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Las Tortugas Adventures

Canovanas, Puerto Rico
Ranked #2 of 2 tours in Canovanas
3.5 of 5 stars 19 Reviews
Type: Tours
Useful Information: Activities for older children
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New Haven
2 reviews
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2012

This is my first review for TripAdvisor, mainly because I was moved to write it due to my bad experience with Las Tortugas in San Juan, Puerto Rico on a night-time kayaking trip. Although some of their staff seem like nice people, they are noticeably inferior to the other companies that do virtually identical tours of the bioluminscent bay via... More

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Los Angeles, California
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 March 2012

If you go on this tour wear water shoes, a long-sleeved shirt and a bathing suit. Bring bug repellant, and be ready to paddle. After some training and getting your life jackets, the guides help you on to the kayaks (two-person) and you meet in a quiet bay. It was windy the night we did it, but the waves weren't... More

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Seattle, Washington
2 reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 January 2012

A unique trip using kayaks that meanders through mangrove sided alleys with barnacles sweeping through the bio-luminescent waters creating an other worldly appearance. The night is warm, the water is warm.....fish streak leaving a trail of lighted wake. The stars were out, the guides were informative. A thoroughly enjoyable trip! More

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Reading, Pennsylvania
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 July 2011

i don't agree with the reviews for this kayak tour company here. we used them for the bio bay tour on July 25, 2011 and they were excellent! the guides were really great.. we fell behind the group, but one of them stayed with us the whole time. on the way back, we were getting stuck in the mangrove trees... More

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Rochester, New York
2 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 July 2011
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I booked the bio bay tour thru this company, I called on a Sunday and planned on going to the bio bay on Wednesday. The Woman I spoke with on the telephone suggested the 7 pm tour because you could catch the sunset. I agreed this would be an ideal time for our bio bay experience. We made a day... More

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Peoria, Illinois
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 July 2011

Talk about an adventure! We decided to hit the Bio Bay tour after meetings one day, and it worked out perfectly. We stopped in early to pay the guides and check out the equipment. The crew was nice, joked with us, and explained everything, very good people. We had a nice workout paddling up the stream, pretty much in the... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 July 2011

The tour we took included hiking through the tropical rainforest and kayaking through a bioluminescent bay. Suffice it to say it was a breathtaking experience. After hiking almost a mile the beauty of the waterfall was outstanding. Then you hike back to the van and go to the kayaking. Seeing the microorganisms iluminate was as my sister said "trippy" (awesome) More

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Chicago, Illinois
1 review
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 June 2011
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We visited bioluminescent bay in Fajardo and took our entire family on a large private tour which my husband and I paid for. While we were expecting a fun safe trip through this beautiful natural wonder, it turned out to be the most unsafe "adventure" of our entire trip. The kayak tha my husband and son were on apparently had... More

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Seattle, Washington
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 May 2011
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After reading all reviews on Las Tortugas (LTA) on tripadviser. It was obvious to me that some where simply personal attacks, and they do not reflect my experience at all. We where very pleased with our tour. Our guides where experienced and strong, keeping us all together. At one point towing us when the current was too strong for us... More

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Minnesota
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12 reviews 12 reviews
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17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2011

We found this group through a broker and got in at the last minute (the Biobay tours fill quickly). The broker is from a flier on restaurant tables. We could have gotten anyone, but these guys were fine and the excursion was a highlight of our trip. The lead guide used a lot of technical terms and really knew his... More

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