El Yunque Tour operators

[spirite]

Hi. We are disembarking in San Juan in April and staying over night in the Holiday Inn Express. The kids want to do the rainforest and we have a choice of the cruise excursion (Royal Caribbean) or to book it independently in advance.

 

Can anybody suggest a reputable operator who could pick up/drop off from the hotel (or nearby)?

 

Thanks!

[RealDeal]

Through my investigating, I've come up with these 2 people:

 

Javier (San Juan Happy Tours): jjesjav@aol.com

Victor (Countryside Tours): countrysidetourspr@yahoo.com

[Cruising Lions]

My wife & I have used Victor and Tony on separate trips. They are from Countryside tours.

Countryside Tours [countrysidetourspr@yahoo.com]

LeoNides1501@hotmail.com (Tony)

 

Both are excellent and very informative. I would highly recommend either. You can customize your tour with them and they will pick you up at your hotel.

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[Ga_Crusin]

The other option is to rent a car. That's what we did and it was really easy to find the hiking areas and we had a great time.

[evy1202]

my family used Victor of countrysidetourspr @ yahoo.com . We went to the forest and he took us to places that most visitors do not go to.

Then we stopped at a food stand for a drink and he and the owner put up a heck of a show with a guitar and local instruments.

Everybody in the place got involve and it looked like a big party.

[Coqui2007]

HI

 

I agree with GA Cruzin.

 

Consider getting a rental car (way cheaper). El YUnque is 45 mins from San Juan - directions are pretty straight forward.

 

Get there early to avoid the crowds + get good parking. Then hike one or more of the trails (there are several, that are easy to find and are pretty well marked).

 

or you can do a ranger walk from the visitor center (these are around 10am I believe).

 

After the rainforest, head to Luquillo beach if you have time and have food at the roadside kiosks.

 

There is rainforest trail info at my blog here:

http://www.visit-the-coqui.com/places-to-see/el-yunque/walking-trails-in-el-yunque-rainforest/

 

have fun