Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Trolleys make sightseeing easier on hot days in San Juan
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Kayaking
Tours and Special Interests
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Tours of San Juan
hiking in El Yunque
(see
pp14-15)
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Erin Go Bragh:
www.egbc.net • Kayaking
Puerto Rico: www.
kayakingpuertorico.com
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Spanish-Language
surfing season is October
through mid-April. Rincón
is regarded one of the best
surf spots in the world,
with waves exceeding
30 ft (10 m)
(see p36)
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Rincón Surf & Board
• www.surfandboard.com
Although the best
way to explore San Juan
is on foot, free trolleys
make sightseeing easier
on hot days, although
there is no narration.
Also popular are Segway
tours of the city, which
run to 45 minutes or
2 hours and are narrated
in English. Rent a Bicycle
(see p36)
runs fun bike
tours. By night, a guided
walking tour with
Legends of Puerto Rico
brings the past back to
life.
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Segway Tours:
www.segwaytourspr.com
• Legends of Puerto Rico:
www.legendsofpr.com
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Excursions to
Schools
Visitors keen to learn
Spanish have plenty of
opportunity to do so in
Puerto Rico. Several
language schools offer
programs in San Juan
and elsewhere on the
island.
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Spanish Abroad:
www.spanishabroad.com/
sanjuan.htm
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Scuba Diving
Scuba diving off
Puerto Rico is an
exhilarating experience.
Coral reefs stretch
along almost 300 miles
(500 km) of coastline.
The north coast offers
spectacular wall dives.
Go through a diving
company - you'll find
several around the
island
(see p36)
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www.pureadventure
puertorico.com • Culebra:
www.culebradivers.com
• Vieques: www.black
beardsports.com
• Isla Desecheo:
www.tainodivers.com
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Whale-Watching
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Bird-Watching
Puerto Rico is an
ideal bird-watching
destination. Despite its
small size, it is home to
some 350 bird species,
including 17 endemic
species, and 25 species
that are endemic to other
Caribbean isles
(see p37)
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Amazilia Tours • www.
amaziliatours.com
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Sport Fishing
Vieques & Culebra
Day trips are a great way
of sampling Vieques
(see
pp16-17)
and Culebra
(see pp18-19)
. East
Island Excursions offers
daily trips to Culebra
aboard a high-speed cata-
maran, and nightly trips
to Vieques to see the
Bahía de Fosforescente.
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East Island Excursions:
www.eastwindcats.com
Humpback whales
pass through the Mona
Passage in winter. Whale-
watching trips set out
from Rincón, which has
a tailor-made lookout area
(see p55)
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Taino Divers:
www.tainodivers.com
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Gourmet Dining
The waters off Puerto
Rico are world-renowned
for superb marlin fishing.
The Mona Passage is
good for dorado, marlin,
and tuna. Several charter
boats offer sport-fishing
trips
(see p36)
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Parguera Fishing Charters:
www.puertoricofishing
charters.com • Wild Fly
Charters, Vieques: www.
wildflycharters.com
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Day Trips and
Activities
Puerto Rico is small
enough to explore on
day trips from San Juan,
and many companies
offer excursions. Erin Go
Bragh offers snorkeling
and sailing trips to the
Palominos Islands
,
which
lie to the northwest of
Fajardo. Other trips
include kayaking in
Laguna Grande, and
The local culinary
scene fuses traditional
island ingredients with
international cooking
techniques, resulting in
world-class dining. There
are plenty of gourmet
restaurants throughout
the isle, and especially in
San Juan
(see pp48-9)
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Surfing
Puerto Rico offers
tremendous surfing year-
round, although the best
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