Comments on: Bio-Bay in Fajardo by Kayak – A Sparkling Experience

By: Guang

Guang — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:31:54 +0000

This is the best information I have found so far. Thanks for the author to write such a great article!

By: Ms. T

Ms. T — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:13:07 +0000

Our experience with Kayaking Puerto Rico was excellent last year. I have been to La Parguera many times, and even though it has been fun to hang out there, I can tell you that looking at “something” in a bucket is not an experience. Laguna Grande was so amazing and Kayaking Puerto Rico such a great service, that kayaking at the bio-bay in Fajardo is the first thing I tell people about when they ask about what to do in Puerto Rico. I had been on a kayak once before, but even if I hadn’t, the quick lesson we were given and the great attention by the guys of Kayaking Puerto Rico made it very easy and an enjoyable experience. We felt safe at all times and definitely taken care of. Groups with other companies seemed disorganized and even left people behind!! Our guys were SO nice that they helped them get back to their own groups! Expect to definitely get wet from the waist down at least. Make sure you don’t bring any wallets or unnecesary stuff with you. They do have a little box where you can put your car keys and other small items for safeguard, but I had better peace of mind leaving my things in the car (except the car keys of course!). Since the tour is done at nighttime, don’t even bring your camera. The glow cannot be photographed and you’ll just be worried about getting your camera wet the entire time. At the end, they also take a photo of you coming back to shore… which you can purchase. ABSOLUTELY MUST DO WHILE IN P.R.!

By: Val

Val — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:45:35 +0000

Thanks so much Ray!

By: Ray

Ray — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:19:14 +0000

When going to the Fajardo biobay, you not really venturing out into the ocean.
You start on the beach and paddle across an area where small boats are moored until you reach the mouth of the channel that goes through the mangroves into the biobay.

I believe the channel is only about 5 or 6 feet deep, while the center of the lagoon (biobay) is around 10 or 12 feet deep.

You’re not paddling in “open water” or doing an “ocean crossing” or anything like that. Actually, it’s more like kayaking in a lake than in the ocean (we have done both).

By: Val

Val — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:05:47 +0000

Hi,

Thanks for a ton of great info. I just have a quick question. Not having done kayaking before I’m slightly apprehensive of the water level in the biobays. Are they really deep i.e would we venture too far into the ocean?

Thanks in advance for the response!

Val

By: Pat

Pat — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:24:50 +0000

Thanks for the information. Very well organized. I appreciate it.

By: Phil Stasik

Phil Stasik — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:04:31 +0000

Thanks for your informative, accurate information. My wife and I used it to set up a Fajardo (Laguna Grande) kayak tour with Las Tortugas in early April, 2009, and we found your description spot-on! We’ve been paddling and diving for decades, and we were blown away by how fun this was. The Las Tortugas group was small, (only 4 boats plus the guide, on the night we went out) the guide was very good, the price was as-advertised, the boats and gear were typical rental quality…and the hyper-bioluminescent location was MAGICAL!

Thanks for helping us have this wonderful experience while we visited Puerto Rico. We also enjoyed the radio telescope at Aricebo and the El Yunque rainforest very,very much! This was all a great warm-up for a week diving on the liveaboard dive boat “Nekton Pilot” that departs seasonally from Fajardo on an itinerary that takes divers to the coast of St. Croix.

By: Kruti Desai

Kruti Desai — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:16:51 +0000

This was a really good article. Lots of good information. Appreciate it. Thanks!