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Trio Tour: El Yunque, Luquillo Beach, and Bio Bay Night Kayaking
Badge of ExcellenceIsla Verde, Puerto Rico
- 8 hours
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Save time and get more out of your Puerto Rico vacation by ticking off two natural wonders in a day—El Yunque National Forest, and Laguna Grande’s bioluminescent bay. Avoid the hassle of organizing car rental, and instead, travel with ease between dispersed sites in a comfortable vehicle. First, enjoy a guided hike and a swim in a rainforest river. Then, go kayaking at night in a beautiful bioluminescent bay.
- Go on a rainforest hike with a guide so you don’t get lost
- Enjoy seamless transfers in an air-conditioned vehicle
- See the natural glowing phenomenon of a bioluminescent bay
- No need to bring snacks: Pick up local treats at Luquillo’s food kiosks
What's Included
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Local guide for two reserves: El Yunque and Laguna Grande Bio Bay
- Entry to El Yunque National Forest
- Sunscreen
- Mosquito repellent nor Waterproof protectors for electronics are provided
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Start time
09:00 AM
Pickup details
Important note: Please call us to confirm your pickup time and location. Anyone who is visibly under the influence of alcohol or drugs will not be allowed to participate and will still be charged. For your convenience, you can bring towels, a change of clothes, and mosquito repellent. Thank you!
What To Expect
El Yunque National Forest
4 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Playa Luquillo
2 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Laguna Grande
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Weight limit is 250 lbs. per person
- Must be able to swim to join this tour
- Pregnant women are not allowed to participate in the kayaking tour
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Anita_W
This was an excellent trip but long so not for everyone. It was about 12 hours. The staff were all helpful especially Raphael and the organisation was good. I liked it because we could do everything in a day. The rainforest is beautiful and l loved the swim in the freshwater pool. I liked having time to chill at the beach and eat seafood in a kiosk café. The bio bay was quite hard work kayaking as we had not done this recently but we managed and the experience was worth it. Lovely scenery (mangroves) and stars. Quite a unique experience.
Reviews
4.5
23 reviews
Christine_K, Apr 2024
The first third of the trip to the rainforest took about 2.5 hours and we went up into the rainforest, saw a nice lookout tower, then had to go down/out of the park to find a separate entrance to go to what I thought (based on reviews here) would have a larger swimming hole and the possibility of a rope swing etc, but it was a super wimpy river bed (see photo). Not much to see. The guide Raphael made a crass joke about squirting flowers as kids that when it dried it would smell like urine. Yuk. Luquillo Beach portion of the day was advertized as 2 hours, when in reality it was FIVE hours. This was unexpected and caused us to cut the day short as I could not stand/wait that long. We had looked forward to the kayak portion, but the wait was just too much. I have requested a partial refund as this ridiculously long wait near kiosks of which 75% were not open was subpar. Do yourself a favor, do not book this as a whole day affair. Do El Yunque separately. Do the beach separately. Do the kayaking separately.
Anita_W, Apr 2024
This was an excellent trip but long so not for everyone. It was about 12 hours. The staff were all helpful especially Raphael and the organisation was good. I liked it because we could do everything in a day. The rainforest is beautiful and l loved the swim in the freshwater pool. I liked having time to chill at the beach and eat seafood in a kiosk café. The bio bay was quite hard work kayaking as we had not done this recently but we managed and the experience was worth it. Lovely scenery (mangroves) and stars. Quite a unique experience.
Dawn_S, Jan 2024
This is the second time in 4 years that I have chosen to do this excursion package with a grandchild. Both times the boys, 10 and 13 LOVED it. They will have an adventure to remember forever with their grandmother. With that said, the tour company made this experience wonderful for both young and old and someone in between as well, as my daughter joined us. The tour guides were funny, and did a great job at teaching us facts about the rainforest and Bio Bay that we didn't know in an entertaining manner.
Bianca_P, Jul 2023
This was an awesome experience. Our driver/rainforest tour guide Ralphel was awesome. The beach and kiosk was the perfect rest and recovery time to get ready for the night kayaking. All the guides at kayaking were amazing. Everything was beautiful and the guides and drivers was fun. It was an experience of a lifetime.
Marina_D, Jan 2023
We did enjoy the experience and the guides were great. Overall I would recommend it. I only had an issue contacting the company before the event to confirm our pick-up. They only operate via the phone number provided on the ticket. However, when we travel, we rely on Wi-Fi. They do not answer via WhatsApp or the Viator communication system.
JEFF_L, Jul 2021
The overall experience for a family with younger kids was great. It wasn't too much for them to handle, especially an 8yr old with a heart condition. Short hike, fun swimming and cliff jumps, rope swings. Wasn't too difficult of a kayak excursion either. However, my reason for a three star is that hike and kayak were way off from what I felt was advertised. We hiked in maybe 10mins to a large pool, where we swam and it was a cool vibe. But that's all you really did on the hike, the rest of the couple hours for this portion was swimming. Didn't really get to see much else. The kayak tour was a crapshow to say the least. We didn't see really anything that we were hoping for like the bay lighting up. The kayaking itself was a fail of epic proportions. You go down a narrow canal for about 20mins, which is pretty cool. Mangroves on either side, cool scenery. However, going back when done with biobay is a madhouse. Going upstream, many novice kayakers, in complete darkness was a mess. I think they should hand out headlamps to everyone so you can see what's in front of you. The same mangroves that were cool in the dusk created an absolute pitch black kayak upstream in the evening. So again, I think overall it's a great trip for families with kids as it's not too strenuous and they can see a lot. For maybe older travelers it's not quite what I'd want for a excursion.
Diane_N, Jun 2021
Trekking through the mud, jumping from a rope swing, and trying to reach a waterfall.
We only heard one instruction at a time. None of us knew we were hanging out in the swimming hole for so long. It was nice but I felt like we were waiting to be told just a little more information. Same with kayaking. She/He only told us the next thing, never an overview of our time. The website also left out good descriptions for what to expect.
Ariana_W, Jun 2021
The best thing about the tour was the driver and rainforest tour guide Rafael and Louie. They were amazing! Really sweet and funny! The tour itself wasn’t really what we expected. The rainforest portion was short and due to rainy weather we weren’t able to enjoy the river as much as we would have liked to. We stayed at the in between beach too long and It was very lackluster. Trash all around It due to inconsiderate tourist I’d assume, and there wasn’t much to do
There. As for the kayaking experience not all of the tour guides were helpful and there wasn’t much “glow” due again to rainy and cooler weather. I would do this tour again for Louie and Rafael but that’s it.
Carina_M, Apr 2021
Rainforest very short walk, disappointed.
Luquillo Beach not the best beach to go.
Laguna Grande was nice, canoes and guide tourist . Bioluminescent lights?? Very hard to see them.
Jillian_W, Apr 2021
We loved this tour! The rainforest nature walk requires shoes with good grip and is muddy, but so beautiful and fun! Had the best tour guides, loved Donatello and his partner(great sense of humor!) Kayaking at night is amazing!
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