BEST Puerto Rico Travel Tips! (4 Days) | Old San Juan, El Yunque, & Bioluminescent Bay ✨

Hey friends!

We visited Puerto Rico in 2024 and spent 6 days here total (4 full days, with 2 days of travel time on each end). Puerto Rico was a pretty spontaneous trip for us, and while I'd love to go back to see more of the island, I think we managed to do quite a bit!

We primarily stayed on the northeastern side of the island, since most of the activities we wanted to do were in that area. Next time we visit, I definitely want to check out the western side as I've heard some of the best beaches are there.

I hope this video provides you with some helpful tips if you're planning your own trip to Puerto Rico. If you have any questions at all, please feel free to drop them in the comments below!

00:00 Intro
00:54 Where to Stay
02:13 Renting a Car
02:34 How to Buy Gas
03:26 El Yunque National Forest
09:18 Rio Grande
09:35 Bioluminescent Bay
10:10 Luquillo Beach
10:48 Parking in Old San Juan
11:23 Old San Juan streets
12:15 Castillo San Cristóbal
14:16 Castillo San Felipe del Morro
15:21 Parque de las Palomas
15:42 Outro

Hotel: Hyatt Regency Grand Reserve Puerto Rico:


Car Rental Agency: Enterprise (we reserved online prior to our trip)

Flights: We flew American Airlines direct from DFW to SJU.

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Let's Connect!

[KelseyStyron]

What’s your favorite thing to do in Puerto Rico? 😊🏝️🇵🇷

[fariteymourtash]

Nicely done. Special thanks for adding the names of all places in the video 👍

[TalesFromAbroad-SJ]

What a fantastic trip to Puerto Rico! Your 4-day itinerary is packed with amazing activities. Exploring Old San Juan, hiking in El Yunque, and visiting the Bioluminescent Bay sound absolutely incredible. Your tips on where to stay, renting a car, and navigating the island are super helpful. Puerto Rico is such a beautiful destination, and you really captured its essence. Can't wait to visit and explore more of the island myself. Thanks for sharing!

Cheers,
Simon - Tales From Abroad

[RnRquicktrips]

Great video! Heading to PR in June, we like your itinerary and will do something similar.

[mcouturex]

This was a great Vlog. Loved the scenery and hearing your experience!🦋🌿

[GinaKowal-pd]

We are visiting Puerto Rico in March for two day pre-cruise sightseeing. Great video. More importantly, where did you get that adorable hat and white capris? I need them in my suitcase asap! 😊

[Golfina]

Thank you for the video and the tips. We're planning to stay at the Hyatt Regency and visit El Junge. I wonder when you visited one of the bio-bays, did you visit during a moonless night? Unfortunately, our family is planning to visit in October during a half-moon time frame. I wonder if it's worth making the trip to Viques to see that if we're not gonna be able to see anything during half-moon phase.

[eliezerdiaz]

Puerto Rico looks beautiful thanks for sharing. Do you mind sharing how much your budget was for the trip/ how much you spent?

[Mollyandcamcam]

How long it takes to do hiking at el Yunke National park and Castillo San Felipe?

[amgooder]

OLD SAN JUAN 🇵🇷 a true gem💎
Nice📽✌️
The ⛽️ situation😂

[alfonsoflores]

Thank you for talking so good about our island. At “El Yunque”, at Juan Diego, you missed the best waterfall. Just walk pass the one you were in for approximately 5 minutes. On the way back down, at the beginning of the mountain, you will enjoy “La Barrigona”. At Fajardo, I personally like 7 seas better than Luquillo beach. 2 minutes away, at Las Croabas, you can pay a charter ($50.00 or $60.00) to go to Icacos Island (a 15 minute boat ride). Be advised, there is no water or shelter from the sun, go prepared but very well worth the trip. So you can see what you missed, I’ve included this YouTube link (from my authorship), almost swimming distance from Icacos. Beyond Icacos, Cayo Ratones

[elsielima]

MUY PRONTO VISITARE A PUERTO RICO YO Y MI AMIGA FONZIE HERE WE COME ISLA DEL EL ENCANTO

[PRLIBRE_SOBERANO]

If there’s a next time… go to the beaches on the north in Arecibo or Barceloneta; or go to Vieques or Culebra, where you’ll find white sand beaches. Btw in the south you’ll find black sand beaches. ✌🏼

[ernestovasquez]

Beautiful Puerto Rico u s a the number 8 wonder of the world

[betheone_pr]

One galon of gas its 3.78 liters of the gas its in liters thats means that the cost of gas is $0.95 a liter and $3.59 per gallon 🤷🏻😅 its like going to maindland usa gas station its same thing but in liters and we dont use kilometers we use miles, the only kilometer signs that you will see its smalls tinys signs on side of roads and big regular signs are in miles

[WillieLigo]

It is just going to the past thru a tunnel and emerging into an old city of 526 years old, this colonial old city has survived, pirates, and multiple attacks from all places, that’s why Puertoricans have many races in their DNA