Welcome to Barra de Navidad

Barra de Navidad greets you with a mellow happiness and easy charm that seeps into your bones. It's a pueblo on a narrow isthmus between a lagoon and the beach, boasting excellent sportfishing, bird- and crocodile-watching trips and succulent seafood. Barra first came to prominence in 1564 when its shipyards produced the galleons used by conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi and Father André de Urdaneta to deliver the Philippines to King Felipe of Spain. By 1600, however, most of the conquests were being conducted from Acapulco, and Barra slipped into sleepy obscurity.

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Barra de Navidad Tropical Sightseeing Tour from Manzanillo

Your bilingual guide will pick you up at your hotel and head out to explore the picturesque countryside surrounding Manzanillo for this 6-hour tour. Travel through the lush landscape of Jalisco with its tropical plantations of coconuts, bananas, mangoes, papayas, and lime trees and lemons and learn more about the production of them with your guide. Later, travel to the picturesque town of Melaque and Barra de Navidad, located on a beautiful bay, which you will have a short boat ride and see the beautiful tourist development Isla Navidad.  Finally we will visit Christ of Fallen Arms Church where your guide will tell you all the local stories of miracles.
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