La Parguera Bioluminescent Bay Tour: Unique Swimming Experience in Puerto Rico
4.8
115 Ratings
San Juan
Experience the magic of Puerto Rico's bioluminescent bays on this unique tour. Swim in the glowing waters of La Parguera and enjoy a 2-hour boat ride to witness this natural phenomenon. Transportation, food, and drinks included.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Borikua Tours - Pickup and drop-off
- Monumento al Jibaro Puertorriqueno - As we drive trough the Central Mountains of Puerto Rico you will get to see the view of the Sierra of Cayey.
- La Parguera - Enjoy your dinner at Isla Cueva Restaurant, then walk around in La Parguera village and then get in the boat and in a clear night you will able to see the starts as we go to the Bio Bay.
- La Parguera - Swim in this unique and magical spot, the Bio Bay.
What's Included
- Certified Luxury SUV and vans
- Certified local guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Dinner: Veggie, chicken or fresh fish soft tacos (3 tacos pp)
- Bottled water and soda on the boat
- Life vest
- Noodle to float
- 1 Hour Approx. at the Hot Springs
- Certified captain and boat
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- 2 hour + boat cruise
- With your dinner your choice of beverage (1 drink per person): water or any soft drink
What's Not Included
- Hard liquor, international or artesanal beers
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Travel 2 hours to the Caribbean side the island (La Parguera) and experience one of Puerto Rico’s famous bioluminescent bays on this tour from San Juan. Enjoy one of the most unique natural phenomenon’s in the world by boat and then have fun swimming in the bioluminescent bay! This tour takes you on a 2 hour boat ride to watch, experience and live one of five bio bays in the world. This is the only one in Puerto Rico where you can swim, please don’t use bugs repellents and/or sunscreen (you don’t really need it). Transportation 2 , tacos, local beer, water, captain and local guide are all included on this small-group tour.
- It is recommended that you bring a bathing suit and or swimsuit, towel and change of clothes
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- You will be immersed in the Caribbean sea and will be a guest of the marine life of the sea
- Travel time is included in the 11 hour duration of the tour
- We offer the tour with a Minimum of 4 Guests
- Guest that weigh over 300 pounds.
- Not Walker accesible
Location
San Juan
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(115 Ratings)
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R2664rtdeniseo
Mar 19, 2024
La Parguera - Borikua tours was amazing!!! Great tour guide and fabulous stops. They picked us up at a convenient location (Caguas) and our guide was very friendly and informative. The bioluminescent bay was truly a unique experience, one I would never forget.
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Ilovehusky1
Mar 16, 2024
Great Experience - Swimming in the bioluminescent bay is amazing! Highly recommend. Be forewarned that it is a long drive there and back. It took us about three hours to get there and two on the way back. The tour stops at a hot springs to break up the drive which is a nice break. The springs are small - just two pools but very well kept.
The included taco dinner is good and very close to where you catch the boat.
The boat captains were great and the boat ride fun. The real star is of course the bioluminescence. You get to swim in the bay for about 45 mins. It seems a little crazy to drive 5 hours for a 45 min swim but it’s worth it.
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Timmichele
Feb 22, 2024
Book it!! - My husband and I did this tour in a Sunday and we absolutely loved the experience. It's a very relaxing and informative drive. The trip across the island from Old San Juan went by quickly with interesting history and current events of Puerto Rico. The hot springs were very therapeutic. The tacos were splendid and authentic. The sunset on the Sandbar and bioluminescent bay was the highlight of the trip. Not just the day, the trip. Swimming in the bay was spectacular.
Get ready to sit back and relax and just absorb Puerto Rico with a well educated and delightful host.
Tip, bring easy to change into clothes as the post bio bay swim changing room is a public restroom.
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D5969eepaulb
Feb 17, 2024
Full day excursion - Not cheap but it’s a full day tour and you hit 4 major attractions plus an included local lunch which was great. Definitely a must do. Small group and Cruz was a great guide!
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Garrettk214
Feb 17, 2024
Breathtaking Bio Bay Experience - Swimming in the bioluminescent bay is truly breathtaking and the highlight of our trip to Puerto Rico. Cruz is an excellent tour guide, highly knowledgeable and engaging. He ensures you have a great experience. You start the day with a van ride to the hot springs. Hot springs break up the drive but are not the highlight of trip. After getting back on can you have about 1 hour to dinner in La Parguera. The fish tacos were excellent. Then the real show begins. You board boats and head to the Caracoles sand bar for sunset. Swam around with fishes for about an hour during sunset. Then off to the bio bay where Captain Frank explains the Bio bays and another ~1hr of swimming. It’s truly breathtaking watching the water light up as you kick around. Can’t say enough about how amazing the experiences in La Parguera are and the care Cruz puts in to making this a memorable experience!
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Inspire63597920533
Feb 2, 2024
Once in a lifetime experience - It was a lovely experience. Well organized. Hot springs were fantastic. Dinner was fresh and delicious. Although we didn’t swim, ( don’t know how because of water phobia) we had a great time experiencing the bioluminescent effect. My son sat by the edge and moved his legs to see the glow. The dark sky was perfect. The captain - Frank knew exactly where to go. Victor our tour guide was everything for us. It was like a private tour since there were only 5 people. So we got personal attention. Also Victor got the water from the bay for us to see the bioluminescence. One of a kind experience. Well done.
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Markabernathyt
Jan 29, 2024
Worth the trip ! - Amazing trip! Loved the hot springs -the drive - the food. The town of La Parguera was vibrant! They had live music & dancing
The surest & bioluminescent bay was wonderful!
Highly recommend the trip !
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Resort603709
Jan 3, 2024
Spectacular experience - Our tour guide and boat captain were fabulous. They had much knowledge
about the places we visited and were very friendly and accommodating. We loved our tour and would highly recommend it to all. The sunset we experienced while on the boat was gorgeous. And swimming in the bioluminescent bay was spectacular—a once in a lifetime experience.
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Mitzi_p
Mar 27, 2024
Unforgettable! - Excellent adventure! The tour guide and boat captains were wonderful. Dinner was good, hot springs were very relaxing, and the overall experience was purely magical!
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Kimberly
Feb 10, 2024
Rainy but still a great experience! - A once in a lifetime experience. The hot springs were delightful and swimming in the bay was magical. The fish tacos for dinner were awesome and the guide made sure everyone was taken care of. The weather was rainy and gloomy so we didn't get to see the magic of the Caribbean side of PR in its glory and while we stopped at a sandbar to see the sunset, there was not a sunset sadly. I bet it would have been great... I do feel like we missed out on the full experience due to the weather. The boat ride wasn't nearly as enjoyable with the cold and rain. However the bioluminescent bay made the entire trip worth it... Easily one of the coolest things we have ever done. The captain also made sure my in laws were able to play in the water from the boat as they are not swimmers and made my 11 year old daughter comfortable as well with a swimming noodle.
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