If you like a little excitement while on your vacation, you can take a trip to Carabali Rainforest Park (formerly Hacienda Carabali). This 600 acre facility, located in the foothills of the El Yunque National Forest, offers a wide range of activities. They have horseback riding, ATV, UTV and go carts to get your heart pumping.

Our Visit

Carabali offers 1 hr and 2 hr ATV adventures. We have been ATV-ing before on a few other islands and really enjoyed it, so we did the 2 hr tour. When you check in, of course you have to sign the usual insurance waiver. We were greeted by our bi-lingual guide, Francisco. He gave us our required helmets and a brief lesson on the operation of the ATVs. These are large vehicles (larger than any we had driven before). But they were easy to drive – as long as you have a strong right thumb! Really, to make it go, you press a lever with your right thumb and to brake, there was a lever on the left hand handle bar (like a bicycle brake). Now you are ready to go!

Overview of our trip: You start off on the mostly flat lower area, where they also ride the horses. Here, you can get used to the throttle button and work out your driving skills. They tell you that you are always responsible to be in control. Throughout the tour, we got to go pretty fast on occasion, going up and down hills, through puddles and across fields. Depending on when the last rains were, there will probably be some puddles. It had rained the day before, so we had lots of muddy puddles to splash through! Our guide was always in the lead, but he drove almost standing up, constantly watching to make sure we were OK. We then left the low area and started uphill. We stopped a few times at scenic spots for pictures and some discussion about the land, the park, plant life in the area, etc.

Half way through the trip, you get to a nice section of the Mameyes river. They stop here for about 15 minutes to swim if you wanted (it is about 6 feet deep) or just play and explore in the river. There are fish and shrimp in this cool, clear water. Very refreshing! Then you start to head back. On the way back, we saw the halfway rest point for the 1 hour ATV and the horseback riding trips. This point had bathrooms, and another spot on the river that was only a few feet deep – just enough to splash around in. We really enjoyed our trip. There are bathrooms at the check-in office. There are also men’s and women’s shower/changing rooms available in each of the respective bathrooms so you can clean up after your trip.

**NOTE!**- If you are going to do this, I would wear something you don’t mind getting dirty and/or wet. Long pants are a must since the engine compartment gets kind of hot and your left leg touches close to it. Wear closed-toe shoes that you don’t mind getting wet or dirty. I find Crocs or sneakers will do. Wear a bathing suit under your clothes so if you want to go in the water. Bring a towel to dry off and a bottle of water for the trip. I found you need to wear glasses – sun glasses and if you have one, maybe a bandanna on your face – you will have mud, dirt and bugs flying into your face during the trip!

They offer 1 and 2 hour tours. Book 2-hour Tour or Book 1-hour Tour

If you're happy, let them know it — Don't forget to tip your your bartender, tour guide or trip operator if you enjoyed yourself. Gratuities are appreciated and typically aren't included in the price they charge you.

2Hr ATV tours are at a few scheduled times a day. 1 Hr trips are more often throughout day.

You really should wear long pants, Closed toe shoes are a MUST. Must be 60 inches tall to be on the ATVs The ATVs are 2-seaters. You must be at least 16 years old to drive(with drivers license), passengers 16 years old and up (bring ID). Bring drivers license (with photo ID).

Book online or for questions, You can call 787-889-5820 or 787-889-4954 for more info. They are open 7 days a week and most Holidays from 9:00am – 5:00pm. Website: www.CarabaliRainforestPark.com

They are located off of located just off Route 3 in Luquillo on Road 992, KM 4. They can provide transportation for an additional charge.

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