Punta Mita & Playa Las Tortugas: Two Different Luxury Worlds

If you’re comparing Punta Mita and Playa Las Tortugas, you’re really choosing between two very different expressions of luxury along the Riviera Nayarit.

Punta Mita is the name everyone knows. It’s polished, social, and unmistakably upscale. Think gated communities, renowned resorts, pristine golf courses, and beach clubs with curated cocktail menus. Everything is seamless. It’s designed for travelers who want energy, dining options, and the comfort of a well-established luxury destination.

Playa Las Tortugas is different — and intentionally so.

Few people have heard of it, and that’s part of its magic. From the beginning, the original founders had the foresight to design the community around the landscape, not over it. Every villa was carefully positioned to enjoy clear ocean views. Even the beachfront homes have a thoughtful setback to protect the dunes and shoreline. The result? You step out of your beautifully designed villa, walk a few steps, and suddenly feel like a castaway on your own stretch of Pacific coastline.

And that coastline stretches for 15 kilometers.

It’s wide, expansive, and uncrowded. There’s no competition for space because the villas themselves are generously spaced apart. No stacked balconies. No feeling of being watched. Privacy is at a maximum here — so much so that even well-known guests can blend in and truly relax.

The villas are individually designed, each with its own architectural personality. This isn’t cookie-cutter luxury. It’s refined living immersed in unvarnished nature.

If Punta Mita offers prestige and polish, Playa Las Tortugas offers something rarer: space, vision, and the quiet confidence of a place that doesn’t need to announce itself.

The real question is simple — do you want to be seen, or do you want to disappear beautifully?