Steve Rice gives a detailed itinerary for your next trip to the beautiful islands of Puerto Rico.

1. Travel big in a small island – Puerto Rico
CREATED BY STEVE RICE

2. P U E RT O R I C O M AY B E T H E S M A L L E S T I S L A N D O U T O F T H E
C A R I B B E A N ’ S G R E AT A N T I L L E S , Y E T I T D O E S N ’ T S T O P T H E
1 0 0 × 3 5 M I I S L A N D F R O M H AV I N G A N A B U N D A N C E O F
D I F F E R E N T E N V I R O N M E N T S A N D E C O S Y S T E M S .

3. A S I D E F R O M B R E AT H TA K I N G B E A C H E S , Y O U C A N A L S O F I N D A
R A I N F O R E S T, A D RY F O R E S T, A D E E P S E A T R E N C H , S E V E R A L
B I O L U M I N E S C E N T B AY S , A N D T H E L I S T G O E S O N . I F Y O U ’ R E
L O O K I N G T O T R AV E L T O S O M E T R O P I C A L P L A C E A N D WA N T T O
G E T T H E F U L L C A R I B B E A N E X P E R I E N C E , C O N S I D E R T R AV E L I N G T O
P U E RT O R I C O , A L S O K N O W N A S T H E E N C H A N T E D I S L A N D .

4. S O F O R G E T T H E R E S O RT E X P E R I E N C E A N D S TA RT
PA C K I N G F O R O N E E X T R E M E A D V E N T U R E !

5. F I R S T S T O P : R I N C Ó N
B O O K Y O U R F L I G H T S O Y O U A R R I V E AT T H E N O RT H W E S T A I R P O RT
I N A G U A D I L L A . T H E N Y O U ’ R E J U S T A D R I V E AWAY F R O M A S M A L L
T O W N C A L L E D R I N C Ó N , W H I C H L I T E R A L LY M E A N S T H E C O R N E R O F
T H E I S L A N D . B E C A U S E O F T H E T O W N ’ S L O C AT I O N , Y O U W I L L B E
A B L E T O S N O R K E L A N D S C U B A D I V E T H R O U G H A T H R I V I N G
U N D E R WAT E R W O R L D F O U N D I N T H E P U E RT O R I C O T R E N C H , T H E
D E E P E S T PA RT O F T H E AT L A N T I C O C E A N .

6. R I N C Ó N I S A L S O K N O W N F O R I T S S U R F I N G , H U M P B A C K
W H A L E WAT C H I N G , A N D F O R B E I N G A N AT U R A L H A B I TAT F O R
L E AT H E R B A C K T U RT L E S .

7. Second stop: Lajas
From Rincón, drive south to a town called Lajas.
Take a break from all the extreme activity and chill in picturesque fishing town
called La Parguera. There, you can enjoy swimming in shallow reefs (if you’re
lucky enough, you may just swim next to a manatee). You can visit a
mangrove island off La Parguera called Caracoles. In the evening, don’t forget
to swim in one of the three well-preserved bioluminescent bays in Puerto
Rico. Get ready to swim in glow-in-the-dark water!

8. Third stop: Cabo Rojo
M O V E AWAY F R O M T H E WAT E R A N D E N T E R A D E S E RT I N T H E M I D D L E
O F T H I S T R O P I C A L I S L A N D . R I G H T N E X T T O L A J A S , Y O U W I L L F I N D A
T O W N C A L L E D C A B O R O J O . C A B O R O J O I S O N E O F T H E T O W N S W H E R E
Y O U C A N E N J O Y P U E RT O R I C O ’ S D RY F O R E S T. S T R A P O N Y O U R H I K I N G
B O O T S A N D E X P L O R E T H R O U G H T H E D RY F O R E S T ’ S U N I Q U E F L O R A ,
S A LT F L AT S , A N D W I L D L I F E R E F U G E .

9. F O U RT H S T O P : R Í O G R A N D E
F R O M C A B O R O J O , W H I C H I S I N T H E S O U T H W E S T PA RT O F T H E I S L A N D , Y O U W I L L
E M B A R K I N A R O A D T R I P A C R O S S T H E I S L A N D A N D H E A D T O T H E N O RT H E A S T
T O W N O F R Í O G R A N D E . A S I D E F R O M E N J O Y I N G A VA R I E D A N D PA N O R A M I C V I E W
O F C O U N T L E S S P U E RT O R I C A N M U N I C I PA L I T I E S , Y O U W I L L E N D U P I N P U E RT O
R I C O ’ S R A I N F O R E S T E L Y U N Q U E , A L S O K N O W N A S T H E I S L A N D ’ S L U N G S .

10. E L Y U N Q U E I S T H E P O L A R O P P O S I T E O F C A B O R O J O ’ S D RY
F O R E S T. H E R E Y O U W I L L F I N D L U S H G R E E N S , S K Y- H I G H
M O U N TA I N S , A N D R E F R E S H I N G WAT E R FA L L S .

11. B E F O R E L E AV I N G T H E I S L A N D F R O M T H E M A I N A I R P O RT, L U I S M U Ñ O Z M A R Í N ,
TA K E A D AY T O V I S I T W H AT ’ S K N O W A S P U E RT O R I C O ’ S M E T R O P O L I TA N A R E A .
M A K E S U R E T O WA L K T H R O U G H T H E H I S T O R I C C O B B L E S T O N E S T R E E T S O F O L D
S A N J U A N . T H E N V I S I T S A N T U R C E , A N E M E R G I N G C U LT U R A L H U B W H E R E Y O U
W I L L F I N D B E A U T I F U L M U R A L S PA I N T E D B Y I N T E R N AT I O N A L R E N O W N S T R E E T
A RT I S T S W H O O V E R T I M E H AV E FA L L E N I N L O V E W I T H T H E I S L A N D .
L A S T S T O P : S A N J U A N

12. So what are you waiting for?!
Start planning your trip
NOW!