1. La isla del encanto

2. You don’t need a passport!
Since Puerto Rico is a territory or “commonwealth” of the United States it is a beautiful and easy place to vacation….
They use our money!
You don’t need a passport!

3. Average year round temperatures are between 70-89 degrees so bring your bathing suit and flip flops!

4. Roundtrip Flights Depart from Jacksonville, FL Saturday March 3rd
Depart San Juan, Puerto Rico
Saturday March 15th
Jet Blue  $323
American Airlines  $418
Prices are per person and include one checked bag.

5. Itinerary 5 nights in San Juan (March 3-8)
4 nights in Rincon (March 8-12)
3 nights in Vieques (March 12-15)

6. The Ritz-Carlton San Juan

7. 1 king bed with ocean view or 2 double beds 529.99 per night

8. Old San Juan
Old San Juan is the oldest settlement within Puerto Rico and is the historic colonial section of San Juan.

9. Old San Juan

10. The Castillo de San Cristóbal
The Castillo de San Cristóbal is a Spanish fort in San Juan. It was built by Spain to protect against land based attacks on the city of San Juan. It is part of San juan National Historic Site.
Castillo de San Cristóbal is the largest fortification built by the Spanish in the New World. When it was finished in 1783, it covered about 27 acres of land and basically wrapped around the city of San Juan.

11. Castillo San Felipe El Morro
Lying on the northwestern-most point of the islet of Old San Juan. Castillo San Felipe del Morro is named in honor of King Phillip II of Spain. The fortification, also referred to as el Morro or 'the promontory,' was designed to guard the entrance to the San Juan Bay, and defend the Spanish colonial port city of San Juan from seaborne enemies.
Castillo San Felipe El Morro
Admission to the fort is $3 for adults ($5 if you buy a combined ticket that also includes San Cristobel Fort) and children under 15 get in for free.

12. Luquillo Beach
Luquillo Beach is known as one of Puerto Rico’s best beaches. It is located about 45 minutes from San Juan and makes a perfect day trip! The 60 “kioskos” that line the beach are famous for their traditional Puerto Rican Cuisine…

13. Luquillo Beach

14. El Yunque
The nations only rain forest, El Yunque, is located about an hour drive from San Juan. Ample rainfall (over 200 inches a year in some areas) creates a jungle-like setting — lush foliage, waterfalls and rivers are a prevalent sight. The forest has a number of trails from which the jungle-like territory's flora and fauna can be appreciated.

15. El Yunque

16. Rincon

17. Rincon Beach Resort
$260 per night

18. Ode to the Elephants
Using fresh, local ingredients and Thai-inspired herbs and spices, our Rincon, PR restaurant merges traditional Thai cuisine with a friendly Caribbean ambiance to offer guests a unique, relaxing and affordable night out

19. The Camuy Caves
The Camuy River Cave Park is a cave system in Puerto Rico. The caverns are part of a large network of natural limestone caves and underground waterways carved out by the third-largest underground river in the world, the Río Camuy. Over 10 miles of caverns, 220 caves and 17 entrances to the Camuy cave system have been mapped so far.

20. The Camuy Caves

21. Puerto Rico is home to the world’s longest and tallest Zipline named, “La Bestia”
Costs on average for the ziplines is $80 per person

22. Vieques
Vieques lies about 8 miles east of the Puerto Rican mainland, and measures about 21 miles long by 4 miles wide. Vieques is known for the wild horses that run free and bioluminescent bay.

23. Blue Horizons Boutique
$150 per night

24. Bioluminescent Bay
This unique bay contains up to 720,000 single-celled bioluminescent dinoflagellates per gallon of water. These half-plant, half-animal organisms emit a flash of bluish light when agitated at night. The high concentration of these creatures can create enough light to read a book from.
Nightly kayak tours cost $30 per person and leave at sunset.

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