Jalisco
Villa & vacation rental photography · Puerto Vallarta
In short
Villa & vacation rental photography in Puerto Vallarta starts at $350: 3 hours on location with a photographer who works in Puerto Vallarta, and 35 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 72 hours. Your exact price is confirmed in writing before you pay.
Why choose villa & vacation rental photography in Puerto Vallarta?
The Malecón sits about 8 km from the PVR runway, inside the 9.2 km ring where Mexican drone rules need special authorisation, so aerials here are planned south of town. That is what decides how a session is planned here: the photographer you work with lives in Puerto Vallarta and works across Jalisco all year, so they are not seeing the place for the first time alongside you. That prior knowledge is the difference between a session that keeps to its schedule and one spent looking for a frame.
The hour matters more than the location. For Malecón de Puerto Vallarta, the window to aim for is the last hour before sunset, or before 8:00 when the promenade is empty. The session runs 3 hours and is built around that window rather than around your diary — it is the one variable that genuinely changes the photographs, and it costs nothing.
What does the session in Puerto Vallarta look like?
The typical session runs 3 hours across two locations: we start at Malecón de Puerto Vallarta and move on to Muelle de Playa Los Muertos. Two locations rather than one give you two distinct backdrops, and the move between them produces the frames made in motion — frequently the truest of the set.
What does villa & vacation rental photography in Puerto Vallarta include?
- 3 hours on site at one property, interiors and exteriors
- 35 edited photographs, colour-corrected and straightened
- Edited files delivered within 72 hours
- A preparation checklist sent before the session
- Horizontal and vertical crops for listing platforms and social media
Permits at these locations: Malecón de Puerto Vallarta: No municipal photography fee is published for the promenade. Drones need special AFAC authorisation here, about 8 km from the PVR runway. Muelle de Playa Los Muertos: No published fee for a session on the sand, which is public under federal law. A set-up such as an arch or chairs may need a ZOFEMAT permit. Playa Conchas Chinas: No published fee for a session on the sand. Access is down public stairways between the hillside villas. Playa Mismaloya: No published fee for a session on the sand. Drones may fly only up to 100 m here, inside the 18.5 km ring around the airport. Marina Vallarta: The marina boardwalk is open, but restaurants and condominiums set their own rules. No drone flight is possible here: the marina sits inside 3.7 km of the runway.
FAQ — Villa & vacation rental photography in Puerto Vallarta
Villa & vacation rental photography in Puerto Vallarta: what time should we book?
For a session at Malecón de Puerto Vallarta in Puerto Vallarta, aim for the last hour before sunset, or before 8:00 when the promenade is empty. At a busy location, two hours either way changes what can be framed at all.
Do we need a permit to photograph in Puerto Vallarta?
At some Puerto Vallarta locations, yes: Malecón de Puerto Vallarta (No municipal photography fee is published for the promenade. Drones need special AFAC authorisation here, about 8 km from the PVR runway.); Muelle de Playa Los Muertos (No published fee for a session on the sand, which is public under federal law. A set-up such as an arch or chairs may need a ZOFEMAT permit.); Playa Conchas Chinas (No published fee for a session on the sand. Access is down public stairways between the hillside villas.); Playa Mismaloya (No published fee for a session on the sand. Drones may fly only up to 100 m here, inside the 18.5 km ring around the airport.); Marina Vallarta (The marina boardwalk is open, but restaurants and condominiums set their own rules. No drone flight is possible here: the marina sits inside 3.7 km of the runway.). The photographer tells you at booking which authorization applies and what it costs, not on the day.
What happens if the weather turns in Puerto Vallarta?
If lightning, a hurricane or tropical storm warning, or a closed site or beach makes the planned Puerto Vallarta location unusable, the session moves to a new date at no charge. Overcast skies and light rain are working conditions, and often good ones.
When do we get the photos from Puerto Vallarta?
A session in Puerto Vallarta is delivered within 72 hours, in a private online gallery: 35 edited photos, downloadable at full resolution from any country.