eco journeys private tour

The best experience resides here with Eco Journeys Private Tour. Luis is very knowledgeable about his business combine with life experience. I know Luis for about 15 years and 95% of venues and secret beach spots I know, is because of him. Trust his path, you'll have a never forget experience! Thanks Luis for your hospitality!

This is not my first trip to Puerto Rico. It has been 10+ years since my last visit. This tour was a great start to my time on the island. Luis was very informative, the information he offered gave way to further awareness as I visited different locations on the island. I learned an abundance of information regarding the ecosystem and history of Puerto Rico. I was surprised as to how little I was aware of since I had studied aspects of Puerto Rico and had visited 3x prior. It was a great day of boating, snorkeling, and catching some sun. After our time on the water, we were taken to a local restaurant in order to get a true taste of Puerto Rican culture. I highly recommend this tour. Luis was great and accommodating!!

The best day of our vacation! I took my two teenagers snorkling with Eco Journeys and we all had a great time. Since we'd never been before, I was a little nervous, but the guide made it easy and helped us feel at ease. After a boat ride out to the small islands, we hiked through the mangroves and saw iguanas, crabs, birds, etc. Then we rode out to two other islands where we snorkled. There were sea urchins, conchs, coral, and lots of beautiful fish. Amazing and relaxing. The guide also provided great snacks: banannas, pineapple, pears, and of course cold waters. Reapply your sunscreen though! One coat of spf 45 isn't enough for the whole morning in the water. The best value of our trip.

What a great day we had. These guys are the real deal!

I went to PR with 2 other couples in January and went out on the boat with Luis! He was a great guide, very informative about everything we saw, and history of the area! He also had great english which was good for me, since I speak zero Spanish! He showed us a great time out on the boat! I wish we had met him earlier so we could of gone Kayaking!! I would go again and again, highly recommended to anyone heading to the area when in PR!!

Luis has truly found his niche as a tour guide. He goes out of his way to share his vast knowledge of the area and culture. His english is very good, so you don't have to worry about a language barrier if your spanish is not the best, but he is more than eager to teach you that as well. Luis took my friends and I around the islands of Ponce and Salinas, demonstrating nothing but professionalism, I had an amazing time and look forward to kayaking with Luis my next visit. I left that day feeling part of Luis' family, that being said, I would trust him with my grandmother!

To begin everything the tour guide, Luis Martinez is an amazing person that will literary go out of his way to help you. To show how much he really cares about your experience he offered to pick me up from the hotel since i was having travel difficulties to the site. He took the time to explain hw things were going to work beofer hand and he answered all the questions that I had. During the trip he took us to places that not many tourist see and showed us different activities, and told us different background history about the place. IT was an amazing time and trip that i highly recommend for people to do.

We had such an amazing time with Luis on our kayaking tour. He was extremely knowledgeable and went at our pace. I was a bit worried that I wouldn't be able to kayak for 3.5 miles, but it was fun and easy! Don't miss the chance to kayak through the mangrove, it was awesome! We also had a great time snorkeling. It was definitely worth the price (much cheaper than many tours) and we had a great private tour guide all to ourselves for over 3 hours! Lunch is included and it's such a nice sampling of some of the GREAT food available in Puerto Rico!

1. Very professional and knowledgeable tour guide. He never rushed us and was always polite.2. The prices were the best around and the time given on his tours are much longer than other tour companies. 3. He took the time to drive us to an authentic Puerto Rican restaurant where we discussed the culture and interacted with the locals.4. My wife and I are a military couple and we felt very safe while on his tour and will bring our four children with next time.5. Aside from the excursions, he also offered to help us plan our next vacation so we could divide our stay and visit each part of the island.6. I recommended him to my friends who took a trip there months later and they were blown away by their experience.7. Hands down, best tour guide in PR!!7. I will use his services everytime I visit Puerto Rico.

If you're looking for an authentic and amazing time in Salinas, San Juan, or Puerto Rico, in general, then find Luis and book a private tour with Eco Journeys. The guy is extremely professional and creates the tour for the individuals involved. Whether you're kayaking and snorkeling, or boating and fishing, Luis is the guy to contact. Purely recommended through a friend, Luis provided a tour that was probably the best activity of the entire trip. If I go back to the island, I will most definitely call Eco Journeys once more. This is the trip you've been expecting.

Luis is very personal and professional; he limits his tours to no more than 6-8 people so that he can interact personally with each person. We spent the morning kayaking through what seemed to be unchartered waters and snorkeling in our own little area. After that, we stopped at a local restaurant where Luis bought us everything that he thought we should try in Puerto Rico. Luis even picked us up from the hotel and drove us to Salinas even though we offered to take our rental car (it was a 50 minute drive just for Luis just to pick us up). If this is your first visit to Puerto Rico you must make Luis and Eco Journey Private Tours your first stop, you will not regret it.

This is truly a "Must Do" journey! Our guide Luis was very prfoessional, extremely knowledgeable about the area, and absolutely friendly. You get to see nature up close and personal. We traveled by kayacks through mangroves and saw the formation of crabs and other creatures. We also went into the bay and open waters. Anyone can reach down in the crystal clear water and come up with a living star fish. While in our kayacks we came within several feet of a large manatee. The pace was easy, and following Luis' instructions, no one got tired or exhausted. Luis stocked each kayack with fresh fruit and water which made everything even more enjoyable. We definitely are doing this again and again! Kayack fisking and snorkling are next.

The day started with a spectacular sunrise view of the Salina Bay while sipping a cup of well brew coffee at the pier. At 7:30, our guide, Luis show up with the kayaks. He gave us instructions on how to properly use the equipment and some safety tips. We commenced our 3 hour eco-adventure learning and maneuvering thru the many mangroves. Luis explained the lives of various species found in the bay's basin. We picked up colorful star fishes, saw all kinds of fishes jumping out of the water, and even got the opportunity to see a huge mother manatee with its baby calf. The approximately 2.5 mile run on the kayak of the Salinas Keys was very educational and exciting. At one moment when we were far out on the bay, we stopped to appreciate the total silence of nature. No human sounds only the sounds of the natural environment and its habitats. Surrounded only by the clash of water on the reefs and mangroves, I though how wonderful it would be for a 63 year old retiree like me to experience this spiritual moment more often. So I agreed to come back and stay at the comfortable hotel again. However, this time Luis will pick me up to go kayak fishing. I promise to tell you all about this attraction soon.

I first conversed with Luis with Eco Journeys by email and then transitioned to the phone. I had some pretty big demands and let him know exactly what I wanted and he listened very well. I have been on many tours all over the world and I must say our two days with Luis and Eco Journeys were probably the best ever! The service was personalized and Eco Journeys only goal was to make sure the 14 year old that was with me was happy! We fished, boated, kayaked, snorkeled, learned about the Ecosystem and ate some really great meals with Luis. Luis is a man of great character and his honesty and guidance made our stay great! You can trust this guy from daylight until dark and he will show you some things around Salinas only a local could show. Safety was the top priority and never did I feel in harms way for the two days we spent with Luis. He has many contacts where he can set things up outside his tours and you can bank on anything he puts his name on. I hate tours as a whole but Eco Journeys has changed my thoughts. Not only did we have a great two days with Luis and Eco Journeys but we made a great friend. I would recommend Eco Journeys and Luis at the highest level for fun,safety,trust, and an experience that will not be forgotten.

I had a friend visiting from the US and wanted to show her something different and outside the Metropolitan Area. This was a great choice! Luis Barreto met us near the highway and led us to the bay - so getting there was not confusing. We were lucky to have great weather and couple that with a knowledgeable tour guide... it was a perfect combination! We went around the bay in our kayaks and later were able to snorkel around one of the keys nearby. As you glide through the bay, ask him about fish, mangroves, local customs... I did and was surprised about how much I learned about the area!You don't have to be experienced, because Luis will give you advice on how to paddle to avoid tiring yourself too quickly. He also provided the snorkeling equipment so you don't have to bring it (one less thing to carry!). He was prepared for every situation!This kayak tour was truly one the highlights of my friend's visit. I will definitely recommend this to my next guests! And I have to go back to see if I can finally see a manatee.Thank you, Luis! Great Job! PSAnd if you still have the energy after the kayak tour, ask Luis about the bike tour around the bay! We were not able to go too far because one of the group members was tired, but it looked promising! Definitely need to do that next time.