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dancefloor action at Nuyorican Café, the best live music club on the island. Head for
El
Yunque
for a day of hiking, then spend the night in
Fajardo
and experience the wonder of
the bioluminescent bay.
The next morning head east aboard the ferry for
Culebra
- the quieter, more beautiful
and less-developed cousin to Vieques. The next few days will go by too quickly, snorkeling
and swimming at some of the best beaches in the world, and taking a charter trip off to the
abandoned white-sand paradise of Isla Culebrita.
Now that your batteries are fully recharged, it's time to do some exploring. Make for the
mainland and follow the quiet road past the sleepy sugar towns of the south coast toward
Ponce
. Spend a couple days exploring the colonial buildings and excellent food in the so-
called 'Pearl of the South.' You can visit La Guancha Paseo Tablado, Centro Ceremonial
Indígena de Tibes or make a short detour up the mountain on the
Ruta Panorámica
to do
some hiking and sip the island's famous coffee.
Definitely allow one day (preferably with an early morning start so you can be done
by mid-afternoon when the sun's at its hottest) for the rugged, bone-dry forest of
Bosque
Estatal de Guánica
. After hiking, drive scenic Rte 333 along the south coast and stop to
swim at tiny mangrove-enclosed beaches and spend the night in an isolated resort.
You can either spend the day swimming the turquoise water of Playa Santa or head right
to the final destination,
Rincón
. The last few days of the trip will be spent surfing (or
taking lessons) on perfect waves and soaking up the island's best sunsets with an icy rum
drink in hand. Complete the circuit, breaking up the drive with a stop at the
Observatorio
deArecibo
, before arriving back in San Juan for your final evening, dining in style at one
of Old San Juan's fine restaurants.
