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La Parguera Bay: Bioluminescent Night Tour
3.8
437 Ratings
La Parguera
Experience the unforgettable Luminous One Puerto Rico Bio Bay Boat Ride with Swimming. Witness the mesmerizing natural phenomenon of bioluminescence and immerse yourself in nature’s magical display.
Experience the unforgettable Luminous One Puerto Rico Bio Bay Boat Ride with Swimming. Witness the mesmerizing natural phenomenon of bioluminescence and immerse yourself in nature’s magical display.
Duration:
1 hour
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Parguera Water Sports Adventures & Bioluminescent Bay Tour Boat-Kayak-Swim - Have a once in a lifetime encounter with bioluminescence!! Set out on a cross island adventure to experience the energy, food, culture, and magic of La Parguera! After exploring the village, hop aboard our boat in the original Bioluminescent Bay. Navigating to the darkest…
- Parguera Water Sports Adventures & Bioluminescent Bay Tour Boat-Kayak-Swim - Have a once in a lifetime encounter with bioluminescence!! Set out on a cross island adventure to experience the energy, food, culture, and magic of La Parguera! After exploring the village, hop aboard our boat in the original Bioluminescent Bay. Navigating to the darkest area, you will be able to safely touch, see, and swim in the bioluminescence, or enjoy from the boat. This is without question, the best way to do the bay!
Touted by most as an “indescribable” experience, let the magic of the bioluminescence sparkle and dance in the water around you. Our captain will find the darkest, and most active location, to allow the best visibility and interaction!
What's Included
- Local guide
- Life Jacket
- Boat transport to La Parguera Bioluminescent Bay
- All fees and/or taxes
- Local guide
- Life Jacket
- Boat transport to La Parguera Bioluminescent Bay
- All fees and/or taxes
What's Not Included
- Dinner
- Hotel Pick-up / drop-off
- Dinner
- Hotel Pick-up / drop-off
Additional Information
Described by many as a sight that can’t be put into words, observe the water glisten and ripple when disturbed. Engulf yourself in the wilderness under a vibrant sky, miles away from the urban environment. No artificial lights or human-created effects, just the natural occurrence of bioluminescence calmly illuminating these safeguarded waters. With…
Described by many as a sight that can’t be put into words, observe the water glisten and ripple when disturbed. Engulf yourself in the wilderness under a vibrant sky, miles away from the urban environment. No artificial lights or human-created effects, just the natural occurrence of bioluminescence calmly illuminating these safeguarded waters. With cameras unable to encapsulate this spectacle, it’s certainly an experience not to be missed!!
- Swimming is not mandatory. While it is an option that we highly advise you to take advantage of, no guest is required to swim if they are not comfortable to do so
- This is not a Kayak Tour. Guests will be transported via motor boat through the protected waters to the best location to see and swim in the bioluminescence
- Total time on the water is 45 minutes - 1 hour. Guests will be able to swim for 20 minutes
- Visibility of the bioluminescence will fluctuate with weather, currents, and the moon cycle.
- All guests pay regular rate regardless of age. The number of participants is monitored by the DRNA and is by seat, not age
Location
Restaurante El Karacol
- The Gina's Johnny's Boats check in Kiosk is located in the plaza right next to Restaurante El Karacol.
- We do recommend guests arriving early to enjoy the village at La Parguera and dinner!
- This activity takes place in La Parguera which is about a 2 hour drive from the San Juan Area
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.8
(437 Ratings)
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Derek_s
Apr 25, 2025
Worth every penny - The tour is a short boat ride out to a dark waterway with bioluminescent salt water. Capt. Johnny was great and took us out and back. We had 15 minutes of swimming in the warm water which glowed as you agitated it. Considering it’s the only bioluminescent tour on the island where you can actually get in the water, it was worth every penny. We were staying in Dorado and paired the tour with a trip on part of the Ruta Panoramica (Orocovis to Utuado) to Cabo Rajo and Playa Combate.
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Jaysonb842
Apr 24, 2025
one of our highlight experiences in puerto rico! - An unforgetable experience! Our 5 year old son joined us and loved it and the captain and other guests were very helpful making it a welcoming and positive experience for him. The stars and bioluminescence were both fantastic, aided possibly by the power outage on the island.
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Deborah_n
Apr 16, 2025
Bucket list experience - Dont worry about the moon exposure as the organisms are bright enough to see regardless of the light exposure. We had an amazing time.
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Dianawy2277mb
Apr 11, 2025
An extraordinary experience - An extraordinary experience. Best with glasses and snorkel. Underwater, there are endless sparkling organisms buzzing around you. The crew was great: friendly, helpful, entertaining and answered every question.
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Mineliamg
Apr 22, 2025
Great experience - The experience was one of a kind the only reason I do not give 5 stars is because I wished there was more information provided by the tour guide, he only gave us security instructions.
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Nancy_g
Apr 11, 2025
It is a really beautiful... - It is a really beautiful trip and a fun swim in the bay. One form can only be filled out electronically.
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Z6017lvzoem
Apr 22, 2025
risky expirence - i went with my family in april. we had to wait a while to get on the boat but we were in a separate small boat with some others who made the experience for me! boat ride was quick and easy, with a good view of the blimp. the water looks unappealing at first but when you get in its amazing. the light is super vibrant and its fun to create it yourself. besides the wait, the reason i am giving it 3/5 is because most people there who went in the water got stung by jellyfish. the tour guide provided vinegar once we got back but we had to sit with the jellyfish sting. the tour guide did warn us, but it doesn’t change the fact it took about a minute for us to get stung but its the oceans fault, not the tour. overall, a super unique experience if your in puerto rico but if you go, be prepared to take the risk of getting a jellyfish sting.
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Katiew691
Apr 16, 2025
Gave us two different meeting points, resulting in us missing the tour - Our booking said to meet near a restaurant at 8.15pm, so we got there at 8.10pm and no one was there. We wandered round trying to find anyone, and then sat down and waited to see if they were just running late. I started to panic I had got the wrong date or meeting spot, so I went through all the different confirmations, and on one of them it had a different meeting spot location about 1km away.
We ran to the car and drove there, assuming that we must be in the wrong place, but the spot it took us to (when we literally had clicked on the google maps link provided in that email) was a totally abandoned area. I tried to call the numbers provided but couldn't get a hold of anyone.
At this point we had no idea what was going on and had been to both meeting points and not found anyone, so we headed back to our accomodation. Then at 8.50pm we get a call from someone asking where we are - to which we explained we'd been there, at both loctions (I took time stamped photos to prove it), and no one was there. At this point the person on the phone started to shout at us, yelled that we were 'full of it' and eventually hung up.
I opened a case with paypal for a refund as we did everything we could think of to find it, and were clearly given some conflicting information, but after contacting me asking the issue 6 days ago I havent heard anything from them.
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Fran
Apr 13, 2025
Total dissapointment - The tour was to begin at 7:25. The Captain began to get his boat ready at 7:15 and we did not start tour until almost 10 to 8pm. Once we got out into the bay area. We were told to stay close to boat so we could try to see the glow better, However, there was no bioluminescence to be seen. I've done other tours in the San Juan area which were amazing. So I didn't really appreciate paying to swim for 15 minutes in the dark. Not worth the $$$
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644thomask
Apr 10, 2025
complete waste of our time and money - Waste of time and money! as the boat captain said when we were leaving, Don't come on a night with a moon showing at all or you won't see anything, I wish that information was included in the advert
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