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Jalisco travel guide
This guide gathers everything TripsCircle knows about Jalisco: 3 destinations, 28 places and 1 curated route. Its route is filed under food journeys. It runs 8 days end to end.
- Destinations
- 3
- Places
- 28
- Curated routes
- 1
- Trip lengths
- 8 days
- Routes favor
- Nov – Apr
Where our routes go in Jalisco
Tap a dot to open that destination's guide.
3 destinations in Jalisco
Ordered by how many of our curated routes stop there, then by how many places we have picked.
Best of Jalisco
Our curated picks by theme, drawn from the places our route editors chose for their routes.
Places worth planning around
A short sampler from the 28 places in Jalisco, starting with those featured on the most of our routes.
OutdoorsIslas Marietas
Protected volcanic islands with blue-footed boobies and the Hidden Beach.
SeeHospicio Cabañas
UNESCO-listed 19th-century orphanage holding José Clemente Orozco's fire-themed murals.
OutdoorsAgave Landscape
UNESCO-listed blue agave fields and old haciendas between Tequila and Amatitán.
EatPancho's Takos
Late-night taco joint known for al pastor carved off the trompo.
ShopMercado San Juan de Dios
Three-storey market of food stalls, leather and crafts, also called Mercado Libertad.
DrinkLa Capilla
Cantina dating from 1940 where Don Javier created the batanga.
Curated routes through Jalisco
One curated route stops here. Open it for the day-by-day plan.
Best time to visit Jalisco
Our route here recommends Nov – Apr.
Climate averages (NASA POWER, 2001–2025) for 3 of our destinations here: May is the warmest month, with average highs near 96°F (36°C), and January the coolest at about 81°F (27°C). July is the wettest, around 9.8 in (250 mm) of rain, and April the driest at about less than 0.1 in (3 mm).
NASA POWER is a gridded model (roughly 50 km cells), so coastal and mountain spots read as regional averages.
Weather by destination
Getting around Jalisco
Legs between consecutive stops on our routes. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving distances.
- Guadalajara → Tequilaabout 56 km (35 mi) straight-line
- Tequila → Puerto Vallartaabout 147 km (91 mi) straight-line
Planning a trip to Jalisco
How many days do you need for a trip to Jalisco?
Our curated route here is planned as a 8-day trip. Shorter visits work if you focus on one or two destinations.
What are the best places to visit in Jalisco?
Going by how often our route team includes them, the most-featured destinations in Jalisco are Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara and Tequila. Puerto Vallarta alone has 10 hand-picked places in our guides.
When is the best time to visit Jalisco?
Our route here recommends Nov – Apr. NASA POWER averages put the warmest weather in May and the most rain in July.
Where can I find the best restaurants in Jalisco?
See our curated picks: best restaurants in Jalisco, chosen from 6 places in our curated routes. We also have lists for things to do.
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Take your crew to Jalisco
Start from one of our Jalisco routes in TripsCircle, then shape it together: shared itinerary, polls for the big decisions, split expenses and packing lists.