10 Best Family Things to Do in Puerto Rico
What to Do for Fun in Puerto Rico with Your Kids?
Things to do in Puerto Rico with kids offer an almost infinite variety of adventure, from water parks to outdoor extreme adventures, national forest experiences, and many others. You can see natural wonders of the rarest kinds, visit historic locations, and get panoramic views for miles around.
You can visit everything from museums to thick canopied forests and have the kinds of experiences your family will never forget. Check out 10 of the best family things to do in Puerto Rico that you’ll tell stories about for years to come.
1. Puerto Rico waterparks
Get wet in local water parks
Categoría: Parejas, Familias
Puerto Rico water parks offer a world of refreshing adventures to cool off from the tropical heat with waterslides, lazy rivers, rapids, wave pools, and surfing simulators. At these places, you can ride the waves in pure safety or careen down rocket-speed curves. You can relax in calm pools or lie out in the sun to catch some rays.
Many water parks in Puerto Rico offer on-site dining and indoor fun like video games, Skee-Ball, and other entertainments. You’ll find so much to do that your biggest challenge will be fitting it all in over the course of a single day.
2. Rainforest Zipline Park
Race through the trees on a zip line
Categoría: Parejas, Familias, Aventura
Rainforest Zipline Park offers one of the longest zip lines in Puerto Rico spanning more than 2,300 feet over 8 different lines that race between and over the trees. The whole time you rocket across the forested canopy you’ll see stunning, panoramic views of the rainforest below.
You can even book a special zip line tour that’s great for anyone who’s at least 8 years old. You don’t even need prior experience; your guide will teach you and make sure you’re safe the entire way. It’s located in the heart of El Yunque National Forest.
Ubicación: Road 191, km 1.1, Rio Grande, 00745, Puerto Rico
Horario: Daily from 10 am to 5 pm
Teléfono: +1 787-370-1010
Rainforest Zipline Park
3. Cayo Aurora
See a living reef system
Categoría: Parejas, Familias, Aventura
Cayo Aurora, also called Gilligan’s Island after the TV series, is accessible by kayak and offers shallow waters that are crystal clear and great for snorkeling. It’s just a mile off the west coast of Guánica and is part of Puerto Rico’s Guánica Forest Biosphere Reserve. It’s sparsely visited, making it something of a hidden gem among the Puerto Rican islands.
If kayaking isn’t your thing, you can grab a ferry ride over from a local restaurant. The journey over the waters offers outstanding photo opportunities. Snorkeling gives you the chance to witness the ecosystem of a live coral reef.
Ubicación: Guánica, 00653, Puerto Rico
Horario: Daily from 9 am to 5 pm
Teléfono: +1 787-821-4941
Cayo Aurora
4. El Yunque National Forest
Go hiking in the only U.S. rainforest
Categoría: Parejas, Familias, Aventura
El Yunque National Forest is the only rainforest in the U.S. forest system and offers rich green canopies, natural waterfalls with swimming areas, hiking, and roadside eateries. Here you can hike up to the top of Mount Britton and catch an expansive panoramic view of the surroundings from the lookout tower.
While you traverse the hiking trails, keep an eye out for ancient petroglyphs left behind by the indigenous Taino tribes centuries ago. In addition, watch out for the more than 240 native species of plants and hundreds of native animal species wandering the forests. Mostrar más
Horario: Daily from 7.30 am to 6 pm
Teléfono: +1 787-888-1880
El Yunque National Forest
5. Bioluminescent bays in Puerto Rico
See the glow of bioluminescent bays
Categoría: Parejas, Familias, Aventura
Bioluminescent bays in Puerto Rico include Mosquito Bioluminescent Bay, a stunning body of water that offers a fairy-tale-like experience when the water glows bright blue at night from natural chemical reactions. This bay has been listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the brightest in the world. It’s not the only bay in Puerto Rico, however.
Puerto Rico hosts 2 other bioluminescent bays: Laguna Grande is in Fajardo, while La Parguera is in Lajas. The bioluminescence in the bays is caused by microorganisms being disturbed. Any of these bays are a stunning sight, especially on a kayak tour of the region.
Bioluminescent bays in Puerto Rico
6. Museo del Nino
Play all day long at a museum
Categoría: Parejas, Familias, Historia
The Museo del Niño, or Children’s Museum, is the ideal place to go with kids in Puerto Rico to experience over 100 hands-on interactive activities across 3 floors. Outside the museum, you can find a playground, go-karts, and a miniature zoo kids can walk through. They can also explore a full-sized airplane from American Airlines.
The museum is located in Carolina, just 10 minutes or so north of the heart of downtown. It’s an outstanding way to pass a few hours for any family with kids ages 3 and up.
Ubicación: Avenida Campo Rico intersección, Av. José Fidalgo Díaz, Carolina, 00982, Puerto Rico
Horario: Wednesday–Friday from 9 am to 5 pm, Saturday–Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm (closed Monday–Tuesday)
Teléfono: +1 787-257-0261
Museo del Nino
7. Parque de Bombas
Learn the history of firefighting
Categoría: Parejas, Familias, Historia
Parque de Bombas is a kid-friendly museum dedicated to the unsung heroes who have lost their lives fighting fires. It’s located in a historic building with colorful Moorish architectural influences. Entry to the museum is free, and it’s considered one of the most recognizable landmarks in the city due to its bright-red color and Gothic architecture.
Most kids go through a phase where they want to be a fireman, and this museum lets them see the history of these heroes and learn all about what fighting fires means to people. It’s in the heart of downtown Ponce and is a good attraction for kids of just about any age.
Ubicación: Plaza las Delicias, Ponce, 00731, Puerto Rico
Horario: Monday–Friday from 8 am to 5 pm, Saturday–Sunday from 9 am to 5 pm
Teléfono: +1 787-840-1045
Parque de Bombas
8. Las Cabezas de San Juan Nature Reserve
Explore a vast nature reserve
Categoría: Parejas, Familias, Aventura
Las Cabezas de San Juan Nature Reserve offers an immersive experience in the heart of the Puerto Rican wilderness with lagoons, reefs, forests, beaches, and unspoiled nature. You can go snorkeling among a living coral reef here, relax on beaches of sand and rock, and explore natural headlands.
This experience is wonderful whether you decide to bike, take a trolley, or go kayaking on the waters. You can book a tour with an expert guide who can show you all there is to see and educate you about the ecosystems of the area. It’s about an hour east of San Juan.
Ubicación: Carr. 987 Km 5.9 Las Croabas, Fajardo, 00738, Puerto Rico
Horario: Wednesday–Sunday from 8 am to 4 pm (closed Monday–Tuesday)
Teléfono: +1 787-722-5882
Las Cabezas de San Juan Nature Reserve
9. Arecibo Lighthouse and Historical Park
Walk the past at a historic cultural park
Categoría: Parejas, Familias, Aventura
Arecibo Lighthouse and Historical Park is a historic landmark and cultural park on the grounds of the Arecibo Lighthouse offering panoramic views and education for all ages. Here you can take a tour of the past from 1493 when the Spanish first landed here through the founding of the lighthouse in 1898.
From the top of the lighthouse, you can get panoramic views of the surrounding area for miles. You can also ride go-karts and enjoy a water park right on-site. It’s a great experience for kids age 3 and up just 10 minutes east of downtown Arecibo.
Ubicación: Carretera 655, Arecibo, 00614, Puerto Rico
Horario: Monday–Friday from 9 am to 6 pm, Saturday–Sunday from 10 am to 7 pm
Teléfono: +1 787-880-7540
Arecibo Lighthouse and Historical Park
10. Arecibo Observatory
Walk among the stars
Categoría: Parejas, Familias, Historia
Arecibo Observatory lets you bathe in the beauty of the cosmos by looking through a radio telescope and learning about planets, stars, and galaxies. The observatory offers hundreds of exhibits that will appeal to kids and adults alike, many of which are hands-on and interactive. One of the more popular attractions is the opportunity to see one of the world’s largest radio telescopes.
Kids will be thrilled to learn how the dish that measures the distance of 3 football fields gathers information about planets, galaxies, stars, and other elements of the cosmos. It’s just 26 minutes south of downtown Arecibo.
Ubicación: PR-625, Arecibo, 00612, Puerto Rico
Teléfono: +1 787-878-2612
Arecibo Observatory
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