7 days in Puerto Rico Itinerary

Founded by the Spanish in 1521, San Juan is the oldest city under U.S.

Get a sense of the local culture at Museo de Arte de Ponce and Old San Juan. Appreciate the collections at Estudio de Arte Samuel Lind and The Poet's Passage. Venture out of the city with trips to El Yunque Rain Forest (in El Yunque National Forest), Scuba & Snorkeling (in Fajardo) and Caribbean Trading Company Store (in Palmer). Next up on the itinerary: buy something for everyone on your list at Plaza las Americas, contemplate the long history of San Juan National Historic Site, revel in the low prices at Coach Outlet Store, and shop like a local with Botello Gallery.

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Washington DC, USA to San Juan is an approximately 7-hour flight. You can also do a combination of train and flight; or do a combination of subway, bus, and flight. The time zone difference moving from Eastern Standard Time (EST) to Atlantic Standard Time (AST) is 1 hour. July in San Juan sees daily highs of 89°F and lows of 78°F at night. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 9th (Tue) early enough to travel to Isla de Vieques.

For sixty years until 2003, most of the Isla de Vieques was closed off to the public, with the US Navy using the island's beaches and surrounding waters for drills and testing of new military machinery, such as bombs.

Start off your visit on the 10th (Wed): tour the pleasant surroundings at Caracas Beach, then get a taste of the local shopping with Siddhia Hutchinson Fine Art Gallery, then look for gifts at Isla Vida, and finally get a taste of the local shopping with Gallery Galleon.

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Traveling by flight from San Juan to Isla de Vieques takes 2 hours. Alternatively, you can do a combination of car and ferry; or do a combination of shuttle and ferry. In July, plan for daily highs up to 88°F, and evening lows to 79°F. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 10th (Wed) to allow time to travel back home.