Explore Old San Juan, the oldest settlement within Puerto Rico and the historic colonial section of the city of San Juan. The historic district is a National Historic Landmark District and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This tour will bring you right up to and inside a19th-century military barrack and a 500-year old castle.

Your first stop is the Museum of the Americas, a non-profit institution founded in 1992, offering a vision of the history and culture of the American continent, emphasizing Puerto Rico through numerous exhibitions and cultural activities. The museum is located in the Cuartel de Ballaja, formerly Spanish military barracks built in the 19th century.

After spending time at the museum, you will be driven to and will get to explore the 500-year old San Cristobal Castle, otherwise known as Fort San Cristobal. San Cristobal is the largest fortification built by the Spanish in the New World. When it was finished in 1783, it covered about 27 acres of land and was wrapped around much of the city of San Juan. Along with the fort, you will have an opportunity to visit several surrounding historical sites.

The tour culminates with free time for shopping among the numerous souvenir and artisans’ shops that the old city has to offer.

Hike through a tropical rainforest to discover its secret gems including the first mineral water watering hole, and more on this adventure tour in San Juan. If you’re looking for an exciting outdoor adventure for nature lovers, then this tour is just for you! You’ll enjoy spending seven hours on this hike with the chance to explore two watering holes that give you the chance to swim, rope swing, and even free dive all in one setting. Just put on your hiking boots and get ready to see a 32-foot cliff that extends into a river, a natural rock slide, and have the chance to shop local Puerto Rican comfort foods at a nearby small family-owned restaurant.

Start your tour by meeting your guide at Plaza Colon in Old San Juan and get ready to hike El Yunque Rainforest’s rocky terrain. As the national forest system’s only tropical forest, this 29,000-acre tropical forest is home to more than 100 species of plants and animals, making it one of the most biologically diverse national forests in the national forest system. Thanks to heavy rainfall and year-round tropical climate, this rain forest is home to rare species of native plants and animals, such as native orchids and the Puerto Rican parrot. Go on a 20 to 30-minute trek to your first stop in the tropical rainforest, where you’ll get a chance to see the first mineral water watering hole, where locals and visitors alike rope swing across, take a dip in, swim or free dive from various heights.

Continue your adventure tour by hiking another 15 minutes to arrive at the second watering hole, where you’ll get to see a natural rock slide. This watering hole also is near a 32-foot cliff, where visitors get a chance to dive from into a nearby river. Thanks to the Luquillo Mountain Range, this tropical forest has many options for free falling and diving from multiple heights. Wrap up your tour with the option to stop by a tiny family-owned restaurant near the tropical rainforest to purchase authentic Puerto Rican comfort food before heading back to your port.

From hiking a mountainous trail to taking a dip in a natural watering hole, this scenic adventure tour is perfect for outdoor enthusiasts. Reserve your spot now on this thrilling small-group excursion to experience San Juan’s tropical rainforest secret gems for an unforgettable experience!

Escape the crowded cruise line tours and take our Old and New San Juan City Tour with an experienced guide. An old walled city with more than 400 years of history, in contrast to a modern resort city, is the backdrop for your orientation of this thriving and interesting city.

In the new part of town, you will travel through the Condado area. Here you will see the luxury hotels, casinos, nightclubs and many restaurants that make this the most popular place in town after dark.

San Juan’s Old Town tells hundreds of years of history in its restored and renovated buildings, homes and fortifications. It is divided by narrow streets, many still paved with cobblestones. Photo opportunities abound as you pass the Governor’s Palace, San Juan Cathedral, Capilla de Cristo, Fort San Cristobal and travel along the coast road to El Morro, where you will have a photo stop from the street.

As you drive along, look down every street for hidden plazas and the beautiful 17th-century Spanish ironwork on the restored old homes, and blue-black glazed cobblestones lining the narrow streets of the Old City. At the end of the tour, you will be returned to the port.

Guests on ships docked at the Pan American pier (across the bay from Old San Juan) have the option of ending their tour in Old San Juan for shopping and sightseeing. Those doing so are responsible for their own transportation back to the Pan American Pier.