Things to do in San Juan, Puerto Rico: The Best Canyoning & Rappelling Tours

August 2, 2021 Misti Hsu

The festive city of San Juan is the perfect place to experience true Puerto Rican culture. Get to know its roots by exploring the vibrant neighborhood of El Viejo San Juan (Old San Juan), which consists mostly of Spanish colonial buildings. Flesh out your self-guided history lesson with a visit to El Castillo San Felipe del Morro, a 16th century citadel that’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Then reward yourself with a cooling dip at Luquillo or Carolina Beach, then a tasty tour of the Bacardi rum plant.
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1. Acampa Nature Adventure Tours

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Acampa Nature Adventure Tours

Acampa specializes in offering a all inclusive package to Mona Island Reserve for a three night camping adventure. We offer different services for all levels. Our friendly staff is well educated with vast knowledge about Puerto Rico.

2. Rocaliza Adventure Tours

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Rocaliza Adventure Tours

Rocaliza is an adventure tour company based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Our main attractions are our El Salto Full Day Zipline and Rappelling Adventure and our El Salto Half Day Zipline and Waterfall Rock Climbing Adventure. We also offer guided rock climbing services as well as specialized courses. Whether you are looking for a fun day ziplining and rappelling with your friends and family or a more individualized guided rock climbing service, our professional staff will ensure your safety at all times. We invite you to come experience Puerto Rico's beauty and uniqueness in a whole different way!

3. Explora Puerto Rico

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5.0 based on 237 reviews

Explora Puerto Rico

BODY RAFTING™ & CAVING MUTIADVENTURE An exclusive, off the beaten path, eco-experience through an untouched private forest with access to amazing caves, canyons and rivers fed by underground springs where you go spelunking through caverns, rock climbing and body rafting™. Hike down an Indian trail through the jungle while listening to birds as well as exploring the homeland of the Taino Indians through fascinating stories about their life and culture. The professional nature interpreters’ contagious enthusiasm will lead your discovery of the wildlife. You will explore a spectacular river cave and discover the magical underground wonders. Enjoy body rafting™, a unique sport created by EXPLORA where you ride friendly and clear currents, floating downstream while wearing life jacket and helmets. The remarkable exploration through an off-the-beaten-path scenery takes place under the safe and friendly guidance of fully bilingual, certified nature interpreters who share their enormous passion for the ecosystems through a hands-on learning experience about the amazing geology of the area, the ancient Atlantic Ocean’s floor. Includes • State of the art gear: life jackets, helmets, knee pads, first aid kits, dry bags, and headlamps. • Rest and relaxation at a small, traditional mountain cottage. • Knowledgeable guides that are certified in wilderness first aid, vertical techniques, swift water rescue and cave rescue. • Water and hydration drinks for your expedition. • Cold drinks and chips after the expedition. Additional Information • Duration: 4 to 5 hours average. • Location: A private wildlife sanctuary in a pristine tropical forest, North West of Puerto Rico. • Travel time: Approximately one hour. • Age limit: Minimum standard age is 10 years old; agile younger children (8 or 9) are welcome. • Level of difficulty: Average. Requires a moderate level of physical exertion/fitness; anyone who is agile and in good health may participate. • Restrictions: For their own safety, pregnant women cannot participate, nor anyone who has undergone recent surgery, has back injuries, nor those with a serious heart, respiratory or neurologic condition, such as epilepsy. What to wear • Top: comfortable top, lightweight & breathable made of synthetic quick dry material. • Bottom: - Ladies may wear bathing suit as a first layer, then 'leggings' or light sports pants on top. - Gentlemen may wear swim trunks, also bike pants or light sports pant • Shoes: Sneakers, closed-toe outdoor shoes, light hiking boots. What to bring • Small daypack, in which you will carry just your lunch & water. • Any personal medications if needed. • Change of clothes, including shoes, and towel. That will remain at the private facilities. • Waterproof camera. Explora's Uniqueness • Over two decades of existence and more than 20,000 happy customers. • Honored by Trip Advisor with the Excellence Award. • Unparalleled track record of no accidents. • Followers of ‘Leave No Trace’ low impact environmental principles.

4. Kalichi Adventures

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Kalichi Adventures

Kalichi Adventures has been closed since September, 2017 and the damages caused by Hurricane Maria. We appreciate and cherish the memories created with the over 2,500 guests that enjoyed our tour over the years.

5. Tropical Adventures Puerto Rico

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Tropical Adventures Puerto Rico

TAPR is an outdoor outfitting company dedicated to provide our customers with outdoor life adventures which lets the participant experience nature at its fullest in a fun and exhilarating way while learning about the importance of its conservation. Our main objective is to teach and promote the conservancy of nature and its biodiversity while providing high quality outdoor adventures and activities to our visitors from all over the world. Our guides provide the best customer service. Their main objective is to make the participant feel safe and comfortable at all times. They are trained to the highest standards in outdoor recreation, safety and conservation. All guides are certified in: Wilderness First Aid/CPR, Risk Management, Vertical Skills and Rescue to emphasize on the safety and well being of all our participants.

6. Altura

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Altura

Experience Puerto Rico's “Best Off The Beaten Path Nature Adventure” Imagine, as an adventure traveler, getting the chance to go off grid and move away from all the classic touristic things you get offered 24/7 and bypassing the crazy amount of filters of “things to do” while traveling to Puerto Rico. Finally, you found us, the real deal. If you want to go deep inside Puerto Rico into an exclusive area and hike, climb, see amazing views, enjoy great nature, rappel down amazing waterfalls and in the end get to enjoy authentic food with the locals, I think you finally are in the right place. It surely is One of The Best Things To Do in Puerto Rico. Prepare for the adventure of a lifetime!

7. Natural Water Slide Puerto Rico

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Natural Water Slide Puerto Rico

This is Natural Water Slide Puerto Rico . Established in 2019 by two locals. Francisco and Giancarlos . Francisco is canyoning expert with more than a dozen of certifications obtained worldwide as a canyoning guide and rescuer. Giancarlos is a captain with 12 years of experience in Puerto Rico waters and certified lifeguard. We were both born and raised in this beautiful island.

8. Adventure Discovery Puerto Rico

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Adventure Discovery Puerto Rico

Adventure Discovery Puerto Rico takes its passengers on expeditions anywhere from the misty mountain tops to the salty-breeze coasts. We focus on providing a personal and exclusive service. Our latest adventure is Dona Juana Waterfall Rappel. You get a crash course of basic rappelling with our certified guides at our Escuelita (School) in our facilities, afterwards we will head out from there towards the hiking trail where we will hike up to the top of a series of waterfalls. Be ready! Even though it's only a 20 minute hike, it is definitely no walk in the park, you will have to climb a little and use roots from trees to pull yourself up while always watching your step. And it is oh so worth it once we get to the top and face that first waterfall where you can get in the water and refresh from the hike before starting a series of 4-5 rappels (the fifth will always depend on group size/abilities and weather). Every rappel is different from each other so you get different rappellig experiences! You will receive all the necesary equipment (harness, helmet, gloves, lifevest, rappelling device). Our facilities are walking distance from where the adventure takes place, it has secure parking area, bathroom with shower, our Escuelita Training Area, and gazebos with a view of the waterfall from where we rappel (perfect for those who would prefer to lounge amongst the tropical plants and daily butterfly/dragonfly visits while taking in the view!)

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