How to Spend 4 Days in Puerto Rico

PRACTICAL WANDERLUST

Welcome to Puerto Rico, a lush, enchanted place that defies simple explanation. It is both an island and an archipelago with its own small islands.

On our 4-day Puerto Rico itinerary, you’ll explore the historic city of San Juan, wander the colorful, cobblestone streets of Old Town; snorkel Culebra, one of the islands off the coast; hike through the tropical rainforest of El Yunque in search of waterfalls; and kayak through a bioluminescent bay.

Day 1: OLD TOWN SAN JUAN & FOOD TOUR

The blue-bricked streets of this beautiful 500-year-old city are lined with bright pastel facades painted salmon, sky blue, bubblegum pink, apple green, lilac, or canary yellow.

You’ll begin your day with the best possible way to experience a new place—stuffing your face full of its food—on a walking food tour with locally-owned tour company The Spoon Experience.

DAY 2: SNORKELING & BEACH DAY

You’ll spend your day exploring underwater on a snorkeling tour to beautiful Culebra.

DAY 3: EL YUNQUE NATIONAL PARK & BIOLUMINESCENT BAY

El Yunque National Forest is one of the United States’ only tropical rainforests, and it’s enchanting.

We climbed up the Yokahú Tower to take in the view stretching all the way to the coast of Luquillo.

DAY 4: VIEJO SAN JUAN & SUNSET CRUISE

You’ll be exploring Old San Juan again and stopping at the many museums, plazas, historic homes, and castles.

For your last evening in San Juan, take a beautiful sunset cruise in the bay at the foot of the historic forts and walls of the old city.

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