ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY - FRIDAY 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Private groups from 15 to 25 participants only with reservations.
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· Birding Trips since 1992 ·
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Celebrating 30 years in business!
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Connecting people with the Healing Forest
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* Discover El Yunque after twilight *
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· n a t u r e · e c o l o g i c a l · c u l t u r a l · e d u c a t i o n a l · a d v e n t u r e ·
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Certified Interpretive Tour Guide Service for the EcoSensitive Traveler
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preguntame@adventourspr.com
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It is understood that when you complete the booking process, you agree with our Terms and Conditions.
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* Night hikes at El Yunque National Forest since 2001 *
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Your best option to see glow-in-the-dark mushrooms.
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We are back with our nocturnal activities with a second exclusive location at 1,400 ft. above sea level. Regular night hikes at Palma de Sierra and El Portal de El Yunque are available daily.
Moonless nights are offered three nights per month while Full Moon nights are available once a month.
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- When you book any of our night
hikes, please note:
- EFFORT LEVEL: From low-impact
to moderate.
- RESTRICTIONS: Before booking,
you should contact us first if you
are pregnant, have back or knee condition, asthma, or heart disease.
- You should wear long pants and
long sleeve shirt, hiking boots; sorry, no flip flops.
- Remember to bring rain gear &
walking sticks.
- We will be looking for night critters,
please avoid insect repellent or strong perfumes.
- Remember to read our Weather
Policy.
- Transfers and tips are not included
in price. Need transfers? Contact us.
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Glow-in-the-dark mushroom
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· E X T E N D E D · F A M I L I E S & G R O U P · T O U R S
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Forest Service Authorization YNF22030
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Our unique nocturnal sounds bath night walk at El Yunque National Forest
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What is better than a common day forest bath?
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Take a walk at El Yunque when the crowds are gone.
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Discover the musicians and singers of the
nocturnal orchestral of the Enchanted Forest.
Explore the fauna and flora during the evening while looking for nocturnal critters after sunset.
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Unique experience under the stars relaxing and energizing your Soul with the nocturnal sounds of the Forest and indigenous instruments.
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- EFFORT LEVEL: Moderate
- 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
- $65 pp
- A minimum of 15 participants is required
to guarantee the hike.
- Each child with an adult
- If you have a rented car, you can meet us
on site. Need transportation? Please
contact us before completing this booking
- Schedule depends on sunset
- You should be fitted to walk/stand for
approximately 3 hours.
- Transfers and tips are not included in
price.
- Non-smokers only.
Palma de Sierra Flexible itineraries
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Wheelchair Accessible night tour at El Portal de El Yunque
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- EFFORT LEVEL: Easy to moderate
- 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
- $65 pp, minimum 4 participants.
- $4 nocturnal entrance to El Portal parking
- Once a minimum is reached, these night
hikes are open to the public as a shared
event.
- You should be fitted to walk/stand for
approximately 2 hours on uneven terrain
- Transfers and tips are not included in
price.
- If you have a rented car, you can meet us
on site. If you need transportation, please
contact us for quote.
- Non-smokers only.
Cocubá In search of glow-in-the-dark cocubá
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Minimum 4 people to guarantee hike
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Minimum 15 people to guarantee hike
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The Hybrid Flexible itineraries
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Minimum 15 people to guarantee the Ancestral Areito
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- EFFORT LEVEL: Moderate
- 4:30 PM - 9:00 PM
- $75 pp
- A minimum of 15 participants is required
to guarantee the hike.
- Each child with an adult
- If you have a rented car, you can meet us
on site. Need transportation? Please
contact us before completing this booking
- Schedule depends on sunset
- You should be fitted to walk/stand for
approximately 4.5 hours.
- Transfers land tips are not included in
price.
- Non-smokers only.
This version of El Yunque Nights is offered in
the parking of El Portal de El Yunque since the
trail is not adapted for wheelchairs.
You will have the opportunity to explore the
surroundings with a Certified Tour Guide. The
area was part of a coffee plantation (Hacienda
La Catalina). In 1945 La Catalina Nursery was
created. The nursery grew mostly exotic tree
species that were added to all the reforestation
efforts in the forest and the entire island.
The capacity of the accessible van is for two
wheelchairs and six seats. Please contact us for
quote as the price will vary depending on hotel
location and the number of participants.
We did this tour while on a Royal Caribbean cruise. This was the BEST excursion I have ever done. Glad you are up and running again!
Darlene Darrow Garsteig
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Derek England recommends AdvenTours Puerto Rico.
April 11, 2023 ·
Hilda is amazing!!! She was able to accommodate a tour for my family of 12 people at the last minute. She arranged a guide and transportation. My whole family
agreed that the night time walk through the El Yunque rain forest was the highlight of our trip. We loved seeing the frogs, lightning bugs, snails and hearing the
laughing owl. This was a fantastic trip. I highly recommend it to anyone.
Due to the number of people visiting El Yunque National Forest during the Holy Week/Weekend (Wednesday through Sunday, including Good Friday and Easter) and the month of July, we DO NOT OFFER tours to El Yunque other than the Night Hike and/or Ancestral Areyto. Access to the Forest is limited and we cannot guarantee the quality during those days.
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For European Nations, please contact us only via regular phone or email.
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When you book directly with us, 100% of your money is spent locally, not abroad.
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(787) 530-8311 OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY - FRIDAY 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Take the road less traveled, explore, eat, drink, relax, enjoy!
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© 1992 - 2023 AdvenTours / Birding PUERTO RICO, updated September 7, 2023.
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AdvenTours PUERTO RICO is an equal opportunity provider under special permits at El Yunque National Forest (Authorization ID: YNF22030).
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preguntame@adventourspr.com
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Transfers & transportation available 24 hours. Book Now!
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Lets add more memories to your night...
Ruta Taína @ El Yunque National Forest (Nocturnal Sounds Forest Bath)
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If you are short of time or you are not part of a larger group, this could be your best option to see El Yunque when the crowds are gone!
The trail at El Portal is a short loop trail of 0.3 miles within the land of an old coffee plantation, Hacienda La Catalina. This are is an excellent example of Secondary Forest.
We will walk in the dark in search of critters and the glow-in-the-dark cocubá as our Ancestors did. Depending on the season, you will see endemic species coexsiting with other (coffee, breadfruit, plantain, and papaya trees) . Our target species are newborn coquis, glow-in-the-dark mushrooms, lizards, critters, and the cocubá.
If you are looking for owl, you should book our Night Owling as it is done in a different area.
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Imagine yourself growing over
1,400´ above sea level, with
exposed buttress roots helping
you to stabilize on unstable soils
near river banks and steep cliff
edges? The shallowness of the
soil makes you the dominant
species at this height of the
Forest. But you are not alone,
other trees, plants, and shrubs
have adapted, including your two
friends: the old trees with red
crooked bark and those tall tress
with a strong distinctive fragrance.
This is home for three important
species growing at El Yunque:
Sierra Palm (Prestoea montana),
Tabonuco (Dacryodes excelsa),
and Palo colorado (Cyrilla
racemiflora).
We will be looking at everything:
from small flowerless briophytes,
elegant giant tree ferns, diminute
newborn coquis, glow-in-the-dark
mushrooms, bats, owls, and any
other critter showing up.