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Explore the trails of El Yunque and you will have the unique experience of seeing glow in the dark bacteria, insects, microorganisms, and mushrooms in their natural environment. Our target species are newborn coquis, glow-in-the-dark mushrooms, lizards, critters, and the cocubá. |
| We need at least three or four consecutive days of rain to be able to find glow in the dark mushrooms. |
| People ask, do you really see baby coquís during the hikes? Yes, we do! |
| Join Richard, our Master Guide 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. We will be looking at everything: from small flowerless bryophytes, elegant giant tree ferns, diminute newborn coquis, glow-in-the-dark mushrooms, bats, owls, and any other critter. Where we go? Palma de Sierra, Moun t Britton, Los Picachos |
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| 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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In 2025 we added more alternatives based on the effort level of your preference, a minimum
of participants is required for to offer any of these hikes. This section includes the nature and
cultural night tours that we offer at El Yunque.
Depending on selected hike and the elevation of the trail, we will be going through different
habitats. As soon as night arrives, the musicians of the nocturnal orchestra of the Forest will
start playing and the singers will greet you with with their songs. But wait, were these the first
and only sounds the europeans heard when they arrived in Borikén?
Listen careful to the rythm of the maracas, ocarinas, and mayohuacan.
of participants is required for to offer any of these hikes. This section includes the nature and
cultural night tours that we offer at El Yunque.
Depending on selected hike and the elevation of the trail, we will be going through different
habitats. As soon as night arrives, the musicians of the nocturnal orchestra of the Forest will
start playing and the singers will greet you with with their songs. But wait, were these the first
and only sounds the europeans heard when they arrived in Borikén?
Listen careful to the rythm of the maracas, ocarinas, and mayohuacan.
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| Moderate |
PRIVATE El Yunque at Night
Forest gate at La Coca is closed by 5:00 PM, you will be in the Forest when crowds are gone!
This version of our Magical Nights at El Yunque was designed for visitors with slow mobility that cannot hike in the trails
of the Forest. Exploring and Connecting with Nature is a 3 hours sightseeing tour of El Yunque National Forest for slow
mobility visitor that we offer during the day. But wait, what happens if we offer it at predusk? This special sightseeing
tour gives you the opportunity to visit our beloved Forest during late hours when the crowds are gone! Your best
storytelling tour of the rain forest!
Take a breath, observe, immerse, and reconnect with the Healing Forest. This activity is for the explorer at heart as we
focus on the natural history, historical and cultural aspects of El Yunque. History and Nature blends in this activity.
After pick-up, we drive to Puente Roto to learn more about one of the most important natural resources in the Forest,
water. Then, we will drive through the PR-191 La Mina North Recreational Corridor. This is the nighttime version of our
sightseeing tour during daytime, Exploring and Connecting with Nature.
Read this before you book, https://www.fs.usda.gov/r08/elyunque/alerts/risks-using-unauthorized-transport.
Forest gate at La Coca is closed by 5:00 PM, you will be in the Forest when crowds are gone!
This version of our Magical Nights at El Yunque was designed for visitors with slow mobility that cannot hike in the trails
of the Forest. Exploring and Connecting with Nature is a 3 hours sightseeing tour of El Yunque National Forest for slow
mobility visitor that we offer during the day. But wait, what happens if we offer it at predusk? This special sightseeing
tour gives you the opportunity to visit our beloved Forest during late hours when the crowds are gone! Your best
storytelling tour of the rain forest!
Take a breath, observe, immerse, and reconnect with the Healing Forest. This activity is for the explorer at heart as we
focus on the natural history, historical and cultural aspects of El Yunque. History and Nature blends in this activity.
After pick-up, we drive to Puente Roto to learn more about one of the most important natural resources in the Forest,
water. Then, we will drive through the PR-191 La Mina North Recreational Corridor. This is the nighttime version of our
sightseeing tour during daytime, Exploring and Connecting with Nature.
Read this before you book, https://www.fs.usda.gov/r08/elyunque/alerts/risks-using-unauthorized-transport.
- Effort Level: Easy
- Price: $95 pp
- Minimum: 6, maximum 12 participants
- Availability: Daily only on a private basis, not sold individually.
- Time: 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
- Meeting Point: El Yunque, we will provide transportation from meeting point.
- Included: Transportation in a deluxe high roof Ford Transit EcoBoost for 13 passengers
- Stops: Puente Roto, Yocajú Tower area (tower not available during the night), La Coca Falls
- Type: Sightseeing for slow mobility visitors
- Swimming, river crossing or stepping on rocks is not allowed.
In Search of the Cocubá
In Search of the Cocubá is one of your best options 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 area is an
excellent example of a secondary forest.
We will walk in the dark in search of critters and the glow-in-the-dark Cocubá (Click Beettle) 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, spiders, scorpions, beetles, plus
the Cocubá.
This is not a night owling activity. There could be a possibility to hear the owls, but not to search for them as this is
a night hike and the night owling is done in another area. The main purpose of this night hike is to look for critters.
Please note, a minimum of 6 nocturnal adult hikers is required to guarantee this activity. Also, we need two or three
days of consecutive rain before selected date to find glow-in-the-dark mushrooms. The probabilities to see the glow-in-
the-dark mushrooms are higher during our night hikes at Palma de Sierra and Mount Britton. After the initial six hikers
book this hike, we open it as a public night walk and it will published only in the Calendar of Shared Night Walks.
This is the only night walk that will be available as a public or special shared event.
You should bring one small flashlight per person (100 lumens or less—headlamps are not allowed),
poncho, and walking stick.
Read this before you book, https://www.fs.usda.gov/r08/elyunque/alerts/risks-using-unauthorized-transport.
In Search of the Cocubá is one of your best options 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 area is an
excellent example of a secondary forest.
We will walk in the dark in search of critters and the glow-in-the-dark Cocubá (Click Beettle) 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, spiders, scorpions, beetles, plus
the Cocubá.
This is not a night owling activity. There could be a possibility to hear the owls, but not to search for them as this is
a night hike and the night owling is done in another area. The main purpose of this night hike is to look for critters.
Please note, a minimum of 6 nocturnal adult hikers is required to guarantee this activity. Also, we need two or three
days of consecutive rain before selected date to find glow-in-the-dark mushrooms. The probabilities to see the glow-in-
the-dark mushrooms are higher during our night hikes at Palma de Sierra and Mount Britton. After the initial six hikers
book this hike, we open it as a public night walk and it will published only in the Calendar of Shared Night Walks.
This is the only night walk that will be available as a public or special shared event.
You should bring one small flashlight per person (100 lumens or less—headlamps are not allowed),
poncho, and walking stick.
Read this before you book, https://www.fs.usda.gov/r08/elyunque/alerts/risks-using-unauthorized-transport.
- Effort Level: Low-impact to moderate, be prepared to walk/stand for 2 hours.
- Restrictions: If you suffer or have a back or knee injury, please contact us before booking this activity.
- Price: $65 pp + $4 entrance fee/parking
- Minimum: 6, maximum 18 participants per Guide
- For smaller groups of 4 adults, the price will be $95 + $ entrance fee/parking
- Availability: This activity is subject to availability of the trail at El Portal de El Yunque Rainforest Center since it
is also used during the nights by Fundación Amigos de El Yunque for their fundraising activities. If this option is
not available, we also have night hikes at Palma de Sierra and Mount Britton offered on a private basis with a
minimum of 15 hikers. - Time: You will meet Guide 30 minutes before sunset
- Meeting Point: El Yunque, your car will be parked at El Portal de El Yunque Rainforest Center
- Included: Entrace fees for any participant over 16 years old,
- Minimum age: 6; one adult per child.
- Trail: El Portal
- Type: Night walk
- Stepping on rocks is not allowed.
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| Slow Mobility |
| Minimum age, 6 |
PRIVATE El Yunque Glows in the Dark
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.
This is not a night owling activity. There could be a possibility to hear the owls, but not to search for them as this
is a night hike and the night owling is done in another area. The main purpose of this night hike is to look for critters.
Please note, a minimum of 8 nocturnal adult hikers is required to guarantee this activity. Also, we need two or three
days of consecutive rain before selected date to find glow-in-the-dark mushrooms.
You should bring one small flashlight per person (100 lumens or less—headlamps are not allowed),
poncho, and walking stick.
Read this before you book, https://www.fs.usda.gov/r08/elyunque/alerts/risks-using-unauthorized-transport.
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.
This is not a night owling activity. There could be a possibility to hear the owls, but not to search for them as this
is a night hike and the night owling is done in another area. The main purpose of this night hike is to look for critters.
Please note, a minimum of 8 nocturnal adult hikers is required to guarantee this activity. Also, we need two or three
days of consecutive rain before selected date to find glow-in-the-dark mushrooms.
You should bring one small flashlight per person (100 lumens or less—headlamps are not allowed),
poncho, and walking stick.
Read this before you book, https://www.fs.usda.gov/r08/elyunque/alerts/risks-using-unauthorized-transport.
- Effort Level: Moderate, be prepared to walk/stand for 3 hours.
- Restrictions: If you suffer or have a back or knee injury, please contact us before booking this activity.
- Price: $65 pp
- Minimum: 8, maximum 12 participants per Guide
- Availability: Daily upon request (September through May, if you need another date, please contact us and we
will open a ticket). - Time: You will meet Guide 30 minutes before sunset
- Meeting Point: El Yunque
- Minimum age: 6, one adult per child
- Trail: Palma de Sierra
- Type: Night hike
- Stepping on rocks is not allowed.
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| Minimum age, 6 |
PRIVATE Mount Britton and The Guardians of the Door to the Forest
Mount Britton Trail ascends rapidly through the Sierra Palm forest, crosses two rushing mountain streams and then
intersects with Forest Service Road 10. Mount Britton Tower HIstorical Landmark is located 3,087 ft. above sea
level, imagine that!
The main purpose of this activity is to enjoy the sounds of the nocturnal orchestral of thousands of critters while you
hike to Mount Britton. A Certified Environmental Interpretive Tour Guide specialized in El Yunque will introduce you
to our nocturnal critters. We will be looking for diminute newborn coquis, glow-in-the-dark mushrooms, bats, owls,
and any other critter showing up. Are you ready for this unique once in a lifetime experience?
Hiking boots with grip a must since it could be slippery.
Please note, a minimum of 8 nocturnal adult hikers is required to guarantee this activity. Also, we need two or three
days of consecutive rain before selected date to find glow-in-the-dark mushrooms.
You should bring one small flashlight per person (100 lumens or less—headlamps are not allowed),
poncho, and walking stick.
Read this before you book, https://www.fs.usda.gov/r08/elyunque/alerts/risks-using-unauthorized-transport.
Mount Britton Trail ascends rapidly through the Sierra Palm forest, crosses two rushing mountain streams and then
intersects with Forest Service Road 10. Mount Britton Tower HIstorical Landmark is located 3,087 ft. above sea
level, imagine that!
The main purpose of this activity is to enjoy the sounds of the nocturnal orchestral of thousands of critters while you
hike to Mount Britton. A Certified Environmental Interpretive Tour Guide specialized in El Yunque will introduce you
to our nocturnal critters. We will be looking for diminute newborn coquis, glow-in-the-dark mushrooms, bats, owls,
and any other critter showing up. Are you ready for this unique once in a lifetime experience?
Hiking boots with grip a must since it could be slippery.
Please note, a minimum of 8 nocturnal adult hikers is required to guarantee this activity. Also, we need two or three
days of consecutive rain before selected date to find glow-in-the-dark mushrooms.
You should bring one small flashlight per person (100 lumens or less—headlamps are not allowed),
poncho, and walking stick.
Read this before you book, https://www.fs.usda.gov/r08/elyunque/alerts/risks-using-unauthorized-transport.
- Effort Level: Challenging, be prepared to walk/stand for 2 hours.
- Restrictions: If you suffer or have a back or knee injury, please contact us before booking this activity.
- Price: $65 pp
- Minimum: 8, maximum 12 participants per Guide
- Availability: Daily upon request (September through May, if you need another date, please contact us and
we will open a ticket). - Time: You will meet Guide 30 minutes before sunset
- Meeting Point: El Yunque
- Minimum age: 12, one adult per child
- Trail: Mount Britton
- Type: Night hike
- Stepping on rocks is not allowed.
| Minimum age, 12 |
| Strenuous |
| Minimum age, 18 |
| What is better than a normal daytime forest bath? |
| Our unique nocturnal sounds bath night walk followed by an Ancestral Areito at El Yunque National Forest |
| Unique experience under the stars relaxing and energizing your Soul with the nocturnal sounds of the Forest and indigenous instruments. Click here for information. |
| Night Owling |
- Non-smokers only.
- Family friendly.
- As a private activity, you can add the Ancestral Areito on Saturdays at extra cost.
- You should wear long pants and shirts with long sleeves, plus hiking boots...no flip flops.
- Please do not use insect repellent as we will be looking for critters.
- Tips: Tips are not included, but appreciated by our Guides and Drivers
- Bring bottle of water, we will refill it for free at the beginning and end of the hike.
- Bring hiking poles.
- Transportation available from/to selected hotels in Condado, Isla Verde, Fajardo,
Luquillo, Río Grande - Written communication only via email (preguntame@adventourspr.com), as our
associates don´t have access to text, voice or WUp messages. - Thank you for choosing us!
PRIVATE The Hybrid, from predusk to total darkness (full moon nights)
What happens when you visit El Yunque when the crowds are gone? The Hybrid, from predusk to total darkness is
our nocturnal version of The Sacred White Mountain with exclusive locations over 3,000 ft. over sea level and when
crowds gone. The real adventure starts when the nocturnal orchestra of the habitants of the Forest begin their
chorus. Meeting time will depend on sunset. Where we go? Los Picachos, Pico El Yunque, and Mount Britton.
This is the longest night hike available (appproximately 5 miles in 4 hours).
This activity is subject to weather conditions, we strongly suggest a travel insurance that includes tour cancellation.
2026: February 1, March 3, April 1 (not sold individually)
Hiking boots with grip a must since it could be slippery.
You should bring one small flashlight per person (100 lumens or less—headlamps are not allowed),
poncho, and walking stick.
Read this before you book, https://www.fs.usda.gov/r08/elyunque/alerts/risks-using-unauthorized-transport.
What happens when you visit El Yunque when the crowds are gone? The Hybrid, from predusk to total darkness is
our nocturnal version of The Sacred White Mountain with exclusive locations over 3,000 ft. over sea level and when
crowds gone. The real adventure starts when the nocturnal orchestra of the habitants of the Forest begin their
chorus. Meeting time will depend on sunset. Where we go? Los Picachos, Pico El Yunque, and Mount Britton.
This is the longest night hike available (appproximately 5 miles in 4 hours).
This activity is subject to weather conditions, we strongly suggest a travel insurance that includes tour cancellation.
2026: February 1, March 3, April 1 (not sold individually)
Hiking boots with grip a must since it could be slippery.
You should bring one small flashlight per person (100 lumens or less—headlamps are not allowed),
poncho, and walking stick.
Read this before you book, https://www.fs.usda.gov/r08/elyunque/alerts/risks-using-unauthorized-transport.
- Effort Level: Strenuous, be prepared to walk/stand for 5.5 hours.
- Restrictions: You should not do this hike if you are pregnant, have a heart disease, back/neck/knee injury.
- Price: $125 pp with transportation from selected hotels in Río Grande and Luquillo; add $20 per person for
transfers from San Juan, Isla Verde or Fajardo. - Minimum: 10, maximum 12 participants per Guide
- Availability: Full Moon, subject to weather conditions; flexible itinerary, contact us if you need another date.
- Daily upon request (September through May, if you need another date, please contact us and we will open a
ticket). - Time: You will meet Guide 30 minutes before sunset
- Meeting Point: El Yunque
- Minimum age: 18
- Trails: Los Picachos, Mount Britton
- Type: Night hike
- Stepping on rocks is not allowed.
- NOTE: La Mina Falls option will be available once the reconstruction of the trails are completed in 2026.
Hilda, -- We have all agreed that the day we spent with you was the most spectacular thing we did on our trip and are very happy
we went. We hope you had a nice time with us as well. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and love of the forest with us.
Christa Marks - Fullerton, CA
we went. We hope you had a nice time with us as well. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and love of the forest with us.
Christa Marks - Fullerton, CA
In Search of the Mucarito - ($65 pp, minimum
2) - One hour night owling in the lowlands of the
Forest. You should be fitted to stand or walk for
one hour.
2) - One hour night owling in the lowlands of the
Forest. You should be fitted to stand or walk for
one hour.
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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. |
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