Zipline Excursions, San Juan Activies & Mosquitoes

[liltellurr]

Hello everyone!

 

I'll be in San Juan in July on the Carnival Liberty. We're interested in doing a zip line excursion and then exploring San Juan for the rest of our stay. With chikungunya being such a concern right now and cases being reported from Puerto Rico, I was wondering what the mosquito situation was for the above activities. I've never been to San Juan, are mosquitoes incredibly bad there? Are there areas to avoid, certain things I shouldn't be doing, etc? I nearly get eaten alive whenever they're around, so I'm trying to be careful. I came back from my last cruise with 36 bites on one leg! I'll obviously be using repellent, etc., but I'm just trying to take further precautionary measures and plan my activities accordingly (if necessary).

 

Also, does anyone have a recommendation between the Canopy Adventure and the Hidden Paradise Zipline Adventure? The HPZA is $30 more pp. Trying to choose between the two.

 

Additionally, we're looking to do a sting ray excursion in Grand Turk, helmet dive in St. Thomas and also do something fun in St. Maarten, if you have any tips/advice regarding mosquitoes in these ports as well.

 

Thanks so much!

[dcikon2]

Personally, I don't think you need to be concerned about mosquitoes on your trip. The only time you might see mosquitoes is in El Yunque.

[liltellurr]

Personally, I don't think you need to be concerned about mosquitoes on your trip. The only time you might see mosquitoes is in El Yunque.

 

That's great! Thank you!

[Engineerstar]

Hello everyone!

 

I'll be in San Juan in July on the Carnival Liberty. We're interested in doing a zip line excursion and then exploring San Juan for the rest of our stay. With chikungunya being such a concern right now and cases being reported from Puerto Rico, I was wondering what the mosquito situation was for the above activities. I've never been to San Juan, are mosquitoes incredibly bad there? Are there areas to avoid, certain things I shouldn't be doing, etc? I nearly get eaten alive whenever they're around, so I'm trying to be careful. I came back from my last cruise with 36 bites on one leg! I'll obviously be using repellent, etc., but I'm just trying to take further precautionary measures and plan my activities accordingly (if necessary).

 

Also, does anyone have a recommendation between the Canopy Adventure and the Hidden Paradise Zipline Adventure? The HPZA is $30 more pp. Trying to choose between the two.

 

Additionally, we're looking to do a sting ray excursion in Grand Turk, helmet dive in St. Thomas and also do something fun in St. Maarten, if you have any tips/advice regarding mosquitoes in these ports as well.

 

Thanks so much!

 

Hello, Just wanted to check and see if you did the Zip Line and if so what did you think about it? We are researching for same type information.

Sam

[liltellurr]

Hello, Just wanted to check and see if you did the Zip Line and if so what did you think about it? We are researching for same type information.

Sam

Hey Sam,

We didn't end up ziplining in Puerto Rico. What we did instead was visit Loterie Farms in St. Maarten where they have some ziplining. We chose to do that instead because there's not reservation required, it's very inexpensive and it saved us lots of time in San Juan.

Enjoy your trip!