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Walking
and bus tours in Old San Juan and forests in Puerto Rico. |
Touring
San Juan with the George Washington coin
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Debbie Molina
Tourist Guide
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Puerto
Rico is the most diversified Caribbean Island. Travelers will find accommodations, tours and activities for all type of budgets.
With a couple
of quarters you can combine different type of tours and/or activities,
such as, historical and/or
modern city bus tours or walking
day and/or night
tours in a Spanish Colonial Town, shopping spree, beach day, experience nature
adventure and visit museums.
Writing touring tips is my way to thank travelers for choosing Puerto Rico as the
place to have fun. I designed the "George Washington coin
tours" as an appreciation gift. Tell friends and
family about this article.
Do
let me know if my tips and suggestions were helpful at info@legendsofpr.com
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 Tour Puerto Rico with the
George Washington coin.
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The
bus station is across the street from Pier 4 in Old San Juan.
 Make
sure you have quarters. Ask the concierge for the nearest bus stop
to your hotel.
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Cruise ship
passengers with a  couple
of coins in your pocket, cross the street, board the bus, have a seat and
enjoy the ride. |
A.
Visit and enjoy a free rum drink at the Don Q House, a ferry trip crossing the
San Juan Bay and a free Bacardi Tour for 28 quarters in other words USD7 per
person.
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 Begin
your rum tour at the Don Q House that is...
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...across the
street from Pier 2.
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 Continue the rum tour
by taking the
Ferry to the Bacardi Rum Distillery. |
- Visit
the Don Q House, across the street from Pier 2 in Old
San Juan, for a self-guided tour while enjoy a free rum drink.
Pier 2 has a number at the entrance. Take the Ferry toward the Bacardi
Rum Distillery.
The ferry leaves at the hour or half hour. Pay 50 cents (2
quarters) per person one-way. When
exiting the Cataño Pier, make a right to a parking lot in
which you take a public car and pay the driver 12 coins
(USD3.00) per person one-way. Reverse the transportation instructions
towards Old San Juan. Estimated
tour time could be 5 hours, includes the waiting time at the Ferry
station and at the Bacardi lobby.
- Savings is approximately 132 George
Washington coins in other words USD33 per person.
- This tour is recommended in the afternoon after
a morning
walking tour in Old San Juan followed by lunch and/or before a night
walking tour and dinner.
B.
Modern San Juan tour for one quarter in other words 75 cents per
person.
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 Tour modern San Juan on Bus
B-21
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 Plan
for waiting time at the bus stop.
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 Bring
a bottle of water. You will be thirsty of how many "wows" you will
say.
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- Take
the bus B21 at the station across the street from Pier 4.
Board the bus, smile to the driver, drop a quarter in the box, have a seat and enjoy
a roundtrip tour of Modern San Juan. You will see the Condado area, Santurce’s art district and
community, the financial district known as the “gold mile”, ride
around the largest shopping mall in the Caribbean and the Miramar
community. This bus ride
begins and ends at the Old San Juan bus station; therefore, no need to
change buses. Bring a
bottle of water because your mouth will dry every time you say WOW.
Estimated tour time while the bus is in motion is 2 hours.
Add waiting time at the bus station and traffic might extend
the bus’s travel time.
- Some travelers
like
to take advantage of their limited vacation time and
join
a guided tour that will show them more than just wandering around.
- Saving is approximately 159 quarters or
USD39.75 per person.
- This tour is recommended in the afternoon
after a morning
walking in Old San Juan followed by lunch and and or before a night
walking tour and dinner.
Satisfied customer,
hotel guest from the Condado Area, who have taken our Legends
of San Juan tour shared with us his experiences during the Rum
and Modern San Juan tours
suggested in this article:
 “We
did go and take the Bacardi tour using the directions that you gave us.
It was a very nice trip. We took the bus to the terminal and the
ferryboat to the other side and then the bus from there to Bacardi, and
the same route back. We met a beautiful old lady on the bus who
was most helpful on were to exit the bus and the driver was very helpful
also. I checked with my son when we got back home and he had paid $40.00
for the tour when he was there on a cruise earlier this year. Your
information saved us almost eighty dollars. Thank you! We met some
very nice people by taking the buses around San Juan. There is much see
and to do on a trip there. We are both looking forward to another trip
to Puerto Rico in the future to see some of the other sights. Thanks
again for a very nice experience.”
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Continuing
with our unique touring style to have fun in Puerto Rico by “Touring with the
George Washington coin” the following tours are for hotel guests
and travelers
that stays at least two days prior or after their cruise ship vacations.
C.
Enjoy
a beach day at Carolina Public Beach with 2 up to a maximum of 6
quarters.
The
beach has a police station, outdoors showers, changing rooms, toilet facilities,
ambulance service, a first aid trailer with a practical nurse and lifeguards
on duty. Ask your concierge to call for operation hours.
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Enjoy a B
& B day... 
...ride the bus to the
beach.
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- From
Old San Juan
take bus A5 (.75¢) towards Carolina get off at the bus stop in front
of the Cockfight Coliseum next to the Holiday Inn Hotel. Take bus C40
(.75¢) or C45 (.75¢) towards Loiza and ask the driver to let you off
the bus stop across the avenue to the entrance of the Carolina Public
Beach. Estimated tour time while the bus is in motion is an hour and a
half from Old San Juan. Add waiting time at the bus station and
traffic might extend the bus’s travel time. Although their are might
be kiosks nearby, I suggest taking a sandwich and bottles of water.
Savings is approximately from 20 coins or USD 5 to 60 coins or USD15
per person.
- From
Isla Verde take
bus C40 (.75¢) or C45 (.75¢) at the bus station in front of the
Cockfight Coliseum next to the Holiday Inn Hotel towards Loiza and ask
the driver to let you off the bus stop across the avenue to the
entrance of the Carolina Public Beach. Estimated tour time while the
bus is in motion is 15 minutes. Add waiting time at the bus station
and traffic might extend the bus’s travel time.
Although there might be kiosk nearby, I suggest taking a
sandwich and bottles of water. Savings is approximately from 20 coins
or USD7 per person.
- From
the Condado
take bus B21 (.75¢) to Old San Juan bus station. Take bus A5 (.75¢) towards Carolina get off at the bus
stop in front of the Cockfight Coliseum next to the Holiday Inn Hotel.
Take bus B40 (.75¢) or C45 (.75¢) towards Loiza and ask the
driver to let you off the bus stop across the avenue to the entrance
of the Carolina Public Beach. Estimated
tour time while the bus is in motion is 2 hours. Add waiting time at
the bus station and traffic might extend the bus’s travel time.
Although their are might be kiosk nearby, I suggest taking a
sandwich and bottles of water. Savings is approximately 42 coins or
USD10.50 per person.
D.
Walk or ride a bicycle at Loiza Mangrove Forest boardwalk with 2
up to a maximum of 6 quarters.
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 You
must wave to the bus driver to pick you up.
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With a couple of coins you can be surrounded by a mangrove forest. |
- From
Old San Juan
take bus A5 (.75¢) towards Carolina get off at the bus stop in front
of the Cockfight Coliseum next to the Holiday Inn Hotel. Take bus C45
(.75¢) to Loiza and get off nearby the Mangrove Forest boardwalk.
Ask
the driver for help. Bike rental companies are available in the area. Add this
expense to the bus fare. Although their are restaurants and
kiosks nearby,
I suggest taking a sandwich and bottles of water. Estimated tour time
while the bus is in motion is 2 hours. Add waiting time at the bus
station and traffic might extend the bus’s travel time.
Savings is approximately from 76 quarters or USD 19 to 116
quarters or USD29 per person.
- From
Isla Verde take
bus C45 (.75¢) at the bus station in front of the Cockfight Coliseum
next to the Holiday Inn Hotel towards toward Loiza and get off nearby
the Mangrove Forest boardwalk. Ask the driver for help. Ask the driver
for help. Bike rental companies are available in
the area. Add this expense to the bus fare. Although their are
restaurants and kiosks nearby, I suggest taking a sandwich and bottles of water.
Estimated tour time while the bus is in motion is 45 minutes. Add
waiting time at the bus station and traffic might extend the bus’s
travel time. Savings is
approximately from 78 quarters or USD 19.50 per person.
- From
the Condado
take bus B21 (.75¢) to Old San Juan bus station. Take bus A5 (.75¢)
towards Carolina get off at the bus stop in front of the Cockfight
Coliseum next to the Holiday Inn Hotel. Take bus C40 (.75¢) to Loiza and get off nearby the Mangrove
Forest boardwalk. Bike
rental companies are available in the area.
Add this expense to the bus fare. Although their are
restaurants nearby, I suggest taking a sandwich and bottles of water. Estimated tour time while the bus is in motion is 2 hours and a
half. Add waiting time at the bus station and traffic might extend the
bus’s travel time. Savings
is approximately 114 coins or USD28.50 per person.
 Have
fun touring a Spanish Colonial Town inside the Fortress City of Puerto Rico at day
and/or night.
Finally,
combine the above-suggested tours with the "George
Washington coin" with one of our narrative
and entertaining walking tours guided by a story telling tourist guide.
Our
tours are geared to small groups; therefore, spaces
are limited and reservations are required. Book
today. |
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Juan, Puerto Rico.
couple
of coins in your pocket, cross the street, board the bus, have a seat and
enjoy the ride.
Continue the rum tour
by taking the
Ferry to the Bacardi Rum Distillery.
With a couple of coins you can be surrounded by a mangrove forest. 
Have
fun touring a Spanish Colonial Town inside the Fortress City of Puerto Rico at day
and/or night.
Listen
to tragic love stories and legends under the Caribbean stars
during the only night-walking tour in Old San Juan. 
