about a year of practice, and I am getting better at communicating too. It’s opened up my world and is extremely rewarding. I’m having a lot of fun learning, pero necesito practicar mucho mas.

U.S. citizens will need a passport to visit Mexico, but no visa is required at this time for stays under 180 days. Passports will require at least one blank page for an entry stamp. You should check that your passport’s expiration date is not expiring within 6 months of your trip.

If you need a passport or to update your passport, I urge you to act immediately, especially if you are in the US. Wait times may be long.

Citizens of all other countries should check travel requirements well in advance of their retreat.

Yes, the hotel has WiFi throughout, as do many cafes and restaurants in Sayulita. My review of the internet in Sayulita: it is not the high-speed connection you may be used to, but I was able to do Zoom calls at the hotels and other basic internet browsing.

Check with your cell phone provider about cell service in Mexico. Many U.S. cell phones will work with no modifications, some will need to purchase an additional plan to use while you travel, and others will need to notify their cell provider about the travel in order for the phone to work outside the U.S.

I communicate through WhatsApp for all retreat communications while in Mexico so please contact your cell provider well in advance of getting to Mexico to ensure uninterrupted service and the ability to communicate when you arrive.

Yes, you will need to have some cash on hand for lunches, snacks, gratuities, 2 dinners out, and other incidentals. Many businesses in Sayulita take credit cards, CashApp, or Venmo, but some are cash only.

I recommend avoiding the currency exchange at the airport. The rates are terrible compared to what you’ll get at the ATMs outside the airport.

Ask your driver to stop an an ATM on the way into town. Sometimes the ATMs in Sayulita are unreliable, although there are many available and I’ve always been able to find a working one in the many months I stayed in Sayulita.

Check the exchange rate that your bank offers before you get to Mexico to ensure that you’re getting a good rate from the local ATM. You can choose to decline the local rate and use your bank’s rate if that is better. Most Mexican banks will have staff that speaks English if you need help.