Puerto Rico
El Yunque is the only tropical rainforest in the US national forest system — 29,000 acres of waterfalls, coquí frogs and mist an hour from San Juan — and pairing it with a reef is trivially easy.
- Best forTropical
- Approx. flying time~7h from Los Angeles
- Nearest airportPonce (PSE)
About this place
Snorkel from Culebra's Flamenco Beach, regularly voted among the world's best, or kayak the bioluminescent bay at Fajardo after dark. Reserve El Yunque and bio-bay slots online days ahead. December to April is the dry, hurricane-free season.
Featured in Ten lush rainforest-and-reef escapes for nature lovers
Where to stay
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