Discover San Juan
6 DAYS
San Juan 5
Basic Inclusions
Accommodations
Accommodations in centrally-located three-star or four-star hotels. Rooming on a double basis.
Meals
All breakfasts. All dinners.
Transportation
Round-trip transportation on scheduled airline. Checked luggage costs not included.
Guide
English-speaking tour escort throughout. Special arrangements as noted.
Travel Protection
Passports provides and pays for a Post Departure Travel Protection Plan that includes coverage for Trip Interruption, Trip Delay, Medical Expense and Evacuation and more.
Tour Summary
Itinerary Includes
English-speaking tour escort throughout
Day 1: Arrival San Juan
Arrival transfer
Day 2: San Juan
Guided Walking Tour in Old San Juan: Visit to the fortress of El Morro, Visit to San Juan Cathedral, Visit to the Church of San José, Visit to Fort San Cristóbal
Day 3: San Juan
Kayaking and Snorkeling excursion to the Condado Lagoon and Escambrón Beach: Kayaking on the Condado Lagoon (one hour; equipment included), Snorkeling at Escambrón Beach (two hours, equipment included)
Day 4: San Juan
Excursion to El Yunque Rainforest and Luquillo Beach: El Portal Rainforest Center
Day 5: San Juan
Optional Excursion to the Camuy Caves: Guided tour at the Camuy River Cave Park
Day 6: Departure
Departure transfer
UNPARALLELED STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE
CITY-CENTER HOTELS
Stay right in the heart of it. Why settle for staying outside of the city? Wake up in the city. Explore. Have dinner in the city. Explore. Return to the hotel at your convenience.
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3-AND-4 STAR HOTELS
We’ve scoured each city for the finest hotels for our groups. Comfortable, conveniently located, clean and safe. That’s what we do.
HOTEL CHOICE
We give you options - but the choice is yours.
AMAZING FOOD
Student tour dinners don’t have to stink! Enjoy authentic, high-quality food, and lots of it. Three-course meals that you will want to post on social media.
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INDUSTRY BEST TOUR DIRECTORS
Passports contracts only the finest, A+ Tour Directors in the industry. With decades of experience, our team is second-to-none in terms of experience and professionalism. Read more about our amazing Tour Directors.
24-HOUR SERVICE
Your Tour Director will meet you at the airport and stay with you every step of the way until your return flight. They are your own personal travel expert.
INCLUDED FLIGHTS
We work with the airlines so you don’t have to.
BEST AVAILABLE ROUTINGS
We look for the best possible routings for your group with a minimal number of legs and ideal layovers. We try to get you in early - but not too early - to maximize your time overseas.
MORE INCLUSIONS
UNLIMITED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION INCLUDED
You don’t want to have to worry about getting metro tickets when you’re pressed for time. We provide pre-loaded travel cards so that you can hit the ground running.
INCLUDED OVERSEAS MEDICAL COVERAGE
Passports provides and pays for a post-departure travel protection plan that helps protect you while on your trip with coverage for trip interruption, trip delay, baggage loss, theft or delay, emergency medical expenses, evacuation and more.
ALL TIPS INCLUDED OPTION
Tour Directors receive tips at the end of the tour. Including the tip in the up-front tour cost saves your group from carrying around extra money overseas or being surprised with an extra expense at the end of the tour. This is just another way that Passports is honest and up-front about all expenses. You can choose to include the tip ahead of time - or not to. Passports gives you the option.
NO ON TOUR UPSELL
Ever been pressured on tour to purchase an excursion? Or been shuttled into one workshop after another? Not with Passports.
VALUE VALUE VALUE
Dollar-for-dollar Passports is the best value you can get. Our tours are packed with included activities for a price that you can't beat with any other company.
HUMAN-FIRST POLICIES
FANATICAL CUSTOMER SUPPORT
We are here to be your partner. We support our group leaders 100%. Through thick and thin, we will work with you to make your travel program an annual success.
BEST REFUND POLICY IN THE INDUSTRY
Passports refunds 75% until 30 days prior to departure as our default policy. Early cancellations have fixed, low cancellation penalties. We would love for you to compare our cancellation policy to our competitors. Passports acts as the best partner we can, for every traveler, on every tour. That’s our promise.
SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT
Our Tour Advisors are amazing people who work with the group leaders during the pre-sale, enrollment, pre-departure, on-tour and post-tour periods. They check in when the group is overseas. They are the point of contact throughout the entire process to assist in all phases of the tour. This is more important than you would think unless you’ve been with another company and changed hands several times in the course of the tour. The point is: trust and accountability are critical in our relationship with a group leader.
NO HIDDEN CHARGES
No adult fee. With Passports, adults pay the same as students. Oftentimes adults will opt for a double room as they can’t room with students, and there is a charge for the double room. But there is no charge simply for being an adult.
No hidden airline fees. No hidden tripwire fees. With Passports, what you see is what you get.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival
The day you've been waiting for! The flight is short aboard your wide-bodied jet. Relax with all the amenities of scheduled service, and soon land at San Juan International Airport. The warm breeze spells tropics.
Settle into your centrally-located hotel before rushing to the beach or heading downtown.
This is the land the native Taínos called "Borinquen," and the early explorers "The Isle of Enchantment." Seize the chance to discover why as you embrace in one glance the 21st-century resort and the 1521 Spanish settlement.
Overnight: San Juan
Day 2: Old San Juan Guided Walking Tour
Enjoy a guided walking tour in Old San Juan, the historic quarter founded in 1508 by the Spaniard Juan Ponce de Léon. Set on a narrow stretch of land, it's protected at both ends by forts: Castillo San Felipe del Morro, better known as El Morro, and Castillo San Cristóbal.
There are spectacular views from the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, a fort begun in the 1530s to guard access to San Juan Bay. Stones gathered from ancient Taíno ceremonial centers were used to built its walls, up to 18 feet thick.
Enter the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, which is the second oldest cathedral on the American continents, and the resting place of the explorer Juan Ponce de León.
Visit the Iglesia de San José, which was founded by the Dominicans in 1532. The second oldest church in the New World, it stands as a Gothic gem from of the Old World, but is currently on the list of the Most Endangered Historic Places.
The Castillo San Cristóbal, built in the 17th century, is the largest fortified complex erected by the Spaniards in the New World. Visitors can see the spot where the first shots of the Spanish-American War were fired in 1898, as well as the Garita del Diablo, a sentry box from which, according to local lore, the devil would snatch away soldiers on night guard duty.
Overnight: San Juan
Day 3: Kayaking and Snorkeling Excursion to the Condado Lagoon and Escambrón Beach, San Juan
Experience both the fun and wonders of the tropics today!
Hone your paddling skills in the safe and calm environment of the Condado Lagoon. Go forward, backward, turn. Plan a race against your friends!
Plunge into the clear water of the San Juan Bay Estuary, whose lagoons and bays, mangroves and marshlands are part of the Condado Lagoon Natural Reserve. See aquatic plants, sea creatures, and coral reefs.
Consider a visit to the Museo de Las Américas, which focuses on the cultures and the history of the American continent, from Alaska to Patagonia.
You may want to make plans for scuba diving, snorkeling, windsurfing or deep-sea fishing (record-size marlins abound); all are popular activities available in the vicinity of San Juan.
Overnight: San Juan
Day 4: Excursion to El Yunque Rainforest and Luquillo Beach
Set out for the U.S. National Forest system's only rainforest, El Yunque, which is located on the eastern side of the island. Showers may be frequent but they are brief. The park's 28,000 acres harbor 240 indigenous species of trees, giant ferns, vines and orchids. Visitors are sure to see hundreds of tropical birds and hear the peeping of the ubiquitous national symbol, a tiny, green tree frog called el coquí.
Visit the El Portal Rainforest Center to view its exhibits and learn about the forest's history and topography, as well as its animal and plant life.
A long crescent of warm sand shaded by coconut groves and a pristine lagoon protected by coral reefs make up Puerto Rico's most popular beach. Enjoy Playa Luquillo's Caribbean flavor while snacking on some empañadillas or sipping fresh coconut milk!
Overnight: San Juan
Day 5: San Juan, Optional Excursion to the Camuy Caves
Plan your free time or consider an optional excursion.
On an excursion today, you'll visit the Río Camuy Cave Park. The world's second-longest underground river flows there through deep limestone caverns and in a chasm filled with tropical flora and fauna.
"Availability depends on rainfall during the season"Overnight: San Juan
Day 6: Departure
¡Hasta la vista, Puerto Rico!... Board your jet and arrive stateside later in the day, ready to share your discoveries with family and friends.
CUSTOM TOURS
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Old San Juan Guided Walking Tour
Condado Lagoon
Escambrón Beach
El Yunque Rainforest
Luquillo Beach
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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