asrubin Posted September 4, 2006 #1 Share Posted September 4, 2006 My husband and I and another couple will be in San Juan in March from 10:00 a.m.to 8:00 p.m. We would like to go to the rainforest and want to hire an independent guide to take us there. Do any of you have the name of a person you can recommend and the contact information? Thanks, Ann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ren1216 Posted September 4, 2006 #2 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Victor Balbin... very nice guy. I have a tour set up with him for Old San Juan and I believe I saw that he also does tours to El Yunque. Here's his email address: balbinpr@yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelliKevin Posted September 4, 2006 #3 Share Posted September 4, 2006 i would recommend the same guy! He is taking us the first day and last day of our cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asrubin Posted September 5, 2006 Author #4 Share Posted September 5, 2006 Thanks for your replies. I will e-mail Victor and see if he is available. Ann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcruiser45 Posted September 5, 2006 #5 Share Posted September 5, 2006 I will suggest three tour guides, Edwin Velazques rangeredwin@yahoo.com, Hilda Morales aventura@coqui.net, and John Druitt prana@coqui.net. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Jay Posted October 12, 2006 #6 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Do any of these guides have websites describing their tours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelliKevin Posted October 13, 2006 #7 Share Posted October 13, 2006 I thought I'd let you know we are back and are highly recommending Victor, from hands on experience. First of all, nice newer Van...no need to worry about lack of a/c, transmission problems, etc. Very clean...good driver. Second, he speaks very good english. Very polite, educating and professional. The rainforest tour was our favorite. He takes you up..and you can do three different hikes: 20 minute, 1 hours (we took almost two) and then like 2-3 hours. The hike was totally awesome. The river/creek is to your left most of the way down. It is low pitched so it takes most the time getting down. There are alot of places we climbed out onto the rocks for photos. The greenery is very nce. The waterfall is gorgeous and the hike back out is tougher but not to tough. It is steeper becuase it is a short distance to get out. On the way down we stopped at a family owned roadside little diner and store. Victor joined the guys there and sang to us! you may email him at countrysidetourspr@yahoo.com tell him I said "hi" book him early cause once word gets out about this guy, he'll be hard to get! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flacruiser123 Posted October 15, 2006 #8 Share Posted October 15, 2006 How much did it cost for your trip to El Yunque with the Mina Falls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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