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Full-Day Tour: El Yunque, Luquillo Beach, Bio Bay Night Kayaking

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Bioluminescent Bay Night Kayaking and Rainforest Tour Combo

10 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

This combination tour includes a visit to Luquillo Beach, El Yunque Rainforest and a nighttime kayaking tour of Laguna Grande, a bioluminescent bay. Stroll a walkway the winds through the treetops of the forest canopy. After a leisurely lunch (and time for shopping), travel to Laguna Grande to witness the unique phenomenon of bioluminescence.

Enjoy a variety of activities on one tour
Spend a day in nature
Snacks and guide included
Hotel pickup and drop-off included

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle
Snacks
Two person kayaks
Entry to El Yunque National Forest
Night Kayaking tour operates even if it rains

Bring bug repellent for your convenience

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

09:00 AM

Pickup details

PLEASE YOU NEED TO CALL US TO CONFIRM PICKUP TIME AND LOCATION. For your convenience you can bring towels and change of clothes. Thank You!

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
The intensity of bioluminescence depends on the weather

Max weight is 250 lbs per person
Minimum age is 6 years
We request that you sign a waiver
To join this tour, you must be able to swim and come prepared to get wet from your waist down
This excursion explores the El Yunque National Forest, managed by the U.S. Forest Service
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

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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Featured review

Danielle_B

Raphael was an absolute joy. He shared his knowledge of El Yunque with delight and was great at keeping everyone engaged and happy. The waterfall, nature walk, and river swim were super fun. The Bioluminescent Bay was hands down one of the best experiences I have ever had. There are no words for how amazing that was. Emily was our main kayak guide and she was also extremely knowledgeable and super fun. I would absolutely do this tour again.

Reviews

4.5

73 reviews

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Well worth it, great for solo travelers!

Kate_J, Apr 2024

An amazing experience, rain or shine!! As a solo traveler I was worried I may not enjoy myself as much as the other guests—wrong!! Beautiful rainforest, a nice beach with great cocktail and food stands, and beautifully bright water! Expect to get wet whether from the beach or the rain, but don’t let that keep you from booking! Bring sunscreen, bug repellant, and shoes that drain well.

Amazing Experience

Danielle_B, Apr 2024

Professional, Knowledgeable Guides made for a great day!

Gretchen_K, Mar 2024

A great experience for a full day. Everyone was very professional and our tour guide, Rafael was THE BEST! Super knowledgeable on all historic and cultural matters. The bioluminescent kayak tour was unforgettable. Highly recommend Peniel Eco Adventures!

The things we wanted to see but somewhat disappointing!

Laura_E, Jan 2024

This tour covered the top 3 things outside of San Juan we wanted to see. Communication and transportation were excellent, our guide was informative and friendly. We went into the tour with the expectation that we would we hiking in the rainforest to a waterfall. We made 3 stops in the rainforest and there was not a hike. Would have liked to have spent more time in the rainforest and less time on the beach. The bioluminescent bay tour was great although don’t go near the full moon. We were unable to see the bioluminescence until they put a tarp over us to block out the light. Not the full experience we were hoping for but paddling through the mangroves at night is an amazing experience! The staff was excellent.

Lots of Fun

Jason_T, Jan 2024

It was a wonderful experience to share with my boyfriend. The tour guides were amazing, knowledgeable, helpful, and funny. Joe, Nichi, AJ, Jareff were great! Emily was the best.

Highlight of our trip!

Katherine_R, Jan 2024

Our tour guide was so animated and enthusiastic full of history and helpful information about Puerto Rico! The forest was spectacular and we got to see the tower and falls. The highlight of the trip was the bioluminescent bay nothing short of magical.

Our tour guide Rafael was...

Emma_W, Jul 2023

Our tour guide Rafael was amazing and made our tour so much better! If weather conditions prevent you from seeing the bioluminescence at the bay, they will let you use a tarp to see better

Rainforest guided tour A++

Raquel_I, Jun 2023

My mother and I recently booked a tour excursion with your company to El Yunque, Luquillo Beach and a night kayaking tour to the Bio Bay in Fajardo. Our tour was for Sunday June 6th 2023 and by far was the highlight of our trip. The bus was clean, comfortable, and nice and cool on a long, hot day on the road. We are not new to the island, this wasn't our first trip. It wasn’t even our first excursion to El Yunque. It was, however, the best tour we have experienced. Our guide, Ingrid, was absolutely the best. Her energy and charisma kept the group entertained while providing wonderful facts about the island and El Yunque itself. Her compassion and hospitality are a true example of the culture of the Puerto Rican people. As natives of the island ourselves, we pride ourselves on representing our people and our island to the fullest and Ingrid did that. She is a gem and I would recommend this excursion because of Ingrid's professionalism, skill at navigating and driving a precarious road, her knowledge, and her ability to captivate her group.

Jungle bio Bay

Deborah_H, Jun 2023

We were unable to take this excursion because of illness. No refund was offered by the tour operator.

Rafael was an excellent...

Sayda_X, May 2023

Rafael was an excellent tour guide, he was knowledgeable and great sense of humor. The rainforest part was beautiful, the water hole was our favorite. So tranquil and relaxing. We got to enjoy the Luqullio beach after eating some yummy food at the Luquillo kiosks. Bioluminescent Bay tour was great, our kayaking guide Emily was so nice and knowledgeable as well. The bay itself was beautiful but we didn’t get to see much of the bioluminescent part of it became the moon was too bright. She gave us a tent to put over ourselves which did help and we saw some but not much. Other than that it was an overall great day with so many great memories made. Would definitely go back and do it again!

Skip the beach, Tour company great and accommodating, do the rainforest and kayak separate

Barbara_C, Feb 2023

Tour company picked us up and dropped us off close to our hotel. They call to confirm the day before and 5 min before pickup. Rainforest was ok, we only saw some geckos, nice views and waterfall. It was ok to say you saw it. The kayak was fun and different going out at night but biolumenscence isn't what we expected, it was a few algae that you could see when you swirled your hand in the water. Maybe just do the bay in condado to have fun kayaking at night. The beach was terrible-maybe one of the dirtiest places I have ever been, I am not sure why this is on the tour. There are no bathrooms or places to change. The amount of trash all over is really disgusting.

Great trifecta, easier than DIY

Roxie_L, Jan 2023

Fun all day excursion. Two hours in the rainforest, 4hrs at the beach, and then two kayaking. Hike was very easy 45min with option to swim. Beach was beautiful and protected east swimming. Kayaking to bioluminescent bay was hilarious navigating in the dark (kept crashing into other kayakers) less experienced kayakers might find it tough but manageable and will likely spend some time in the trees. Seeing the water sparkle huddled under the tarp was short but interesting, and honesty the whole experience was enjoyable and the guides great.

The entire trio...

Eli_M, Nov 2022

The entire trio experience was amazing and very accommodating for me as a solo traveler. I highly recommend it!

Not worth it - skip bio bay especially

Natalie_P, Apr 2022

We really loved our guide for the rain forest tour, which is why I'm giving this three stars. Had she not been so great, I would have given it less. Although they made all of the stops for the rain forest, the places they took us to were underwhelming. There were no rock slides or spectacular waterfalls. The bio bay kayaking was not worth it at all. It was a half moon, so we had to get under a tarp and there were so few bioluminescent organisms that it was even difficult to see them. Of course, as the guides said, they can't control nature but they know that any time but summer is not a good time to see the organisms (they explained that to us) and with a full or half moon (which it was). However, they are selling tickets to nature to see these things, so maybe they shouldn't run tours when it's hard to have the experience? We were truly disappointed and felt like we wasted a precious day of vacation.

Great tour

James_S, Mar 2022

Well done. Professional, educational and fun. Had a great time. Highly recommend for the whole family

So much fun!

Amy_W, Mar 2022

We had an amazing time visiting the rainforest, beach and bio bay. Our guides were fantastic!! I learned so many interesting facts about the culture and history of Puerto Rico

Kayak

Abbie_P, Nov 2021

We had a really nice time paddling out to the bay in the Kayak. The area was cool to see. That is all I have to say.

Bio Bay Kayaking

Michael_B, Jul 2021

The Guides were great. My son had a long week in the sun (before this trip). Near the end of the kayaking , my son had to stop because he felt ill. The guides tied his boat to theirs ,pulled him back to shore. Got him out of the boat and laid him down comfortably on the ground and attended to him for his every need. They took their time. They were very polite. Overall , very good experience.

I will do this experience again but not with this tour agency

Rosa_L, Jun 2021

Definitely know before you go. The tour guide and driver arrived late and do not communicate that. We were worried. The phone number provided for the tour agency in Puerto Rico: they do not answer regularly, sometimes they returned your call. The tour guide that took us to Yunque did not explain anything about it; he did not explain about the plan for the day until we asked. The Bioluminescent bay tour agency: I did not like, they were not careful about the group. This is a Kayaking in a dark area, you are more worried about not getting lost from the group than actually looking at the beautiful nature , my teen kids were scared. We hat to put a tent over us in order to see the luminescence which was beautiful but again, they just pass a tent without a real explanation of what to do. Other groups had better tour guidance. at the return, we followed another group that was explaining what to do while kayaking on the dark. I will do this again but not with this agency accesstour. DO IT BUT NOT WITH THIS AGENCY

Significantly different than the description

Samantha_M, May 2021

I had really high hopes for this tour. Both of our guides were fantastic, and the kayak experience on the bio bay was super cool. However, we were REALLY disappointed to have made only one stop in the rainforest. We took a short hike to a swimming hole for literally hours, and we didn't get to see the tower, the waterfall, or much of the actual rainforest. I'm not sure if the itinerary change were due to COVID restrictions, but there was no notice whatsoever; it wasn't even addressed. We were also promised photos and GoPro videos, and I'm bummed to not have received them a month later. If all the advertised stops in El Yunque had been included, I think this would have been an awesome tour (which is why I booked it!). But spending 2-3 hours at a swimming hole is not what I was after. The combo tour is great in theory because you can visit the rainforest and the bio bay all in one day, with transportation included, but I'd recommend looking elsewhere.

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