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Best alternative from San Juan to see the Puerto Rican Tanager.
* Half and full birding trips at El Yunque National Forest *
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787.530.8311
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE HOURS:  MONDAY - FRIDAY 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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16 of 19 endemics
11 subspecies
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EL YUNQUE BIRDING TRIPS EAST
I N D I V I D U A L S · E X T E N D E D · F A M I L I E S  &  G R O U P · T O U R S
Forest Service
Authorization YNF4007
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Iguaca Bird Outing
Lowlands & Edge of the Forest
7:00 AM - 11:00 AM / 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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El Yunque Upland
191 La Mina North Recreational Corridor
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Birding for Kids
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • EFFORT LEVEL: Easy to low-impact
  • $95 pp, minimum of 2 adults
  • $25 per child up to 6 yrs old
  • This option covers El Portal de El
    Yunque Visitor Center and parking area.
  • Starts and ends at El Portal.
  • Entrance fees not included in price ($8
    adults, free for childred under 15 years)
  • ENDEMIC BIRDS:  Woodpecker, Lizard
    Cuckoo, Oriole, Mango, Flycatcher, plus
    rare birds (Parrot, Euphonia, Adelaide´s
    Warbler).
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Accessible Bird Outing
Flexible itineraries
  • EFFORT LEVEL: Easy to low-impact
  • Wheelchair accessible van (2 WC and
    6 seats)
  • Pick-up available from/to San Juan port,
    Isla Verde Airport, Ceiba airport and
    ferry, hotels located in Condado, Isla
    Verde, Río Grande, Luquillo, Fajardo.
  • You can combine El Yunque and Luquillo.
  • Stop at El Portal de El Yunque Visitor
    Center; entrance fee to be paid cash on
    site $8 per person over 15 years old).
  • Contact us for quote.
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Private full-day & Owling
7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
  • EFFORT LEVEL: Easy to Moderate
  • PRIVATE bird outing for a minimum of
    6 happy birders, maximum 12.
  • $225 per happy birder
  • INCLUDES: Certified Interpretive
    Environmental Tour Guide, deluxe
    transportation 2024 Ford Transit HD350
    High Roof Van, entrance fees to El Portal
    de El Yunque, lights snacks.
  • We will stop for lunch at a local bakery
    (not included in price).
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Night Owling
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM (Winter)
  • EFFORT LEVEL: Easy to low-impact
  • $85 pp with a minimum of 2 adults.
  • $4 pp over 15 years old for the night use
    El Portal Visitor Center parking area to
    be paid cash on site.
  • We have other sites outside the Forest
    for groups with a minimum of 6 happy
    birders
  • Start times depends on sunset, you will
    receive an email with meeting time.
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SUBSPECIES

Loggerhead Kingbird*
Common Ground Dove
Bananaquit
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Cave Swallow
Greater Antillean Grackle
*near endemics

RARE SUBSPECIES

Sharp-shinned Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Plain Pigeon
Lesser Antillean Pewee
White-collar Crow
ENDEMICS

Woodpecker
Flycatcher
Tody
Lizard Cuckoo
Tanager
Green Mango
Emerald
Mango
Spindalis
Bullfinch
Oriole
Owl

RARE ENDEMICS

Amazon (Parrot)
Elfin-woods Warbler
Adelaide´s Warbler
Euphonia
With the new booking system used
by Forest Service, it is easier to go
to the lower level of the Forest as
reservations are not needed.  As a
company with special permits to
do business at the Forest, we also
need to make reservations.

We recommend to contact us on
the
phone first to discuss your
best option.  We are available from
Monday through Friday,
2:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
Upland covers the PR-191 North
Recreational Corridor from La Coca
Falls to the gate at the end of the road
while in the
lowlands and edge of
the Forest
we go birding lower in the
Forest.  If you are looking for rare
birds like the
Puerto Rican Amazon,
your best birding option will be the
lowlands; for the
Elfin-woods
Warbler
we go upland.

For both morning half-day options you
can add two hours extra time to go to
Luquillo for more endemics.

Due to popular demand during the
high season, these trips are available
as a special shared event or as a
private or bird photography trip.

  • Regular bird outings or regular
    SPECIAL SHARED EVENTS are not
    considered bird photography trips.

    Half-day bird outings:  Once a
    minimum of 2 participants is reached,
    the birding trip will be opened as a
    SPECIAL SHARED EVENT.  

    Solo travelers:  Solo travelers
    opening a SPECIAL SHARED EVENT
    will be charged the minimum of
    participants required to offer a trip is
    that minimum is not reached.  
    Deposits and/or payments are non-
    refundable.

    Private birding trips are not available
    to be opened as a SPECIAL SHARED
    EVENT.

  • Bookings made less than 72 hrs  in
    advance will be considered as private
    birding trips as there is not enough
    time to open it as a special shared
    event.  Please contact us for
    availability.

  • Non-smokers only.
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Due to the number of people visiting El Yunque National Forest during the Holy Week/Weekend (Wednesday through Sunday, including
Good Friday and Easter) and the
month of July, we DO NOT OFFER tours to El Yunque other than the Night Hike and/or
Ancestral Areito.  Access to the Forest is limited and we cannot guarantee the quality during those days.
"Hilda is great. She knows her birds and her calls. She
moves at a different pace than the typical guide,
working deliberate and meticulous to get your target
birds. During our outing I was able to pick up a dozen
lifers including the PR Lizard Cuckoo, Oriole, and
Tanager. In addition, Hilda put me on a spot to get the
PR Screech Owl the following day."

Brandon Trentler
For European Nations,
please
contact us only via
regular phone or email.
© 1992 - 2025 AdvenTours / Birding PUERTO RICO, updated February 9, 2025
When you book directly with us, 100% of your money is spent locally, not abroad.
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AdvenTours PUERTO RICO  is an equal opportunity provider under special permits at El Yunque National Forest (Authorization ID: YNF4007).
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  • EFFORT LEVEL: Easy to low-impact
  • $130 pp minimum of 2 birders without transportation; maximum, 8.
  • $130 pp private bird outing, minimum 4 birders without transportation; maximum, 8.
  • $155 pp Iguaca private bird outing, minimum 6 birders with transportation from/to Río
    Grande, Luquillo, maximum, 12; $165 pp Upland option.
  • $175 Iguaca & Upland private bird outing, minimum 6 birders with transportation from/to
    Condado, Isla Verde, Fajardo, maximum 12.
  • Stop at El Portal de El Yunque Visitor Center; entrance fee to be paid cash on site $8 per
    person over 15 years old).
  • One extra hour add-on includes Luquillo ($75 pp to be added at the end of your booking).
  • Looking for the Parrot and Puerto Rican Mango?  Book the lowlands and edge of the
    Forest. Looking for the Elfin-woods Warbler, Emerald, and Green Mango, lets go upland.
El Yunque is closed on December 25th and January 1st and 6th.
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