El Yunque National Forest

Your experience begins with a comfortable pickup from your hotel, Airbnb, or designated meeting point. Once inside the vehicle, your guide will introduce you to Puerto Rico through an engaging, educational, and panoramic journey. As you drive toward El Yunque, you’ll enjoy fascinating insights about the island’s culture, history, geography, and natural wonders, setting the perfect tone for the adventure ahead.

El Portal de El Yunque Rainforest Center - El Yunque National Forest

Your journey begins at the El Portal Visitor Center, the gateway to El Yunque Rainforest. Here you’ll pause at a modern, elevated walkway that places you among the treetops and opens your view of the lush canopy. Your guide leads you through interactive exhibits about the island’s endemic species, the endangered Puerto Rican parrot, and the rainforest’s role in the wider Caribbean ecosystem. You’ll explore two interpretive nature trails, one paved and accessible, the other a gentle loop through forest habitat, spotting native plants, birds and maybe a coquí frog. This stop not only prepares you for the adventure ahead, it gives you rich insight and context so every waterfall, river and vista later will feel meaningful, not just beautiful.