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Puerto Rico Beach Travel Guide

Other Guides for Puerto Rico

Top Beach Destinations In Puerto Rico

San Juan, PR
(87 mi.)
Aguadilla, PR
(147 mi.)
Rincon, PR
(79 mi.)

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Beach Travel Destinations

Charter a catamaran for a day in Fajardo Cays, Puerto Rico (courtesy, Puerto Rico Tourism)

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Feature Articles

Top Ten Alternative Spring Break Destinations
Beach Travel Expert Gary Chandler picks the hottest spring break spots and then offers alternative suggestions for travelers in search of something a bit off the beaten path.
The Island That Never Sleeps
Catch the Rush of Puerto Rico
The Tropics Next Door
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Off Belay on Culebra
A Separate Peace in Puerto Rico
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Pristine beaches, bioluminescent bays, angelfish-mobbed coral, and incoming artillery fire
Puerto Rico
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Riders on the Perfect Storm

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Trip Ideas

Puerto Rico: The Other America

Practical Advice

Seafood Watch: The Eastern Seaboard
Oceana, an organization seeking to protect and restore the world’s oceans, offers information on the environmental impacts of eating various types of seafood.
Sharks: Myths and Realities
Every summer, the ominous display of a dorsal fin sends crowds scurrying for the shore—and newspaper headlines exploding with warnings. Find out why that’s the wrong way to act.
Deep Focus
Learn the basics of underwater photography and you expand the experience of scuba diving and snorkeling. Our ten tips will help keep things crystal clear.
The Move
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Go deeper with champion freediver Tanya Streeter
Welcome to Home Rental Country: The Refuge of the Un-Hotel
Take the brand-name anonymity out of your next foray into the vacation world by getting the scoop on finding the best homes away from home.

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Gear

Seal Line Urban Tote
The Perfect Wet/Dry Bag
Surfing
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Get dialed for summer's coolest sport
Complete Gear Archives: Surfing
From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things surfing.
Women’s Beach Gear Essentials
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Board Rules
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Rising star Dane Reynolds sheds some light on everyday surfing

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Fitness

The Move
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Catch a wave with tips from pro surfer Damien Hobgood
Fit to Surf
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Sunbrellas Chemical-Free Sun Block SPF 30+
Good Day, Sunshine
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Embrace the summer sun with an intelligent skin-protection strategy
Is surfing a good workout?
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Attractions

Playa Ocean Park

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Barrio Ocean Park
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Description: Ocean Park beach is considered by many to be San Juan's best, with thick white sand and fewer... Read More

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Isla Verde Beach

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

Description: Isla Verde Beach stretches for miles and features a number of luxury resorts and hotels as well as... Read More

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East of Condado
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Description: Punta Las Mar�as is great for those who enjoy windsurfing and general wind-beach sports. You can play volleyball and paddleball here as well.... Read More

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