Duration:
DISCOVER PUERTO RICO - 7 days/6 nights
Starting From $3,162.50
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San Jaun - Tropical Coastal Plains - Casa Bacardi Rum Tour - El Yunque Rainforest - La Marquesa - Plaza del Mercado & Tropical Garden - Ponce, Pearl of the south and Hacienda Buena Vista - Camuy Caverns and Ionospheric Observatory
Price schedule
Group tour
Price $3,162.50 / pax
*Included: 7 days/6 nights at the Caribe Hilton Hotel in San Juan, breakfast/dinner meals, tours/excursions, transfers between destinations and airport
Not included: International flights, internal flights, personal expenses, tips
Languages
English
Description
Day 1: San Juan
Enjoy your scenic transfer from the airport to the Caribe Hilton San Juan Hotel – Puerto Rico. The property offers beautiful oceanfront swimming pools, whirlpools and hammocks next to the secluded beach for relaxation and privacy. The full-service Olas Spa offers a wide range of relaxing bodytreatments, and the resort is home to an extensive array of boutiques. There is even a peaceful birdsanctuary. In addition, the resort offers extensive meeting facilities. After you are settled in, you may enjoy City tour of new and old San Juan. During the 3-hour tour, you can see all of the famous and beautiful scenes of the city. Highlights of this tour include: shopping, dinner and return transfer to the hotel.
Day 2: Tropical Coastal Plains
Enjoy your guided tour of horseback riding or ATV Adventure through the Tropical Coastal Plains. Numerous rivers flow down from the mountains to distinct coastal plains. The Central Range divides the north (Atlantic) and south (Caribbean) watersheds. The northern rivers are long, rich and tranquil waters in comparison to the southern rivers, and the coast is wet and green. The Coastal Plains are a beautiful way to enjoy the countryside at its finest. During, this tour, you will enjoy lunch and dinner at the local cafes.
Day 3: Casa Bacardi Tour
After enjoying a light breakfast at the hotel you will proceed to Casa Bacardi, located on the south side of San Juan Harbor, where you will enjoy a fascinating tour of the largest distillery in the world. At the visitor center, you will enjoy the history and culture of rum making and sample their finest products.
Then you will proceed to one of the oldest cities in the new world - Old San Juan. You will explore the magnificent fortifications of Fort San Cristobal where there is still graffiti along the walls of dungeons that held captured sailors centuries ago. You will take a panoramic drive through the remainder of this beautifully restored old city as your guide points out additional points of interest.
If you would like to stay in Old San Juan after the tour ends, you are welcome to leave the tour at this point to enjoy the wonderful shopping. Taxi’s and buses are available to take you back to your hotel at your leisure.
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS: Tour The Bacardi Rum Distillery, free rum cocktails, travel to the south side of San Juan Harbor, Tour San Cristobal (Admission Fees Included)
Day 4: El Yunque Rainforest visit with trail walk and La Marquesa Original Canopy Tour
In the morning after your gourmet breakfast at the Caribe Hotel, you will then transfer to the El Yunque Rainforest to explore the earthly wonders of tropical nature. El Yunque is the rainiest of all the National Forests with up to 240 inches per year. More than 100 billion gallons of rainwater fall on the Forest per year. The Forest contains rare wildlife including the Puerto Rican Parrot, which is one of the ten most endangered species of birds in the world. Its scientific name is Amazona vitatta. The Puerto Rican parrot is a small amazon parrot, about a foot in length, bright green, with red forehead, blue primary wing feathers, and flesh-colored bill and feet. Its primary habitat is the upper zones of the Luquillo Mountains. Approximately 50 other bird species are found on the Forest. The Forest is a wildlife refuge; no hunting is allowed. After your forest adventures, you may dine in the café or enjoy the luncheon social hour being transfer to La Marquesa Original Canopy.
Have you ever wanted to soar from tree to tree like Tarzan? We found some people that will help you zoom from tree to tree through the forest on a zip line. In addition, without even breaking a sweat! The Original Canopy Tour offers everyone an exhilarating opportunity to soar through the rain forest high above the forest floor. Experience Puerto Rico's pristine natural beauty from a unique perspective during this treetop canopy tour of the La Marquesa Forestry Reserve. You will take a brief walk up a short but steep hill, then ascend a narrow, graveled trail slowly leading uphill. Upon reaching the first platform, a wooden deck that accommodates groups of up to 10, you will receive a detailed demonstration of the procedures. After learning about the system, key instructions and positions, you will step up and away into the forest. As you maneuver from platform to platform, you will take in a bird's-eye view of the lush, tropical forest while feeling the excitement of gliding, falling and flying through the treetops. After this exciting day, most tour guests enjoy the evening in one of the Caribe Hilton’s restaurants or relax in the whirlpool suite.
Day 5: Plaza del Mercado & Tropical Garden Tour
In the morning, you will experience and enjoy San Juan shopping, culture and city life. The Santurce marketplace at the Plaza del Mercado (called "La Placita") has been around forever, and it is a great local scene. Every morning, throngs of women carrying mesh shopping bags descend on the market to buy fresh fruits and vegetables. In addition to produce, you will find handicrafts there, ranging from wooden santos (figures of saints) to handmade mundillo lace and carnival masks made of papier mache.
Throughout the tour, you will discover many gardens, tropical plants and lovely nature settings.
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the marketplace does double duty: After the vendors have shut down their stalls, people gather for one large block party. There is music, food, laughter, and of course, dancing in the streets. Lunch and dinner is offered at the Plaza or Tropical Garden.
Day 6: Ponce, Pearl of the south and Hacienda Buena Vista
Today, you will depart forThe city of Ponce (Pearl of the south) an enchanting portrait of colonial history, architecture, and culture. You will visit the city's famous 19th century fire station, the Ponce Cathedral, and the Museum of Art. Discover the popular sites of El Vigía Cross and the Serrallés Castle, former home of the island's oldest rum producing family. Before you leave, don't forget to snack on local specialties at the La Guancha boardwalk! After all the city excitement, you are transferred to Hacienda Buena Vista. Hacienda Buena Vista, built in 1833, has been restored to the original condition with the help of the Smithsonian Institute. Here you will find a two-story estate house with the original waterwheels and other farm machinery in action. When you return to the Caribe Hilton, you will enjoy a warm dinner with live music in the Café or take a splash in one of the pools or spas.
Day 7: Camuy Caverns and Ionospheric Observatory
On the final day of adventure, you will depart from the hotel and experience Camuy Caves.
The caves are a 268-acre ecosystem that is part of this hemisphere's most impressive subterranean cave network, intricately carved by the mighty Camuy River. Visitors and guides board trams that take them through dense tropical vegetation down to the mouth of Clara cave. Trams also stop at the 650-foot-wide Tres Pueblos sinkhole, where special platforms allow visitors to view the river passing 400 feet below from one cave to another. Another attraction is Espiral Sinkhole, where visitors can actually descend some 205 steps to reach its striking entrance. The and Ionospheric Observatory,
one of Puerto Rico's most recognizable landmarks, and it is a very important part of investigations of inter-spatial communications in the USA. The radio telescope's dish measures an amazing 20 acres, the largest in the world. It gathers information from all parts of the Universe and stores them for professional analysis.
The observatory's 305 m (1,001 ft) radio telescope is the largest single-aperture telescope (cf. multiple aperture telescope) ever constructed. It carries out three major areas of research: radio astronomy, aeronomy (using both the 305 m telescope and the observatory's lidar facility), and radar astronomy observations of solar system objects. Usage of the telescope is gained by submitting proposals to the observatory, which are evaluated by an independent board of referees.
The telescope is visually distinctive and has been used in the filming of notable motion picture and television productions. The telescope received additional international recognition in 1999 when it began to collect data for the SETI@home project. After the high tech adventure, you will be transferred to the Caribe Hilton for your flight plans.
Enjoy your scenic transfer from the airport to the Caribe Hilton San Juan Hotel – Puerto Rico. The property offers beautiful oceanfront swimming pools, whirlpools and hammocks next to the secluded beach for relaxation and privacy. The full-service Olas Spa offers a wide range of relaxing bodytreatments, and the resort is home to an extensive array of boutiques. There is even a peaceful birdsanctuary. In addition, the resort offers extensive meeting facilities. After you are settled in, you may enjoy City tour of new and old San Juan. During the 3-hour tour, you can see all of the famous and beautiful scenes of the city. Highlights of this tour include: shopping, dinner and return transfer to the hotel.
Day 2: Tropical Coastal Plains
Enjoy your guided tour of horseback riding or ATV Adventure through the Tropical Coastal Plains. Numerous rivers flow down from the mountains to distinct coastal plains. The Central Range divides the north (Atlantic) and south (Caribbean) watersheds. The northern rivers are long, rich and tranquil waters in comparison to the southern rivers, and the coast is wet and green. The Coastal Plains are a beautiful way to enjoy the countryside at its finest. During, this tour, you will enjoy lunch and dinner at the local cafes.
Day 3: Casa Bacardi Tour
After enjoying a light breakfast at the hotel you will proceed to Casa Bacardi, located on the south side of San Juan Harbor, where you will enjoy a fascinating tour of the largest distillery in the world. At the visitor center, you will enjoy the history and culture of rum making and sample their finest products.
Then you will proceed to one of the oldest cities in the new world - Old San Juan. You will explore the magnificent fortifications of Fort San Cristobal where there is still graffiti along the walls of dungeons that held captured sailors centuries ago. You will take a panoramic drive through the remainder of this beautifully restored old city as your guide points out additional points of interest.
If you would like to stay in Old San Juan after the tour ends, you are welcome to leave the tour at this point to enjoy the wonderful shopping. Taxi’s and buses are available to take you back to your hotel at your leisure.
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS: Tour The Bacardi Rum Distillery, free rum cocktails, travel to the south side of San Juan Harbor, Tour San Cristobal (Admission Fees Included)
Day 4: El Yunque Rainforest visit with trail walk and La Marquesa Original Canopy Tour
In the morning after your gourmet breakfast at the Caribe Hotel, you will then transfer to the El Yunque Rainforest to explore the earthly wonders of tropical nature. El Yunque is the rainiest of all the National Forests with up to 240 inches per year. More than 100 billion gallons of rainwater fall on the Forest per year. The Forest contains rare wildlife including the Puerto Rican Parrot, which is one of the ten most endangered species of birds in the world. Its scientific name is Amazona vitatta. The Puerto Rican parrot is a small amazon parrot, about a foot in length, bright green, with red forehead, blue primary wing feathers, and flesh-colored bill and feet. Its primary habitat is the upper zones of the Luquillo Mountains. Approximately 50 other bird species are found on the Forest. The Forest is a wildlife refuge; no hunting is allowed. After your forest adventures, you may dine in the café or enjoy the luncheon social hour being transfer to La Marquesa Original Canopy.
Have you ever wanted to soar from tree to tree like Tarzan? We found some people that will help you zoom from tree to tree through the forest on a zip line. In addition, without even breaking a sweat! The Original Canopy Tour offers everyone an exhilarating opportunity to soar through the rain forest high above the forest floor. Experience Puerto Rico's pristine natural beauty from a unique perspective during this treetop canopy tour of the La Marquesa Forestry Reserve. You will take a brief walk up a short but steep hill, then ascend a narrow, graveled trail slowly leading uphill. Upon reaching the first platform, a wooden deck that accommodates groups of up to 10, you will receive a detailed demonstration of the procedures. After learning about the system, key instructions and positions, you will step up and away into the forest. As you maneuver from platform to platform, you will take in a bird's-eye view of the lush, tropical forest while feeling the excitement of gliding, falling and flying through the treetops. After this exciting day, most tour guests enjoy the evening in one of the Caribe Hilton’s restaurants or relax in the whirlpool suite.
Day 5: Plaza del Mercado & Tropical Garden Tour
In the morning, you will experience and enjoy San Juan shopping, culture and city life. The Santurce marketplace at the Plaza del Mercado (called "La Placita") has been around forever, and it is a great local scene. Every morning, throngs of women carrying mesh shopping bags descend on the market to buy fresh fruits and vegetables. In addition to produce, you will find handicrafts there, ranging from wooden santos (figures of saints) to handmade mundillo lace and carnival masks made of papier mache.
Throughout the tour, you will discover many gardens, tropical plants and lovely nature settings.
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the marketplace does double duty: After the vendors have shut down their stalls, people gather for one large block party. There is music, food, laughter, and of course, dancing in the streets. Lunch and dinner is offered at the Plaza or Tropical Garden.
Day 6: Ponce, Pearl of the south and Hacienda Buena Vista
Today, you will depart forThe city of Ponce (Pearl of the south) an enchanting portrait of colonial history, architecture, and culture. You will visit the city's famous 19th century fire station, the Ponce Cathedral, and the Museum of Art. Discover the popular sites of El Vigía Cross and the Serrallés Castle, former home of the island's oldest rum producing family. Before you leave, don't forget to snack on local specialties at the La Guancha boardwalk! After all the city excitement, you are transferred to Hacienda Buena Vista. Hacienda Buena Vista, built in 1833, has been restored to the original condition with the help of the Smithsonian Institute. Here you will find a two-story estate house with the original waterwheels and other farm machinery in action. When you return to the Caribe Hilton, you will enjoy a warm dinner with live music in the Café or take a splash in one of the pools or spas.
Day 7: Camuy Caverns and Ionospheric Observatory
On the final day of adventure, you will depart from the hotel and experience Camuy Caves.
The caves are a 268-acre ecosystem that is part of this hemisphere's most impressive subterranean cave network, intricately carved by the mighty Camuy River. Visitors and guides board trams that take them through dense tropical vegetation down to the mouth of Clara cave. Trams also stop at the 650-foot-wide Tres Pueblos sinkhole, where special platforms allow visitors to view the river passing 400 feet below from one cave to another. Another attraction is Espiral Sinkhole, where visitors can actually descend some 205 steps to reach its striking entrance. The and Ionospheric Observatory,
one of Puerto Rico's most recognizable landmarks, and it is a very important part of investigations of inter-spatial communications in the USA. The radio telescope's dish measures an amazing 20 acres, the largest in the world. It gathers information from all parts of the Universe and stores them for professional analysis.
The observatory's 305 m (1,001 ft) radio telescope is the largest single-aperture telescope (cf. multiple aperture telescope) ever constructed. It carries out three major areas of research: radio astronomy, aeronomy (using both the 305 m telescope and the observatory's lidar facility), and radar astronomy observations of solar system objects. Usage of the telescope is gained by submitting proposals to the observatory, which are evaluated by an independent board of referees.
The telescope is visually distinctive and has been used in the filming of notable motion picture and television productions. The telescope received additional international recognition in 1999 when it began to collect data for the SETI@home project. After the high tech adventure, you will be transferred to the Caribe Hilton for your flight plans.
