-Day 1 Hola San Juan
Meet your tour director and check into hotel
Dinner
Details: San Juan city walk
This afternoon we will embark on a tour exploring Puerto Rico's rich history.
Day 2 San Juan landmarks
Breakfast
Dinner
Details: San Juan guided sightseeing tour
Jump into the buzzing capital of Puerto Rico. San Juan’s 16th-century historic district offers up a taste of Renaissance Spain, while the modern hotels, busy cafés, and traffic-packed streets in the new sections give the city a distinctly 21st-century energy. Start your invasion at El Morro, one of the oldest standing forts in the Caribbean. The fort rises 140 feet above the sea and contains ramparts, tunnels, and dungeons open for exploration. Thick city walls connect this fort with the similar fortifications of El Castillo San Cristobal and La Fortaleza, and the heavy wooden doors of the San Juan Gate were once the only way for visitors to pass into the heavily fortified city. See the less militaristic side of colonial life at the Casa Blanca, an elaborate house originally built for town founder Ponce de Leon. The beautiful 16th-century Catedral de San Juan soars up nearby. Find harmony at the Pablo Casals museum, dedicated to the world-famous cellist (and containing a rather eerie cast of his hands), and relaxation at the Condado, San Juan’s answer to Miami Beach.
Details: El Castillo San Cristobal visit
Note that due to availability or weather concerns, this visit may be replaced by a visit to Castillo San Felipe del Morro.
Details: El Capitolio
El Capitolio is the center of government for Puerto Rico. Please note that guided tours and visits are not available, this is a photo-stop only.
Day 3 San Juan
Breakfast
Luquillo beach free time
Dinner
Details: Island excursion & snorkel trip
Enjoy a charter to a secluded beach on a nearby island. The boat will anchor for about two hours where you and your students will have a bit of free time and lunch before sailing to a nearby reef. You'll anchor again for two hour guided snorkeling trip.
Day 4 Fajardo
Breakfast
Dinner
Details: El Yunque Caribbean National Forest visit
Surrounded by millennium-old trees, catching the barest glimpse of the bright feathers of the Puerto Rican parrot and listening to the distinctive chanting of the coquí frogs (said to stop singing if ever taken away from the island), you’ll understand why native Puerto Ricans considered this forest the home of the god of happiness. El Yunque is the only tropical forest within the U.S. National Forest Service and is a fantastic place to experience all the animal and plant riches that a rainforest has to offer.
-Day 5 End tour
Breakfast
Free time
Travel home
-Day 5 Start extension in Ponce
Breakfast
Travel to Ponce
Dinner
Details: Visit a local cave
Visit one of Puerto Rico's many caves such as Cueva Ventana ("Window Cave") or the Río Camuy Cave Park.
Details: Ponce tour director-led sightseeing
Picturesque Ponce is quite possibly the prettiest city in Puerto Rico. Colonial architecture, colorful balconies, horse-drawn carriages, and marble-lined sidewalks all combine to give Ponce its unbeatable charm. The town’s elegant cathedral rises from the main square, across from the almost gaudy former firehouse -- the building’s bright red and black stripes contrast with the surrounding edifices’ calm pastels. Step inside and check out the museum honoring the bravery of the city’s firemen and showcasing antique fire engines.
Day 6 End tour
Breakfast
Taino Ceremonial Park visit
Travel to San Juan
Travel home
Tour Includes:
- Round-trip transportation
- 4 overnight stays in hotels (5 with extension)
- Breakfast daily (except arrival day)
- Dinner daily (except departure day)
- Full-time services of a professional Tour Director
- Guided sightseeing tours and city walks as per itinerary
- Visit to select attractions as per itinerary
- Tour Diary™
- Overnight security chaperone
- Note: Tour cost does not include airline-imposed baggage fees, or fees for any required passport or visa. Optional excursions, optional pre-paid Tour Director and multi-day bus driver tipping, among other individual and group customizations will be listed as separate line items in the total trip cost, if included.
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