Zoey00123 Posted May 11, 2017 #1 Share Posted May 11, 2017 There are three different excursions for the El Yunque Rainforest in San Juan - one is a drive ($49), one is a hike ($69), and one is an adventure ($139). The overviews are all basically the same - bus tour and nature hike, exploring the rainforest. So what really is the difference besides the price? Can someone tell me which one is better? What are your experiences/opinions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted May 11, 2017 #2 Share Posted May 11, 2017 My guess is the difference is the amount of time you are spending in the rainforest. One thing you can do is request info from shorex@rccl.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
north29 Posted May 11, 2017 #3 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Not sure I have your answer, but we did the same tour but with a local agency at the port. Bus ride over to the park, a fun but relative slippery portion and then a nice/kinda strenuous up hill portion to the bus pick up. I rather enjoyed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deptacon Posted May 11, 2017 #4 Share Posted May 11, 2017 I did a tour with a local company, not the cruise. Many local small companies that do it. They literally picked us up in a jeep and took the 4 of us to some great spots in the forest....even when swimming under a waterfall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoopster95 Posted May 11, 2017 #5 Share Posted May 11, 2017 There are three different excursions for the El Yunque Rainforest in San Juan - one is a drive ($49), one is a hike ($69), and one is an adventure ($139). The overviews are all basically the same - bus tour and nature hike, exploring the rainforest. So what really is the difference besides the price? Can someone tell me which one is better? What are your experiences/opinions? Many reviews here: http://www.cruisecritic.com/memberreviews/shore-excursions/excursion/4924/ Option 1 - don't bother unless you feel like sitting in a bus for 3 hours straight just driving around looking out a window Option 2 - do this one if you actually want the above, but also want a 1 hour walk within trees in the hiking paths Option 3 - this is the one you should do.... google La Mina Trail, La Mina Waterfall, La Coca Falls & Yokahu Tower and lookout. You get what you pay for. There's not many picture reviews of El Yunque on CC... if you want I'll post a couple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruise runner Posted May 12, 2017 #6 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Hi We did the #2 package on our last cruise . We found it very good for us and interesting.We will most likely do it again in Feb . As we have newbies with us on their first cruise . That covers just about all . We want to do in the Rain Forest. Enjoy your cruise:D Sunny beaches , Cool drinks ,Cruising time kruise runner:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryjaden Posted May 12, 2017 #7 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Four of us booked a private tour with Ellis tours. Did a mild hike through the rain forest and waterfall. Stopped at a pig roast on the way back. Had a blast! Nice newer Ford SUV for transportation. Price was about $80 pp. Definitely worth it. We could stop whenever we wanted for photos etc. We would definitely use them again in San Juan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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