Water Fun

No matter where you go in the Caribbean, the beaches and ocean are essential for the trip. In Puerto Rico, areas like Culebra, Vieques, and El Yunque are great places to visit. Culebra is the perfect spot for snorkeling and scuba diving. Flamingo Beach in Culebra offers the ideal backdrop for your snorkeling and diving adventure. Vieques is the home of a beautiful bioluminescent bay, and El Yunque is the location of the only subtropical rainforest in the United States.

An Old Spanish Fort

Castillo San Cristobal is a 500-year-old Spanish fort erected to protect Spanish interests in their New World colony. This fort was the largest the Spanish built in the New World, standing six stories tall and taking up 27 acres of land on the island’s tip overlooking the ocean.

Festivals

Puerto Rico knows how to party, and it does it well. Festivals are held each month of the year, and there are even festivals and celebrations that go on all year. These festivals have parades, music, food, drinks, and dancing. They are a convergence of Puerto Rican culture. The best months for festivals are December and January, and daytime is the best time to experience them. At night, they tend to get more crowded and rowdier.

Great Drinks

Puerto Rico is known as the King of Rum, and they take pride in embracing the moniker. Innovative mixologists all over the island use Puerto Rican rum and native fruits (like passion fruits, mangoes, papayas, and more) to create the perfect taste of Puerto Rico. Many of these mixologists compete in international competitions, and it’s a lot of watching them work.

The Food

The “Dining Capital of the Caribbean” is how many Puerto Ricans refer to their homeland. Their cuisine is a harmonious blend of Taino (the native people of Puerto Rico), American and Spanish cuisines. These influences create unique dishes like mofongo (mashed plantains) and Arroz con gandules y Lechon (rice with pigeon peas and pork).

Bacardi Rum Factory

The Bacardi Factory in Puerto Rico is the largest global factory, and it can bottle up to 100,000 bottles a day. Aside from just touring the factory, you can also go on a tasting tour. This tour allows visitors to learn all about the rum, the bottling process, and the different flavors and tastes that Bacardi manufactures. It is an integral part of Puerto Rico and a lot of fun.

Old San Juan

San Juan is the capital of Puerto Rico, and Old San Juan is the colonial remnants of San Juan’s days as a Spanish colonial city. Old San Juan is the oldest city in the Western Hemisphere. Its bright-colored buildings and cobblestone streets give it an old-world feel at your fingertips.

You can go on guided tours and learn about more than 500 years of history in this area of the city. Aside from colonial history, there is fantastic food and bars all over, so you can make a whole day out of your visit to Old San Juan.