Top San Juan Hiking Tours - page 3

It was a perfect blend of a short hike, natural water slide, and rope jumping into a natural pool. Our guide Arnell was very professional and ensured that everyone had the best time while keeping safety and security (of personal belongings) at the top of his priority. Half day tour was perfect for my family. Shoes and socks do get fully wet, but we were able to return to our hotel with towel on our seats, without having to change our clothes.

Renee and Bradley were great tour guides. They were very knowledgeable about the vegetation and helpful throughout the trip. Safety was a priority with this tour, which we appreciated. Helmets and life jackets were required, which in my opinion were necessities due to the slippery rocks throughout the hike. We went with our two children, ages 12 and 9, and they had a blast! Highly recommended!

Serving as a guide to a variety of travelers on this very popular tour can no doubt become a little repetitive, but Luis and Jason were outstanding in bringing a warmth and perfectly paced tempo to our short intro naturalist hike & swim in the El Yunque rainforest. As the main guide, Jason expertly used the Joie de vivre of about a dozen college friends on the tour to keep the energy flowing & in high spirits, while Luis ensured the safety of much of the group in tricky-to-climb spaces & handled a thousand video & photo requests patiently & gracefully. I would highly recommend a tour with Jason & Luis to anyone interested in a fun, informative intro visit to a small part of the El Yunque rainforest.

Yamile was fun and attentive throughout the experience! She has a lot of experience and insight to share with the group. If you are someone who tends to get cold easily, I recommend dressing warmly (think yoga pants and a long sleeve athletic shirt). Yamile wore athletic leggings and a wetsuit top. Sunlight doesn't really reach the ravine where you will be and the water is chilly. We started the day with a ~1 hour drive to the caves. We parked at a house near the trail entrance where there is a bathroom. At this point only take what can get wet. We drank water, went to the bathroom, and left everything in the van, including water bottles and phones (except for those of us with a waterproof phone pouch). We walked down a quite steep paved road to the trail head and headed down into the ravine/creek. We quickly started walking into the water which was cold but not overbearing at first. We kept walking until the water got too deep at which point we swam. The swimming throughout was never too intense and we stopped a lot to look around and take pictures. We first stopped to go up on a water surface level rock and jump into the water. We then swam under the first cave formation and looked around. Then we climbed up on the rock and got the opportunity to jump into the water. These jumps were pretty high, not everyone did it. The rest of the time we walked in and out of water as we moved along the river way and went into different caves. One cave contained bats that we looked at. There was a ~15 minute swim through one cave in the dark (with a flashlight) to see the other entrance of the cave. We got one more opportunity to jump off an overhanging rock into water below before heading back to the van. The rock climb at the very end before heading out is the most precarious as the path isn't very wide and it felt necessary to hold on to the rock face to avoid falling. There is a rope there but it is not securely attached and you should not depend on it. This part took ~2 hours. Back in the van, we changed into clean and dry shoes but kept our wet clothes on. We got limbers (a type of Popsicle) from the house we parked at for a few dollars before driving off to a very casual restaurant where we ate lunch ($10-20) for ~30 minutes. At the restaurant, most of us changed into dry clothes. The trip ended with an easy hike after a quick drive from the restaurant. The feature of the hike was a beautiful natural spring with striking clear and blue water. Some swam in the spring. We spent about 20 minutes there. We then drove back to San Juan which took about 30 minutes.

Fabulous day! The hike was shorter than we thought it would be but we spent a lot of time at the water hole going down a rock slide, jumping off of a high cliff, swinging off the rope swing. Amore and Jean were our houses and they were fabulous!! Fin and informative. You get thoroughly wet, shoes and all, so be prepared. Def requires a level of adventurism. You also travel wet to the kayaking location. There we had an amazing trip through the mangroves and saw the beautiful bioluminescence. The trip was so peaceful. Daniel, Miguel, Analiese, and Francesco were fabulous!! Def worth the experience.

Really nice and easy hike through El Younque rainforest. We were picked up at a hotel in San Juan then driven to the rainforest where we walked on a paved trail to the lookout tower where we were able to take in 360 views of the rainforest and see islands in the distance. It was a fairly easy walk, although steep, but our guide stopped frequently for our group. Afterwards we stopped at a gorgeous waterfall and swimming spot in the river.

This was a very active experience, to me. We were picked up right on time. We were in a group of 6 plus our guide. We walked in the surf along a beach and did a bit of bouldering. The rest of my party took a cave dive to see the inside while I waited up top. This was no problem at all because there was a good breeze and the view was amazing. We stopped for a delicious lunch (including tasty drinks). We then went to the beach where we were able to laze for quite a while. On the way back, we stopped for empenadas made with shark and sting ray. The rain held off until we decided to return to our pick up point. Overall, or guide spent more time with us than advertised which was awesome. Your lasted 9:30 am to about 7 pm.

Wesley was an amazing guide. He was very patient with my fear of heights at the 1st jump point. Even though I still couldn't bring myself to jump,there was an alternate climb around that I took. I felt safe because he was helpful and attentive through the whole exploration. Highly recommend! I highly recommend wearing old sneakers and socks to protect your feet since it involves both swimming and rocky terrain, instead of water shoes.