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The El Yunque Rain Forest

El Yunque National Forest, Puerto Rico
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As featured in 3 days in San Juan and 2 other guides
Type: Forests, Waterfalls
Fee: No
Recommended length of visit: More than 3 hours
Owner description: Covering 28,000 acres, and receiving more than 200 inches of rain per year, El Yunque National Forest is the only tropical rain forest in the US... more » Owner description: Covering 28,000 acres, and receiving more than 200 inches of rain per year, El Yunque National Forest is the only tropical rain forest in the US Forest System. Noted for its biodiversity, the forest is home to more than 400 different plant species. It has more than a dozen maintained trails for hiking, picnic pavilions, stone towers, rivers, waterfalls, and an interpretive visitors' center. « less
Useful Information: Activities for older children, Activities for young children
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Annandale, Virginia
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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 22, 2013 NEW

The rain forest made a nice day trip. Be careful of the tolls if you drive a rental car there. All tolls are paid electronically only. Ask if your rental has the toll sticker. We didn't know it did. We thought we were paying the toll, but were actually loading more money on the sticker. We handed the guy $20,... More

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San Antonio, Texas
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2013 NEW

This was a great adventure for us. The best part is that it was free. Skip the first visitor center, they charge $4 a person to get in for unimpressive exhibits. The last visitor center (I think Palo Colorado) is free and has maps of all the trails. This is so easy to do on your own. DO NOT pay... More

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Butner, North Carolina, United States
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9 reviews 9 reviews
5 attraction reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2013 NEW

Robert, our guide, was extremely personable and informative. He shared lots of historical, cultural and demographic information, and pointed out sights along the way to the rain forest. The rain forest was beautiful, but more time was allotted for the gift shop stop than for other stops along the way up to the actual rain forest. We spent precious little... More

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Farmington, Connecticut
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 2013 NEW

The walk through the jungle was nothing at all as I expected. Unfortunately, we did not see many animals, but we did see some exotic flowers and plants. All in all, it was an ok tour, but not super exciting.

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Huntington Beach, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 16, 2013 NEW

We signed up with Elegant Steering while we visited Puerto Rico and loved our tour guide, Michelle. Not only did she explained everything about the rain forest but she took the time to point out other important businesses and educated most of us about the history of Puerto Rico. We loved her bubbly personality and the extra time she gave... More

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New Orleans, Louisiana
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 15, 2013

Great experience! Bring a poncho it just may rain in the rain Forrest. If you want to zip line it's actually called the canopy tour so make sure you book that one instead.

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HOUSTON
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 15, 2013

This was my first visit to a rainforest. Large snails, small birds, and no animals. The plant life was incredible and the fog made it look very mysterious. My only compliant is why did I have to pay 4 dollars to go to the information center? It didn't see there was anything there to pay for.

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Miami, Florida, United States
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3 attraction reviews
Reviews in 22 cities Reviews in 22 cities
28 helpful votes 28 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2013

I have been to PR many times, but this was my first trip to El Yunque and I fell in love. We went hiking on our own on the Mt. Britton Tower, the Mt. Britton spur, and the El Yunque trails. You do not need to pay money for a tour. Just drive yourself over there (if you have a... More

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Chilliwack, Canada
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 12, 2013

My husband and couple of friends took John Rubios walking tour of the forest. John was most helpful in accomodating our schedule, arriving promptly at our hotel and customizing the tour to our needs. Wildlife was pretty scarce but did see lots of interesting plants and lovely vistas. John is a long time resident of Puerto Rico and was very... More

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Paris, France
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 12, 2013

This is an excellent day out, we went with E&B Tours, very reasonable at 57$ each. Our tour guide was Hector and he was incredibly knowledgeable not only about the rain forest but gave a great talk about Puerto Rican history on the drive there. The hike through the rain forest overall takes about an hour and a half, which... More

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